You need a big jug of apple cider to warm on the stove, spiced up with cinnamon sticks and cloves and ginger. You might not believe me, but served with a pat of butter floating on top, it’s extra warming.
Meet local blogger Gansie of Endless Simmer at the market this Saturday! Ask her about shopping at farmers’ markets in even the worst weather. Plenty of tents to hide out under, very grateful vendors, and come ask at the manager’s table for a spare heat pack for your gloves! Bring your own thermos of hot coffee and look around for something Irish to liven it up.
If it’s not too cold for accordionist fingers, your neighbors Rick and Mara of the Lamont Street Deluxe will play for us at 9am, then Pat Breslin at 11am. The Farmers’ Market Bike Clinic will still be on with Air, Oil, Advice, and More. They’re under a brand new tent with fancy walls!
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Company: Beautiful goat cheeses – crotins, ricotta, chevre. Ash, Silver, and Chipotle are creamy and rich, Gold is like a wedge of firm brie, that I have to hide from my children. As I discovered in Alexandria last weekend, Cherry Glen cheeses are carried at all the fanciest fromageries.
Quaker Valley Farm: Winter squash and gorgeous, unusual pumpkins. Sweet potatoes. Apple cider. Red and yellow Bartlett pears. Jonagold, Mutsu, Rome Beauty, Honeycrisp, Gala, Gold, and Ida Red apples. Sweet onions and red potatoes. Tomato sauce, apple sauce, jam, honey, apple butter, eggs, and popping corn.
Groff’s Content Farm: Family farm raises 100% grass-fed and -finished lamb and beef, pastured Berkshire pork, beautiful pastured eggs and chickens. Plus tasty pet treats. Sunday after next, October 11th, is Family Fun Day at the farm – ask the girls about it at market!
Painted Hand Farm: Full line of all naturally-browsed goat meat cuts: whole legs, leg steaks, shoulders, burgers, chops. Sandy’s goat meat is never gamy because they feed on field forbes and not grain. Similar to venison: lean and flavorful. Perfect for slow Fall braises: think crockpot with dried apples or pears, onions, potatoes and turnips. Also, humanely-raised veal, German-Style Bratwurst links and pork-free sausages.
Truck Patch Farms: Stir fry mix, chard, curly kale, arugula, salad mix, and lettuce. Mint, chives, garlic chives, and dill. Hot peppers, tomatoes, summer and zucchini squash. Green beans and broccoli. Black Angus grass fed beef, pastured pork products and eggs. Order in advance at order@truckpatchfarms.com for chickens.
Reid Orchard: Apples: Haralson, Stayman, Ida Red, Nittany, Macoun, Cortland, Fameuse Snow Apple, Honeycrisp, Gala, Golden Supreme, Jonagold, Pinova, Yataka, Northern Spy, Cox Orange Pippin. Cider.
Richfield Farm: Kohlrabi, radishes, red beets and turnips. Potatoes. Broccoli, green, orange, purple and white cauliflower, and Romesco. Savoy, green, and red cabbage. Swiss chard, collards, kale, toscano kale, dandelions and tat-soi. Tomatoes, green and red peppers, eggplants, zucchini and summer squash. Green beans. Flower bouquets. Gourds, little pumpkins, and a few Jack o’ Lantern pumpkins.
Keswick Creamery: Raw milk cheeses, blue cheese, feta, ricotta, quark and yogurt, and chocolate pudding.
Tree and Leaf Farm: Winter squash, fingerling potatoes, salad mix, arugula, collard greens, chard, kale, and Mei Qing bok choi. Broccoli and cabbage. “Watermelon”, daikon and black radishes. Sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplants, and green tomatoes. Italian parsley, rosemary plants, dahlias and broom corn.
Panorama Bakery: Baguettes, croissants, pain au chocolat, sliced loaves, danishes, sticky buns, apple turnovers. The mini ciabattas were perfect for breakfasts this week with egg salad and bacon and a bit of lettuce.
Atwater Bread: 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 granola.
Please bring your own bags for shopping. See you Saturday, rain or shine!
October 31 – Halloween at Market
Need an extra excuse to don your Halloween party hat? We’ll start the festivities first thing in the morning on this rare Halloween Farmers’ Market Saturday! Hot apple cider at the manager’s booth to keep your tummy warm – bring your own mug! Prize for Best Non-Pumpkin Jack O’ Lantern! Pumpkin decorating for the wee set. GREAT music! Face painting! Any painters’ tips go straight to fundraising to bring Remote Area Medical to DC – they are a volunteer Corps of doctors, nurses, vets, and pilots who provide free health care, dental care, eye care, and veterinary services to remote and underserved areas.
Meanwhile, the Brussels sprouts are IN! My sister Juliet now of Madison, WI turned me into a lifelong fan of the adorable little cabbages by roasting them with olive oil and salt, and maybe a splash of balsamic vinegar to get a little caramelized crust on ‘em, but seriously, they are naturally sweet when cooked in the oven. Throw all the loose leaves in the roasting pan too, my little brother Alex (6 foot 3 inches little) loves the crispy burnt bits.
Happenings at market:
Noteworthy Events:
City Blossoms is hosting a Fall produce cooking demo at the Girard Children’s Community Garden in Columbia Heights (near 14th and Girard). This Saturday, October 31 from 10-11:30 with Chef Jamie Forsythe of B Bistro. Check out their gorgeous garden and get some great ideas for what to do with all the harvest bounty at your farmers’ market!
On to the seasonal foods:
Truck Patch Farms: Brussels sprouts, arugula, kale, spinach, mesclun, radishes, tomatoes, a few peppers, red and white potatoes, broccoli, savoy and green cabbage, white cauliflower, winter squash, and green tomatoes. All sausages, all cuts of pastured pork. Black Angus grass fed beef. Eggs. Order in advance at order@truckpatchfarms.com for chickens. Start placing orders for turkeys now! Bryan is raising the standard Broad Breasted but they’re raised on pasture and grubs, not grain stuffed and confined, giving them moister, more flavorful meat.
Tree and Leaf Farm: Perfect Hakurei turnips, succulent arugula, salad greens with edible flowers. Beautiful broccoli and fingerling potatoes. Carnival winter squash. Chard, kale, collards, and cabbage. New winter radish varieties: Green Luobo, China Rose, Purple Hilds Blauer, Watermelon, Black and Daikon. Sweet peppers, hot peppers, green tomatoes. Italian parsley, rosemary plants, dahlias.
Quaker Valley Farm: Try samples of Fredi’s Honeycrisp Applesauce this weekend! Comes in Apple Strawberry, Apple Apricot, Spiced and No Sugar. Delicious apple cider that you can try hot up at the manager’s table. Bosc, and Red and yellow Bartlett pears. Fuji, York, Imperial, Jonagold, Mutsu, Rome Beauty, Honeycrisp, Gala, Gold, and Ida Red apples.Winter squash and pumpkins. Sweet potatoes, onions and potatoes. Tomato sauce, jam, honey, apple butter, eggs, and popping corn.
Groff’s Content Farm: Family farm raises 100% grass-fed and -finished lamb and beef, pastured Berkshire pork, beautiful pastured eggs and chickens. Plus tasty pet treats. Ask about ordering turkeys for Thanksgiving.
Painted Hand Farm: Full line of all naturally-browsed goat meat cuts: whole legs, leg steaks, shoulders, burgers, chops. Humanely-raised “rose veal”, German-Style Bratwurst links and pork-free sausages. See the WaPo article featuring Painted Hand Farm’s Sandy Miller this week!
Richfield Farm: Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, turnips, rutabagas, radishes, and red, yellow, and chiogga beets. Potatoes. Broccoli, green, orange, purple and white cauliflower, and Romesco. Savoy, green, and red cabbage. Swiss chard, collards, kale, toscano kale, dandelions and tat-soi. Maybe some brocolli rabe that self seeded from last year. A few tomatoes and green and red peppers andgreen beans left. Winter squash. Fresh or dried flower bouquets depending on if it rains Friday. Gourds, little pumpkins, Jack o’ Lanterns and ornamental corn.
Keswick Creamery: Raw milk cheeses, blue cheese, feta, ricotta, quark and yogurt, and chocolate pudding.
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Company: Beautiful goat cheeses – crotins, ricotta, chevre. Ash, Silver, and Chipotle are creamy and rich, Gold is like a wedge of firm brie.
Reid Orchard: Grapes, apples, ciders in many flavors, including grape, cherry, and pear.
Atwater Bread: 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 granola.
Panorama Bakery: Baguettes, croissants, pain au chocolat, sliced loaves, danishes, sticky buns, apple turnovers. The mini ciabattas were perfect for breakfasts this week with egg salad and bacon and a bit of lettuce.
See you in the morning! Please bring your own bags for shopping.