Dane County Farmers' Market
 Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter 

July 9, 2011

6:00 am - 2:00 pm 

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(Private ramps and street parking are also available.)
 

Fresh broccoli from Natalie's Garden & Greenhouse. --Photo by Bill Lubing

With the Dew Still Clinging ...  

... this fresh broccoli from Natalie's Garden & Greenhouse offers
plenty of great taste. [North Carroll St.] --Photo by Bill Lubing 




In This Issue
This Week ...
Recipe: DCFM Style Insalata Caprese
At Market This Week
Market Information
Looking Ahead ...

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topThis Week ...
Exotic coneflowers from Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom. --Photo by Bill Lubing


Variety for your Garden...
... is assured with these exotic cone flowers from
Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom. [South Pinckney St.] --Photo by Bill Lubing 



Dear DCFM Enthusiast,


THIS WEEK ONLY:
DCFM Moves Off the Square to Make Way for The Art Fair
Yes, there will be a Dane County Farmers' Market this week. It just won't be on the Capitol Square. As is a decades-long tradition, this is the only week when the market will set up on Wilson St. at Martin Luther King Blvd. to make room for the Art Fair on the Square. This is two blocks south of the Capitol Square, near Monona Terrace.

While this week's market is considerably smaller than usual, there will be a diverse group of vendors offering many great DCFM products. More than 50 vendors will be at the Art Fair Market with a terrific variety of vegetables, cheese, meat, flowers, baked goods, fruit, and other great foods, including sweet corn.

Mother Nature does not pause the season.
We can expect to see strawberry season continue for a few more weeks because of the diversity of the DCFM growers, from Southern Wisconsin to Door County. Broccoli and cauliflower are now available and we're told if you get to the market early Heck's Market should have some sweet corn. While this week's market may be smaller, it will be bringing you the freshest local produce available.

EBT During the Art Fair
For this week only, the EBT machine will be at the Snug Haven Farm stall. Look for the profusion of flowers!



Bill Lubing
[email protected]


 

Recipe:
DCFM Style Insalata Caprese
Insalata Caprese. --Photo by Bill Lubing

DCFM Style Insalata Caprese --Photo by Bill Lubing

 

We were quite excited at last Saturday's market to find the wonderful selection of heirloom tomatoes available from Real Food [East Mifflin St.]. What better way to deliver a sample of some of the great tastes of the market to a July 4 gathering than an Insalata Caprese.

 

This simple salad from the Italian region of Campania is typically made with buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil. It is served as an antipasto (starter) rather than a side dish. In its place on the potluck table ours was quickly reduced to an empty platter. We have used almost all DCFM ingredients for this salad, adding a little surprise to the oil dressing.

 

Ingredients

  • Five tomatoes (We used heirlooms from Real Food)
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1/3 cup olive or sunflower oil (we mixed half measures of each)
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons basil pesto (we used pesto from Carlanna Gardens [East Mifflin St.]
  • Soft, flavorful DCFM cheese (Check with your favorite cheese maker. We used Ridgeway Ghost from Fantome Farm.)  
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste (optional)

 

Directions  

  1. Slice tomatoes thick enough that the slices maintain their integrity.
  2. Thinly slice cheese
  3. We laid the tomato slices inside edge down on our platter with cheese slices added at regular intervals. Depending upon on the size of your platter and your preference, you may wish to lay them flat. 
  4. Add pesto, garlic, and half of the basil to oil. Mix well.
  5. When you're ready to serve, pour oil over tomatoes
  6. Sprinkle remaining basil over tomatoes.
  7. Enjoy!

 

 



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At Market This Week
Strawberries from Healthy Ridge Farm --Photo by Bill Lubing

 

Capturing the Sun's Fire ... 

... and cooling it into a sweet delight, these Door County
strawberries from Healthy Ridge Farm are lusciously red, at their

peak for perfect eating. [West Mifflin St.] --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.

 

The weeks are quickly counting down on this season's strawberries. Many farms are finished for the year, the slack being taken up by those more northern farms, particularly those in Door County.

 

How about Chicken, Broccoli, and Lemon Stir-Fry? Or maybe some nice home made Broccoli Cheese Soup? There is plenty of broccoli to be found at the market, along with cauliflower. Among other great recipe ideas, one that caught our eye was Cauliflower Salad Made Like Potato Salad. There are just so many things you can do with this wonderful vegetable!

 

Fresh garlic is starting to show up at the market. This is different than aged (or uncured) garlic, which can keep for months under the proper conditions. Fresh garlic should be stored in a container or bag in the refrigerator.

 

Along with the sugar snap peas we're seeing snow peas at the market. These wonderful peas are a well-known stir fry ingredient. We also like to chop them perpendicular to their length and use them in salads.

 

With zucchini appearing at the market it won't be long before it's joined by a great herd of other summer squashes.

 

Take advantage of the cut flowers, potted plants, and other home and garden accents available at the market. While fresh peppers are appearing at the market, so are some great potted pepper plants, ready for your garden or patio. Last but not least, Heck's Market should have the first sweet corn of the season. Shop early because the first crop quantities will be limited. Word is also out that the season's first raspberries have arrived! 

     

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. And remember, you can always inquire at the Information Booth, at the corner of North Carroll and West Mifflin streets at the top of State St. 

 


Bakery

Biscotti

Cheese bread 

Cheesecake

Cinnamon rolls

Cookies

Cupcakes 

Flat breads

'Mpanata

Muffins

Pastries

Scones

Sweet breads

Tea breads

Torts

Tortillas 

Whole wheat sourdough



 

Cheese
Cheese curds
Goat cheese
Sheep milk cheese
Mixed milk cheeses
Cottage Cheese
World-class aged cheeses



 
                    
 
Fresh Cut, Dried Flowers
Cut Flowers
Dried Arrangements   Cut Flowers
Pussy Willows 
Red Curly Willow 
Red Dogwood

  
Fresh Vegetables Beets
Asparagus
Arugala
Basil
Beets
Beans (dried and fresh)
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Broccoli Raab
Burdock
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Carrots
Chipollini Onions
Chives
Cilantro
Collard Greens
Corn (sweet, pop)
Emiranthus
Fennel
Garlic
Garlic Scapes
Ground Cherries
Herbs
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Micro greens
Mustard Greens
Onions (several varieties)
Oregano
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers (dried, fresh)Potatoes
Radishes
Ramps
Rhubarb
Shallots
Salad mixes
Savoy
Scallions
Sorrel
Spinach
Sugar Snap Peas
Tomatoes, canned
Tomatoes, fresh
Turnips

Violas
Zucchini

Fruit
Apples
Jams, jellies, preserves
Raspberries (frozen)
Raspberries (fresh)
Strawberries (fresh)
Strawberries (frozen)
Tomatoes (fresh)
Tomatoes (canned)

 

Live Plants
Bedding plants
Nursery stock
Prairie Plants
Vegetable, herb, and flower transplants
Woodland plants

Bulgarian Carrot Chilies from Savory Accents. --Photo by Bill Lubing

Not Too Hot ...

... just right is how we'd describe

these Bulgarian Carrot Chiles from

Savory Accents. 

[South Carroll St.] --Photo by Bill Lubing 



Meats 
(Grass and grain fed)  Angus beef
Beef
Bison
Brats and sausage
Chicken
Conventional cuts
Emu
Elk
Ham
Highland beef
Lamb
Pork
Rabbit
Special cuts
Venison
Fresh and smoked trout
Smoked salmon 


 
Specialty Items  
Baklava
Bloody Mary mix  
Candles
Dried Gourds
Eggs
Flavored sea salt
Hickory nuts
Honey
Hot sauces
Infused olive oil
Maple syrup
Morels
Mushrooms
Pasties (frozen)
Persian Toffee
Pesto
Rhubarb Sauce
Salsa
Soup (canned and frozen)
Sunflower oil
Tomato sauces
Tortillas
Vinaigrettes


 
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Market Information

Summer Sausage from Cherokee Bison Farms. --Photo by Bill Lubing

 

A Great Summer Snack...

... is bison summer sausage from Cherokee Bison Farms.

[North Pinckney St.] --Photo by Bill Lubing

 

 

 

  

2011 Saturday Outdoor Market Schedule  
Date: Begins April 16, 2011  through Nov. 5, 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  through Nov. 2, 2011 
Hours: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Where: 200 Block of Martin Luther King Blvd.     
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 [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].

Looking Ahead ...

Mary Celley, the Bee Charmer. --Photo by Bill Lubing 

 

Something Sweet... 

... from Mary Celley, the Bee Charmer.

[West Main St.].--Photo by Bill Lubing

 

To accommodate this Saturday's Art Fair on the Square, the abbreviated market moves this week only to Wilson Street at Martin Luther King Blvd. Next week the market returns to the Capitol Square where it will stay the remainder of the summer.

 

While the "Art Fair Market" is considerably smaller (around 50 venders versus 180) than the normal outdoor market, it tends to be a lively, friendly market, with many people enjoying both the market and the fair.

 

EBT customers will find services this week at Snug Haven Farm.

 

Come on down and enjoy the fair and the market. At the DCFM everyone will find the same friendly, knowledgeable folks that make the market such a fantastic place to shop, no matter where it's located!

 

 

Until next week ... 

 

Bill Lubing
DCFM

[email protected]