Friday, 19 August 2011 17:02

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This Saturday at Fondy

Taste the Season: Green Beans Galore
Taste the Season takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
Fondy Food Center Executive Director Young Kim will demonstrate his Easy Szechuan Chinese Green Beans and Lisa Kingery, Fondy's Food and Nutrition Program Director, will follow up with a green bean recipe of her own. Stop by the Taste the Season tent for samples and a recipe this Saturday from 9am to noon.

Youth Booth: Sunflower Fun
Youth Booth takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
Did you know that sunflowers can grow to be twelve feet tall? Kids, stop by the Youth Booth this Saturday to learn all about the sunflower by making your very own coloring book to take home.

Music at the Market: Jali Kunda
Music at the Market is Saturdays, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Jali Kunda is led by Keba Diabate, master of drum and kora (African harp). Guitarist Carl Nichols provides accompaniment. Together they bring traditional West African music and story telling to life. Be sure to friend the band on Facebook!

Thank you to The Spice House, one of our generous Music at the Market sponsors, for making this performance possible.

News & Announcements

Take the Eat Local Challenge!

Milwaukee's Eat Local Challenge takes place the first two weeks of September. The Challenge encourages people to increase their consumption of local food. Eating locally helps the environment, the local economy and our community. Plus, local food just plain tastes better! For information on resources and events, including an Eat Local Resource Fair on Saturday, August 27th and the annual culminating Haymarket Days Festival held at Fondy on Saturday, September 10th, visit the Eat Local Milwaukee website.

Many Thanks to our Youth Booth Volunteers

We're very thankful for the hard work, dedication, and creativity of Calee Harington and Stephanie Black, who coordinated Youth Booth activities for the first half of the season. We welcome Niki Bivona, who is volunteering her time and visual arts talent to create new activites through September.

Think you'd like to volunteer at Fondy? For more information, check out our volunteer page, or contact Market Manager Jenni Reinke at or 414-562-2282.

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

Plentiful (weather willing)

Veggies: cranberry shelling beans, snap beans (green, wax, yardlong), beets (Chioggia, golden, red), bell peppers (green, purple, red), cabbage, Napa cabbage, cabbage sprouts, carrots, chili peppers (Anaheim, Banana, Cayenne, Habanero, Hungarian Wax, Jalapeno, Jimmy Nardello Italian Frying Peppers, Poblano, Thai), sweet corn, Hmong corn, cucumbers (pickling, slicing), Asian eggplant (Chinese, Japanese, Thai ball), bitter eggplant (Hmong red), Italian eggplant (green, purple, white), garlic, kohlrabi, leeks, leaf lettuce (green, red), okra, onions (red, white, yellow), onion sprouts, scallions, sugar snap peas, baby potatoes (red, white), fingerling potatoes, waxy yellow potatoes, radishes, Asian squash (Hmong summer squash, bitter melon, opo), summer squash (blossoms, patty pan, yellow, zucchini), cherry tomatoes, green tomatoes, red slicing tomatoes, turnips

Greens: amaranth, bok choy (several varieties), Chinese mustard, choy sum/yu choy, collards, lambsquarter, kale, curly mustard, slick mustard, nightshade, pumpkin leaf, Malabar/Vietnamese spinach, summer squash leaf, sweet potato leaf, Swiss chard, tossa jute, turnip greens 

Herbs: basil (Italian, Thai), cilantro, dill, peach tree leaves, peppermint, sage, sorrel

Meat/Poultry: chicken, eggs

Value-added: apple cider, honey, popping corn

Flowers/Plants: annual and perennial flowers; starter herbs; beautiful fresh-cut flower bouquets featuring dahlias, gladiolas, lilies, poppies, sunflowers, zinnias, and more

Limited Supply (get to the market early!)

Veggies: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, immature winter squash (butternut, hubbard), Roma tomatoes

Fruits: cantaloupe, peaches

Prepared Food Vendors (Saturdays Only)
Checker Board Foods, Corn Man, Egg Roll Lady, Vi Nai Cafe, Yammies Pie Co.

Craft & Specialty Vendors (Saturdays Only)
Miss Rose’s Watkins & More, Serenity Soap Works

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