Fresh & New
December 4, 2004
Harvest Time owners Gail and Larry Smith bring tasty and chunky preserves.
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Let's welcome the new baker and salsa makers, Michelle and Art Collard of Crust and Crumb Bakery. Oaxacan Tamaleo is now accepting orders for Christmas tamales. Expect turkey and cranberry ones at the Market in a couple of weeks!
Mary Louise Butters Brownies has gift tins for sale and can make more to order now. Garza High School horticulture students continue to have great fall herbs. Get a hold of Cocoa Puro's Kakawa chocolate and get it early. Savor your chocolate and Texas Coffee Traders' fair trade coffee together.
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: Tomatoes are still coming, but with the freezing this week, expect them to diminish. Try the jerusalem artichoke at our tasting booth and then get plenty from Cass at the Animal Farm; they've got carrots too. Lettuces are here from Arnosky Family Farm, Oasis and Animal Farm. Fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. Broccoli, and cauliflower from Ottmers and many others. Spinach, radish and green onions from Naegelin Farm. And from all the farmers, find a wonderful selection of greens of all kinds, winter squashes, kale, beets, turnips, mustard, basil, green beans, a little okra, peppers, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Persimmons from Oasis. Let them ripen to softness, then spread them like butter and enjoy! Taste what they are like at the Taste the Place booth this week. Worth the try! Sweet.
Meats: Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and expect a new beef vendor in February. Goat and lamb are coming in the future too. Eggs you'll find from various farms who have some yard chickens, like Bikkirum, Ottmers, Harvest Time, 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.
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 is out for the season.
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; and Mary Louise Butter's Brownies are definitely Austin. We have new bakers of Crust and Crumb bakery..get in line for the sweet quick breads and specialty items.
Flowers: Flowers from the Hill Country are the featured items for 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: The Blooming Idiots will be back in warmer weather, bringing in the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. They won an award from the Austin Chronicle Best of 2004 Critics'Choice for their plant selection. Herb Shack will be back in March.
Assorted: Happy Wilder's brings spiced nuts for your holiday snacks and Paw Bakery remembers your four-footed friend. The original Kakawa Chocolates are here. We've got Oaxacan Tamaleo, Texas Coffee Traders fresh brewed coffee, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes (not 12/4), Sticky Toffee Pudding quiches, preserves from Harvest Time, fresh salsas and honey.
These show-stopping wreaths are waiting for your door!
Crafts and arts: This will be the last day for the 2004 season of the sought-after stylish Will Heron with his originally created t-shirts. There are also soaps, paintings, hand died/spun wool, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, exquisite wreaths, knitted items, nature cards, wooden bowls, wood furniture and clayworks.
Services: CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; Massage (ahhhh...); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc has returned; and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market featuring more Central Texas farmers than ever who only sell what they grow (from within a 150-mile radius). Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted November 30, 2004 | permanent link to this article
November 27, 2004 - Alternate Site at 5th and Rio Grande
Chautauqua salmon is a great refresher after much turkey!
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Oaxacan Tamaleo is now accepting orders for Thanksgiving or Christmas tamales. Expect turkey and cranberry ones at the Market in a couple of weeks! Mary Louise Butters Brownies has gift tins for sale and can make more to order now. You can order heritage turkeys and free-grazing chickens from Alexander Family Farm (through the farm direct).
Garza High School horticulture students continue to have great fall herbs. Get a hold of Cocoa Puro's Kakawa chocolate and get it early. You can sit on the great garden benches of Mike's Art and Artifacts while savoring your chocolate and Texas Coffee Traders' fair trade coffee.
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 November in Texas! Stop by Oasis (they have yellow!), Bikkurim (they have red!), and Arnosky Family Farm (they have orange!) for your tomato urges. There's also an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm. Lettuces are here from Arnosky Family Farm, Oasis and Animal Farm. Fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. Broccoli, and cauliflower from Ottmers and many others. Spinach and green onions from Naegelin Farm. And from all the farmers, find a wonderful selection of greens of all kinds, winter squashes, kale, beets, turnips, mustard, basil, green beans, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Persimmons from Oasis. Let them ripen to softness, then spread them like butter and enjoy!
Meats: Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and expect a new beef vendor in February. Eggs you'll find from various farms who have some yard chickens, like Bikkirum, 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.
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 is out for the season.
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; and Mary Louise Butter's Brownies are definitely Austin. Next week we'll have new bakers of Crust and Crumb bakery..get in line for the sweet quick breads and specialty items.
Flowers: Flowers from the Hill Country are the featured items for 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. Their flowers will be a feature at the City Hall's Open House ceremonies.
Plants: The Blooming Idiots will be back in warmer weathing, bringing in the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. They won an award from the Austin Chronicle Best of 2004 Critics'Choice for their plant selection. Herb Shack will be back in March.
Assorted: Happy Wilder's and Paw Bakery are out this week for the holidays. The original Kakawa Chocolates are here. We've got Oaxacan Tamaleo, fresh brewed coffee, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes (not 11/27), Sticky Toffee Pudding quiches, preserves from Harvest Time, salsas and honey.
Crafts and arts: A much sought-after stylish Will Heron is selling originally created t-shirts through 12/4, and there are also soaps, paintings, hand died/spun wool, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, exquisite wreaths, knitted items, nature cards, wooden bowls, wood furniture and clayworks.
Services: CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; Massage (ahhhh...); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc has returned; and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market featuring more Central Texas farmers than ever who only sell what they grow (from within a 150-mile radius). Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted November 24, 2004 | permanent link to this article
November 20, 2004
Chautauqua Salmon and flowers go great together for your Thanksgiving feast!
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Oaxacan Tamaleo is now accepting orders for Thanksgiving or Christmas tamales. Expect turkey and cranberry ones at the Market in a couple of weeks! Mary Louise Butters Brownies has gift tins for sale and order now. You can order heritage turkeys and free-grazing chickens from Alexander Family Farm (through the farm direct).
Garza High School horticulture students have great fall herbs for your Thanksgiving dinner savories. Get a hold of Cocoa Puro's Kakawa chocolate and get it early. You can sit on the great garden benches of Mike's Art and Artifacts while savoring your chocolate. Colorado River Pecan Farm is here just one more week, just in time to get pecans for your pies from Tracy Berdoll.
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 November in Texas! Stop by Oasis (they have yellow!) and Arnosky Family Farm (they have orange!) for your tomato urges. There's also an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm. Lettuces are here from Arnosky Family Farm, Oasis and Animal Farm. Fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. Broccoli, and cauliflower from Ottmers and many others. Spinach and green onions from Naegelin Farm. And from all the farmers, find a wonderful selection of greens of all kinds, winter squashes, kale, beets, turnips, mustard, basil, green beans, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Persimmons from Oasis. Spread them like butter and enjoy!
Meats: Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and expect a new beef vendor soon. 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.
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 is out for the season.
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 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. Their flowers will be a feature at the City Hall's Open House ceremonies.
Plants: Herb Shack has had to cancel their BLOWOUT SALE because of a family comittment. They will be back next spring. The Blooming Idiots will be back in warmer weathing, bringing in the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. They won an award from the Austin Chronicle Best of 2004 Critics'Choice for their plant selection.
Assorted: Go nuts over Happy Wilder's Nuts; you'll love the selection. And the original Kakawa Chocolates are here. Look for Paw Bakery for a special treat for your four-footed friend that you bring to the Market. We've got Oaxacan Tamaleo, fresh brewed coffee, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes, Sticky Toffee Pudding quiches, gift cakes, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey.
Crafts and arts: A much sought-after stylish Will Heron is selling originally created t-shirts, and there are also soaps, paintings, hand died/spun wool, jewelry, soy candles, cigar box and cloth purses, exquisite wreaths, knitted items, nature cards, wooden bowls, wood furniture and clayworks.
Services: CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; Massage (ahhhh...); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc has returned; and herbalist Ginger Webb and her associates.
We are a local growers-only market featuring more Central Texas farmers than ever who only sell what they grow (from within a 150-mile radius). Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
posted November 18, 2004 | permanent link to this article
November 13, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Oaxacan Tamaleo (pictured above with Leonore Banos-Stoute, the founder) is now accepting orders for Thanksgiving or Christmas tamales. Expect turkey and cranberry ones at the Market in a couple of weeks! Mary Louise Butters Brownies are soon coming in gift tins..see them next week.
Bat Creek is done for the season; the racoons ate up his Pink Ladies! Expect him next August with the apples again and the wonderful cider. Garza High School horticulture students are back with fall herbs. Get a hold of Cocoa Puro's Kakawa chocolate and get it early. You can sit on the great garden benches of Mike's Art and Artifacts while savoring your chocolate. Colorado River Pecan Farm is back for the season and Tracy has a great yield of this family's wonderful local nut harvests.
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 November in Texas! Stop by Oasis (they have yellow!) and Arnosky Family Farm (they have orange!) for your tomato urges. Pecans from Colorado River Pecan Farm with Tracy Berdoll. There's also an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm. Lettuces are here from Arnosky Family Farm, Oasis and Animal Farm. Fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. Broccoli, and cauliflower from Ottmers. And from all the farmers, find a wonderful selection of greens of all kinds, winter squashes, kale, beets, turnips, mustard, basil, green beans, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Every week we are surprised with something different, perhaps persimmons soon.
Meats: Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and expect a new beef vendor soon. 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.
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 is out for the season.
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 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. Their flowers will be a feature at the City Hall's Open House ceremonies.
Plants: Herb Shack has had to cancel their BLOWOUT SALE because of a family comittment. They will be back next spring. The Blooming Idiots bring the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. They won an award from the Austin Chronicle Best of 2004 Critics'Choice for their plant selection. They will come ocassionally on warm days during the winter.
Assorted: Go nuts over Happy Wilder's Nuts; you'll love the selection. And the original Kakawa Chocolates are here. Look for Paw Bakery for a special treat for your four-footed friend that you bring to the Market. We've got Oaxacan Tamaleo, fresh brewed coffee, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes, Sticky Toffee Pudding quiches, gift cakes, and jams and jellies, salsas and honey.
Crafts and arts: A much sought-after stylish Will Heron is selling originally created t-shirts, and there are also soaps, paintings, hand died/spun wool, 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...); portraits by Isabel Goode-DeBlanc has returned; 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 November 10, 2004 | permanent link to this article
November 6, 2004
In the Austin Farmers' Market for this week . .
Pecans are rolling in! Get them cracked, shelled and spiced. Indian Hills is coming alternate weeks with beef, spiced pecans, granola and organic vegetables (in 11/6). Craig Hanson had a good sales day with flavorful garlic last week and will be back in early Dec. There are still some dozen vegetable growers with aplenty. Gundermann Farm (organic also) will return in mid-November (failure on first fall lettuce crop with the heat wave), as well as Neagelin Farm (he had vicious cut worms) and Groovy Greens' Todd Oyler.
Bat Creek is done for the season; the racoons ate up his Pink Ladies! Expect him next August with the apples again and the wonderful cider. Garza High School horticulture students are back with fall herbs. Get a hold of Cocoa Puro's Kakawa chocolate and get it early--he sold out his first week. You can sit on the great garden benches of Mike's Art and Artifacts while savoring your chocolate. Colorado River Pecan Farm is back for the season and Tracy has a great yield of this family's wonderful local nut harvests. Did you all see her on tv this week? KEYE-TV Tuesday's Austin Life early show.
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 November in Texas! Stop by Oasis (they have yellow!) Lost Truffle, Combs Gardens for your tomato urges. Pecans from Combs Gardens and Colorado River Pecan Farm with Tracy Berdoll. There's also an awe-inspiring selection from Animal Farm including Jerusalem artichokes. Lettuces are here from Arnosky Family Farm, Oasis and Animal Farm. Fresh vegan pesto from Oasis. Squash blossoms, broccoli, and cauliflower from Ottmers. And from all the farmers, find a wonderful selection of summer and winter squashes, kale, beets, turnips, mustards, basil, green beans, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peppers, herbs of all kinds, and microgreens.
Fruits: Every week we are surprised with something different, perhaps persimmons soon. Oasis has Sugar Baby icebox-sized watermelons!
Meats: Thunderheart Bison has lean, natural buffalo, and expect a new beef vendor soon. 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.
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 is out for the season.
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 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 (out 11/6 and back 11/13 for a big SALE!) and the Blooming Idiots bring the plants that your grandmother loved and cared for. They won an award from the Austin Chronicle Best of 2004 Critics'Choice for their plant selection. 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 Oaxacan Tamaleo and herbal teas, fresh brewed coffee, hibiscus mint tea, Aster's Ethiopian wraps and dishes (out 10/30), gift cakes, Taco Shack on ocassion 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) is selling originally created t-shirts, and there are also soaps, 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 (he's out until Nov) 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 November 4, 2004 | permanent link to this article
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