Dear Powelton Market friends and Neighbors,
The market was fairly busy last Saturday; I
hope some of it was spillover from the Porch
Sale.
This Saturday John King will continue to have
the same huge assortment of veggies that we
expect him to have, a more limited fruit selection,
and the Amish baked and preserved goods that
he regularly carries.
Jo Rosen of UNI says the UCHS garden is
definitely not winding down yet; they have just
seeded some fall crops to keep us in veggies
at least well into October. Right now we will
be able to buy their tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos,
eggplant, chard, kale, collards, beans, radishes, herbs
(basil, dill, cilantro, parsley, oregano, mint,
thyme, sage) and flowers. The difficulties with
their dairy orders are (hopefully) over, so
they expect to have yogurt and cheese,
as well as Metropolitan bread and pesto.
A plea from Jo: " We'd love donations
of plastic grocery bags (clean please!) to be
reused, and glass jars, preferably tall (quart
size, but not necessarily Mason ones) for our
flowers." Maybe this would be a good time
to clean out some of those "just in case"
jars that are taking up too much room on a shelf
somewhere in your house?
Did you notice the wonderful picture of Viva
Veggies garden on their table last Saturday?
Everything in the garden looks so well-ordered
and lush. Anyhow, do stop by Mira and Tom's table
for arugula, kale, collards, provider beans
(I don't know what they are either, so I'll
ask and tell you all next week), peppers (Krimzon
Hot, Chile Medium, and Hungarian Round), basil,
and possibly cilantro. For those of you who
are devotees of heirloom tomatoes, they hope
to have a limited number of Green
Zebra, Brandywine, and Valencia varieties. Heirloom
tomatoes were what we just called tomatoes in
my long-ago youth, and they are delicious - unlike
the cotton-wool tomatoes that the supermarkets
have year-round for our eating pleasure.
Lorelle Becton wants you to know that a
customer of hers who lives in New York used
Lorelle's healing salve as a treatment for itchy
scalp. She was so pleased that it not only
helped her scalp but also made her hair
shiny. Lorelle's salve is made of lemon and
tea tree oils, both of which are good for hair.
She will also continue to have her usual growing
assortment of skin products. Good news for Lo:
the Mariposa Co-op on Baltimore Ave. now
carries her products.
Where have all the flowers gone? Rachel
Glick is sad to report that hers really
are gone for this growing season. She wants
you to know that she has enjoyed working
at our market, and will really miss her
many loyal customers.
Dave Fahnestock has not reported in, but I assume
his Dad Bob will have many varieties of
apples as well as cider.
Community Notes
Sandra Aidar will be at the market this Saturday
from 10:00 ˆ12:00 taking orders for the
Tot Lot bulb sale. It is that time
of year, folks, and these Dutch bulbs are just
gorgeous!
I think either Pat McBee or Helen Henry, or
maybe both, will be at their market voter
registration table again this week.
Neighbors Carolyn Healy & John Phillips
have an extraordinary multimedia installation
as part of the Fringe Festival, and let me tell
you, it is breath-taking! Their hours are from
6-10 today and Friday, 2-10 this
Saturday, and 11-7 on Saturday September 25
& and Sunday, September 26th. The installation
is set up at 119 Arch St., and there is no admission
charge. Just be prepared to be bowled over!
Next Tuesday, September 21st, neighbor
and photographer Karen Faulkner will present
a world of rocking chairs, murals, coffee beans
and mystical images from her trip to Nicaragua. The
dinner/slide show/discussion, which is part
of a larger series arranged by neighbor John
Dowlin, will be at Abbraccio Restaurant,
47th & Warrington; they will prepare a menu
reflective of Central American food. (Vegetarian
and Vegan option available.) To guarantee a
space, you must reserve for Dinner (three-course
price, including gratuity is only $20) or for
Dessert/Coffee ($5). (215-727-8247) If space
is available, there will be no charge for just
the slide show-discussion at 7:30pm.
See you at our market on Saturday, rain or shine!
sue minnis
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