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Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter
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September 8, 2012
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
Downtown Madison Parking Map
(Private ramps and street parking are also available.)
Dane County Farmers' Market
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Incredible tomatoes at the market last Saturday.
--Photo by Bill Lubing
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 This Week ... 
Beautiful grapes from Morren Fruits & Vegetables
(South Carroll St.) --Photo by Bill Lubing
Last week we saw our first grapes of the season at the market. Such beautiful, plump, sweet treats are available for only a short time during the year and only from a few vendors. Concord (or similar) grapes are delicious when eaten fresh, made into a pie, or juiced. Like the raspberries, apples, plums, and other fruit available at this week's market, grapes are sold by those who grew them. The same "producer only" sales holds true for all the other products sold at the Dane County Farmers' Market (DCFM). Quick Notes/Vendor Brief The DCFM maintains normal hours, number of vendors, and access this Saturday as no events are scheduled nearby that impact the market. Joe and Ruby Cabibbo of Cabibbo's Bakery (East Main Street) are back from their summer break. They've been baking "for a week to get ready for the market," according to Joe. Visit the Cabibbos along with many other bakeries and cheese makers, plus vegetable, meats, flower, and plant vendors at this week's market! See you at market. bill@dcfm.org
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From Mild to Hot:
'tis a Peppery Season!
--Photos by Bill Lubing
The astounding quantity, quality, and selection of peppers this time of year makes it easy for us to pick up a few pounds each week, then return the next for more. From the sweet to the hot, DCFM growers bring beautiful peppers to the market.
Whether you stuff them, pickle them, or use them in various recipes, the DCFM is the place to buy fresh peppers.
It's hard to find local peppers any fresher, or being sold by anyone who knows more about them than the growers who sell at the DCFM. Above peppers are from:- Gitto Family Farm 'n Kitchen (West Mifflin St.)
- J's Veggie Patch (North Carroll St.)
- Savory Accents (oils) (South Carroll St.)
- Snug Haven Farm (North Carroll St.)
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Recipes:
DCFM Back to School
Lunchbox Ideas
 | Lunches containing DCFM ingredients are
fun to discover and more fun to eat. |
Keep the DCFM in mind when planning your lunchbox contents. Locally raised products from the market make excellent ingredients for that critical midday meal or after school recharge.
Make a learning game of it with your children. When you visit the market on Saturday invite them to help you pick out ingredients for the next week's lunches. They'll learn where their food comes from while enjoying participation in menu planning.
Plus, they'll meet the people who produce their food, bringing increased context and meaning to your children's lunchbox meals. They'll discover what we adults known; understanding your food adds to dining enjoyment.
Ham and Cheese Muffins  --Photo by Leslie
by Nicole Brummett
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour (Note: If you don't have self-rising flour, for each cup place 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add enough all purpose flour to equal a cup.
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup finely chopped, fully cooked ham or other meat(s) (Available from numerous DCFM vendors.)
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (Available from numerous DCFM vendors.)
Directions - In a large bowl, combine flour and baking soda.
- Combine remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 16 to 18 minutes or until muffins test done.
- Sprinkle with shredded cheese while still hot if desired.
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by Chef1MOM~Connie Ingredients
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 large apples from the DCFM
Directions- Preheat the oven to 250. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Using a serrated knife or mandolin, thinly slice the apples crosswise, discarding the seeds and both ends. Arrange in a single layer on parchment-paper-lined baking sheets; sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
- Bake the apple slices, turning every half hour, until dry, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove and transfer to racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.
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At Market This Week
Time to replenish the pantry!
Tables laden full of clean, fresh produce
at Prairie Farm Produce (South Carroll St.)
--Photo by Bill LubingWe 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. If you see an item at the market that is not listed here please email bill@dcfm.org so we may update the list. Bakery
Asiago Black Pepper Semolina Bread
Biscotti
Cashew finger baklava
Cheese bread
Cheesecake
Chocolate walnut baklava
Cinnamon rolls
Cookies
Dinner rolls (plain, garlic cheddar cheese, or Jalapeņo garlic cheddar cheese available)
English toffee
Flat breads
Garlic cheddar cheese flat bread
Gluten-free bakery
Jalapeņo garlic cheddar cheese flat bread
'Mpanata Muffins
Panettone Pastries
Persian toffee
Persian rice cookies
Pistachio baklava
Ragusa Style Sicilian Semolina Bread Scaccia Scones Spicy cheese bread Sweet breads Tea breads Torts Tortillas Whole wheat sourdough Whoopie pies
Cheese
Cheese curds Goat cheese Sheep milk cheese Mixed milk cheeses
Cottage Cheese
World-class aged cheeses
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Arugula
Asparagus
Banana leaves
Basil
Beets
Bitter Melon
Bok Choi
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Burdock
Cabbage (several varieties)
Carrots
Chard
Collard Greens
Cucumbers
Dill
Edible flowers
Garlic (green)
Herbs
Kale
Keiffer lime leaves
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Mustard
Mustard greens
Onions (Green, overwintered, and fresh)
Popcorn
Parsnips
Peas (Sweet, Snow, Snap, other)
Potatoes (several varieties)
Radishes
Ramps
Rhubarb
Sweet Potatoes
Shallots
Salad mixes
Spinach
Squash (Summer, Zucchini, others)
Sun chokes
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes, canned Tomatoes, fresh Turnips
Here's the woman with the crackers,
Nancy Potter of Potter's Crackers
--Photo by Bill Lubing
Canteloupe Jams, jellies, preserves Musk melon
Pears
Plums
Raspberries (frozen)
Raspberries (fresh)
Strawberries (fresh)
Strawberries (frozen)
Tomatoes (fresh)
Tomatoes (canned)
Tomatoes (dried)
Watermelon
Meats (Grass and grain fed)
Angus beef
Beef
Brats and sausage
Chicken
Conventional cuts
Duck
Elk
Emu
Trout (fresh and smoked)
Ham
Highland beef
Lamb
Pork
Salmon
Special cuts
Turkey
Venison
Fresh and smoked trout
Smoked salmon
Plants
Bedding Bulbs Cut flowers Dried arrangements Floral arrangements Hanging baskets Herbs (starts and potted) Native Ornamental starts Perennials Potted flowers Vegetable starts
Specialty Items Apple Cider
Black Walnuts
Bloody Mary mix Candles
Eggs
Flavored sea salt
Gluten-free bakery
Gourds, decorative
Grains (whole and flour)
Hickory Nuts
Honey
Hot sauces
Infused olive oil
Maple syrup
Morels
Mushrooms
Pasties (frozen)
Pesto
Popcorn
Salsa
Soup (canned and frozen)
Stocks (Chicken and Beef)
Sunflower oil
Tomato sauces
Tortillas
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Market Information
Dates, Times, Locations, and Contact Information
for The Dane County Farmers' Market
Flowers from Mai's Flowers
(South Carroll St.) --Photo by Bill Lubing
2012 Saturday Outdoor Market
Date: April 21 through November 10, 2012
Hours: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
2012 Wednesday Outdoor Market
Date: April 25 through November 14, 2012
Hours: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Where: 200 Block of Martin Luther King Blvd., Madison
Parking: Nearby municipal ramps 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 larryj@dcfm.org. The DCFM website provides much information as well.
Dane County Farmers' Market
Volunteer Opportunities
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 The shifts are short. The people are fun. And it's a great way to learn more about the Dane County Farmers' Market.
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Looking Ahead ...
Jim Favreau of Singing Fawn Gardens.
(North Carroll St.) --Photo by Bill Lubing
Next Week: Food for Thought Festival Taking place next Saturday, September 18 on Martin Luther King Blvd., adjacent to the Saturday Dane County Farmers' Market, the REAP Food for Thought Festival features booths from over 40 organizations, farms, and restaurants as well as an appetizing local foods tent, cooking and tasting demos, kids' activities, and its first ever food camp. Here are highlights of the upcoming event: (New this year) Food CampOpportunities to participate, taste, and learn on topics like beekeeping, backyard chickens, cooking with veggies, composting, building a mini hoop house, cheese making, and more. Chef ShowdownWhere area chefs are provided with a collection of the freshest mystery ingredients provided by the Dane County Farmers' Market from which they prepare a dish on the spot. Local Food TentPick up tasty and locally-sourced breakfast and lunch dishes from Buy Fresh Buy Local program partner chefs. Interactive Exhibitor BoothsDisplays by dozens of organizations, farms, restaurants and others working to promote a healthy food system. Kid's Activity Tent- Chickens! Kids can feed, pet, and meet chicken friends.
- Colleen's Art Wagon will have a variety of great food-centered kids activities like edible jewelry making.
- Veggie Stamps - help decorate the kid's tent with big stamps of your favorite veggies!
- Pickle Making! Kids can bring home their own batch of refrigerator pickles.
- Face painting;
- And so much more!
REAP works in several areas to strengthen local food systems. The Dane County Farmers' Market co-sponsors the Food for Thought Festival and other REAP projects.
Until next week.
Bill Lubing
DCFM
bill@dcfm.org
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