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Dane County Farmers' Market eNewsletter
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December 1, 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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Billy Kelsey from Rare Earth Products offers decorative gourd bird houses, pine boughs, and other festive items at the Monona Terrace DCFM. --Photo by Bill Lubing
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This Week
Check out Brantmeier Family Farm for a terrific variety of goat milk soap. Yup, Tom Brantmeier uses milk from the farm's goats to produce this hand made soap. --Photo by Bill Lubing
Fair Trade Holiday Festival Do your grocery and ag-based gift shopping at the Dane County Farmers' Market (DCFM) then stop in the 16th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival. Held at Monona Terrace this Saturday from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, this free event is the largest fair trade festival in the Midwest. It is sponsored by Community Action on Latin America (CALA)
Producer Briefs
The Big Freeze
This week Gitto Family Farm 'n Kitchen will be bringing frozen and dehydrated peppers to market along with their frozen pestos. According to Carol Gitto:
"Any recipe that calls for peppers to be cooked in any way (saut�ed, roasted, etc.), can utilize frozen peppers, with no discernible difference in the finished product. The only thing you can't have is the crispiness of fresh peppers and admittedly, some loss of super-fresh flavor."
Check out the pepper recipe submitted by Carol this week for a great way to use these peppers plus a good deal more produce from the Dane County Farmers' Market.
Frozen produce from DCFM farmers make for compelling ingredients. Sutter's Ridge Farm offers frozen raspberries and strawberries, plus a nice variety of freezer jams. JenEhr Family Farms offers frozen peppers and pesto. Check out Renaissance Farm for frozen pesto plus vinaigrette, infused salts, and cinnamon rolls.
Smokin' Good Joan and Ted Ballweg over at Savory Accents are constantly experimenting in their farmstead kitchen. They have introduced a new product, smoked paprika. Available in a convenient shaker jar, they use peppers grown on their farm.
Smoked paprika adds another layer of flavor depth not obtainable with "regular" paprika. The smokey undertones add a nuance of flavor richness that measurably enhances recipes. Smoked paprika is one of our favorite ingredients. Now it's available locally at the DCFM!
At the Market
| Jams and jellies from The Summer Kitchen. --Photo by Bill Lubing | Dan Aultman with The Summer Kitchen will be attending this week's market. He'll be bringing a large selection of jams, jellies, relishes, and fruit butters.
Fountain Prairie Inn and Farms returns to the market this week after a couple of weeks off for relaxation and family time. Cherokee Bison Farms has a schedule of their event calendar on their website, which indicates the markets they'll attend (They're scheduled for this week).
As with all vendors, if you're making a special trip to the market to visit them, it's best to contact the vendor beforehand for verification. Weather and supply play a role in a vendor's decision to attend a specific market. Vendor contact information can be found on the DCFM website or by emailing Market Manager Larry Johnson at [email protected].
See you at market!
Bill Lubing
[email protected]
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Recipes: Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing; Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad with Goat Cheese and Pesto
Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing --gailanng
One of the strengths of the Dane County Farmers' Market is the ingenuity and expertise shown by its selling members. This is made clear by the extended season we see for spinach, tomatoes, and lettuce, and other crops.
Many people feel that once the market moves indoors, salad season has come to an end. Nothing could be further from the truth.
While tomatoes are less plentiful, they're still available. Lettuce and greens are available from a number of vendors, as are onions and cheese.
For this recipe we substitute hickory or black walnuts for the cashews, recommend sunflower oil, and hope that you stocked up on the dried cranberries available from Wetherby Cranberry Co., Inc. while Nodji and Jim were at market (they're done for the season.).
Consider this recipe as a rough guide. There are plenty of ingredients available at the market for a wonderful salad. Consider the wide variety of carrots, radishes, parsnips, and more, just waiting to be bedded on a crunchy pillow of DCFM lettuce or greens!
by Ivysrecipes
Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Ingredients- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons diced onions
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon poppy seed
- 1 head romaine lettuce, rinsed, dried and torn into bite sized pieces. (Check with your favorite DCFM vendor for alternative greens.)
- 4 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 cup hickory nuts or walnuts (may use cashews)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1 apple, peeled, cored and cubed
- 1 pear, cubed (Check with Future Fruit Farms for apples and pears.
Note: If you prefer, forego the dressing and select one of the vinaigrettes available from Renaissance Farm.
Directions- In a blender or food processor, combine sugar, lemon juice, onion, mustard and salt.
- Process until well blended.
- With machine still running add oil in a slow steady stream until mixture is thick and smooth.
- Add poppy seeds and process just a few seconds more to mix.
- In a large serving bowl combine the romaine lettuce, shredded Swiss cheese, nuts, dried cranberries, cubed apple, and cubed pear.
- Toss to mix then carefully pour dressing over salad just before serving. Toss to coat. If you find a pool of dressing in the bottom of the bowl, then you've overdressed the salad.
Adapted from www.food.com Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad with Goat Cheese and Pesto Adapted from a recipe submitted by Carol Gitto of Gitto Family Farm 'n Kitchen Ingredients- 1 red sweet bell pepper, halved and seeded (retain the stem)
- 1 orange sweet bell pepper, halved and seeded (retain the stem)
- 1 acorn squash, cut into 1-inch wedges
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 red onions, quartered lengthwise into wedges
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (Or use sunflower oil from the market.)
- 4 large basil leaves or 8 small of fresh basil leaves (If available)
- 8 cherry tomatoes (If available)
- 4 small tomatoes cut in half (Six if cherry tomatoes are unavailable.)
- 4 teaspoons homemade or good-quality purchased basil pesto from the market.
- 4 chunks of goat cheese
- Coarse sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
- Basil Leaves, garnish (If available)
- Lemon wedges, garnish
Directions- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
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| Ready for the oven. --Photo submitted by Carol Gitto |
Oil a large baking sheet (Optional: Line with non-stick aluminum foil). - Place the bell pepper halves cut side up on the baking sheet.
- Place a basil leaf, a spoonful of pesto, a chunk of goat cheese, and 2 cherry tomatoes (Or one tomato half if cherry tomatoes are unavailable.) inside of each bell pepper half.
- Place the prepared bell peppers, squash, sweet potato, onions, and oil in a large mixing bowl. Toss until all of the vegetables are well coated with the oil.
- Place the squash, sweet potato, tomatoes, and onion on the baking sheet, leaving a space between all ingredients.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
- Roast the vegetables in the preheated oven approximately 30 minute or until tender and crispy brown at the edges.
- Remove from oven, plate, garnish, and serve.
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At Market This Week
Time to replenish the pantry!
Lettuce from Natalie's Garden and Greenhouse. --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. If you see an item at the market that is not listed here please email [email protected] 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 Jalape�o garlic cheddar cheese available)
English toffee
Flat breads
Garlic cheddar cheese flat bread
Gluten-free bakery
Jalape�o 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 Beets Bok Choi Broccoli Brussels Sprouts 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 (Winter, Zucchini, others) Sun chokes Sweet Potatoes 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
Cut flowers
Romanesco Broccoli from Mammoth Produce.
--Photo by Bill Lubing
Plants
Cut flowers Dried arrangements Floral arrangements Herbs (starts and potted) Native Ornamental starts Perennials Potted flowers 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 Vinaigrettes Return to 'In This Issue' Contents |
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Market Information
Yarn supplies for a winter project come from Shady Blue Acres. --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 [email protected]. The DCFM website provides much information as well.
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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 ...
Leif and his dad Felix Thalhammer of Capri Cheese offer goat, sheep, and cow milk cheese at the market. --Photo by Bill Lubing
This Saturday's Music From Onadare Onadare started 16 years ago by some neighbors and friends around Elmside Circle Park on the East side of Madison. The current band members include Janet Chen mandolin, Betty Chewning flute, Mike Duffy piano and bodhran, Lou Host-Jablonski fiddle and Scottish small pipes, Brian Mott accordion, Terry O'Laughlin guitar & octave mandolin, and Nancy Zucker fiddle.
Onadare primarily plays music from various Celtic traditions with a smattering of other folk music. They can be seen every third Tuesday at the Malt House, 2609 East Washington Ave., in Madison. 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. No Market on December 29. Just a quick note for your calendar. There will be no Dane County Farmers' Market on Saturday, December 29. Eat well by eating local! Bill Lubing DCFM [email protected] Return to 'In This Issue' Contents |
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