Friday, 23 September 2011 13:46

This Saturday at Fondy

Taste the Season: Salvadoran Pupusas
Taste the Season takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
Heather Deaton, an avid Fondy customer and foodie will demonstrate Salvadoran Pupusas, which she learned to make on a mission trip to El Salvador with her church. Curtido de Repollo - a traditional Salvadoran cabbage salad - and Pupusa Salsa will accompany the pupusas. Stop by for a taste, recipes, and to learn more about Salvadoran cuisine.

Youth Booth: Awesome Apples!
Youth Booth takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
Did you know that Fondy has over 20 varieties of apples in a given season, and that over 7,500 cultivated varieties of apples exist worldwide? Stop by the Youth Booth to sample varieties currently in season, including Gala, Cortland, McIntosh, Ginger Gold, and Wolf River. Explore their different tastes, and then vote for your favorite! Stick around for some fun apple coloring activities.

Music at the Market: Blowtorch & Thompson 
Music at the Market is Saturdays, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Well-known Milwaukee musicians Eric Blowtorch (vocals, electric guitar) and Damion Thompson (percussion) will come together to perform a variety of rhythmic originals and a few ballads. For a preview of Eric's music, visit his myspace page. 

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

News & Announcements

Milwaukee Recognized for Urban Agriculture

An international team from technology and consulting firm IBM recently recognized Milwaukee's 'high potential' to improve access to healthy food, revitalize neighborhoods, and create jobs through urban farms and aquaponics. Read about the team's research by clicking here.

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

Plentiful (weather willing)

Veggies: black-eyed peas, cranberry shelling beans, purple hull peas, snap beans (green, Romano, yardlong), beets (Chioggia, golden, red), bell peppers (green, orange, purple, red, yellow), cabbage, Napa cabbage, cabbage sprouts, carrots, celery, chili peppers (Banana, Cayenne, Cherry Bombs, Habanero, Hungarian Wax, Jalapeno, Poblano, Thai), sweet corn, cucumbers (Hmong, slicing), Asian bitter eggplant (Hmong red, Thai pea), Asian eggplant (Chinese, Japanese, Thai ball), Italian eggplant (green, purple), garlic, jicama, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce (green leaf, red leaf), okra, onions (red, white, yellow), scallions, baby potatoes (red, white), baking potatoes, waxy yellow potatoes, radishes, Asian squash (bitter melon, winter melon, opo, pumpkin, summer squash), butternut squash, tomatoes (cherry, green, heirloom, red slicing, teardrop), turnips

Greens: bok choy (several varieties), collards, kale, curly mustard, slick mustard, okra leaf, spinach, Malabar/Vietnamese spinach, sweet potato leaf, Swiss chard, turnip greens

Fruits: apples, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, watermelon

Herbs/Aromatics: basil, cilantro, dill, garlic, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage

Value-added: apple cider, honey, popping corn, all-natural goats' milk soaps

Flowers: beautiful fresh-cut flower bouquets featuring cosmos, dahlias, dasies, gladiolas, lilies, poppies, sunflowers, sweet peas, zinnias, and more

Limited Supply (get to the market early!)

Veggies: lima/butter beans, brocolli, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, sorghum cane, hubbard squash

Fruits: peaches, pears, plums

Meat/Poultry: chicken, eggs

Decorative: carving pumpkins

Prepared Food Vendors (Saturdays Only)
Avia Cakes, 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 & Oak Hollow Acres