Later we’ll have a family cocktail party with this Rhubarb Simple Syrup turned into sparkly sodas for the kids and a Negroni-like cocktail for me (gin, sweet vermouth, and rhubarb instead of Campari). Twist of lemon will have to be courtesy of Florida, but if we treat the foods that are shipped thousands of miles as treats instead of staples, I think we’re being good localvores.
This Saturday’s bike clinic features Ben West, Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s official DC Bike Ambassador. Minor bike repairs performed and TAUGHT! Never be stuck with a flat again, you can fix it yourself. Register for WABA’s May 15th Bike To Work Day and let Ben help you pick a safe route or find a Commuter Convoy (there’s one leaving from the market site that Friday morning).
We have THE BEST music line up! Your delightful neighbors Rick and Mara will ply us with accordion music in the morning, then Gabe Popkin and his friend Jacob will give us some bluegrassy fiddling action.
On to the food…lots of stuff for your garden, but plenty of edibles too:
Tree and Leaf Farm: Wonderfully busy salad mix with great keeping powers, never a brown or wilty bit in it, triple washed and ready to go. Sweet & spicy mustard mix with pretty young Golden Frill and Purple mustard greens. Gorgeous neon green Tokyo Bekana Asian green is mild and delicious raw in salad or wilted in soup or stir fried. Beet greens, chard, long scarlet radishes, green garlic (like scallions but garlic flavored, use in EVERYTHING, also puree with olive oil for a great pesto), chives, tarragon, sage, rosemary. Young plants for your vegetable garden.
Atwater Bread of Baltimore will bring MUCH MORE bread this week! Organic sourdough and yeasted breads: Peasant Wheat, Caraway Rye, Cranberry Pecan, Kalamata Olive, traditional San Francisco Sourdough, Ciabatta, Country White, Chili Cheddar, French Baguette, Spelt, Sunflower Flax, and more. Brownies, cookies, scones, muffins, and the highly addictive new chocolate cherry granola! Seriously, I hated granola until last week. Make a breakfast parfait of Keswick’s yogurt, some market jam, and this granola, send it to work or school in an individual serving size jar.
Painted Hand Farm from Pennsylvania will have humanely raised, grass-fed ROSE veal and goat meat. All cuts: shanks, chops, ground, veal scaloppini (a thin cutlet), breakfast link goat sausage (Mother’s Day breakfast…), hot and sweet Italian veal sausage, traditional German-style Bratwurst (veal and pork).
Groff’s Content Farm located in Rocky Ridge, Maryland: 100% grass-fed AND grass-finished lamb and beef, pastured Berkshire pork, beautiful pastured eggs (mm, Mother’s Day breakfast…) in a rainbow of colors. Pre-order poultry.
Truck Patch Farms: Asparagus, kale, arugula, spring mix, chard, chives, tarragon, mint. Plus Black Angus grass fed beef, pastured pork products and eggs. Don’t forget my mother’s day bacon. For chicken, please email Bryan directly at orders@truckpatchfarms.com.
Reid Orchard: My favorite Fuji and Pink Lady apples, apple cider, apple butter, pumpkin butter, apple sauce, and lots of herbs. Plants for your garden include heirloom tomatoes, basil, chives, cilantro, dill, french tarragon, lavender, lemon balm, lemon verbena, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme, winter savory.
Quaker Valley Farm: Apples, popcorn, cider, canned Madison peaches, jams, and tomato sauce.
Audia Farms: Jams, fruity syrup, herbs, spices, tea, perennials and garden starts.
Richfield Farm: Asparagus, spinach, rhubarb, scallions, hanging flower baskets, herb starts.
Keswick Creamery: raw milk cheeses, blue cheese, feta, ricotta, quark, yogurt, and chocolate pudding. Ask what special “scratch” or aged cheeses are available each week.
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Company - We are going to share them with the 14th and U Market, so they’ll be down there this Saturday. But they are so happy with your big Opening Day welcome and look forward to returning next week.
Look forward to seeing everyone this Saturday! Please bring your own bags for shopping.