Here's this weeks newletter. I got some cream and butter last week. Marvelous stuff.
Thanks! What time should I be there?
soappedaler wrote: Seaside Farmers Market News
Saturday November 21st, 2009
Greetings!
Beach Lovers, I am going to keep it short and sweet this week. Check out all the new vendors we will have at the market lots of greens, fresh dairy, organic eggs, spiced cakes and breakfast! Yep, breakfast is back! Fresh and organic Pumpkin Pancakes served with Organic eggs from Twin Oaks, fresh milk from Ocheese Creamery, a homemade syrup and organic preserves from Twin Oaks farm. All from our good friend David at Pizza By the Sea.
Come get your groceries for the week, and enjoy a fresh breakfast...and enjoy the live music of Sean Dietrich, Jimmi Whiz, and Arix Zalace at Raw and Juicy, a great Saturday morning!
The Market is every Saturday 9-1pm, and will continue through December.
- Raw and Juicy
Thought I would run this one more week...
TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY LOCAL
Buying local food benefits both you and your community.
1. When you buy local food you reduce your food miles. The fewer miles your food has to travel, the less environmental damage occurs.
2. Eat fresher food. When you buy at farmers markets and farm stands, the food is usually picked that day or the day before. When you buy local food at the grocery store, it's still fresher than the food that's been shipped hundreds of miles.
3. Eat better tasting food. Ever wonder why the strawberries you get from the local farm taste so much sweeter than the ones you buy in the middle of winter at the grocery store? To get strawberries to your store in the middle of winter (unless you live in a climate where they grow all year long), they are picked before they are ripe and force ripened along the trip to your store. It makes a big difference in the taste.
4. Eat more nutritious food. Food loses its nutrients as it sits around waiting to be shipped and then on the long trip to your store. Fresher food not only tastes better, it is better.
5. Financially support local farmers. According to sustainabletable.org, when you buy food in a grocery store, about 3.5 cents of each dollar you spend makes it to the farmer. When you buy directly from the farmer, 80-90 cents of each dollar you spend makes it in the farmers pocket.
6. Preserve open spaces. Often when a farm closes and the land is sold, it invariably becomes a cookie cutter development or worse, the parking lot for a big box store. I imagine that's the same all over the place. By putting money into the farmers' pockets, you're helping to keep the farm running and preserving beautiful open spaces and a local economy.
7. Help the environment. When farmland is turned into a suburban development or a parking lot, lots of pollution occurs, lots of critters lose their homes, and lots of traffic starts pouring in. Open farmland is good for the environment.
8. Preserve genetic diversity. There are hundreds of tomato varieties out there, but you're grocery store only carries a handful of them. Go to the local farmers market, and you'll find dozens of varieties. Why? Some tomatoes "travel" better than others. Some varieties of tomatoes just can't survive the difficult trip over hundreds of miles. Because of this, large scale farms only grow a few varieties. Local farms can grow the less hardy varieties because they don't have to travel far to get to you. If the local farms go away, we could lose genetic diversity in crops.
9. Give animals a better life. Local food isn't limited to fruits and vegetables. Most small farms that raise animals for meat treat their animals more humanely. They feed them the food that is natural for them to eat and give them room to roam around. When you buy locally raised meat, you help to support this type of meat production instead of the cruel factory farms.
10. Get inspired. Once you get a taste for local foods, chances are you'll want to grow a little of your own in a container garden or a full fledged garden. Or, you'll look at that butternut squash on the table at the farmers market and say, "hmmmm. I've never made butternut squash before, but I think I'll give it a try." You'll try things you've never tried before.
** See Farmers Market vendor descriptions below for more information on what you will find at the market this week!
Local Dairy, delicious Fresh baked Goods, and lots of gorgeous Greens!
Ocheesee Creamery
The Wesselhoeft's will be at the market this weekend with local certified Pure Jersey Products. Skim Milk, Whole MIlk, Cream, and Butter. If you haven't had fresh dairy this is a real treat and very well priced. All products come in traditional milk bottles and require a deposit, support your local farmer here!
Hibiscus Hibiscus Coffee and Guesthouse
Hibiscus will have a variety of treats, and will be serving quiche & frittata's by the piece w/fresh fruit in a basket!
Whole wheat and bran muffins in various fresh fruit varieties, sweetened w/honey.. no sugar..."hibiscuit wonder cookies" and Brownies.
Whole quiches: mexican: black beans, corn, green chile's and tomatoes.
Whole Frittatas: spinach & feta and then a vegan bake no more: grilled soysage w/beans, brown rice & veggies..
Soysage Biscuits: grilled soysage stuffed w/spinach & mushrooms served on a whole wheat biscuit.
Cypress Cattle Company Cypress Cattle Company
Cypress Cattle Farm will be at the market turnip and collard greens, and kale.
Dragonfly Farms
If you missed Charles and Shueh-Mei on the farm tour be sure to see them here, they will have locally grown arugula, salad mix, napa cabbage, Komatsuna (Asian green), Taiwan cabbage, turnip greens, Red Russian kale, sweet potatoes and Carmen sweet peppers All of our produce is locally grown here in our garden without the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides and is grown with taste and nutrition in mind.
Lucy's Produce
This weekend...Winter squash, Zucchini, Pumpkins, Tomatoes, Russet Potatoes, Collard Greens, Turnip Greens,Cucumbers, Fresh Shelled Beans, Butter Beans, Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Chili Peppers, and lots of jars of fresh Vegetable Soups, Bread and Butter Pickles, Peach Jam, Blackberry Jelly, Pickled Okra, Fresh Salsa...and?
Galloway Gardens
Wheatgrass, Sunflower sprouts, and Peas Shoots.
Twin Oaks Farm
Twin Oaks Farm | Where we grow real food
Make this Thanksgiving all about local organic and real food ... Food raised a sustainable way by someone you know ...
We will have farm fresh certified organic chickens available. Order now and we will offer you a dozen of duck eggs (value $12).
Our chickens are a slow growing breed that takes 11 weeks to maturity, we feed them an organic mix of grains without soy, they are pastured, bugs, grass and sunshine are part of their diet. We sell whole bird only at $8 / lb and they range between 3lb to 5lb. To order your chicken please contact us through email to place an order with size range and we will pack it ready to pick up.
We also offer certified organic chicken livers, feet, hearts, heads and gizzards. Please email us for pricing.
For Thanksgiving we will deliver chickens on Monday, Nov 23 for the south Walton - Panama City area and on Wednesday, Nov 25 for the Tallahassee area.
Remember unless you know the farmer that raised the turkey you will be eating you have no idea how it was raised ...
bon appetit ....
Clear Creek Farms
Local Walton County Honey! Gordon and Lois are long time bee farmers from North of the Bay come meet the beekeepers and get some delicious light and dark honey for your home or business!
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky offers Vegan and gluten free baked goods, this weekend chocolate muffins with raspberry and chocolate filling, bread, and maybe fruit pies!
Courtney Casey
Courtney will haveholiday rum cakes, chocolate rum cakes, pound cakes, pumpkin bread, banana nut bread, cranberry pecan bread, fudge, cookies, and spice tea mix. Homemade white bread, and whole wheat bread. A portion of the proceeds go to the Elevate Foundation.
Soap Peddaler
Hand Made Soaps filled with super smelling herbs and essential oils. Local soap maker Celeste Cobena delivers her soap by bike all over Walton County...she even rides her entire Farmers Market set-up to Seaside! Watch for monthly deals for those who walk and bike to the market.
Kinowas Cowboy Cookies
Kinowa's Cowboy Cookies will be wandering with her cookie basket and other beautiful treats! Catch her if you can!
Amavida Coffee
Enjoy Fair Trade Fresh Roasted Coffee or get some fair trade whole bean coffee and loose leaf tea. And while youre at it save the planet one cup of coffee at a time with an Eco-mug or Klean Kanteen! Good stuff. Amavida Coffee
Artesano Jewelry
We make handmade jewelry using natural resources from Peru. Our products range from butterfly wings, seeds, and tagua nuts, to fish scales and cow bones. Artesano means artisan in Spanish. Sano translates to healthy, and that what it is, healthy art. So you can feel good about wearing it! Artesano Jewels
Moonlight Microfarm CFH Design Studio Eco Design + Living
Will be back next week!
Worm Juice!
No worm juice this weekend!
Local Events and Important Dates
Raw and Juicy Presents:
"Keys to Longevity and Vibrant Health"
Craig B. Sommers N.D., C.N. Naturopathic Doctor Certified Nutritionist
Tuesday, December 15th
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Lecture Topics:
? Nutrition essential to Longevity
? Cancer Prevention
? "Safe" cellular phone use
? Electromagnetic Radiation
? The Mind/Body connection
? And much more!
Dr. Sommers will also be signing copies of his book, Raw Foods Bible $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door. The class includes delicious raw treats and tea. Space is limited you may reserve your spot with payment by email or phone 850-687-3494 Location: 69 Camellia Cove, Point Washington (behind the Methodist Church)
This year we are focusing on the food aspect of the market, produce, cooking demonstrations, specialty items, artisan cheeses and breads, novice and professional gardeners, seed exchanges, educational aspects of growing and preparing food, and the celebration of eating and sharing great ingredients. We look forward to developing these concepts and to your participation.
Have something to sell at the market? Call to reserve your place. 850-687-3494 or email
jlkuntz@mac.com
Sincerely,
Jenifer Kuntz
Raw and Juicy
850-231-0043
2255 East County Highway 30 A
Seaside, Florida 32459
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