Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter |
March 19, 2011
8:00 am - 12:00 Noon
Link to Madison Senior Center Location Map
Downtown Madison Parking Map (Private ramps and street parking are also available.)
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This Week ...
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Crunchy and flavorful ... ... carrots from JenEhr Family Farm are great in a salad, stew, or by themselves! --Photo by Bill Lubing
Dear DCFM Enthusiast,
DCFM Vendors Appreciate Support from Loyal Customers While record numbers of folks have been attending the rallies on the Capitol Square, the same can't be said for attendance at this winter session of the DCFM.
Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's fear over a perceived lack of parking. Maybe folks are heading up to the Capitol Square bright and early (really early) in the morning and staying all day.
One DCFM vendor wrote us, wondering where his regular customers might be hanging out on Saturday morning. He's not seeing them at the market.
He says, "Surprisingly, all of our customers' concerns about market can still be met. Those that are attending the rallies can get to market early, get a good parking space in the ramp, come in, and buy some great local food. They have plenty of time to enjoy a filling, nutritious breakfast, take their purchases back to their car, (still cool out), and have lots of time to get in on the rally.
"Those that are concerned about traffic etc, can come early and get out before the traffic even starts. It isn't overly busy until 11:00 am or later. When you leave, it's not busy going out at all. All you do is turn west out of the ramp and you're out of the traffic."
I think what he's really saying is, "We miss you. We appreciate your support. Don't be a stranger."
Bill Lubing [email protected]
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'Taste of the Market' Breakfast Features Culinary Skills of DCFM Vendors, and FH King Group
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Delicious beauty heart radishes are just part of the tasty DCFM-sourced ingredients to be found at this week's breakfast. Our farmers, community, and FH King group will be the guests in the kitchen for the March 19 "Taste of the Market" breakfast.
The breakfast runs from from 8:30 am to 11 am, unless the food runs out first, at the site of the Winter DCFM, the Madison Senior Center, 330 West Mifflin Street. The cost is $7.50 or $3.75 for kids and those who can't eat an adult portion
The menu includes: - Mini pancakes topped off with sour cherries and yogurt, drizzled with maple syrup;
- Egg scrambler with carrots, spinach, herbs. and cheese;
- Bacon and emu cranberry brat sausage staged in pears and apples; and,
- A taste of Grace's Cheesecakes rhubarb bar.
- Vegetarian option: mushrooms in place of the meat.
- Beverages: organic fair trade coffee using the Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market blend or tea; and cranberry juice. Milk is available upon request.
Additional seating can be found on the second floor, accessed via stairway and elevator found to the right upon entering the Senior Center. There are also additional vendors found through the double doors found inside the center towards the front.
While we try to serve the menu that is listed in our promotion, and this is most often the case, parts of this menu may be substituted or changed. DCFM Suppliers for this week's breakfast include:
Driftless Organics - Carrots Valley View Emus - Cranberry Emu Sausage JenEhr Farm - Beauty Heart Radishes Door County Fruit Markets - Sour Cherries Cherokee Bison Farm - Maple Syrup Future Fruit Farm - Pears and Apples Pecatonica Valley Farm - Eggs and Bacon Bleu Mont Dairy - Garlic Cheddar and Cheddar Blue Valley Gardens - Mushrooms Graces Cheesecakes - Rhubarb Bars
Volunteers for the "Taste of the Market" breakfast are always welcomed. If you're interested please contact DCFM Volunteer Coordinator Ruth Miller at [email protected].
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Thank You DCFM Kitchen Volunteers, Kitchen Manager Joshua Perkins and Volunteers from Willy Street Co-op for Last Week's Super Special 'Taste of the Market' Breakfast! | |
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Recipe: Pasta with Mushroom Garlic Sauce
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Pasta with Mushroom Garlic Sauce --Photo by CulinaryExplorer
Enjoy fresh mushrooms from the DCFM along with the excellent garlic offered by several vendors. For oil we suggest the sunflower variety found at the market. Pasta with Mushroom Garlic Sauce
by Bergy Ingredients- 1 pound linguine, cooked al dente, then drained
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 10 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive (or sunflower) oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- Parmesan cheese, grated (Or substitute another from your favorite DCFM cheese maker.
Directions - In a skillet melt 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Add garlic, allow to brown, then add mushrooms, basil, salt and pepper.
- Cook until the mushrooms are just tender.
- Add remaining butter and olive oil.
- Stir and remove from heat.
- When pasta is cooked reheat the sauce, add parsley.
- Mix with pasta and enjoy.
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At Market This Week
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Fresh and Flavorful... ... mushrooms from Blue Valley Gardens. --Photo by Bill Lubing
We strive to keep this list as accurate as possible. We probably missed an item or two that is at the market or listed an item as available when it is not. Chances are not all items mentioned or listed below will be at each market. The vendor list below was accurate as of February 23, 2011. Due to inclement weather, product availability, and other factors, some vendors listed below may need to cancel participation in this week's market. If you're looking for some decorated cookies a great place to start would be with Jae Almond at Gypsy Travelin' Market & Bakery. Speaking of sweet, there's plenty that is sweet from Stella's Bakery, along with their hot and spicy cheese bread. Jamie's & Son offers wonderful baklava while Sutter's Ridge Farm offers some wonderful baked goods. Of course there's boxes of sweet at Grace Cheesecakes and both sweet and savory at Cress Spring Bakery and Silly Yak Bakery. Cabibbo's Bakery introduced a new item last week: Asiago Black Pepper Bread. It looks delicious. If you're looking for a great roast, sausage, or steak, check out Daval's Bison Meats, Jordandal Farms, Pecatonica Valley Farm, Cherokee Bison Farms, Sylvan Meadows Farm, and Fountain Prarie Inn and Farms. Many of these folks sell chicken as well as does Blue Valley Gardens, JenEhr Family Farm. For emu, visit Betty Lou at Valley View Emus and for trout and salmon visit Jenny at Artesian Trout Farm. To find a vendor or product you can: 1) check the DCFM website or take a leisurely stroll through the market. If you'd like to check with your favorite vendor about product availability, go here, then do a search for contact information.
Breads Biscotti Cheesecake Cinnamon rolls Cookies Flat breads 'Mpanata Muffins Panettone Pastries Ragusa Style Semolina Bread Scaccia Scones Sweet breads Tea breads Torts Tortillas Whole wheat sourdough
Cheese
Cheese curds Goat cheese Sheep milk cheese World-class aged cheeses
Fresh Cut, Dried Flowers Cut Flowers Dried Arrangements
Fresh Vegetables Beets Brocholi Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celeriac Collard Greens Garlic Herbs Kohlrabi Leeks Micro greens Onions (several varieties) Parsnips Potatoes Radishes Shallots Salad mixes Scallions Spinach Tomatoes, canned Tomatoes, fresh Turnips Winter Squash
Fruit Apples Jams, jellies, preserves Raspberries (frozen) Strawberries (frozen) Tomatoes, canned Meats (Grass and grain fed) Angus beef Beef Bison Brats and sausage Chicken Conventional cuts Emu
Ham Highland beef Lamb Pork Rabbit Special cuts Fresh and smoked trout Smoked salmon
Specialty Items
Baklava Bloody Mary mix Candles Eggs Flavored sea salt Goat Milk Soap Honey Hot sauces Infused olive oil Maple syrup Mushrooms Pasties (frozen) Pesto Salsa Soup (canned and frozen) Sunflower oil Tomato sauces Tortillas Vinaigrettes
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This Week's Music: Old Gray Cats
| | The Old Gray Cats is an ensemble of fiddle (Linda Millunzi-Jones), guitar (Greg Jones), banjo (Joe McNally) and stand-up bass (Willi Van Haren).
The group plays old-time dance band music that you might have heard at barn dances or square dances, with a little singing thrown in for fun! Most of the group's members have been playing together for decades.
Come tap your feet or waltz with your breakfast and they'll play some cheerful tunes for you!
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Market Information
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A New Item from Cabibbo's Bakery...
...Check out this new bread from Cabibbo's Bakery called Asiago Black Pepper. --Photo by Bill Lubing
Late Winter Schedule Date: January 8, 2011 through April 9, 2011 Hours: 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon
2011 Saturday Outdoor Market Schedule
Date: Begins April 16, 2011
Hours: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
Where: Downtown Madison on the Capitol Square
2011 Wednesday Outdoor Market Schedule
Date: Begins April 20, 2011
Hours: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Where: 200 Block of Martin Luther King Blvd. Last Session: November 3, 2010
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Questions About the Market?
If you have any questions about the market or the vendors, please contact the market manager, Larry Johnson, at 608-455-1999 or email him at [email protected]. The DCFM website provides much information as well.
Dane County Farmers' Market Volunteer Opportunities Please contact Ruth Miller at [email protected] for information about volunteering at the market breakfasts (winter months only) or during the outdoor market at the information booth. It's fun, rewarding, and really appreciated by the market-going public. Friends of the DCFM For information on volunteering for any educational projects and programs on the Square or becoming a member of Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market contact Danielle Wood at [email protected].
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It's getting to be that time A number of DCFM vendors offer transplants and other items we need to get our gardens going in the spring. Now is a good time to start getting familiar with what will be coming from specific vendors. Many of them offer specialty items that are difficult to find elsewhere. Next Week Visit the Friends Cook Book Sale Just one more week until the Friends of the DCEM Cookbook Sale. In its third year, the March 26 sale will be held upstairs at the Senior Center during market hours, from 8:00 am until Noon. There are always many excellent cookbooks that explore a multitude of cuisines. Come early for the best selection. For more information contact Kathy at [email protected]. Until next week ... Sincerely Bill Lubing DCFM [email protected]
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