Dane County Farmers' Market
 Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter

April 9, 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.)
 

Hearty bread from Cress Spring Bakery. --Photo by Bill Lubing


In This Issue
This Week ...
Thank You Kitchen Volunteers
Recipe: Savory Mushroom, Spinach, and Cheese Crepes
At Market This Week
This Week's Music:Midtown Jazz Trio & Barley Brothers
Market Information
Looking Ahead ...

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This Week ...
Willi Lehner of Bleu Mont Dairy. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Great Cheese! ...

... Willi Lehner (left) of Bleu Mont Dairy talks with a
customer about the many cheeses available at the market.
--Photo by Bill Lubing  


Dear DCFM Enthusiast,


Last Indoor Market of the Season
This week will be the last indoor market of the season. On April 16 the market moves outdoors to the Capitol Square. When the market moves outdoors the hours will change from 8:00 am - Noon to 6:00 am - 2:00 pm. In the meantime, enjoy this last indoor market of the season!


Madison East High Students with Chef Tory Miller
and REAP Chef in the Classroom Coordinator Lisa Jacobson
Present This Week's 'Taste of the Market' Breakfast

Guests in the kitchen for this last "Taste of the Market" breakfast will include students from East High School under the direction of Tory Miller, from L'Etoile and Graze Restaurants, along with Lisa Jacobson, coordinator of REAP's Chef in the Classroom program.

 

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:     

  • Maple and currant blintzes with sheep milk cheese,
  • Bacon, sweet potato and carrot hash,
  • A salad of fresh greens and.
  • Lavender cookies.
  • The vegetarian option TBA.
  • 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:

Pecatonica Valley Farm - Bacon and eggs

Gypsy Travelin' Market and Bakery - Lavender Cookies

Driftless Organics - Carrots

Blue Valley Gardens - Currants and onions

McCluskey Brothers - Maple Syrup

Cherokee Bison Farms - Maple Syrup

Hook's Cheese Co. - Sheep Milk Cheese

Garden To Be - Micro Greens

Don's Produce - Sweet Potatoes and greens

Snug Haven Farm - Spinach

 

 

Bill Lubing
bill@dcfm.org


 

Thank You DCFM Kitchen Volunteers,
and Madison Club Chefs Daniel Fox
and Jason Veal for Last Week's
Perfectly Superlative 'Taste
the Market' Breakfast!
"Taste of the Market" breakfast. --Photos by Bill Lubing



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Recipe: Savory Mushroom,
Spinach, and Cheese Crepes
Savory Mushroom, Spinach & Cheese Crepes. --Photo by Bill Lubing 

Savory Mushroom, Spinach and Cheese Crepes.
--Photo by Tinkerbell   

 

 

This recipe is out of my favorite book by Marie Simmons, Pancakes A to Z. Her husband John's recipe for a savory crepe filling is delicious. Packed with lots of fresh ingredients this can be made ahead and heated just before serving, making these crepes a perfect dish for company or a quick evening meal. If you're not into crepes, try using tortillas, pita, or flat breads available at the market.


Savory Mushroom, Spinach, and Cheese Crepes

 by Tinkerbell 


Ingredients
  • 12 (6 inch) crepes (pre-made or homemade)
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive or sunflower oil
  • 1-1/4 lbs mushrooms, rinsed, trimmed and thinly sliced (about 8 cups of any combination found at the market)
  • 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 3/4 pound package fresh spinach, washed, stemmed and coarsely chopped
  • 5 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
  • 2 cups mozzarella or similar cheese, shredded

Directions

  1. Make crepes if using homemade and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Heat the oil in a large skillet until hot enough to sizzle a slice of mushroom. Add the mushrooms all at once and cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until they begin to brown. About 10 minutes.
  4. Stir in the parsley, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
  5. Reduce heat to medium and stir in the spinach. Cover and cook until just wilted, about 2 minutes.
  6. Uncover and add the goat cheese, stirring until melted.
  7. Spoon mixture down the center of each crepe. Roll up crepes and arrange side by side in a 13x9 baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
  8. Cover pan and heat until cheese melts, about 15 minutes.
  9. Serve warm.



At Market This Week
Mini Cheesecakes from Grace Cheesecakes. --Photo by Bill Lubing

 

Mini Dabs of Pure Joy...

... are what you'll find with these mini cheesecakes from
Grace Cheesecakes, LLC. All it takes is a little bitty bite and you'll be
transported to worlds of joy with their wonderful flavor.
--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. 

 

Due to inclement weather, product availability, and other factors, some vendors listed below may need to cancel participation in this week's market.

   

For the last indoor market of the season you can pick up the first tomatoes of the season from Canopy Gardens. They also have mini-cucumbers.

 

Garden To Be will be bringing microgreens to market this week while Don's Produce will be offering their salad greens. Enjoy spinach from Snug Haven Farm and mushrooms from Blue Valley Gardens and Herb'n'Oyster.

 

Don't forget to pick up Hot Spicy Cheese bread and more from Stella's Bakery or the fun Italian Pull Apart bread from Silly Yak Bakery. 

 

 

It's not to early to start planning for your Easter dinner. If you're looking for a superior ham or lamb there are a number of DCFM vendors to choose from. You can also think outside the box and consider a bison roast from Daval's Bison Meat.

  

 

Take a look at the list appearing below to plan for Saturday's market. Knowing who will be vending helps you plan your menu for the following week.  

 

   

DCFM Roster  


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)
Persian Toffee
Pesto
Salsa
Soup (canned and frozen)
Sunflower oil
Tomato sauces
Tortillas
Vinaigrettes


 
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This Week's Music:
Midtown Jazz Trio and
The Barley Brothers

 

Midtown Jazz Trio -- 8:00 am -10:00 am 

Be ready to tap your feet while you listen to favorite jazz tunes from the past -- tunes such as /Ain't She Sweet/, /Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey/, or /Sentimental Journey/.   Jim O'Brien (who wrote /Confessions of a 'Sixties Priest/) will do magic with his clarinet improvisations, Norm Beachley, a former UW Engineering Prof, will swing on the piano, and Marilyn Carien, a long-haired double bass player,  will smile and keep the beat rolling.  Bring your grandmother!

 

The Barley Brothers -- 10:00 am - Noon

The Barley Brothers play traditional American string band music. This Madison-based band plays fiddle tunes, ballads, country blues, brother duets, Cajun music, hillbilly breakdowns, and even an original tune or two. The group features Brian O'Donnell on fiddle, Jeff Burkhart on guitar, and Colin Bazsali on banjo and mandolin.

 

All three also play in the honky-tonk band the Dirty Shirts and Colin and Brian are members of the Cajun Strangers (who played at the Market two weeks ago).  

 

 


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Market Information

Pam Augustyn from Canopy Gardens. --Photo by Bill Lubing


Happy to See Them...

... Pam's smiling face and boxes full of freshly picked tomatoes from
Canopy Gardens helped spread smiles throughout the market
last Saturday. --Photo by Bill Lubing 



Late Winter Schedule
Date:
January 8, 2011 through April 9, 2011
Hours:
8:00 am to 12:00 Noon
Where: Madison Senior Center
Last Session: April 9, 2011  


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   
   Parking  
Click Here for Madison Parking Information
(Private ramps and street parking are also available.) 

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 larryj@dcfm.org. The  DCFM website provides much  information as well.

Dane County Farmers' Market
Volunteer Opportunities

Please contact Ruth Miller at ferngulley@mhtc.net 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 friends.Danielle@gmail.com.


Looking Ahead ...
Honey from Marsden's Pure Honey. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Good Things in Small Packages ...
... include these cute two ounce squeeze bears of honey
from Marsden's Pure Honey. -
-Photo by Bill Lubing


Stand By for the Farewell Yodel 

At the last indoor market of the season it's a tradition that

Willi Lehner of Bleu Mont Dairy performs a short yodel to say goodbye to the indoor season and hello to the move to the Capitol Square.

 

The indoor market is intimate, personal, and very social. The outdoor market is as well. But the indoor market is like a living room gathering while the outdoor market is held on the front lawn. Both of them have their charms.

 

We'll miss the ever-improving "Taste of the Market" breakfast, the ability to buy soap, jewelry, and other items not allowed at the outdoor market, and dedicated musicians who come to play an intimate set just for us.

 

When we hear Willi Yodel on Saturday, after the breakfast is served, most folks have done their shopping for the week, and the musicians have packed it all in, we'll be ready to say good bye to the Senior Center and hello to the Capitol Square.

 

This Saturday, though, we're going to enjoy the wonderful people, food, and music that make the Winter DCFM a friendly, inviting place to spend a few hours.

 

 

 

Until next week ...

 

Sincerely

 

Bill Lubing
DCFM

bill@dcfm.org