Fiber Festival, Great Music, Great Food, Great Artists this week!

Fiber Festival!

October 10, 2015

9am to 1pm

Hello Market Shoppers!

It's the Second Saturday this week and that means local artists will be at the market this week! It's also our annual Fiber Festival and there will be lots of hand made woolen items and yarn at the market just in time for the cooler weather. If you've never tried knitting, it is super easy. Just ask artists for a quick lesson. You'll be hooked!

Maple syrup is a perfect accompaniment to fall apples, sweet potatoes and winter squash, and this is the week that Ridge Valley Farm will be at market with the sweet elixir made in neighboring Montgomery County. Be sure to grab some!

The Raven Hill Ramblers will play their old time bluegrass music on stage from 10am to 1pm. Be sure to grab a seat and listen!

Parking can get tight at the market, but we have a great FREE option that includes a lovely short walk along the French Creek Trail. On Saturday mornings, the lot on the far side of the borough hall is open to the public for free. A few spots are designated for borough vehicles only-just take a look at the signs. And if you have an electric vehicle, there's even a charging station.

See you at the Market!

This Week's Producers & Highlights

Anita's Guacomole
Artisan Provisions
Artisan's Gallery & Cafe
Baba's Brew
Backyard Bison
Birchrun Hills Farm
Black Walnut WInery
Bridge Street Chocolates
Charlestown Farm
Countrytime Farm
Deeproots Valley Farm
Flour and Oats
Flour Fairies
Green Street Luxuries
Heart Food Truck
Hoagland Farms
ICED by Betsy
Jack's Farm
Jenny and Frank's Artisan Gelato
John and Kira's Chocolate
Kimberton Hills
Nomadic Pies
North Star Orchard
Nutty Novelties
Oley Valley Mushrooms
Peach Bottom Farm
Pureblend Tea
Quarryville Orchard
Ridge Valley Farm
Saint Peters Bakery & Cafe
Sally B
Shellbark Hollow Farm
Sweetwater Baking Co.
Vera Pasta

Artisan's Cafe
It's that time of the year to bring out hot cider (North Star Orchard) our specialty Ghirardelli hot chocolate with marshmallows and our pumpkin scones.

Birchrun Hills Farm
Cheese & Apples and Apples & Cheese and more Cheese & Apples, please!
Definitely on my list of cool fall things - try all of our cheeses with the great variety of apples available at the farmers market and stop by and tell me about your favorite combinations!
Gratin's also make the list and Equinox, our aged raw milk cheese, is just what is called for in this cauliflower gratin recipe - would love to try the recipe with purple cauliflower! [see recipe section]

Black Walnut Winery
Think Pink, Drink Pink with Black Walnut Winery
Did you know that drinking wine from Black Walnut Winery can help those living with breast cancer? It's true. During the month of October when you purchase either of our blush wines, Sassy or Iridescence, we'll donate $1 from each bottle to Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC)
So you can indulge and be altruistic at at the same time. Pretty cool, huh?

Country Time Farm
Try our meatloaf, meatball mix. just add spices. Also new we will have Canada Bacon, plus all of your favorite pork products.

Deep Roots Valley Farm
Our bulk chicken special is available this weekend (30lbs of whole chicken for $100). Please email if you would like to pick up. Holiday turkeys are going fast, be sure to reserve yours with a $25 deposit soon!

Flour Fairies
Autumn flavors and colors abound this week with The Flour Fairies. Stop by for our Baked Asian Pear Cider Doughnuts (using North Star Cider), Harvest Pumpkin Scones, Pumpkin White Chocolate Snickerdoodles, English Toffee Welsh Cookies, and more! We will also have limited number of spooky spiderweb, marbled foliage and pumpkin cut-out cookies to serve your good girls and ghouls!

Green Street Luxuries
NEW - COCO Scrub!
Coconut oil is a wonderful moisturizer with anti - fungal properties. I added European Sea Salt (detox), sugar (gentle scrub) and glycerin (retains moisture)! WOW amazing skin

Hoagland Farms

will have tomatoes four varieties of fall squash, romanesco, cauliflower, honey, pork and other veggies

ICED by Betsy
Happy Harvest! We will be featuring our Choktoberfest cupcake this week - enjoy the flavors of the season! Check out our newsletter for the rest of this week's market flavors.

Newsletter Link

Flavors:
Choktoberfest*, O-H Buckeye*, Banana Nut, Chocolate Espresso Stout, Milk & Cookies, & Midnight Mint
*This flavor will also be available in our gluten-free version this week!*

JACK'S FARM
The Certified Organic Japanese Sweet Potato. Very sweet, moist and creamy. While they last.

Jenny & Frank's Artisan Gelato

This week, why not try an incredible combination of flavors? A scoop of our Zabaglione paired with Simply Raspberry Sorbetto is like nothing you've ever tasted! Or try Chocolate Supreme and Sea Salt Caramel - truly, a match made in Heaven. Why not try Hazelnut with Pumpkin Pie? Also available: Rustic Lemon. What would you like to pair that with?

North Star Orchard

Pretty in Pink - Florina (the Bubblegum apple!) are back! No, they're not suitable for blowing bubbles, but they are sweet, Bazooka-pink, and excellent for the lunch box! Other fruits this week include Asian pears, a number of unique apple varieties, and delicious cider. Veggie selections will include leeks, green leafies (lettuce, spinach, arugula), beets, and lots more. Also - the beans are back! Heritage Arikara beans (perfect for soups, stews, and chili) will be at the stand for a few Saturdays. Try a bag this week and then be sure to stock up before they are gone.

Nutty Novelties
NEW- Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter- just $7 for a large jar!

Pureblend
will be there with hand blended teas blended with organic and fair trade ingredients. We have new Mulling Spice Blends, Seasonal Tea Blends and Matcha! Get your Fall on with our special teas.
Traditional Chai Latte:
Bring to boil 16oz water & 3 Tbsp Purelend Traditional Masala Chai
Turn heat to low & simmer for 15 minutes.
Strain the leaves out and pour chai concentrate into your 12 oz cup.
Top your cup off with warm milk, add a sweetener if desired and top with cinnamon.
ENJOY!

Ridge Valley Farm

We will be at the market on the 2nd Saturday of every month with our maple syrup and maple products. Be sure to stock up this week! Pre- orders for gallons and half gallons are recommended as we only bring one of each size per grade. Email us at suejimmyers@verizon.net

Here's a photo of the sweet sap that we boil to make our syrup!

Raven Hill Ramblers
will be on stage from
10am to 1pm
Be sure to grab a seat and listen

ARTISTS

Angel's Wool Farm sells fiber, yarn, and products from our Shetland sheep, angora rabbits, and llamas. We spin, knit, crochet and weave our hats, scarves, and mittens at our farm in Gilbertsville. Come see yarn spun from our angora rabbits!

Bird and Bat Houses by George

Cob Studio The Cob Studio is back with nature inspired pottery for home table and garden. One of a kind pieces that one market shopper described as "it doesn't look like you made this it looks like you just picked it"

Dale Burch
Beautiful handspun yarn
Yarn- Dale Burch

Kimberton Hills Camphill Village Lovely items handmade in this Camhill Community

Little Luxuries by Lynn
Gorgeous hand woven items

Muramai will be at the market with new jewelry organizers, as well as hand-mixed glitter nail polish and information about ordering painted pet portraits!

Pure Scents
Fall Fragrances are here, with the scents of Apples, Pumpkins, Spice and more to warm up your space!

Richard Johnston
will be back with his turned wooden bowls, plates, bracelets and much more!

Red Rope Farm is excited for the annual Fiber Festival! We will have millspun and handspun yarn, and wool roving, as well as, lambskins, dryer balls and herbal moth repellant sachets. We will also have our soap, lip balm & skin balm available.

Side Stitch by Ginny
returns to the Phoenixville Farmers Market this Saturday! Come check out her beautiful handcrafted accessories, clothing and home decor. There will be a fabulous selection of plaid flannel infinity scarves, reversible modern ponchos, hairbands, table runners, stadium/throw blankets, baby blankets and her signature aprons! Perfect for gift giving or treating yourself.

You can check Side Stitch by Ginny out in Facebook and at www.sidestitchbyginny.etsy.com

Silverstone Jewels
Lee will be at the market this Saturday with her beautiful, handmade SilverStone Jewels. Lee uses Sterling & Argentium Sterling Silver as well as high quality gemstones in her original designs. She also has a selection of handmade equestrian and canine sterling silver jewelry. It's not too early to think about the holidays and handmade jewelry is a great gift! See more at www.facebook.com/silverstonejewels1
or www.silverstonejewels.com

Tonya Lov

Tonya Lov Jewelry is excited to be at the market this weekend with all kinds of New heart designs and other new styles to!! Please stop by and see all her new creations. Great gift ideas!

Recipes

Cauliflower Gratin with aged Raw Milk Cheese

adapted from Cooking in the Moment

by Andrea Reusing

Ingredients

Kosher Salt

2 small heads of cauliflower

2 large farm eggs

1 cup heavy cream

freshly grated nutmeg

11/2 cups grated Equinox

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 450. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

2. Cut the cauliflower into large florets. Cook the florets in the boiling water for about 3 minutes until just tender but still firm in the center. Drain. Arrange the cauliflower in a 9 x 13 baking dish.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, a little salt, and nutmeg to taste. Pour over the warm cauliflower.

4. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until the gratin is barely set in the center.

5. Remove from the oven and turn on the broiler.

6. Sprinkle the cauliflower with the cheese and broil for about 3 minutes until the top is golden brown!

LOOKING AHEAD!

We have some special events next week!

Weather permitting, the Elmwood Zoo will present a FREE animal show on stage at 9am.

It's also the Green Earth Festival, organized by Phoenixville Green Team. There will be lots of information about how we can live sustainably. Look for more details in next week's newsletter.

Phoenixville Hospital will be here to conduct free blood pressure screenings.

Wild for Salmon, Cucina Verde & Paradocx Vineyard will join us on the 1st & 3rd weeks of every month

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