Fresh & New
July 31, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
MUSHROOMS! The debut of Exotic Fungus Farm begins today (Wednesday, July 28) at the Austin Farmers' Market downtown. Buy the freshest, most tasty oyster mushrooms available short of growing them yourself from self-proclaimed mayor of the farm, Mark Addison. These are only available on Wednesdays (11 - 2) at this time.
There are well over 20 farmers at the market with a wide range of vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, eggs, plants, flowers and herbs. Please continue to come to the market and bring a friend to celebrate this year's crop. The farmers need your support to make up for the rain damage! Don't forget the 20+ other vendors too.
Vegetables: There're wonderful squashes, green beans, long beans, tomatoes that have been rescued from the rains, shelled peas, chard, all kinds of cucumbers, shallots, eggplant, okra, peppers, onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits:Figs are edging out the watermelons as an easy, pick-up fruit, available from several farmers. It's still watermelon time for a few more weeks. Seek out your watermelons from a number of farmers at the market, including the sweet stuff from Big Foot Farm (in the driveway), McCrary Farm (they have yellow flesh), Bikkirum, Zamudio, and a few others. It's a bumper crop for peaches as well, and many farmers also have cantaloupes.
Meats: Austin Gourmet Poultry and Gamebirds owner Charles Rogers will be selling his gourmet poultry operation. Stay tuned for more poultry news. Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Not here this week. Loncito Cartwright and his Loncito's Lamb Will BE BACK August 7 NEXT WEEKEND. Eggs are from Alexander Family Farm this week, as well as from some other vegetable farmers-look for 'em at Bikkurim, and Kaune Line. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is OUT THIS WEEK.
Dairy: The Veldhuizen Family Farm makes all natural artisan cow cheeses including gouda, Texas Swiss, Cheddar, a signature hard cheese, string cheese and yogurt cheese. Pure Luck Grade A dairy will be taking off from dog days of summer weeks and have an undetermined return date at this time. If you want to find them, then go to their website at http://www.purelucktexas.com Let them know you support them at the Market! The wonderful cheese is available at other outlets listed on the website.
Baked Goods: Breads, rolls, cookies, brownies, granola and much more from more bakers than you can shake a bread stick at: Texas French Bread offers artisan bread loaves and rolls and cookies; Sticky Toffee Pudding Company features the pudding, among other European-style savories and sweets (though they are off for three weeks until August 7th); Mary Louise Butter's Brownies are definitely Austin; and Glenda's Gourmet Cakes are made from Glenda's family recipe (Glenda is coming back in cooler weather). Stay tuned for some new vendors in this category.
Flowers: The beautiful Hill Country flowers of Lost Truffle Farm in Dripping Springs will keep your spirits high.
Plants: We've got the plants! Herb Shack is a mainstay for culinary herbs you can grow (though out this week) and the Blooming Idiots bring the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. Look for cacti from our vendor Mark Rehfield of Spicewood Spines later after the heat dies down.
Assorted: Let's give Daily Juice a hand unloading their new vegan ice cream they have brought to the market--last week it was lemon coconut--this week is a surprise! We've got the Taco Shack at the Market and Daily Juice's fresh squeezed all natural juices (WATERMELON for sure) and revitalizing coconut milk in the shell, herbal teas, fresh brewed coffee, hibiscus mint tea,Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes, gift cakes, Oaxacan tamales, Safari Vegetarian curries, vegetables in crepes, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey.
Crafts and arts: A much sought-after stylish Will Heron (featured in the style section of the Statesman recently) is selling originally created t-shirts, and there are also paintings, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture, stained glass and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching; Massage (ahhhh...); knife and scissor sharpening with valet (leave your knife at Alexander Farm booth when Kim is here and pick it up when you're done shopping); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc when she is there (ALL her revenues from the made-at-the-market portraits are donated to the Market); and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market and the farmers only sell what they grow. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted July 27, 2004 | permanent link to this article
July 24, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
There are well over 25 farmers at the market with a wide range of vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, eggs, plants, flowers and herbs. Please continue to come to the market and bring a friend to celebrate this year's crop. The farmers need your support to make up for the rain damage! Don't forget the 20+ other vendors too.
Vegetables: There's new shelled summer peas, green beans, long beans, tomatoes that have been rescued from the rains, green and yellow squash, chard, all kinds of cucumbers, shallots, eggplant, okra, peppers, onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens. Get your fingerling potatoes from Lost Truffle--they have a 'red, white, and blue' mix!
Fruits:It's WATERMELON time! Seek out your watermelons from a number of farmers at the market, including the sweet stuff from Big Foot Farm (in the driveway), McCrary Farm (they have yellow flesh), Bikkirum, Zamudio, and a few others. Get watermelon slices fresh and cold at the market watermelon booth, starting at 10 a.m.
It's a bumper crop for peaches as well, and many farmers also have cantaloupes. Figs are abundant.
Meats: Austin Gourmet Poultry and Gamebirds will be departing the market just until fall as owner Charles Rogers has tranferral of his wonderful operation to a new owner. Stay tuned for more poultry news. Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Not here this week. Loncito Cartwright and his Loncito's Lamb Will BE BACK July 24th THIS WEEKEND. Eggs are from Alexander Family Farm this week (they apologize for not making it last week in unexpected snafu) as well as from some other vegetable farmers-look at Bikkurim, Kaune Line, The Herb Shack. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is here too.
Dairy: The Veldhuizen Family Farm makes all natural artisan cow cheeses including gouda, Texas Swiss, Cheddar, a signature hard cheese, string cheese and yogurt cheese. Pure Luck Grade A dairy will be taking off from dog days of summer weeks and have an undetermined return date at this time. If you want to find them, then go to their website at http://www.purelucktexas.com Let them know you support them at the Market! The wonderful cheese is available at other outlets listed on the website.
Baked Goods: Breads, rolls, cookies, brownies, granola and much more from more bakers than you can shake a bread stick at: Texas French Bread offers artisan bread loaves and rolls and cookies; Sticky Toffee Pudding Company features the pudding, among other European-style savories and sweets (though they are off for three weeks until August 7th); Mary Louise Butter's Brownies are definitely Austin; and Glenda's Gourmet Cakes are made from Glenda's family recipe (Glenda is coming back in cooler weather). Stay tuned for some new vendors in this category.
Flowers: The beautiful Hill Country flowers of Lost Truffle Farm in Dripping Springs will keep your spirits high.
Plants: We've got the plants! Herb Shack is a mainstay for culinary herbs you can grow and the Blooming Idiots bring the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. Look for cacti from our vendor Mark Rehfield of Spicewood Spines later after the heat dies down.
Assorted: We've got the Taco Shack at the Market, along with salmon wraps and salmon pasta salad, carmalized onion tarts, and fresh baked quiches. Fresh squeezed all natural juices (WATERMELON for sure) and revitalizing coconut milk in the shell, herbal teas, fresh brewed coffee, hibiscus mint tea, cooling chai tea, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes, gift cakes, Oaxacan tamales, Safari Vegetarian curries, vegetables in crepes, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey.
Crafts and arts: Paintings, jewelry, metal work, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture, stained glass and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching; Massage (ahhhh...); knife and scissor sharpening with valet (leave your knife at Alexander Farm booth and pick it up when you're done shopping); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc when she is there (ALL her revenues from the made-at-the-market portraits are donated to the Market); and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market and the farmers only sell what they grow. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted July 20, 2004 | permanent link to this article
July 17, 2004
Fifteen children lined up to compete for the Watermelon Eating Contest last week!
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
There are well over 25 farmers at the market with a wide range of vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, eggs, plants, flowers and herbs. Please continue to come to the market and bring a friend to celebrate this year's crop. The farmers need your support to make up for the rain damage! Don't forget the 20+ other vendors too.
Vegetables: There's new shelled summer peas, green beans, long beans, tomatoes that have been rescued from the rains, green squash, chard, all kinds of cucumbers, shallots, eggplant, okra, peppers, onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens. Get your fingerling potatoes from Lost Truffle--they have a 'red, white, and blue' mix!
Fruits:It's WATERMELON time! Seek out your watermelons from a number of farmers at the market, including the sweet stuff from Big Foot Farm (in the driveway), McCrary Farm (they have yellow flesh), Bikkirum, Zamudio, Neagelin and a few others. Get watermelon slices fresh and cold at the market watermelon booth, starting at 10 a.m.
It's a bumper crop for peaches as well, and many farmers also have cantaloupes. Figs are trickling in.
Meats: Austin Gourmet Poultry and Gamebirds brings delectible fresh birds (he sells out every time--come early!). They will be there this week, July 17th. Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Not here this week. Loncito Cartwright and his Loncito's Lamb Will BE BACK July 24th. Eggs are from Alexander Family Farm this week as well as from some other vegetable farmers-look at Bikkurim, Kaune Line, The Herb Shack. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is here too.
Dairy: The Veldhuizen Family Farm makes all natural artisan cow cheeses including gouda, Texas Swiss, Cheddar, a signature hard cheese, string cheese and yogurt cheese. Pure Luck Grade A dairy will be taking off from dog days of summer weeks and have an undetermined return date at this time. If you want to find them, then go to their website at http://www.purelucktexas.com Let them know you support them at the Market! The wonderful cheese is available at other outlets listed on the website.
Baked Goods: Breads, rolls, cookies, brownies, granola and much more from more bakers than you can shake a bread stick at: Texas French Bread offers artisan bread loaves and rolls and cookies; Sticky Toffee Pudding Company features the pudding, among other European-style savories and sweets (though they are off for three weeks until August 7th); Mary Louise Butter's Brownies are definitely Austin; and Glenda's Gourmet Cakes are made from Glenda's family recipe (Glenda is coming back in cooler weather).Stay tuned for some new vendors in this category.
Flowers: The beautiful Hill Country flowers of Lost Truffle Farm in Dripping Springs will keep your spirits high.
Plants: We've got the plants! Herb Shack is a mainstay for culinary herbs you can grow and the Blooming Idiots bring the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. Look for plumerias and cacti from our vendors including Duggerhill Plumerias and Spicewood Spines.
Assorted: We've got the Taco Shack at the Market, along with salmon wraps and salmon pasta salad, carmalized onion tarts, and fresh baked quiches. Fresh squeezed all natural juices (WATERMELON for sure) and revitalizing coconut milk in the shell, herbal teas, fresh brewed coffee, hibiscus mint tea, cooling chai tea, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes, gift cakes, Oaxacan tamales, frozen traditional tamales, Safari Vegetarian curries, vegetables in crepes, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey.
Crafts and arts: Paintings, jewelry, metal work, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture, stained glass and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching; Massage (ahhhh...); knife and scissor sharpening with valet (leave your knife at Alexander Farm booth and pick it up when you're done shopping); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc when she is there (ALL her revenues from the made-at-the-market portraits are donated to the Market); and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market and the farmers only sell what they grow. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted July 14, 2004 | permanent link to this article
July 10, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Vegetables: There's new shelled summer peas, green beans, long beans, tomatoes that have been rescued from the rains, green squash, yellow squash, chard, all kinds of cucumbers, shalots, green onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens. Get your fingerling potatoes from Lost Truffle--they have a 'red, white, and blue' mix!
Fruits:It's WATERMELON time! Seek out your watermelons from a number of farmers at the market, including the sweet stuff from Big Foot Farm (in the driveway), McCrary Farm (they have yellow flesh), Bikkirum, Neagelin, Zamudio and a few others.
It's a bumper crop for peaches, and there are still blackberries. Blueberries GONE! from Al and Edna's farm in Lexington. Al says he had a great time with the downtown market customers. Many farmers also have cantaloupes. Figs are trickling in, organic at Indian Hills and Oasis Gardens.
Meats:Austin Gourmet Poultry and Gamebirds brings delectible fresh birds, BUT HE's NOT THERE THIS WEEK! Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Loncito Cartwright and his Loncito's Lamb Will be here July 10th. Eggs are promised from Alexander Family Farm this week; they have had adverse affects of rain and heat. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is here too.
Dairy: The Veldhuizen Family Farm makes all natural artisan cow cheeses including gouda, Texas Swiss, Cheddar, a signature hard cheese, string cheese and yogurt cheese. Also at the Market is Pure Luck Grade A Dairy's national award-winning cheeses of chevre, farmstead, feta, and much more in delectible flavors with enhancements from their own organic certified herbs and vegetables.
Baked Goods: Breads, rolls, cookies, brownies, granola and much more from more bakers than you can shake a bread stick at: Texas French Bread offers artisan bread loaves and rolls and cookies; Sticky Toffee Pudding Company features the pudding, among other European-style savories and sweets (Tracy and James will be on a longed for trip to Europe from July 17 - 31st, so stock up on Sticky Toffee Pudding this Saturday and freeze it); new comer Mary Louise Butter's Brownies are definitely Austin; and Glenda's Gourmet Cakes are made from Glenda's family recipe.
Flowers: The beautiful Hill Country flowers of Lost Truffle Farm in Dripping Springs will keep your spirits high.
Plants: We've got the plants! Herb Shack is a mainstay for culinary herbs you can grow and the Blooming Idiots bring the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. Look for plumerias and cacti from our vendors including Duggerhill Plumerias and Spicewood Spines.
Assorted: We've got the Taco Shack at the Market, along with salmon wraps and salmon pasta salad, carmalized onion tarts, and fresh baked quiches. Fresh squeezed all natural juices (WATERMELON for sure) and revitalizing coconut milk in the shell, herbal teas, fresh brewed coffee, hibiscus mint tea, cooling chai tea, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes, gift cakes, Oaxacan tamales, frozen traditional tamales, vegetarian curries, vegetables in crepes, jams and jellies, salsas and honey.
Crafts and arts: Paintings, jewelry, metal work, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture, stained glass and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching; Massage (ahhhh...); knife and scissor sharpening with valet (leave your knife at Alexander Farm booth and pick it up when you're done shopping); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc when she is there (ALL her revenues from the made-at-the-market portraits are donated to the Market); and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market and the farmers only sell what they grow. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted July 6, 2004 | permanent link to this article
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