Fresh & New
December 10, 2005
Order your Oaxacan Tamaleo tamales now for Christmas!
In the Austin Farmers' Market....
SATURDAYS
Welcome back and also a hello/howdy to these folks, coming 12/10: Ottmers Farm (with his new batch of broccoli!--didn't make heads last week); Southside Kolaches; Maid in the Shade; Jenny's Cactus Lace; and Texas Medicinals. We had a great welcome for Bet Your Buns last week as many of you liked the sticky buns that Janet had to offer.
Not Here 12/10: Finca Pura Vida Farm is out this week and next while Edgar and family go back to Costa Rica for a visit. Sticky Toffee Pudding is out the rest of the winter to concentrate on holiday orders all over the country! Reena's Organic Citrus will be back 12/17. River's End Nursery tropical fruits will be back in January. Monkey's Lunchbox and Veldhuizen Family Farm (cow milk cheeses) until later next year.
WEDNESDAY MARKET--LAST WEEK December 14th! At Plaza Saltillo, Wednesdays, 4 - 6:30 p.m., easy free parking just east of I-35 at 5th and Comal. Come for the last market with extra gifts, food including the East Austin Business Leadership Initiative block party!
NOW IN SEASON
Vegetables: Tomatoes are in, come early! Enjoy the ones from Naegelin Farm and Bat Creek Farm. Kevin Ottmers has his first broccoli for the season. Salad greens and lettuces are here. Greens of all persuasions, beets, turnips, radishes. Carrots from Animal Farm and also Jerusalem artichoke. The freeze probably got rid of the last of the summer squashes and eggplants, but don't be surprised to still see some peppers, along with butternut, acorn and other heirloom squashes, chard, bok choy, mizuna and fresh herbs, including lots of cilantro.
Fruits: Did you see Hersh's lemons from Indian Hills? Make a lovely lemon meringue pie! Reena's will be back Dec. 17th. River's End will be back in January.
Nuts: Hersh of Indian Hills Farm will be bringing in pecans. They look fab.
Meats: FRESH CHICKEN now offered at the Market! Fresh, never frozen chicken is coming from right in Travis County from Barnison Farm in all types of cuts and Cornish Game hens, along with the whole frozen chickens from Providence Hill Farm. Bison, beef, pork, sausage, bacon, emu meat and oil products and eggs. Thunderheart Bison is only one of two producers in the U.S. that conduct field harvests with respect. Bison health benefits include more omega 3 than salmon and great levels of beta carotene and CLA.
PLEASE BRING CLEAN CARDBOARD EGG CARTONS TO THE MARKET; these can be reused by the smaller 'yard' egg farmers. Bring them to the farmers selling eggs--they'll gladly take them off your hands.
Dairy: READY, SET, GOat CHEESE! "Maid" in the Shade Farm--get your goat cheese fix! Also now featuring West Wind Goat Dairy too! Raw cow milk cheeses from Veldhuizen Family Farm (they are out right now).
Baked Goods: Bread pudding from Blackland Prairie Farm is new. Sticky buns and flavorful savory buns from Bet Your Buns are new too. Pies, breads, scones, brownies, cookies, granola, rolls, and kolaches. New are goat cheese cheesecakes from "Maid" in the Shade Dairy with other offerings from them using goat's milk.
Flowers: Don't get corporate poinsettas from far-away places! Buy the holiday flowers from Arnosky Family Farm in the Texas Hill Country. Get really long-lasting fall flowers, locally grown.
Plants: Vegetable starts, trees, ferns, cacti, ornamentals, and herbs.
Assorted: Gazpacho, pestos, soups (TRY THE SWEET PEPPER..yum), chocolate, and preserves. New are pralines, and sweet breads from "Maid" in the Shade.
Ready-to-Eat: Breakfast and lunch fajita tacos, tamales, savory kolaches, quiches, soups, Ethiopian food, and coffee. LOTS of rehydrating drinks, including: hot hibiscus tea (Nile Valley Herbs, cranberry refresher (Southside Kolaches) and water sold at the Information Booth. Coffee, and hot chocolate at Texas Coffee Traders.
Crafts and arts: Specially designed t-shirts, soaps, paintings, hand died/spun wool, woven shawls & socks, jewelry, soy candles, cloth purses, aprons, yoga mat holders, clothing, mosaics, painted baskets and boxes, potholders, and clayworks. Much more coming this holiday season! We'll have wreaths, ornaments, gifts of all kinds that are handmade, LOCAL, and sold directly by the creator!
Services: CAFÉ AREA by the band, great for people watching and music aficionados; accupuncture and massage (ahhhh...) under the trees in the park.
We are a local growers-only market featuring more Central Texas farmers than ever who only sell what they grow, raise or catch. Satisfy your connection to the food you eat and meet the farmers directly!
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