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Can you believe how beautiful the weather was this weekend? (Okay, okay, it rained, but... rain is good for the crops, and it was significantly cooler.) I'm always excited about the first hints of autumn -- crisp air, leaves changing colors, pumpkins and apples and --
I'm probably getting ahead of myself; it's still August. But the flavors of fall are starting to arrive at market, in the form of various pumpkins and squashes, the first of the fall greens, and shiitake mushrooms!
Shiitakes have a richer, meatier texture and flavor than those boring old button mushrooms at the grocery store. Never used them before? Cindy from Eco Farm has a bunch of recipe ideas, including these:
Shiitake Mushroom Gravy: Melt butter or olive oil in pot on low heat. Add sliced garlic, then sliced shiitakes, and stir occasionally. Add oregano, salt, and pepper, and cook for fifteen minutes. Blend everything in blender or food processor and serve over your favorite meats and vegetables.
Shiitake Mushroom Pizza: Remove and discard stem from large mushroom. Place 'shroom on oiled baking pan. On top of 'shroom, place grated mozzarella or Parmesan cheese and any of the following, sliced: garlic, onions, tomato, green or red peppers. Bake at 350 degrees, or broil, until cheese is melted over 'shroom.
You can also use diced, cooked shiitakes in place of ground meat in recipes like stuffed peppers or lasagna. For more ideas (including a recipe for shiitake bacon!) check out this article from Chowhound.
Kristen
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This Week's Featured Vendors
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Angelina's Kitchen
Another lovely day planned for market this week, come out and enjoy the bounty of all our local farms and shops. We'll have plenty of samples at our booth, so stop on by and say hello!
We are experiencing a problem with our email list, so please bear with me while I try to figure it out. We will take pre-orders up until 2:00 pm on Tuesday for anyone who would like to reserve a dish!
This week we're bringing:
- Bamies me Kotopoulo, Chicken and Okra
- Stewed okra
- Rosiki Salata (Greek style potato salad)
- Moussaka
- Pastichio
- Sweet Potato Shepard's Pie
- Avgolemono
- Lentils
- Tzatziki
- Hummus
- Joan's sweet breads and pound cakes
Call the shop if you'd like to reserve anything, or if you'd like us to make a large salad!
Thanks for your support,
Angelina and crew
919-545-5505
The Barking Bedlie
New vendor alert! Melissa will be joining us this week with all natural dehydrated dog treats in beef, chicken and turkey. The treats are 100% meat with no additives, seasonings or preservatives!
For more information, check out their website at https://www.thebarkingbedlie.com.
Beechcrest Farm will be there! Many of you tried bone-in and boneless pork chops and ribs last week, and we will have more on Tuesday. Plus all your beef needs from steaks to ground. See you then!
Bonlee Grown Farm
Color your summer garden or front porch with ornamental peppers! We'll bring aloes, succulents, and vinca too.
Come get fresh, local fig jam! Stop by and grab pepper jellies, rhubarb jams, and all kinds of pickles and savory things.
Make sure you get first pick and call 919-548-0977 for orders!
Thanks for buying local!
Amy and Ray Sugg
and Jessica
Cool Springs Farm will be there with tomatoes, sweet corn, lettuce, arugula, watermelons, cantaloupe, eggplant, butternut squash, okra, garlic, and bell, frying, and jalapeño peppers.
East Branch Ginger
Come on by to try samples of our amazing micros!
Standard offerings:
Mild Mix
Pea Shoots (small or large)
Sunflower Shoots
Featured offerings:
Garnet Giant, Mustard Microgreens
Citrus Mix
See you on Tuesday!
Eco Farm will be at market on Tuesday with delicata, peppers, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, zucchini, zephyr squash, okra, butternut squash, Long Island cheese squash, spaghetti squash, figs, hubbard squash, arugula, and loads of shiitake mushrooms!
Good Rhythm Farm will be back at market with radishes, young chard, kale & collards fall mix, sweet peppers, shishito peppers, hot peppers, okra, eggplant, cherry tomatoes, and basil. Come see us!
Perry-winkle Farm
When the bell rings at the start of market this week, Michael, Olive and I will be on the road heading north for our annual get away. We leave the farm in good hands -- Taij, Victoria, and Caitlyn will be seeing that the hens are well cared for, the greenhouse is watered and the field crops aren't overrun with weeds. To keep things a little easier for them, they will skip this week's Fearrington Market but will be back the following week with all the goodies you are accustomed to getting at our stand. Please do not think that we are through for the season... just taking a little break. Look for them next week!
with gratitude,
Mike Perry and Cathy Jones
Growing for our neighbors since 1991
Red Roots Farm will be at market this week with okra, lots of sweet and hot peppers, butternut squash, cushaw squash, arugula, red and yellow onions, and Yukon Gold potatoes.
Sour Bakery is a wild yeast leavened breads and pastry bakery. We currently use a shared commercial kitchen in Durham, but we are hoping to open a brick and mortar in Alamance County (where we live). All of our breads and pastries use a 10 year old culture that we cultivated while living in Seattle, Washington. While wild yeast is more commonly associated with Sourdough, our breads range from sour to mild, depending on the type of loaf. You can find out a little more about Sour Bakery via Instagram and Facebook! Please do come by to try a sample of our offerings, and maybe take a loaf to break with friends!
We will have: Classic Sour, Salted Rosemary, Olive Garlic Rosemary, Artichoke Garlic Parmesan, Cinnamon Raisin, and Sun-Dried Tomato Garlic. We will also have croissants, chocolate croissants, pretzels, Jalapeño Cheddar Pretzels, almond Apple Pear twice baked croissants and crackers!
Sweet Flowers and Fruits will have lots of peppers for you at market this week! You'll be able to choose from an assortment of red, yellow, orange, and green peppers for both cooking and eating raw -- maybe with some roasted eggplant dip? We'll be bringing the traditional black beauty, the smaller, pretty purple dancer and also some fairy tale eggplant. The okra is going wild, so we'll have plenty of that along with onions, garlic, and maybe some green beans. For a special treat, pick up a paw paw! They won't be around long. In the flower department we'll have mixed bouquets and some bunches of pink lisianthus for you. Hope to see you Tuesday!
The following vendors also plan to be at market this week:
Gramma D
Grand Hope Farm
Hillsborough Cheese Company
Kalawi Farm
Katherine's Garden
Pomegranate Kitchen
Valley View Farm
Visit our website to learn more about all of this season's vendors.
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