Asters and Mums of Many Hues  

from  Lost Lake Acres Greenhouse 

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

This week we're expecting Jim and Nodji Van Wychen from the Wetherby Cranberry Co., Inc. to make their first visit to the Dane County Farmers' Market. "One hundred years in the raking ..." Jim and Nodji are usually located on North Pinckney St. Ask at the info booth to be sure, though.

Fall asters and mums are colorful, plentiful, and a great way to celebrate fall. Now is a good time to stock up on winter herbs, while there's an ample supply.

Garlic Forever Redux

Last week we discussed the virtues of drying and powdering garlic. It's a great way to use DCFM sourced garlic throughout the year.

This is not to say that the cured garlic (what's available now) disappears once the market moves indoors in November. Several DCFM vendors, including Bleu Mont Dairy, offer cured garlic as late as February.

Bill Lubing

bill@dcfm.org 

• 3/4 cup buttermilk or 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 egg
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 orange, rind of
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/4 cup icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Beat buttermilk and egg in small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, measure flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. Cut in butter until mixture resembles small peas.
5. Mix in cranberries, sugar and orange rind.
6. Add buttermilk mixture and stir until soft dough forms.
7. Using your hands, form dough into a large ball and place on floured surface.
8. Knead about 10 times.
9. Pat into two circles about 1 inch thick, place on ungreased cookie sheet.
10. Score the tops of both circles to make 8 wedges on each, if making for a buffet, for regular scones, score each circle into 4 wedges.
11. Bake scones for 15-20 minutes.
12. While still warm, brush with butter and sprinkle with icing sugar.

Yellow and Orange Tomatoes 

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 that not all items mentioned or listed below will be at each market. 

The big news of the week is the arrival of cranberries from Wetherby Cranberry Company, Inc. Plenty of other fall crops include pumpkins, cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage.

Also look for turnips, dill, kohlrabi, burdock, radicchio, squash, and late season lettuce. Tomatillos, beets, and arugula are in good supply, as is squash and kale.

We saw John and Owen Aue from Butter Mountain Potatoes at market last week for the first time this season. Along with several other vendors, right now you can find an excellent variety of tasty, colorful potatoes at market.

Cindy Fricke from Cherokee Bison Farms dropped us an email letting us know that they plan to be at market this week. She says to check their website for additional dates they'll be attending the market.  

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Great for Fall Decorating ... 

are these gourds from Larry Haas, 'The Gourd Guy.'
Displayed au naturale, painted, or stained, these
gourds are a versatile decorative items. The
small ones make for excellent classroom project possibilities. 

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

Bill Lubing

DCFM 

bill@dcfm.org 

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