Friday, 24 September 2010 11:29

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This Saturday at Fondy

Taste the Season: Coastal Kenyan Cuisine
Taste the Season takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
Join Guest Chef Fouza Yusuf as she demonstrates how to prepare popular dishes from Kenya's distinctive coastal cuisine. She'll cook carrot rice along with greens and tomato-based sukuma wiki using an assortment of fresh vegetables grown by Fondy farmers. Stop by for a scrumptious sample and advice on cooking Kenyan!

Youth Booth: Pumpkin Seeds & Gourds
Youth Booth takes place Saturdays, 9am - noon
As summer turns into fall, pumpkins appear at the farmers market! This Saturday, kids can come to the Youth Booth to taste seasoned pumpkin seeds. In preparation for Halloween, they'll also get to paint their very own mini pumpkin gourds.

Music at the Market: Vasic's Jazz Swans

Jazz Trumpeter Plamenko Vasic returns to Fondy for an encore performance with his group, Plamenko Vasic's Jazz Swans. Patrons enjoyed his other ensemble, The Rebirth of Cool, earlier in the season. Experience the bluesy jazz stylings of the Swans, whose influences include Miles Davis and Duke Ellington, this Saturday from 10:30am - 12:30pm at Fondy.

News & Announcements

WUWM Covers Fondy at Haymarket Days

WUWM's Environmental Reporter Susan Bence visited Fondy for the Haymarket Days Festival on Saturday, September 11th. You may listen to her engaging interviews with Fondy staff, customers and farmers by clicking here.

The Art of Food: Slow Food Fundraiser

You're invited to celebrate and support those that have worked hard to put local, fair, and good food on our tables. Join Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast (WiSE) for an evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres, world music and art in support of local food projects, biodiversity, and this year's Terra Madre delegates, Sharon and Larry Adams of Walnut Way Conservation Corp. and Jennifer Casey, who works on biodiversity issues. The dinner fundraiser takes place Saturday, September 25th, 6pm - 10pm in the beautiful Lynden Sculpture Garden. For more information, please visit Slow Food WiSE's invitation and registration page.

What’s in Season?
What you can expect to find when you shop.

Plentiful (weather willing)
Veggies: lima beans (large & small), pinto beans (shelled & unshelled), beets, broccoli, cabbage, cabbage sprouts, carrots, chili peppers (Anaheim, cayenne, habanero, jalapeno, poblano, serrano & Thai), Hmong corn, sweet corn, cucumbers, Hmong cucumbers, eggplants (American/Italian, green Thai ball, purple ball & Thai pea), garlic, leeks, okra, green onions/scallions, onions (white, yellow & red), black-eyed peas, purple hull peas, banana peppers, bell peppers (green, orange & red), potatoes (Kennebec, new red, new yellow & Yukon Gold), sweet potatoes, radish, daikon radish, snap beans (green, Romano, wax & yard-long), sorghum cane, Asian squash (luffa, bitter melon, winter melon, opo & Asian pumpkin), summer squash (patty pan & yellow squash), winter squash (acorn, buttercup, butternut, hubbard), tomatillos, tomatoes (green & red slicing), cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, turnips
Greens: Chinese mustard, collards, curly mustard, slick mustard, okra leaf, spinach, Malabar/Vietnamese spinach, sweet potato leaf, Swiss chard, turnip greens
Herbs: Thai basil, cilantro, dill
Fruits: apples, cantaloupe, watermelon
Meat/Poultry: chickens, eggs
Value-Added: apple cider, popping corn
Flowers/Decor: beautiful flower bouquets, decorative pumpkin gourds

Limited Supply (get to the market early!)
Veggies: cauliflower
Herbs: lavender, sage
Fruits: pears, rhubarb

Prepared Food Vendors
Corn Man, Egg Roll Lady, Vi Nai Cafe, Wade's Southern Cuisine, Yammie Pie Co.

Craft & Specialty Vendors
Abba's Earth Soaps, Bead Unto You, Miss Rose’s Watkins & More