Market News February 2 2010 Market

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February 1, 2010

Happy Groundhog Day! I am really enjoying the longer days. It’s nice to have the sun come up before 8am.

The 2010 Governor’s State Employees Food Drive begins runs the entire month of February (link

What’s available this week? Spinach, kale, collards and arugula will be the predominant greens this week. (n.b Spinach and arugula both make excellent winter pestos. I’ve saved an arugula pesto recipe in our featured recipes above.) Other vegetables include carrots, beets, kohlrabi, turnips, radishes, potatoes, onions and winter squash. You will also find a nice selection of apples, pears and asian pears plus hazelnuts and chestnuts.

Little Pots and Pans is back at the market this week. I’ve missed their savory tarts and salads. It’s good to have them back.

Here’s the expected availability list:

Rick Steffen Farm - onions, shallots, scallions(maybe), leeks(maybe), potatoes, carrots, beets, kohlrabi, spinach and turnips.

Packer Orchards – pear juice sweetened baked goods and jams, pears (Bosc, Bartlett, Anjous), apples, asian pears.

Greenville Farms – prunes, hazelnuts, eggs and jams.

Osmogaia - mustard greens, spinach, kale (several varieties), chard (maybe), salad mix, bok choy (maybe), daikon (maybe), radishes (maybe), winter squash.

Nature’s Choice – fresh mushrooms (shiitake, maitake, hedgehogs, black trumpets, yellowfoot (maybe)), dried mushrooms, mushroom salt, honey, chestnuts, huckleberry jam.

Bigfoot Bread – toasting bread, pitas & flatbreads, pita chips, cinnamon rolls.

Fressen Artisan Bakery - German and Austrian breads and pastries.

Little Pots and Pans - savory tarts and salads.

Savory et Sweet: crepes, salads, drinks.

Menu for February 2 2010 - check back later

See you tomorrow,

Eamon Molloy
Market Manager

Market News January 26 2010 Market

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January 25, 2010

More light and warmer temperatures equal more things to harvest. Spinach, kale, collards and arugula top the greens list. Osmogaia had some salad mix last week and should have more this this week. Other vegetables include carrots, beets, kohlrabi, turnips, radishes, potatoes, onions and winter squash. You will also find a nice selection of apples, pears and asian pears plus hazelnuts and chestnuts.

Packer Orchards has been working hard at wheat-free and gluten-free baked goods. Their first two items, a wheat-free oatmeal raisin cookie and a gluten free chocolate chip cookie, will be available tomorrow. Give them a try!

Here’s the expected availability list:

Rick Steffen Farm - onions, shallots, scallions(maybe), leeks(maybe), potatoes, carrots, beets, kohlrabi, spinach and turnips.

Packer Orchards – pear juice sweetened baked goods and jams, pears (Bosc, Bartlett, Anjous), apples, asian pears.

Greenville Farms – prunes, hazelnuts, eggs and jams.

Osmogaia - mustard greens, spinach, kale (several varieties), chard (maybe), salad mix, bok choy (maybe), daikon (maybe), radishes (maybe), winter squash.

Nature’s Choice – fresh mushrooms (shiitake, maitake, hedgehogs, black trumpets, yellowfoot (maybe)), dried mushrooms, mushroom salt, honey, chestnuts, huckleberry jam.

Bigfoot Bread – toasting bread, pitas & flatbreads, pita chips, cinnamon rolls.

Fressen Artisan Bakery - German and Austrian breads and pastries.

Savory et Sweet - crepes, salads, drinks.

Menu for January 26 2010

Savory Crepes
Ham & Gouda $ 7
Smoked honey ham, smoked gouda, carmelized onions* & spinach*

Veggie $6
Pan seared yams with chipotle powder, sweet/spicy blackberry* sauce, chester blackberries*, toasted walnuts, creme fraiche* & spinach* (add rotisserie chicken $1)

Cheese $5
Choice of smoked gouda, chipotle cheddar OR soy cheese (smokey provolone or cheddar) & spinach*
(add ONE ingredient your choice for $1)

Blue Cheese/Pear $6
blue cheese, pear*, dried cherries, hazelnuts* & spinach*

Sweet Crepes
Paris $5
Brown sugar, butter & lemon with powdered sugar & whipped cream

Tropical $6
Fresh pineapple, banana & lime curd with powdered sugar & whipped cream

Lavender Pear $6 (last week for this item!)
ffresh pears*, toasted hazelnuts*, & lavender pear jam from Salem’s Sundance Lavender Farm
with powdered sugar, whipped cream & dried lavender blossom

Dark Chocolate Banana $6
with powdered sugar & whipped cream

Other

Menagerie Snack Plate $7
Selection of winter fruits & vegies with nuts, cheese and other goodies!
Served w/ Grand Central’s Olive bread, Cibo basil walnut cheese spread and mini whipped cream filled crepe

Soup: $6 Bowl ~ $3.50 cup
Rick Steffen Farm* French Onion soup in beef & chicken broth with thyme, dijon, sherry & red wine
Served with parmesan cheese, Big Foot* garlic pita “croutons” & garlic bread

Beverages
Hot Tea $2
Hot Chai $3
Hot Spiced Cranberry Juice $3
Hot Coffee: Starbucks “Via” in Dark Roast or Columbian $2.50
Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa with whipped cream $2.50
Hot Lips soda $2.25
Water $1

The 2010 Governor’s State Employees Food Drive begins February 1 and runs the entire month of February (link). The market is working with employees in the Oregon WIC program in the food drive. They will be staffing a table collecting donations of food and money at the February 16th market. The market will be making a donation that day. We are planning other events for that market day as well. I will keep you posted as we finalize our plans.

See you tomorrow,

Eamon Molloy
Market Manager

Market News January 12 2010 Market

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January 11, 2010

RedTree Farm is back this week. They don’t have enough produce to bring to market yet but they will have their goats milk soaps. Bigfoot Bread, Osmogaia and Packer Orchards all return this week too.

There should be a decent supply of produce this week. Greens will be low but you should still find spinach, kale, collards and arugula. Other vegetables include carrots, beets, kohlrabi, turnips, radishes, potatoes, onions and winter squash. You will also find a nice selection of apples, pears and asian pears plus hazelnuts and chestnuts.

Here’s the expected availability list:

Rick Steffen Farm – onions, shallots, potatoes, carrots, beets, spinach and turnips.

Packer Orchards – pear juice sweetened baked goods and jams, pears, apples, asian pears.

Greenville Farms – prunes, hazelnuts, eggs and jams.

Osmogaia – mustard greens (maybe), kale (several varieties), chard, tatsoi, bok choy, cabbage, winter squash, daikon, radishes, winter squash.

Nature’s Choices – fresh mushrooms (wild and cultivated), dried mushrooms, mushroom salt, honey, chestnuts, huckleberry jam

Bigfoot Bread – toasting bread, pitas & flatbreads, cinnamon rolls.

Fressen Artisan Bakery – German and Austrian breads and pastries.

Savory et Sweet - crepes, salads, drinks. Menu Available Later Today

A few shoppers asked how to use kohlrabi last week. Kohlrabi is a brassica (cabbage, collards, broccoli, cauliflower, etc) and has a mild broccoli flavor. It can be eaten raw or cooked. The greens can eaten and are very tasty. Ivy Manning has a few recipes posted here on Culinate. I’ve added her recipes to our featured recipes above.

See you at the market!

Eamon Molloy
Market Manager

January 5 2010 Market

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January 4, 2010

Happy New Year!

I must admit that I was very happy not to be running a market last Tuesday. We are under cover but the drive home would have been a mess. I hope not too many of you were caught up in a long trip home.

You should find a decent selection of root vegetables this week. Winter greens like kale, spinach and chard should be available too. The snow level has moved up over the last few weeks so Bill may have been able to harvest some hedgehogs this week. Nonetheless, he will have shiitake and maitake mushrooms too. Packer Orchards was planning on coming this week with apples, pears and baked goods (including a few new items.) Unfortunately, the water line in the bakery failed in three places so the Packers busy reassembling the kitchen. They will be back next week.

The expected availability list can be found here. I’ll post Savory et Sweet’s menu as soon as I receive it. See you at the market!

December 22 2009 Market

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December 21, 2009

This Tuesday’s market is the last market for 2009. We are closed next week (December 29th) and open again on January 5, 2010. The farmers, vendors and I are grateful for the support we’ve received. Regardless of the weather conditions, you shoppers return week after week and we thank you for coming. And we owe a big thank you to everyone at Ashforth-Pacific for providing a very pleasant space for the market and helping in many ways. We look forward to a great 2010.

The winter crops are slowly recovering from the cold snap. Greens are still limited but are improving. Root vegetables such as beets, parsnips, carrots, radishes and turnips should readily available. Winter squashes should be available as well. Apples, pears, chestnuts and hazelnuts should be available too.

You can find the availability list here.

Market News December 15 2009 Market

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December 14, 2009

The cold weather finally let up. As I explained last week, most vegetables need to have a core temperature above freezing to be harvested so produce availability will be limited. A few farmers have greenhouses and cold frames and should be able to harvest. Greens will have limited availability. Root vegetables such as beets, parsnips, carrots, radishes and turnips should be fine. Winter squashes should be available as well. Apples, pears, chestnuts and hazelnuts should be available too. Pine Mountain Ranch will be coming so expect to find bison, chicken, yak and elk. Greenville Farms and Pine Mountain Ranch should both have eggs.

To see who’s coming to the market visit our site.

Market Update Thanksgiving Week

From Lloyd Farmers’ Market — Blog by Lloyd Farmers' Market

November 23, 2009

There is a nice produce selection for Thanksgiving week at the market. You should find spinach, kale, chard and other greens, celery, beets, cabbage, winter squash, carrots, radishes and turnips. Apples, asian pears, pears, chestnuts and hazelnuts will be available as well. Falling temperatures in the mountains are starting to limit the wild mushroom supply. Still, you should have matsutakes and chanterelles (yellow and white) as well as cultivated shiitake and maitake mushrooms. You may find a few cauliflower mushrooms too. Bill also has mushroom blocks for sale if you want to grow your own shiitake or oyster mushrooms. Stop by his table and take a look.

Little Pots and Pans is swamped with Holiday orders. They will be back on Dec 1.

Here’s the expected availability list:

Rick Steffen Farm - spinach, onions, shallots, peppers, brussels sprouts, potatoes, carrots, celery, chard, beets, peppers, radishes and turnips. Rick also has ornamental pepper bouquets, cabbage roses and harvest wreaths.

Packer Orchards – pear juice sweetened baked goods, jams and preserves, pears, apples.

Greenville Farms – cauliflower, cabbage, winter squash, peppers (hot and sweet), hazelnuts, eggs and jams. Sid and Louann also have wreaths.

Osmogaia - mustard greens, spinach (several varieties), kale (several varieties), chard, tatsoi, cabbage, winter squash, daikon.

Little Pots and Pans – BACK DEC 1

Nature’s Choices – fresh mushrooms (wild and cultivated), dried mushrooms, mushroom salt, honey, chestnuts, huckleberry jam

Rogue Creamery – artisan cheeses.

Bigfoot Bread – toasting bread, pitas & flatbreads, pita chips, cinnamon rolls.

Fressen Artisan Bakery - German and Austrian artisan breads and pastries.

K’s Creations - Dried flower arrangements, lavender.

Savory et Sweet: crepes, salads, drinks.

Check Back Later For Menu

See you tomorrow,

Eamon Molloy
Market Manager

Market Season Extended!

From Lloyd Farmers’ Market — Blog by Lloyd Farmers' Market

September 23, 2009

By popular demand, the Lloyd Farmers Market season has been extended. The market will run weekly through December 22nd, 2009. The market will start up again on January 5th and run weekly through March 16th. The hours will remain the same, Tuesdays 10am - 2pm.

July 29 2008 Market Update

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July 28, 2008

Yes it’s true. Peaches are finally here. Packer Orchards will have peaches as well as apricots, nectarines and cherries. Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries will be coming in this week from Greenville Farm, Sulina & Bay’s Farm and Unger Farms. Lettuce, carrots, radishes, snow peas, zucchini and fresh herbs will be available from Sulina & Bay’s Farm, Greenville Farm and from City Garden Farm. Springwater Farm will have a variety of wild and cultivated mushrooms for sale. Fresh and Local, Little Pots and Pans, Rogue Creamery, Russell’s Bread, Serious Bread and Xiong Farmer are all back with flowers, cheeses, pitas, bagels, breads, sandwiches and more>

There are a few new featured recipes above. All use items you’ll find at the market this week. Take a look.

See you at the Market!

July 22 2008 Market Update

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July 21, 2008

It looks like it will be another week before peaches come in. There may be small amounts available this week. There will be plenty of apricots and cherries from Packer Orchards. Blackberries, blueberries, loganberries, raspberries and strawberries will be coming in this week from Greenville Farm, Sulina & Bay’s Farm and Unger Farms. Lettuce, carrots, radishes, snow peas and fresh herbs will be available from Sulina & Bay’s Farm and from City Garden Farm. Springwater Farm will have a variety of wild and cultivated mushrooms for sale. Russell’s Bread, Fresh and Local, Little Pots and Pans, Rogue Creamery, Serious Bread and Xiong Farmer are all back with flowers, cheeses, pitas, bagels, breads, sandwiches and other good stuff to eat.

See you at the Market!