I’m in New Orleans this week and thought about substituting the newsletter with a list of what’s in season here! Turns out it’s mostly the same except they’ve got boiled peanuts, citrus, alligator sausage, frog legs and papaya trees too. My daughter Ruby and I followed the Day of the Dead parade along Decatur to the Mississippi River on Monday night and walked with a bicycle coffin pedaled by a top-hatted skeleton boy and his pet rooster – a Bywater Bantam that he’s breeding himself in the city. They’re allowed to do that here. We also passed a man walking his pet hog one night. The rooster was small, handsome and calm (parade ready!), the ladies are shiny black and lay small blue eggs.
Have fun at market tomorrow with Jess and Jody! See you next week, and then again on our last day, November 21st!
Happenings at market:
At 9am The Mountaineers are back! And at 11am we’ll have Kathryn Quanbeck and Friends
Truck Patch Farms: Brussels sprouts, arugula, kale, spinach, mesclun, radishes, a few peppers and tomatoes, 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.comfor chickens. Start placing orders for turkeys now! Bryan is raising the standard Broad Breasted White raised on pasture and grubs for moister, more flavorful meat. Almost any size you want, but order early to get small ones!
Tree and Leaf Farm: New this week: Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Hakurei turnips, succulent arugula, salad greens with edible flowers. Beautiful broccoli and fingerling potatoes. Winter squash. Chard, kale, collards, and cabbage. Winter radishes in green, pink, green AND pink, purple, black and Daikon white. Last few sweet peppers and hot peppers are coming out of the fields. Italian parsley and rosemary plants.
Quaker Valley Farm: Honeycrisp Applesauce in Apple Strawberry, Apple Apricot, Spiced and No Sugar. Apple cider. 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. Order turkeys for Thanksgiving – they’ll have standard Broad Breasted Bronzes raised on pasture in the 15-25 pound range and several heritage breeds including Narraganset White, Violets, and Bourbon Reds in the 12-20 pound range. Email Julie at jtbolton1958@gmail.com.
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.
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. Winter squash.
Keswick Creamery: Raw milk cheeses, blue cheese, feta, ricotta, quark and yogurt, and chocolate pudding.
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. Mini ciabattas.
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Company: Great goat cheese every other week – this weekend they’re at the 14th & U Farmers’ Market.
November 7 – Order Turkeys
I’m in New Orleans this week and thought about substituting the newsletter with a list of what’s in season here! Turns out it’s mostly the same except they’ve got boiled peanuts, citrus, alligator sausage, frog legs and papaya trees too. My daughter Ruby and I followed the Day of the Dead parade along Decatur to the Mississippi River on Monday night and walked with a bicycle coffin pedaled by a top-hatted skeleton boy and his pet rooster – a Bywater Bantam that he’s breeding himself in the city. They’re allowed to do that here. We also passed a man walking his pet hog one night. The rooster was small, handsome and calm (parade ready!), the ladies are shiny black and lay small blue eggs.
Have fun at market tomorrow with Jess and Jody! See you next week, and then again on our last day, November 21st!
Happenings at market:
On to the seasonal foods:
Truck Patch Farms: Brussels sprouts, arugula, kale, spinach, mesclun, radishes, a few peppers and tomatoes, 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.comfor chickens. Start placing orders for turkeys now! Bryan is raising the standard Broad Breasted White raised on pasture and grubs for moister, more flavorful meat. Almost any size you want, but order early to get small ones!
Tree and Leaf Farm: New this week: Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Hakurei turnips, succulent arugula, salad greens with edible flowers. Beautiful broccoli and fingerling potatoes. Winter squash. Chard, kale, collards, and cabbage. Winter radishes in green, pink, green AND pink, purple, black and Daikon white. Last few sweet peppers and hot peppers are coming out of the fields. Italian parsley and rosemary plants.
Quaker Valley Farm: Honeycrisp Applesauce in Apple Strawberry, Apple Apricot, Spiced and No Sugar. Apple cider. 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. Order turkeys for Thanksgiving – they’ll have standard Broad Breasted Bronzes raised on pasture in the 15-25 pound range and several heritage breeds including Narraganset White, Violets, and Bourbon Reds in the 12-20 pound range. Email Julie at jtbolton1958@gmail.com.
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.
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. Winter squash.
Keswick Creamery: Raw milk cheeses, blue cheese, feta, ricotta, quark and yogurt, and chocolate pudding.
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. Mini ciabattas.
Cherry Glen Goat Cheese Company: Great goat cheese every other week – this weekend they’re at the 14th & U Farmers’ Market.
Please bring your own bags for shopping.