Fresh & New
October 2, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
You'd think that it is unnecessary to get so excited about apple cider, but until you've tried Kim and Jacque McBride's fresh pressed apple cider from Bat Creek farm made from their apples, then you really won't know what a delight it is to taste the absolutely most purely delightful fruit drink you've ever had. Try some! And quick--it's sure to be a sell-out.
Pure Luck Grade A Dairy and Farm returned last week with Felicia as the goat cheese representative for the farm, (next to the Arnosky Family Farm flowers and vegetables on the east side, under the trees). Bikkurim Farm has returned from Lexington. Indian Hills will be coming soon with certified organic produce and grass-fed beef. There are still some dozen vegetable growers with aplenty. Gundermann Farm (organic also) will return soon.
About 20 farmers continue breaking into fall 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. PLEASE NOTE: vendor appearances stated below are as of Tuesdays, if there is a change by the day of the Market Saturday, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Vegetables: Yes, Virginia, there are such things as tomatoes in October in Texas! Stop by Lost Truffle, McCall Creek and Combs Gardens for your tomato urges. Pecans from Combs Gardens. There's also an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm. Look to see if they have lettuce in this week! Kale and fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. And from all the farmers, there are wonderful squashes, mustards, basil, long beans, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Bat Creek is here with the Delicious and Gala apples besides their cider. Melons from Combs Gardens and Neagelin Farm. Give them all a little support.
Meats: Tesoro Tierra will be entering the Market in October with their poultry, pork and some beef and you'll love meeting Ruth Noel. Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Eggs you'll find from various farms who have some yard chickens, like Bikkirum, Herb Shack, Ottmers, Kaune Line, etc. when they are at market.
PLEASE BRING CLEAN CARDBOARD EGG CARTONS TO THE MARKET; these can be reused by the smaller 'yard' egg farmers. Bring them to the information booth at the market. Alexander Family Farm will be coming back soon. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is a cool way to get wonderful smoked salmon and benefit a great cause.
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 has returned with their award-winning goat cheese and fresh produce.
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; 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: Flowers from the Hill Country are the featured items for Lost
Truffle farmers Elizabeth and John McIntosh and the Arnosky Family Farm's Pamela and Frank Arnosky. Buy from them weekly to add the extra lift to your lifestyle of beauty and bounty around good food, good company, and good surroundings.
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. Oasis is selling vegetable starts for the fall garden. Look for cacti from our vendor Mark Rehfield of Spicewood Spines later after the heat dies down.
Assorted: Go nuts over Happy Wilder's Nuts; you'll love the selection. Look for Paw Bakery for a special treat for your four-footed friend that you bring to the Market (not here 10/2). 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, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey. Safari Vegetarian curries and crepes will be missed at the Market, as Miriam is taking off for some weeks during this hot summer.
Crafts and arts: A much sought-after stylish Will Heron (featured in the style section of the Statesman) is selling originally created t-shirts, and there are also soaps, exquisite wine bath bottles, paintings, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; 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 return in November; and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market and the farmers (who come from within a 150-mile radius) only sell what they grow. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted September 28, 2004 | permanent link to this article
September 25, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Pure Luck Grade A Dairy and Farm returns this week, look for Felicia next to the Arnosky Family Farm flowers and vegetables on the east side, under the trees. John Lindig is coming from Stonewall with a variety of vegetables.Tecolote Farm is back with certified organic produce. Bikkurim Farm returns from Lexington. Indian Hills will be coming soon with certified organic produce and grass-fed beef. There are still some dozen vegetable growers with aplenty. Gundermann Farm (organic also) won't return now until October becausing of late crop transplanting.
About 20 farmers continue breaking into fall 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. PLEASE NOTE: vendor appearances stated below are as of Tuesdays, if there is a change by the day of the Market Saturday, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Vegetables: Look for tomatoes in all corners and pecans from Combs Gardens. There's also an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm. They say they will have cut lettuce in about a week! Kale and fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. And from all the farmers, there are wonderful squashes, long beans, tomatoes, shelled peas, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Bat Creek is here with the Delicious and Gala apples! They are sorry they'll missed last week (9/11). Figs at Oasis (come early!). Ambrosia-inspiring melons from Tecolote Farm, Combs Gardens and Neagelin Farm. Give them all a little support.
Meats: Tesoro Tierra will be entering the Market in October with their poultry, pork and some beef and you'll love meeting Ruth Noel. Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Loncito Cartwright and his Loncito's Lamb Will be here September 18th, and he has PORK as well. Eggs you'll find from various farms who have some yard chickens, like Bikkirum, Herb Shack, Ottmers, Kaune Line, etc. when they are at market. PLEASE BRING CLEAN CARDBOARD EGG CARTONS TO THE MARKET; these can be reused by the smaller 'yard' egg farmers. Bring them to the information booth at the market. Alexander Family Farm will be coming back in late September; it's just too hot for their chickens to lay in volume. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is a cool way to get wonderful smoked salmon and benefit a great cause.
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 has returned this week, Sept. 25th, with their award-winning goat cheese and fresh produce.
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; 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: Flowers from the Hill Country are the featured items for Lost Truffle farmers Elizabeth and John McIntosh and the Arnosky Family Farm's Pamela and Frank Arnosky. Buy from them weekly to add the extra lift to your lifestyle of beauty and bounty around good food, good company, and good surroundings.
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. Oasis is selling vegetable starts for the fall garden. Look for cacti from our vendor Mark Rehfield of Spicewood Spines later after the heat dies down.
Assorted: Go nuts over Happy Wilder's Nuts; you'll love the selection. Look for Paw Bakery for a special treat for your four-footed friend that you bring to the Market. 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, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey. Safari Vegetarian curries and crepes will be missed at the Market, as Miriam is taking off for some weeks during this hot summer.
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 soaps, exquisite wine bath bottles, paintings, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; 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 return in November; and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market and the farmers (who come from within a 150-mile radius) only sell what they grow. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted September 21, 2004 | permanent link to this article
September 18, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Combs Gardens (above) has tomatoes, peppers and some pecans (shelled) from his harvests last year.
Some of you may have missed the Arnosky Family Farm and their flowers as they have returned for the 2004 season since last week. Tecolote Farm is back with certified organic produce. Bikkurim Farm returns from Lexington. Indian Hills will be coming soon with certified organic produce and grass-fed beef. There are still some dozen vegetable growers with aplenty. Gundermann Farm (organic also) won't return now until October becausing of late crop transplanting.
About 20 farmers continue breaking into September 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. PLEASE NOTE: vendor appearances stated below are as of Tuesdays, if there is a change by the day of the Market Saturday, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Vegetables: Look for the tender mustard greens from Naegelin Farm and an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm. They say they will have cut lettuce in about a week! Kale and fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. And from all the farmers, there are wonderful squashes, long beans, tomatoes, shelled peas, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Bat Creek is here with the Delicious and Gala apples! They are sorry they'll missed last week (9/11). Figs at Oasis (come early!). Ambrosia-inspiring melons from Tecolote (come early for this too!).
Meats: Tesoro Tierra will be entering the Market in October with their poultry, pork and some beef and you'll love meeting Ruth Noel. Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Loncito Cartwright and his Loncito's Lamb Will be here September 18th, and he has PORK as well. Eggs you'll find from various farms who have some yard chickens, like Bikkirum, Herb Shack, Ottmers, Kaune Line, etc. when they are at market. PLEASE BRING CLEAN CARDBOARD EGG CARTONS TO THE MARKET; these can be reused by the smaller 'yard' egg farmers. Bring them to the information booth at the market. Alexander Family Farm will be coming back in late September; it's just too hot for their chickens to lay in volume. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is a cool way to get wonderful smoked salmon and benefit a great cause.
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; 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: Flowers from the Hill Country are the featured items for Lost Truffle farmers Elizabeth and John McIntosh and the Arnosky Family Farm's Pamela and Frank Arnosky. Buy from them weekly to add the extra lift to your lifestyle of beauty and bounty around good food, good company, and good surroundings.
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. Oasis is selling vegetable starts for the fall garden. Look for cacti from our vendor Mark Rehfield of Spicewood Spines later after the heat dies down.
Assorted: Look for Paw Bakery for a special treat for your four-footed friend that you bring to the Market. 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, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey. Safari Vegetarian curries and crepes will be missed at the Market, as Miriam is taking off for some weeks during this hot summer.
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 soaps, exquisite wine bath bottles, paintings, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; 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 return in November; and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market and the farmers (who come from within a 150-mile radius) only sell what they grow. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted September 14, 2004 | permanent link to this article
September 11, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .Peppers of all types from all the farmers continue--thai, jalepeno, habanero, poblano, bell, anaheim and more!
Arnosky Family Farm begins their 2004 season this week. Tecolote Farm is back with certified organic produce. Indian Hills is out for some 2-3 weeks. There are still some dozen vegetable growers with aplenty. Gundermann Farm (organic also) won't return now until October becausing of late crop transplanting.
About 20 farmers continue breaking into September 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. PLEASE NOTE: vendor appearances stated below are as of Tuesdays, if there is a change by the day of the Market Saturday, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Vegetables: Look for the tender mustard greens from Naegelin Farm and an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm. They say they will have cut lettuce in two weeks! And from all the farmers, there are wonderful squashes, long beans, tomatoes, shelled peas, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, onions, summer garlic, summer greens, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: HOLD ON THEM APPLES! Bat Creek will be back next week with the Delicious and Galas! They are sorry they'll miss this week (9/11). Figs at Oasis (come early!).
Meats: Tesoro Tierra will be entering the Market in October with their poultry, pork and some beef and you'll love meeting Ruth Noel. Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and Arrow K Ranch features longhorn beef. Loncito Cartwright and his Loncito's Lamb Will be here September 18th, and he has PORK as well. Eggs you'll find from various farms who have some yard chickens, like Bikkirum, Herb Shack, Ottmers, Kaune Line, etc. when they are at market. PLEASE BRING CLEAN CARDBOARD EGG CARTONS TO THE MARKET; these can be reused by the smaller 'yard' egg farmers. Bring them to the information booth at the market. Alexander Family Farm will be coming back in late September; it's just too hot for their chickens to lay in volume. Chautauqua Foundation smoked salmon is a cool way to get wonderful smoked salmon and benefit a great cause.
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; 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: Flowers from the Hill Country are the featured items for Lost Truffle farmers Elizabeth and John McIntosh and the Arnosky Family Farm's Pamela and Frank Arnosky. Buy from them weekly to add the extra lift to your lifestyle of beauty and bounty around good food, good company, and good surroundings.
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. Oasis is selling vegetable starts for the fall garden. Look for cacti from our vendor Mark Rehfield of Spicewood Spines later after the heat dies down.
Assorted: Look for Paw Bakery for a special treat for your four-footed friend that you bring to the Market. 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, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey. Safari Vegetarian curries and crepes will be missed at the Market, as Miriam is taking off for some weeks during this hot summer.
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 soaps, exquisite wine bath bottles, paintings, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, wooden bowls, wood furniture and clayworks.
Services: NEW CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; 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 return in November; 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 September 7, 2004 | permanent link to this article
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