Dear Powelton Market Friends,
Last Saturday the farmers did very well, especially
considering that many of you were off playing in
some vacation mecca or other.
John King of Hilltop Gardens will return this
week with more sweet corn, celery, peppers,
squash, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, plums
and, well, the whole nine yards from
last week. John says nothing he has had on his
table recently has finished its season. He also plans
to have shoofly pie, chicken pot pie, and
other Amish baked goods and preserves.
Dave Fahnestock confirms that this week will
see the end of their peaches for this year.
You'd be well advised to come early if peaches
are on your "must have" list; Bob
probably won't have enough to last the day.
But...The Apples Are Coming, The Apples Are
Coming!" Saturday Bob will have trays of
Cortland, Red Delicious, Gala, Empire, and Macintosh
apples, and, if the weather cooperates, even
a couple other varieties. They will continue
to have tomatoes for a couple more weeks, and
surprise, surprise, the Fahnestocks are also
planning to start making cider this week. Whee!
This just in from Brent Fox of B&L
Grasslands: "We will have our usual selection
of meats-lamb, chicken, pork, beef (very limited
this week) and eggs. This week we are offering
a special on our Lamb Rib Chops at $8.00 lb.
They are perfect for a quick, nutritious meal,
just grill or broil them, a few minutes
on each side.
"Also please let folks know that we strive
to sell our meats fresh as much as possible,
however we are a small family farm and sometimes
must sell frozen product. We pick up our meat
fresh from the butcher on Saturday morning before
we come to market. Anything that isn't sold
at market that day goes into the freezer (fresh-frozen,
if you will). Meat that is frozen will have
the same quality as fresh if it is thawed correctly.
It must be thawed completely before handling
or cooking. If handled while still partly frozen,
the fibers in the meat may tear causing "weeping"
of juices. And if the meat is not completely
thawed before cooking, the outside will be overcooked
before the inside is done." Brent and Lori
would like me to encourage everyone to try something
new this week, so consider yourself encouraged.
How long has it been since you have had grilled
lamb chops? Or stuffed pork chops? Or? Or? Go
ahead, be adventurous!
Rachel Glick will not have her brother's gourds,
corn stalks, and straw bales as she had hoped. She
will, however, still have a wide selection
of cut flowers, including the cosmos, cockscomb,
lisianthus and gladiolas that many of you are
enjoying. Be sure to stop by her table
this week; she promises to show us another spectacular
way to display flowers.
Lorelle Becton will have all her usual
handmade potions and lotions except for lip
balm and body butter; these two favorites will arrive when
the weather cools a bit. Don't forget
to check out her soap flavors: green tea/rosemary,
lavender-mint (new), plumeria, green mint, and
Egyptian musk.
Viva Veggies didn't get back to me, so I don't
know what they will have for us. Check out their
table and be surprised.
Jo Rosen of UNI/UCHS expects "this
week's offerings will be much the same as last
week's - tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, chard,
kale, beans, herbs (basil, cilantro, dill, oregano,
thyme, sage, mint)." Okra's slowing
down, but they hope to have radishes.
They will have flowers, pesto, and Metropolitan
Bread, and if the stars are properly aligned,
dairy products. (They have been having
ongoing problems with their dairy supplier.)
Pat McBee reports that they will again have
a voter registration table at our market,
and they will also have tables at 3408 and 3605
Hamilton Street during the Hamilton Street Porch
Sale. They will have "tons of info: registration
forms, absentee ballot applications, location
of polling places in Powelton & Mantua,
felon voting rights info (yes, felons have
voting rights in PA), "8 Easy Things to
do to Increase Voter Turn Out," sign up
sheets for joining the door to door voter turn
out drive, and a chipper upbeat attitude that
our neighborhood can make a big difference in
the outcome of the Presidential Election."
Meg Wise and Sandy Aidar will not be taking
orders for Dutch bulbs this week at our market
because they will be working at the Porch Sale
Tot Lot table (at 3502 Hamilton) selling
your donated goods to support their efforts.
They will be back at their market table on September
18th, and will be there every Saturday
until mid-October.
Community Note: Don't forget the Hamilton Street
Porch Sale that starts at 10:00 (or so)
Saturday and runs from 34th to 38th Streets.
If you can't find what you want, it probably
doesn't exist! Meanwhile, I'll see you Saturday
at our Market, while husband Jack will
be selling his LP collection at the Porch
Sale.
sue minnis
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