Greetings Market Friends,
I will keep the small talk short, as I have a lot to report in the way of market features this weekend. Yes, it’s hot, but you still need to eat, so come on down and pick up some crisp, fresh veggies for snacking. For those of you who can take the heat, we also have great cuts of meat for grilling. But like I said, I have lots to report, so on with the show.
This week is the Flower Festival, and we have some special guests. First, the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired will be on hand selling their new cookbook – Taste of Kansas City II. Proceeds from the sale go to help blind and visually impaired children. Buy a book Saturday to aid a worthy cause and get some recipes to put your market purchases to good use. Next, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be visiting giving out artist sketch pads while supplies last. We also will have a demonstration and information table on food preservation by the University of Missouri Extension Office. Come learn how to make your organic goodies last beyond the summer months. There will be music; Paul Cormaci, the musician that you heard last week will return. Nina, at the East Wind Gardens Tent will be sharing her "flower arranging techniques" with their lush, colorful, gorgeous, variety of flowers. Visit Amy, under the Red Bridge Farms Tent for container gardening ideas and purchases. So much to see and do!
As always we look forward to seeing you every Saturday from April through October from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the heart of Brookside at the corner of 63rd and Wornall. Also, check us out at www.farmerscommunitymarket.com.
See you Saturday!
Franki
Now from our vendors:
From Blue Door Farm:
Hello! I may make t-shirts to wear at market "I Survived the Kansas Tropics."
Fresh from my steamy fields this week:
Italian Broccoli
German Butterball Potatoes
Winterbor Kale
Yellow Summer Squash (Yeah! The squash season has begun!)
Scallions
Garlic (fresh dug, so use quickly or ask me about curing to store)
Onions (Two new varieties for me - "Desert Sunrise", which is a fairly mild, flat, red onion and "Sweet Spanish", a yellow)
And for the super early birds there may be a few tomatoes!
See you Saturday (and hopefully Sunday too - come see me on the Urban Farms and Gardens Tour)!
- Laura
From Bear Creek Farm:
Wow - only one big rain this week. That was great! Of course the heat was another issue! This farming thing is such fun!
It's been a busy week with lots of stringing tomatoes, harvesting massive amounts of cabbage and other such goodies, and just generally working our tails off. We've been pulling onions - they are huge and so beautiful. Guess all this rain has been good for something. Potatoes are sizing up and some tomato plants are absolutly loaded.
This week at market we'll have loads of cabbage, cauliflower, onions, 7 or 8 varieties of potatoes, broccoli, more cabbage, shallots, and piles of other wonderful vegetables fresh from our fields to your tables. Life is good!
See you all Saturday - or at least Jim and Laine will.
Robbins and Jim
Laine
From the KC Center for Urban Agriculture:
Hey market fans!
Summer is here and is bringing many gifts. So, in this heat the TOMATOES are ripening! Yes! And the GREEN BEANS are perfect! GARLIC fresh from the field and delicious! We’ll also have many varieties of SUMMER SQUASH and CUCUMBERS. Thanks to the nice rains of spring, our NEW POTATOES are crisp and full of flavor. Also, thanks to the spring rains, our root crop from the field is slow…TURNIPS are looking good and we’ll bring along all the BEETS and CARROTS we can find. Has anyone tried the Nero Tondo black RADISHES? Black and rough looking on the outside and crisp, white on the inside. Perfect for snacking, making slaw or juicing, and a great vegetable for liver health. FENNEL, have you roasted our FENNEL yet? MICROGREENS, SCALLIONS and LETTUCE MIX for your summer salads. FAVA BEANS to help you create a masterpiece. SUGAR SNAP PEAS for a special snack and SNOW PEAS for stir frying. We still have CABBAGE, SWISS CHARD and KALE, ARUGULA, BASIL for pesto and other HERBS, too.
Talk to us about the URBAN FARMS AND GARDENS TOUR this SUNDAY!
The event of the season!
See you Saturday!
Alicia
From Bread of Life Bakery:
Hello Market Friends,
The week has been a busy one with Bryce and Lili keeping us all going at the bakery. Bryce loves the cinnamon rolls and likes to have them around to snack on at all times. I think his Mommy is not totally for that. He will have to switch off with Potato Bread since he likes to have that shipped out to him in California.
We will have our market burritos, meat (sausage) and non meat, quiches with smoked gruyere cheese and cheddar, coffee(Puddin’ Head), rolls, bars and a variety of breads.
Have a good week and see you Saturday, Kathy, Luke and Chris ( Bryce and Lili )
