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Market Notes 7.1.17

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It's CORN SEASON

Old Homestead Farm has the first sweet corn of the season this Saturday! They'll have bot white and bi-color! Reason enough to have friends over for a BBQ this weekend!

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Incentive Program Kicks Off this Week

Our soft start to EBT SNAP went well. This week we are introducing our incentive program sponsored by the Chester County Food Bank. EBT purchases of fruits and veggies will be rewarded with matching Fresh2You bucks up to $6. These Fresh2You bucks can be used to purchase fruits and veggies.

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Monthly Guests this Saturday

Lovin' Spoonful will be back with their unique line-up of flavored olive oils and vinegars, perfect for dressing summer salads and marinating meats for the grill!

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Swapna from Sugar 'n' Spice Cakery is back from vacation. She's baked up some super special sweet treats for everyone this week - be sure to stop by her stall.

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And, just for Fido and friends, Butterfly Farm Pet Treats is back to keep all of our four legged besties happy!

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Market This Week:

Produce

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Aldebaran Farm - This week we will have:
Roots: carrots, beets
Fruits: squash, zucchini, cucumbers (pickling and slicing)
Greens: kale (Toscano and green curly), Swiss chard, collards, lettuce heads, baby bok choy. Baby Greens: arugula, baby red Russian kale, spicy salad mix, and a small quantity of lettuce mix.
Plus: microgreens, kohlrabi, and cabbage (green, savoy, and Napa), cauliflower, and broccoli. Herbs: scallions, parsley, dill
We will be posting recipes on our Facebook page this week for inspiration, so be sure to follow us!

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Alnwyck Farm - This week we will have four types of zucchini along with several zucchini recipes (crab cakes), beans (amethyst, green and dragon tongue), beets, cucumbers, kohlrabi, lettuce (romaine and loose leaf), radish (red and Purple), cabbage, Chinese cabbage, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, dried herbs, mushrooms (crimini, shitake and large protabellas) also we may have the last of some blueberries. Mike's got a Facebook page - LIKE HIM!

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Flaming Fury - sweet, juicy, full of peachy flavor!

Frecon Farms - FRUIT: Yellow Peaches, Blueberries, Raspberries, Black Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries Mother Mary Cider Vinegar! Plus their full line-up of Hard Cider including Brix. And, fruit butters, dried apples, and cider applesauce. Baked goods include: peach cider donuts, focaccia, scones, muffins, sticky buns and FRUIT PIES using Frecon Fruit!

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Old Homestead Farm - Our first sweet corn, white and bi color! Green and wax beans, cabbage, red, white, and gold beets, scallions, salad mix, mint, watercress, basil, greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh flower bouquets.

Meat, Poultry, Eggs & Dairy

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Canter Hill Farm - Canter Hill has your favorite on sale - SCRAPPLE! Save $1 / lb on scrapple and $2 / lb on chicken wings this week. We'll have plenty of fresh chicken, sausage, pork, lamb, ostrich, duck and turkey and fresh chicken eggs. Pre-orders: canterhillfarm@yahoo.com

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Gauker Farms - Peaches are IN, and so is our stock of ground beef and 4 oz burgers! Try out this recipe for Peach Vidalia Burgers to celebrate by making your own patties, or taking the quick route with our patties! Preorders are welcomed and encouraged - gaukerfarms@gmail.com.

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M&M Creek Valley Farm - M&M Creek Valley Farm is back at the market this Saturday with your favorite pasture raised pork cuts! We have plenty of bacon, sausage and ribs (oh my)! $2 off on our tender thick cut chops (available bone-in or boneless) and $2 off on our delicious shoulder roasts, perfect for an easy crock pot pulled pork sure to please the whole family! Back by popular demand, our free-range eggs are on sale for $3.50 per dozen! Don't forget, spend $30, get a FREE cooler bag!! Pre-orders encouraged at creekvalleyfarmpa@gmail.com.

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Stoudt's Bakery & Cheese - Elizabeth, Stoudt's Bakery baker, is not only an accomplished baker, but an incredible cheesemaker! Stop by for samples. She's got some GREAT burger worthy cheese! Could win you a prize at Gauker Farms - Jodi loves local cheese!

Bakeries

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Cannoli 2 Go - filled with sweet ricotta!

A La Maltaise - This week Mariella will have: Spanakopita for savory; for sweets she'll have Cannoli with sweet ricotta filling and Amaretti. Biscotti too, including Lemon-Poppyseed, Walnut Mandelbrot and a Chocolate Espresso biscotti. Cakes: Spelt-Kamut Pound Cake, Pan d'Arancia (orange cake), Torta Rustica (Coffee-Walnut cake), Cassatine di Limone and Cassata (ricotta Cheesecake). And as always, Mariella's Einkorn Baking Mix.

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Elizabeth and her Loaves!

Stoudt's Bakery & Cheese - They're back with delicious whole grain breads made with local ingredients whenever possible at the Wonderful Good Market in Adamstown, next door to their famous Stoudt's Brewery!

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Sugar 'n' Spice Cakery - I have really missed the market last few weeks that I couldn't come and I hope some of you missed me too.
This week we thought we will make it all about some fresh and delicious Muffins. Enjoy it with your morning tea/ coffee or have one as an afternoon snack. We will have a variety to choose from like chocolate chip, blueberry, orange walnut and carrot. We will also be getting some delicious brownies. Stop by and grab some goodies before they are all gone!

Our Food Artisans

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Bottled Thyme - Have you tried our 3 new salad dressings: Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette, Strawberry Walnut Vinaigrette, and Red Wine Vinaigrette - perfect for summer salads!? We'll also have our full line-up of classic sauces. Don't forget to ask us about our loyalty card - for every 9 items you buy (dressing or sauce) the 10th item of your choice is on us!

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Cocky Gourmet Confections - We have all new pricing!! All 1/2lb bags are now $10!! PLUS SAVE MORE: Buy 2 for $18, Buy 3 for $24, Buy 4 or more and SAVE 25% Having a Party? Try our Ultimate Experience 5 lbs of Brittle for $60 That's one 1/2 lb bag of each of our 10 Gourmet Flavors.

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Lovin' Spoonful - Stemming from a love of all things tasty, The Loving Spoonful brings a variety of infused olive oils and vinegars to liven up any dish, dressing, marinade or even libation. From flavor infusions, of Artisan quality balsamic vinegars of Modena, like Mango, Honey Ginger, Chocolate Marshmallow to the 25 Star Reserve Balsamic, there will be something to appeal to all. The infused high quality Olive Oils include Basil, Roasted Chile, Black Pepper, White truffle garlic and many more.

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Crazy good quiche!

Sorelle Cucina - Sorelle Cucina has homemade foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even for snacking. Looking for something a little lighter? Try our Egg Muffins; they are crustless & gluten free. Pickup 1 to try or grab our 4-pack ( 4-pack is filled with 1 of each flavor). We also have our gluten-free Baked Brown Rice Pita Chips. They go perfect with our Roasted Eggplant Dip which is Vegan. We will also have Mac n Cheese Cups (pickup 1 or try our 4-pack which is filled with 1 of each flavor); homemade Quiche, Pesto, Tapenade, Dips, Eggplant Stacks, Marinara Sauce and Lasagna.

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Taste of Puebla - Taste of Puebla will bring Guacamole 8oz and 16oz, Pico de Gallo, Salsa Fresca, Spicy Red Salsa, 3 Pack Tamales with choice of Pork, Chicken, Vegan (Sauteed in Canola Oil Red bell peppers, fresh onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, Epazote {mexican fresh herb} Salt) Also we will bring Taco Kit. with a choice of Pull Pork or Tinga, 8oz guacamole, 8oz salsa fresca, onions, cilantro and 16 corn tortillas.

Craft, Pets & Services

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Butterfly Farm Pet Treats - snappy treats for Fido. Homemade dog treats - truly "home" made in my kitchen. Designed for dogs - with lots of flavor in every treat and made from human-quality ingredients. Sized for small dogs and for medium/large dogs. No added sugars, preservatives.

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Neil's Sharpening Service - Neil will be back soon!

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