 Good morning, folks!
This Sunday starts our Fall Sunday hours (9a-1p)! Enjoy that sweet extra 60 minutes of shopping, meeting our community partners, and all-around fun & good vibes. Every Sunday, you can also enjoy live music, free coffee from Galveston Coffee Roasters, and a chill community area for mixin' and minglin'.
In case you missed them, our friends at Texas ACE are hosting their 1st Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival next Saturday, October 12th. From 10am to 1pm at the Scott Building Gym and Cafeteria, celebrate and appreciate the beautiful Hispanic culture on the island!
We're really excited about what's growin at the Young Gardeners Program, our upcoming events at market, and all the new connections we're making each day. Don't forget to save the date for some big moments below!
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 Peas, Love, and Beets,
Mercedes Pang
Market Manager
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Upcoming Events & Announcements
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10/13 - Drag Queen Story Hour Returns!
We are thrilled to have the team at Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) join us again at GOFM! 🏳️🌈
On October 13, learn more about DQSH, enjoy stories read by Drag Queens Kymber Devine and Athena Sapphire, and book giveaways every hour!
See the FB Event here>
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10/19 - Fall Volunteer Orientation & Party
New & current GOFM Volunteers (for all our programs- Market days, Young Gardeners Program, Real Food Project & beyond) are invited to our annual 2019 Fall Volunteer Party!
RSVP Here>
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10/20 - 7th Annual Birthday Bash!
GOFM is turning SEVEN on October 20! Help us blow out the candles on another fabulous year at The Bryan Museum, and enjoy:
- Premiere Screening of "Why I GOFM" at 10:00A
- Taste the Market with the Seventh Day Adventist
- Pet Princess Tulip the Market Bunny
- & more to be revealed!
See the FB event here>
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10/27 & 10/31 - Halloween at GOFM!
On October 27, bring the kids (or the kid in you) to be a part of our spooktacular costume parade through market, get your face painted by the fabulous Mel Black, pet Princess Tulip the Market Bunny, and vote for the best dressed vendor!
On October 31, stop by dressed in a gourd-geous costume and receive a free GOFM sticker at the GOFM Info Booth! Plus, enjoy The Bryan Museum’s Trunk or Treat in the parking lot, and make candy neurons and brain hats with the Society of Neuroscience Galveston.
See the FB Event here>
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Be a Friend of the GOFM
Funds that come from within our community empower us to build lasting infrastructure around our bold plans. And our #1 plan? …Make Galveston better by improving community health as we know best— provide good food to all folks & connect all folks through good food.
[Learn about one-time or monthly donations here]
- $5 given every month buys all the ingredients needed for one WIC Cooking Class.
- $50 given every month buys the online crop management software that enables us to grow the Young Gardeners Program to new schools every year. tracking how many carrots go home to how many kids every week
- $5,000 given once a year helps employ a high-quality Market Manager for 4 months.
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Thursday Market - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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- Live Music with Nate & Genesis
- Learn more about The Bryan Museum
- Free Recycling with Keepin' It Green! Every week, we accept your clean, rinsed recyclable plastics, glass, aluminum and paper/cardboard. KIG comes to pick it up every week after-market.
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We're BYOC (Bring Your Own Cup!)
We eliminated single-use cups for our free Sunday morning coffee station and Thursday water station. Support the initiative by bringing your own mug every week or cleaning out your cupboards & donating unwanted mugs to market for others to use!
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Sunday Market - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!
We offer an additional $1 to $1 match of BonusBucks for every SNAP dollar customers spend, up to $15 extra. Learn more at the GOFM Info booth at every market. We want to help!
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Veggies
herbs * microgreens * sunflower shoots * pea shoots * mizuna * mesclun salad mix * stir fry mix * arugula * kale * lettuces * chives * tomatoes * zucchini * summer squash * pattypan squash * cucumbers * radishes * okra * eggplant * peppers
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GOFM Recipe of the Week 
Butternut Squash & Beef Soup
Did you know that we host a variety of cooking classes throughout the year? See our newest class offerings like Indian Cuisine 102, Heart Healthy Cuisine, Holiday Cooking Made Easy, and now everyone can enjoy our free Learn to Cook classes at area WIC Clinics!
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 sweet potato, diced
- 1 idaho potato, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 3 ribs celery, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1 cup kale, chopped
- 1 cup shishito peppers, chopped
- 2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add potatoes, onion, celery, carrots and garlic. Saute 5 minutes.
- Add beef, stirring while cooking, about 4 minutes.
- Add kale, shishito peppers, beef stock, herbs, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through.
Enjoy!
[ Source: Prepared by Chef Melissa Huerta for “Quick, Easy & Delicious Dinners!” ]
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Do you have a delicious recipe we should try? Email me at mercedes@gofarmersmarket.com and who knows, you might see it here in our newsletter!
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Shop Local. Support GOFM.
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