Delmar Farmers Market News
September 14, 2018

• Delmar Sharpener would like to remind customers not to wait for the Holiday rush to get their dull knives sharpened.  Bring them in now before 10am to guarantee their being ready for pick up on the same day by 1pm.
• fin – your fishmonger will be bringing about 20 varieties of fresh, sustainable seafood that’s just a couple of days out of the water.  And, we’re cooking up a storm – lobster rolls, crab cakes, salmon burgers and tacos! This week, look for wild Alaskan salmon, alongside our very popular responsibly farmed Jail Island salmon from the Bay of Fundy in Canada. The clams have been super sweet this year and we’ll bring a few dozen to market. Alongside our cocktail shrimp poached in lemon, bay leak and peppercorn, you’ll find our delicious swordfish steaks, which will be great on the grill as the week’s weather warms up again.
•  Evolve Handcrafted Soap Company will be at the market this Sat Sept 15. The company is now coming out with seasonal soaps.  Look for Hot Buttered Rum, Perfectly Pumpkin Spice, and Amazing Apple Cinnamon Soaps.  These soaps have the finest quality ingredients such as all natural, all organic vegetable oils and butters along with pureed organic pumpkin, fresh pureed apples, and wonderfully warm and subtly spicy fragrances.  They also now have beautiful, handcrafted solid teak and solid mahogany soap dishes.  These dishes are made by us here at Evolve and are perfect for keeping your soap dry between uses.  Try pairing up a bar of our fabulous soaps with a handcrafted soap dish to make for a wonderful gift for someone or a special treat for yourself!  Evolve also now has its first liquid soap made with organic sunflower oil, organic safflower oil, organic coconut oil and a lovely blend of essential oils.  This beautiful golden soap comes in a nice foaming pump bottle, resulting in a fun, bubbly lather.  We also now have an assortment of bath bombs and shower steamers.
• Heartsounds Uganda Jewelry is a Fair Trade Project for adults working on and living in mental health recovery in Kampala, Uganda. They create beautiful jewelry and crafts in Uganda out of recycled materials. Profits are used by the jewelers to support their recovery and to maintain stable housing for themselves and their families. Drop by their booth and take a look at their educational display board, which  describes the project with pictures of the jewelers and a map showing the path of the jewelry from Uganda to our area here in New York. Heartsounds Uganda Jewelry is located at the start of the food aisle near the music stand.
• Good Day Honey is committed to sustainable beekeeping in order to bring the most natural product possible.  All of its honey is raw and comes straight from our apiaries to the jar.  The company harvests beeswax and makes various products using it, including soap, lip balm, and skin cream.  Honeycomb and bee pollen are things you won't find at a lot of places and most likely won't be locally.  Good Day Honey is based out of Albany County and understands the importance and benefits of keeping things local.  We sell bees in the spring and we'll always give out advice to new beekeepers. 
• Viking Woodworks produces finely crafted bowls and other turned wood products. All of their creations are fashioned from salvaged hardwoods that are handpicked and specially prepared with the expectation that they will provide many years of use and aesthetic enjoyment. Every bowl, vase, and box that we produce is a unique work of art, the result of fifty years of experience in craftsmanship. 
• Mushroom Ventures is a new farm growing mushrooms beyond the common button mushrooms we all typically see at the supermarkets. They have teamed up with farmers, educators, and chefs to help educate the public about the many wonderful ways to prepare mushrooms for delicious and nutritious meals. Their mushrooms have an incredible array of medicinal properties. So stop by and try some of our local, fresh, and delicious Oyster, Lions Mane, or Shiitake mushrooms!
• Solarize Albany County is a local volunteer nonprofit group based in the Capital Region. We promote the use of renewable energy with you, the consumer, in mind. Our goal is to provide you with knowledge of how renewable energies will benefit your life and to provide lower cost options through our bulk purchase model.

Two Rock Ranch Vendor 411

Two Rock Ranch was launched as Sonoma County Sheep Company in the rolling hills of West Petaluma, California, near the town of Two Rock in 2010. Because of continuous drought conditions on the west coast, as well as the high cost of land and feed, the ranch was moved to the east coast, in the beautiful foothills of the Helderberg Mountains. At that time the name of the operation changed to Two Rock Ranch in honor of the place it started!

 Located at 78 Turner Road in Berne, NY, Two Rock Ranch is a sustainable, biodynamic farm that produces pasture raised lambs as well as a select CSA which provides lamb on a regular weekly basis to customers and free delivery on custom orders. We also produce a small amount of free-range eggs!

Two Rock Ranch raises White Dorpers, a breed known for its mild flavor and excellent quality. This is a hair breed and the resulting meat does not have a “muttony” flavor like wool breeds of sheep. The animals are nourished in the growing season by pasture grass, herb forage, essential minerals and water; in winter they are fed farm grown hay and purchased locally grown organic grass hay. Eating grass, legumes, cereals, and herbs is the natural way for sheep resulting in less total fat, less saturated fat, less cholesterol and fewer calories. It has more vitamin E, more beta-carotene, more vitamin C, and even more importantly, has two health-promoting fats called omega-3 fatty acids and “conjugated linoleic acid,” or CLA. It creates a truly superior eating experience!

As a result of this thoughtful care, the sheep at Two Rock Ranch are free of stress, hormones, antibiotics and heavily processed feed. In addition, because field rotation has been implemented, we have less deworming needs. Handling is minimal to reduce stress in the animals. Stress can remain in a sheep’s system for up to two weeks, and the hormones associated with stress will also add a poor flavor to the meat.

Submitted By

Emily Vincent

Two Rock Ranch

(707) 364-7547