Apples & More Apples & Apple Cider!
Over the next two months, dozens of varieties of apples will appear at the market. This week galas, Ozark golds, ruby jonathans, jonathans, and a few other types will be there. This is good news in itself, but it also means that the cider at the Ringhausen Orchard booth is becoming increasingly flavorful and complex as more apple varieties come into season. He mixes the in-season apples into unique weekly blends that are sweet, tart, tangy, and refreshing all at once. Come try this week's blend, and I recommend trying it each week as it changes.
Wine Tasting at the Market
Tomorrow, Olivia DiLorenzo from Golden Barrel Wines will be tasting a delicious white wine at the Local Harvest booth. Stop by for a taste!
Eat & Drink at the Market
This week we have:
Pi - two types of pizza out of their Pi on the Spot truck
Local Harvest Cafe - Schlafly Summer Lager in a can
Here's What's In-Season This Week
The list of what will be available this Thursday at the Downtown Farmers' Market is a long one. Here are some of the highlights:
Peaches and plums (time's running out on the peaches!)
Gala apples, Ozark gold apples
Fall squash varieties are arriving
Cantaloupes, watermelons, heirloom melons
Figs
Sweet corn
Family heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, Cherokee purples
Last of the Blackberries
Sweet and spicy peppers
Colorful summer squash
Cucumbers
Okra
Heirloom & green beans, several varieties of potatoes
In addition to in-season produce you'll also find:
Grass-fed & pasture raised beef
Bacon, kielbasa, hot dogs, andouille sausage
Free-range eggs
Artisan baked goods
Apple doughnuts & pies
Gourmet confections (including sea salt caramels)
Sweet pastries
Farmers' Market Cookbook - Call for Submissions
We are compiling a cookbook of seasonal recipes from our shoppers, area chefs, farmers, and foodies. What's your favorite dish to make? Fill out our recipe submission form here and let us know!
We have some of the best farmers and food producers in the region coming this week:
| Baetje Farms |
| Fresh, award winning goat cheese |
| Black Bear Bakery |
| Organic breads & baked goods |
| Builaland Family Farm |
| Biodynamic produce |
| City Seeds |
| Seasonal produce grown in the city |
| Companion Baking |
| Artisan breads & baked goods |
| The Farmers' Larder |
| Cured & smoked meats |
| Double Star Farms |
| Seasonal specialty & heirloom produce |
| Ivan's Fig Farm |
| Specialty produce including local figs |
| Kakao Chocolate |
| Gourmet chocolates & confections |
| KatiePies, Pies & Pastries |
| Hand-crafted baked goods & confections |
| Kuva Coffee Company |
| Fair-trade coffee & iced coffee |
| Mangia Italiano |
| Fresh, crafted pastas |
| Mills Apple Farm |
| Handmade apple products & apples in season |
| Missouri Grassfed Beef |
| Grassfed & grass-finished beef |
| Murray's Orchard |
| In-season produce & fruits |
| Our Garden |
| Seasonal specialty produce |
| Ringhausen Orchard |
| Seasonal specialty fruits |
| Traveling Tea with Queen's Cuisine |
| Specialty teas, including iced teas |
| Yoder Produce |
| Seasonal specialty produce |
Tell Your Co-workers & Friends
If you live or work downtown and are excited about the new farmers' market, help us reach your friends and co-workers by printing the below posters and postcards to hang and pass out. You'll also be helping make the farmers' market a premier weekly destination!
Download and print the posters here: http://tgmarket.org/dtfm_poster2010.pdf
Download and print the postcards here: http://tgmarket.org/dtfm_flyer2010.pdf
Interested in vending at the Downtown Farmers' Market? Download our application here.
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