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Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter
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November 24, 2012
7:30 am - 12:00 pm NOON
Downtown Madison Parking Map
(Private ramps and street parking are also available.)
Dane County Farmers' Market
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There is plenty of activity at the Early Winter
Dane County Farmers' Market at Monona Terrace. --Photo by Bill Lubing
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 This Week
Dale Marsden from Marsden's Pure Honey offers some "beary cute"
beeswax candles. He also offers conventional tapered
candles plus ... honey! --Photo by Bill Lubing
No Change in DCFM Schedule for Thanksgiving
This Saturday there will be no change in market hours or location because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Relax on Friday, Shop Small Business Saturday
at the Dane County Farmers' Market!
It seems we have so little time these days to simply enjoy each others' company. If the thought of getting up early on Friday to push your way into the mall gives you chills of apprehension then ... don't. Celebrate "Shop Small Business Saturday" at the Dane County Farmers' Market (DCFM).
Of course there are plenty of locally grown ingredients to restock your fridge and pantry. There is no better place to talk with the one who produced it than at the DCFM.
You'll also find plenty of crafts, soaps, holiday decorations, ornaments, and other gift items that are offered at the DCFM early winter Monona Terrace venue.
From now until the end of the year at the DCFM it's fun to take advantage of the window of opportunity to purchase nonfood items that are made by the seller from materials produced by the seller.
Whether you're coming to grocery shop or find a holiday gift for that special someone, the Dane County Farmers' Market offers a most unique shopping opportunity for you to enjoy.
Parking, ATM, Information Table
There is parking adjacent to Monona Terrace. You can also find nearby street parking and a number of municipal and private ramps.
An ATM is located in Monona Terrace. After you enter the facility on the main level, make an immediate right down the hallway to find the ATM near the gift shop.
If you need directions, ask at the Monona Terrace information booth, directly inside the doors to the main entrance.
The DCFM information table is located either directly outside or inside of the market, depending upon where in Monona Terrace the market is located.
EBT Services
EBT services with the Foodshare program can be found at the DCFM information booth.
See you at market!
Bill Lubing
bill@dcfm.org
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Vendor Spotlight:
Italian Apple Variety a Long Time Coming
at Future Fruit Farm
From Future Fruit Farm, (front) Ellen Warsaw-Lane and
her daughter Selena (sporting a fantastic(al) wig) (behind).
--Photo by Bill Lubing
[Editor's Note: Ellen Warsaw-Lane and her husband Bob from Future Fruit Farm patiently waited more than 30 years before some special apple trees in their orchard bore fruit. Ellen tells the story of the apples and the friendship they represent.]
by Ellen Warsaw-Lane
On our table at the Dane County Farmers' Market you will find an apple that we've just introduced. After 30 years of taking care of this variety--or rather, the trees of this apple--we finally this year received apples from the trees for the first time! So, here's the interesting story of the "Italian Mangia" apple. Many years ago, while saving money and looking for land to start our "Future" orchard, we met Steve and Marie Polizzi. I was riding my bike one day out on a country road near our home in Rock County. I came across a sign in the yard that read, "Fresh, homegrown vegetables."  | Italian Mangia apples from Future Fruit Farm.
--Photo by Bill Lubing |
I stopped and met Steve and Marie. They were older folks who had came from Italy. Steve had been a vegetable farmer in Italy. They had come to America as adults and raised their family in Chicago. Both Steve and Marie dreamed of the day they could retire and live a "country life again." So there they were in Rock County Wisconsin, on their little farmette with a huge, sprawling garden. Bob and I enjoyed them both. We often spent time with them. Marie taught me how to can her official tomato sauce with basil. Steve always encouraged me to sit down and share with him the lunch Marie had prepared. He would always clench his right hand with his right thumb still out and make his hand and thumb go up and down near the right side of his mouth while saying "Mangia, mangia!" ("Eat, eat!). Steve had brought cuttings of an Italian apple from Italy. He planted them near his house. He gave Bob cuttings from these trees. Bob planted them here in our orchard 30 years ago. Lo and behold, in this very difficult year they gave us their first apples! Steve and Marie passed away quite a while ago. We don't know what the apples are called in Italy. We've named them after Steve and Marie. We call the apple variety "Italian Mangia." Hope you enjoy the apples and hope you enjoyed this story about the Polizzis. |
Recipes: Honeyed Blue Cheese Toast; Oven-Free Mashed Sweet Potatoes;
Honeyed Blue Cheese Toast
--Photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
by Desree42
If you're looking for a quick appetizer to keep those hungry relatives at bay before the turkey is finished, these are perfect. Hopefully you've thought to purchase the ingredients at the DCFM, so they're sure to be extra tasty.
With a nice rich white wine these are delicious and easy breezy to make! This is another recipe that I make from the school of 'some'; there's really not an amount to how much to use, just a 'bit' of everything. This recipe is great because your oven temp is not very important. Making a pie while making these? Just stick it in the oven All you need is for the cheese to melt and the bread, cheese, and honey to warm through.
Ingredients- 10 slices chewy bread, small rounds (or toast points)
- 2/3 cup blue cheese
- 2/3 cup honey
Directions- Place your bread on a sheet pan in a single layer.
- In the center of each piece of bread sprinkle a pinch (about 1 Tablespoon) of blue cheese.
- Drizzle honey over the blue cheese on the bread (about 1 Tablespoon again).
- Toast in an oven set to any temp between 250F- 350F until cheese has melted and bread has toasted slightly on the bottom.
- Serve warm.
Adapted from www.food.com Oven-Free Mashed Sweet Potatoes 
Oven-Free mashed potatoes. --Photo by Delicious as it Looks
by Kimki One of the biggest traffic jams on Thanksgiving day often takes place in the oven. There is just not enough real estate to get everything finished. Thank goodness for the burners. This is our version for Thanksgiving. Wonderful fresh taste! Not for those who want a marshmallow covered sweet potato! Recipe can be doubled but you must allow for more cooking time.Ingredients- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled (optional), quartered lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch-thick (about 2 large or 3 medium-small potatoes)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions- Combine butter, cream, salt, sugar, and sweet potatoes in large saucepan.
- Cook, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes fall apart when poked with fork.
- This will take between 30 to 45 minutes.
- Take off heat and mash sweet potatoes in saucepan with potato masher.
- You can also put potatoes into mixer and mix.
- Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately.
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At Market This Week
Time to replenish the pantry!
A box of hot flavors from Savory Accents.
--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 Jalapeño garlic cheddar cheese available)
English toffee
Flat breads
Garlic cheddar cheese flat bread
Gluten-free bakery
Jalapeño garlic cheddar cheese flat bread
Kalamata olive & herb semolina 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
Cheese
Cheese curds Goat cheese Sheep milk cheese Mixed milk cheeses
Cottage Cheese
World-class aged cheeses
Return to 'In This Issue' Contents Fresh Vegetables
Arugula
Basil
Beets
Bok Choi
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Burdock
Cabbage (several varieties)
Carrots
Chard
Collard Greens
Garlic
Herbs
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
onions (numerous varieties)
Popcorn
Parsnips
Potatoes (several varieties)
Radishes
Sweet Potatoes
Shallots
Salad mixes
Spinach
Squash (Summer, Winter, Zucchini, others)
Sun chokes
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatillos
Tomatoes, canned Tomatoes, fresh Turnips Jams, jellies, preserves Raspberries (frozen)
Strawberries (frozen)
Tomatoes (fresh)
Tomatoes (canned)
Tomatoes (dried)
Meats (Grass and grain fed)
Angus beef
Beef
Brats and sausage
Chicken
Conventional cuts
Duck
Emu
Trout (fresh and smoked)
Ham
Highland beef
Lamb
Pork
Salmon
Special cuts
Turkey
Fresh and smoked trout
Smoked salmon
Check out the great selection of canned goods
from Grass is Greener Gardens. --Photo by Bill Lubing
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
This Portuguese cabbage, sometimes call Portuguese kale, or Couve Tronchuda is well known as a terrific soup ingredient. Carol from Knapp's Fresh Vegies says she has a good supply. [ RECIPE] --Photo by Bill Lubing
Dates, Times, Locations, and Contact Information
for The Dane County Farmers' Market
2012 Saturday Indoor Early Winter Market -- Monona Terrace
Date: November 17 through December 22, 2012
Hours: 7:30 am to 12:00 pm Noon
Where: Monona Terrace, One John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI
Parking: Adjacent, nearby municipal and private 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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In Addition ...
Plenty to chose from at Black Earth Valley Farm.
--Photo by Bill Lubing
This Saturday's Music From The Briarpickers 8-10, Ben Doran: For most of the last 16 years Ben has been singing and playing hammered dulcimer with a regionally local group, "The Dustbunnies." They perform traditional Irish/American ballads in the style of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. For the farmers' market, he will be playing seasonal, traditional, and Celtic tunes solo on the hammered dulcimer.10-12, Classical Revolution Madison is a cooperative of musicians who performs classical music in bars, cafés, and other nontraditional venues, inviting everybody to share in the excitement and intimacy of chamber music. Start off your day with an eclectic program of classical music. Winter Market Schedule and Drawing Stop by the DCFM Information Booth to pick up your card to enter into a drawing for DCFM gift certificates. You can also pick up a winter market schedule. Wishing You a Joyful Thanksgiving We are wishing you a joyful Thanksgiving, spent in the company of good friends and family. Thank you for shopping at the Dane County Farmers' Market. Your Thanksgiving purchases at the DCFM go a long way to support the hard working producers who make this market possible. Eat well and eat local! Until next week. Bill Lubing DCFM bill@dcfm.org Return to 'In This Issue' Contents |
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