Dane County Farmers' Market

Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter 

 

Late Winter Session 

March 31, 2012

The Madison Senior Center 

8:00 am - 12:00 Noon
Full Breakfast ($8.00) from 8:30 am
to approximately 11:00 am

 

Downtown Madison Parking Map
(Private ramps and street parking are also available.)

Note: The City of Madison Overture Center Parking Ramp
adjoins the Madison Senior Center
    

 

Dane County Farmers' Market   

 

 



First tomatoes of the season from Canopy Gardens.
They are usually in the smaller room up front.  
--Photo by Bill Lubing


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 In This Issue

 

 


This Week

'Taste of the Market' Breakfast Menu 

Thanks Volunteers! 

 Recipes 

Producer Roster
At Market This Week 

Market Information  

  Looking Ahead ...   

Join Our Mailing List!


thisweek This Week ...
 

    

Easter panettone and sugar cookie baskets from
Cabibbo's Bakery hold a beautiful ceramic egg.   --Photo by Bill Lubing  

   


Easter Panettone and Sugar Cookie Baskets
Available from Cabibbo's Bakery


As is their tradition each year, Joe and Ruby Cabibbo are offering special Easter offerings for the next few weeks. Easter panettone and "sugar cookie" baskets are available that are decorated with pastel Easter eggs. If you would like special color combinations (even red for Orthodox Easter ) please call 608-873-5525 or stop by their table. 

Some Great Newsletters!

While we appreciate your interest in the DCFM eNewsletter, you should know that many of the market vendors offers some great newsletters of their own. Ask your favorite vendor if there is a mailing list that you can be placed on. Updates, specials, recipes, and life on the farm are just some of the great topics covered by DCFM vendors. Some offer a Facebook page as well as an eNewsletter.

Farmer Paul is Harvesting Those Greens!

The word in an email from Kay Jensen over at JenEhr Farm lets us know that Spring is here. Kay writes:

"Farmer Paul loves his over wintered spinach. Now he's excited about harvesting greens galore. The most beautiful, delicate offerings of arugula, mizuna, Tokyo bekana, red mustard, yellow mustard, and an all salad mix are available. Mix and match any of these to make a tasty salad or delicate sautee. They're certified organic, grown in the ground so they pull out all the flavors and nutrients of our farm prairie soils."

Weather co-mingles spring crops with over wintered offerings. 

Some of the offerings from Blue Skies Berry Farm for this week include sorrel, garlic chives, and lovage. Spinach, rainbow chard, cilantro, baby kale, and a spicy salad mix round out their offerings.

Some young, tender collard greens can be found at Don's Produce while Blue Valley Gardens offers mushrooms, water cress, and potatoes. Black Earth Valley Farm also has watercress along with spinach, cilariac, and onions.

There is plenty more to discover at this week's market. The recent weather has catapulted many crops forward by several weeks.


See you at market!


   

Bill Lubing

[email protected] 

 



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taste
'Taste of the Market' Breakfast

Menu for March 31, 2012

Guest Chefs: A first for the "Taste of the Market" breakfast, Chef Joey Dunscombe from the Weary Traveler with help from the UW's Dietetics and Nutrition Club will be preparing this week's breakfast.     

Breakfast Price: Adults: $8.00 and $4.00 kids and those who truthfully can't eat a large portion.

Breakfast Hours: 8:30 am to approximately 11:00 am  

 

This Week's Menu includes:   

  • Eggs over semolina toast smothered in Mediterranean-style tomato stew;
  • Green salad with spinach, pears, cucumbers, sheep's milk feta, and a homemade vinaigrette;
  • Sausage patties and;
  • A lavender cookie.
  • Beverages: organic fair trade coffee using Just Coffee's Friends of the Dane County Farmers' Market blend or tea; Fresh Apple Cider or cranberry juice. Milk is available upon request.

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.

 

Breakfast Coordinator: Elizabeth Barley, [email protected] or 608-658-1647

Volunteer Coordinator : Elizabeth Barley and Sean Michael Dargan:

 

DCFM Producers who Supplied product
for this week's breakfast include:

Black Earth Valley Farm - onions

Brantmeier Family Farm - spinach, eggs and garlic

Cabibbo's Bakery - semolina bread

Canopy Gardens - cucumbers

Capri Cheese - sheep milk feta

Don's Produce - stewed tomatoes

Ela Orchard -apple cider

Future Fruit Farm - pears

Herb'n'Oyster - mushrooms

JenEhr Produce - tomato sauce and scallions

Jordandal Farms - sausage

Pecatonica Valley Farm - eggs

The Gypsy Travelin' Market & Bakery - lavender cookies

 

 

 

 

    

thanksThank You Chefs Tory Miller from L'Etoile and
David McKercher from the Mermaid Cafe, plus
the Fantastic Volunteer Chefs from REAP's
Chef in the Classroom Program!


Last Week's 'Taste of the Market' Breakfast  
 
DCFM

 --Photos by Bill Lubing



recipeRecipes

Chicken Salad with Sauteed Mushrooms

Chicken Salad with Sauteed Mushrooms. --Photo by Derf


Chicken Salad with Sauteed Mushrooms. --Photo by Derf


Chicken Salad with Sauteed Mushrooms

by Derf


It's getting to be that time of the year when fresh
watercress, lettuce, mixed greens, and green onion are starting to appear at the market. Here's a great recipe that combines this produce with another food that the market is known for, locally raised chicken.


 
Ingredients

1 cup fresh large mushroom, sliced
2 teaspoons olive oil (or sunflower oil from the market)
1/4 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 tomato, cut in 8 wedges
1 cup watercress, loosely packed, large stems removed
2 cups lettuce or other greens from the market, your choice
1 chicken breast half,  cooked and sliced
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
Salad dressing of your choice (optional)

  

Directions    

  1. Heat oil in a non stick frying pan; add sliced fresh mushrooms; saute until nicely browned on both sides, about 10 minutes; Set aside to cool.
  2. Add the next 5 ingredients to a large bowl, from celery to lettuce, mix well.
  3. Scatter warm mushrooms over all, place chicken slices on top, sprinkle salt and freshly ground course pepper over all.
  4. We prefer ours with just the salt and pepper. If you prefer, add your choice of salad dressing.

 

  

Adapted from www.food.com 

  

  

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Do you have a favorite recipe that uses
Dane County Farmer's Market Ingredients?


We would love to share it with our readers.

Send your recipes to:
While we can't pay you for the use of your recipe
you will be showing folks flavorful meals
that use ingredients from the market.
That goes a long way
in helping
our DCFM vendors sell
locally produced products!


Thanks!

 

producerProducer Roster

Some listed producers may not be at the market on any given day. They may have products to sell that are not listed below or may  not have products available that are listed. For the most reliable information, contact the producer directly. You can find most of them

DCFM vendor roster

 

 

    

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atmarketthisweekAt Market This Week


Time to replenish the pantry! 

 

Soap from Brantmeier Family Farm. --Photo by Bill Lubing

 Soap Season Almost Over!
When the DCFM moves back to the Capitol Square on April 21 that will be
it for farmstead soap until Fall. Soap and other "craft" items that are allowed
at the indoor markets are prohibited at the outdoor markets. For a clean getaway,
make sure you pick up your soap from Brantmeier Family Farm in the
next few weeks. --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 that not all items mentioned or listed below will be at each market.  

      

Bakery

Asiago black pepper bread,  

Biscotti  

Cashew finger baklava 

Cheese bread 

Cheesecake

Chocolate walnut baklava

Cinnamon rolls

Cookies

Dinner rolls (plain, garlic cheddar cheese, or Jalape�o garlic cheddar cheese available)  

English toffee 

Flat breads  

Garlic cheddar cheese flat bread 

Jalape�o garlic cheddar cheese flat bread

Muffins

Panettone 

Pastries

Persian toffee

Persian rice cookies

 Pistachio baklava  

Ragusa Style Sicilian Semolina Bread

Scones

Spinach 'Mpanata 

Sweet breads

Tea breads

Tomato Scaccia 

Torts

Tortillas 

Whole wheat sourdough


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

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Fresh Vegetables

Beets
Carrots
Garlic
Herbs
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Onions (several varieties)
Parsnips
Potatoes
Radishes
Shallots
Salad mixes
Tomatoes, canned
Tomatoes, fresh
Turnips


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

  


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



Specialty Items   
Apple Cider
Bloody Mary mix  
Candles
Eggs
Flavored sea salt
Honey
Hot sauces
Infused olive oil
Maple syrup
Mushrooms
Pasties (frozen)
Pesto
Salsa
Soup (canned and frozen)
Stocks (Chicken and Beef)
Sunflower oil
Tomato sauces
Tortillas
Vinaigrettes 




 

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informationMarket Information

Dates, Times, Locations, and Contact Information
for The Dane County Farmers' Market






There is plenty of quality bison meats to be found at the
table of Daval's Bison Farm. If you have any questions about
his products, Dave Heider would be happy to answer them.
--Photo by Bill Lubing

 

 

 
2012 Saturday Indoor Late Winter Market  
Date: January 7, 2012 through April 14, 2012
Hours: 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon   
Where: 330 W. Mifflin St., Madison Senior Center
Parking: Adjacent municipal ramp and area on-street parking
   
 

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  Elizabeth Barley and Sean Michael Dargan at [email protected] for information about volunteering at the market breakfasts (winter months only). It's fun, rewarding, and really appreciated by the market-going public.

It won't be too long before the market moves outdoors to the Capitol Square. Volunteers are needed to staff the Information Booth, located at the top of State Street. If you'd like to find out more about this fun way to get involved with the Dane County Farmers' Market, drop an email to [email protected]. The shifts are short. The people are fun. And it's a great way to learn more about the Dane County Farmers' Market.  



lookingaheadLooking Ahead ...
 

     Maia Braden and son Finn Braden. --Photos by Bill Lubing

 

Will he really...?  Oh yeah, Finn loves cucumbers. 

Mother Maia Braden, wondering and then obviously
pleased when son Finn Braden shows that of course
he loves cucumbers from the DCFM!
Finn found his little green treasure
of pleasure at Canopy Gardens. 

-- Photo by Bill Lubing 

 

Music for This Week 

The BriarPickers: The BriarPickers are a mandolin/violin duet, featuring Brian Ray and Paul Kienitz. They meld traditional Appalachian style folk melodies with a classical string ensemble approach. This music, dubbed "rustic chamber music," has a very accessible and welcoming sound. It's the perfect complement for shopping and snacking, and enjoying the "Taste of the Market" breakfast at the Farmers' Market!
 
Until Next Week!

 

 

Bill Lubing

DCFM 

[email protected] 

 

 

       

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