Friday, 07 October 2011 12:45

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This Saturday at Fondy

Taste the Season: Soup's On!
Taste the Season takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
Hot soup is the perfect remedy for the chill of winter. For her final Taste the Season of the 2011 market season, Chef Lisa will demonstrate two great soup recipes to warm you up in the coming months: Potato Leek and Carrot Star Anise. They feature root vegetables which may be bought at Fondy through the last day of market on Saturday, November 19th.

Youth Booth: Food With a Twist!
Youth Booth takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
Kids, stop by the Youth Booth for a farmers market version of the popular game Twister. Learn about produce at Fondy and get some exercise by stretching and balancing on our Fondy Twister mat. Then, cool down with storytime, in which we'll read books about farmers and the food they grow.

News & Announcements

Comfort Food: True Stories from Fondy Folks

As part of Fondy's annual Haymarket Days Festival on Saturday, September 10th, community storytelling organization Ex Fabula encouraged shoppers to share personal stories around the theme "comfort food." For a recap of Ex Fabula's guerilla story slam at Fondy, please click here.

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

Plentiful (weather willing)

Veggies: cranberry shelling beans, purple hull peas, snap beans (green, Romano), beets (Chioggia, golden, red), bell peppers (green, orange, purple, red, yellow), broccoli, cabbage, cabbage sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chili peppers (Banana, Cayenne, Cherry Bombs, Habanero, Jalapeno, Poblano, Thai), sweet corn, Hmong cucumber, Hmong red bitter eggplant, Asian eggplant (Chinese, Thai ball), Italian eggplant, garlic, jicama, leeks, lettuce (green leaf, red leaf), onions (red, white, yellow), scallions, baby potatoes (red, white), baking potatoes, Peruvian Blue potatoes, waxy potatoes (red, white, yellow, Yukon Gold), radishes, Asian squash, winter squash (acorn, sweet dumpling, buttercup, butternut, carnival, delicata, hubbard, pie pumpkin, spaghetti), tomatoes (green, heirloom, plum/Roma, red slicing, teardrop), turnips

Greens: bok choy, choy sum/yu choy, collards, kale, curly mustard, slick mustard, Malabar/Vietnamese spinach, sweet potato leaf, Swiss chard, turnip greens

Fruits: apples, cantaloupe, watermelon (red, yellow)

Herbs/Aromatics: basil, chives, cilantro, dill, garlic, lemongrass, mint, parsley

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

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

Seasonal Decorations: Indian corn, decorative gourds, carving pumpkins

Limited Supply (get to the market early!)

Veggies: slicing cucumber, sweet potatoes, sorghum cane, summer squash, zucchini

Greens: spinach

Fruits: strawberries

Meat/Poultry: chicken, eggs

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 & Oak Hollow Acres