The Fondy Beet - Saturday, November 12th at Fondy

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News & Announcements

Have A Locally Grown Thanksgiving!

There's no excuse not to use the freshest locally grown ingredients for your special holiday dinner! Fondy is open Saturdays through November 19th from 7am - 3pm. We still have many fall favorites at market. Fill your shopping bag with Thanksgiving staples such as sweet potatoes, pie pumpkins, squash, potatoes, carrots, greens, apples and apple cider. 

Become a Fondy Vendor in 2012 

The 2011 season is drawing to a close, but it's never too early to start thinking about next season! If you have an interest in selling at Fondy, please contact Jenni Reinke, market manager, at or 414-562-2282. For more information, check out Fondy's vendor page, prospective vendor brochure, and participation requirements. Then, complete a vendor interest form and mail it in.

Fondy Inspires Guerilla Haiku Movement

Fondy's miracle
it is food for live people
a magical place

In September, Guerilla Haiku Movement visited Fondy as part of its campaign to spread people and place-inspired haikus around Milwaukee. Influenced by the the food, farmers, and ambiance of the market, customers joined GHM organizer Caley Vickerman in jotting it all down in creative haiku fashion with sidewalk chalk. To view a slideshow of the haikus, please click here.

Friends of Lindsay Heights Cookbook Unveiled

Give the gift of healthy eating this holiday season with the Friends of Lindsay Heights Cookbook. The cookbook is an added bonus of the Neighbor to Neighbor Program (N2N) sponsored by the Lindsay Heights Health Alliance, Fondy Food Center, and the Medical College of Wisconsin. It builds upon the promotion of health and wellness in Lindsay Heights. Many neighbors and partners - including Fondy staff and market customers - submitted recipes, making the book very diverse in flavor and content. All recipes have been tried and tasted. The cookbook is an excellent gift for someone on the road to healthy eating. For only .00, treat yourself or someone else! To purchase a copy, please contact Tyanna McLaurin, Healthy Neighborhood Community Coordinator at Walnut Way Conservation Corp: 414-264-2326 x26 or .

What's in Season?
What you can expect to find at market this week.

Plentiful (weather willing)

Veggies: cranberry shelling beans, beets, bell peppers (green, orange, purple, red, yellow), broccoli, cabbage, cabbage sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chili peppers (Banana, Cayenne, Cherry Bombs, Habanero, Hungarian Wax, Jalapeno), Hmong cucumber, Asian bitter eggplant (Hmong red, Thai pea), Thai ball eggplant, Italian eggplant, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes/sunchokes, leeks, lettuce, onions (red, white, yellow), scallions, baby potatoes (red, white, yellow), waxy potatoes (red, white, yellow, Yukon Gold), Kennebec storage potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, Asian winter melon, winter squash (acorn, sweet dumpling, buttercup, butternut, carnival, delicata, pumpkin, spaghetti, speckled hound), tomatoes (cherry, green, red slicing), turnips

Greens: Chinese mustard, collards, kale, curly mustard, slick mustard, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip greens, yu choy/choy sum

Fruits: apples

Herbs/Aromatics: cilantro, dill, garlic, lemongrass, sage

Value-added Products: apple cider, honey, popping corn

Seasonal Decorations: Indian corn, decorative gourds, carving pumpkins

Limited Supply (get to the market early!)

Fruits: pears, strawberries, watermelon

Meat/Poultry: chicken, eggs

Flowers: beautiful fresh-cut flower bouquets

Prepared Food Vendors (Saturdays Only)
Checker Board Foods

Craft & Specialty Vendors (Saturdays Only)
Miss Rose’s Watkins & More

For a general overview of local produce availability and to better plan your season, check out our Seasonal Food Guide.