Hello Market Shoppers!

Why not begin your holiday weekend with a trip to the farmers' market?  We'll have LOTS of great food and great MUSIC by Mike Kropp.  And if it rains, we will stay DRY under the bridge! This is the LAST WEEK to enter the May raffle.  The raffle is free and the winner will receive a Phoenixville Farmers' Market bag filled with market goodies. Stop down at the market table to enter.  We will announce the winner in next week's newsletter.  No worries if you don't win this time, because we are holding the raffle EVERY month!  But you have to enter to win.

On the 4th Saturday of each month we will celebrate Phoenixville!  This week, two Phoenixville artisan food producers will join us- Bridge Street Chocolates and Black Walnut Winery.  You don't have to wait for Saturdays to stop by their storefronts in town.

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of grilling season and there are so many choices at the market.  Whether you are looking for vegetarian portabellas, veal patties, sausage, chicken, pork chops, hamburger patties or grassfed steaks you will find them ALL on Saturday! 

A few of our regulars will not be at the market this week, but they look forward to seeing you next week!

Memorial Day Fun! Pick up a selection of cheese for your weekend festivities.  We'll also have our Birchrun Bockwurst and Franks for the grill.  If you want to serve up a little something different, we'll have veal burgers, sausages and chops.

Black Walnut Winery
Be sure to stop by to try our wines, and rmember you can pick them up in our tasting room too!

Bridge Street Chocolates will bring their luscious chocolate Bar selection, sea salt drops and introduce their fresh chocolate covered blueberries to the market!Charlestown  Farm

Country Time Farm
Too busy to cook?  Try our heat and serve pulled pork!  Our sausage and chorizo are great on the grill.

Cucina Verde will have:
Mild Kim Chi
the 3-D detox kraut with daikon, dandelion and dulse.
Pineapple mango salsa.

Deep Roots Valley Farm
Hey everyone we are excited for this weekends market!  We are running a 10% off Memorial Day special on burger patties and steaks!

We will have our usual delicious eggs and chicken.

We are happy to offer some products by advance order only.  Please let us know if you would like them for next week via email by Thursday evening (will@deeprootsvalley.com).

Gizzards ($3/lb)
Chicken Backs ($2 each, 3 in a pack)- great for making stocks or pet food

Beef Hearts ($3.50/lb)
Beef Tongue ($3/lb)

Hoagland Farms
We have Rhubarb and a recipe to go with it!  Here it is-
Rhubarb-Apple Crisp
2# rhubarb- cut into 1" sections  (6-8 stalks)
2 medium apples- peeled, cored, and cut into small pieces
1/2 c craisins (Dried cranberry)
1/2 c chopped walnuts
Mix the fruit and nuts in a 9x13 baking dish
1 cup quik oats
1/3 c flour
1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 c melted butter or margarine
Mix the dry ingredients and stir the melted butter through until the mixture is crumbly
Spread the oatmeal mixture over the fruit
Bake at 375 F for about 35 minutes

Huyard's Homestead Farm
Our hanging baskets will get your house ready for the holiday weekend!

ICED by Betsy
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Remember to get some cupcakes for your Memorial Day weekend celebrations! They are a prefect compliment for your backyard cookout or trip to the shore. You can pre-order any quantity of cupcakes from the flavors of the week! Place your order via email cupcakes@ICEDbyBetsy.com or phone (610)755-7062.

ICED by Betsy will have the following flavors at the market this week:  
All-American Apple
Pure
Stars & Stripes
PB & C
Dark Side*Also available in our gluten-free version this week.
The Classic

JACK'S FARM will bring spring veggies including a small amount of asparagus, beets, kale, beautiful lettuce heads and more.
Plus plenty of potted herbs and the last of the tomato, pepper and eggplant transplants.
JACK'S FARM is USDA Certified Organic from seed to finished product.

For Memorial Day weekend only: We are proud to bring back our "Red, White and Blue" special - Strawberry Sage, Classic Vanilla, and Blueberry Basil.  If you've never tried the combination, it truly is something wonderful.
Buy a single of each and save $1, or buy a pint of each and save $2! And for your holiday parties, we will be offering all 3 flavors together in a convenient quart size (quantities limited).

We will also be offering Passionfruit Sorbetto, Sea Salt Caramel, Rustic Lemon, and Chocolate Supreme.
Most importantly, to all our veterans and their families, a sincere thank you for all you've done, and continue to do.  Ciao!

North Star Orchard

We'll have spinach, arugula, Ovation mix, parsley, kale raab, 3 kinds of kale (and Celtic kale will be done soon, btw, so don't miss out!), redleaf lettuce, Swiss chard, radishes, and all of those yummy fruit butters and applesauce to keep you going until fruit season arrives!

Oley Valley Mushroom

We'll have Plenty of Portabella for the grill.

Stop by and ask Sarah for a taste of our chevre spreads~ we make both savory and sweet; Provencial, Sassy Bee, Sun Dried Tomato, Honey, Chive, Peppercorn Melange, Fresh, Sharp, Sharp Chive, Spectachio, Hot and Sweet.

Stargazers Vineyard will be offering tastes of their newest white--Gruener Veltliner--GV- on the 25th along with other favorites.

Vera Pasta
We've got some great raviolis this week!Pappardelle
Goat cheese, sundried tomato and basil ravioli
Asparagus, lemon, ricotta and pecorino Toscano DOP ravioli
Also,
Pappardelle
Tagliatelle
Gemelli
Tomato basil spaghetti
Sriracha penne
Lemon penne
Marinara
Sunday gravy

• Backyard Bison
• Naughty Nutty Love
• Pure Blend Tea

We will also be joined by:

• WILD for Salmon
• Paradocx Vineyard
• Ellen April Soap