Ghoooooul morning, Galveston!
Last Sunday at our 7th Annual Birthday, we offered a small preview of our Why I GOFM video. Now, here it is in your mailbox for you to watch and enjoy all the warm, feel good vibes GOFM has to offer.
We'd like to give a special shout out to Virginia Greb & Shane Greb for spending countless hours producing this amazing video, Kevin Anthony & G-Town for the super snazzy music, all the beautiful people showcased in these clips, our Friends of GOFM, and EVERYONE who believed in the lil' Farmers Market That Could.
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Galveston's Own Farmers Market: is made up of 4 arms of programming: our weekly year-round markets, the Food Access Program, the Real Food Project & the Young Gardeners Program.
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Lastly, just a few quick announcements for what's coming up these next few weeks:
- Did you know we've switched to our Fall Sunday Hours (9a-1p)? Now you can enjoy a whole another hour of shopping at market and visiting our community partners!
- We're celebrating Halloween all week next week (Sunday 10/27 and Thursday 10/31). See the fun things planned below.
- We're hosting a Car Seat Drive on Sunday, November 3! If you have gently used car seats or booster seats, consider donating them to the Galveston County Children's Services Board of CPS.
See you at market!
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 Peas, Love, and Beets,
Mercedes Pang
Market Manager
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Upcoming Events & Announcements
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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, 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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11/3 - Car Seat for Babies
Join us for a Car Seat for Babies Drive to benefit families with newborns throughout Galveston County! Bring your gently used (or new) car seats or booster seats to GOFM on 11/3.
The needed items will be distributed to Galveston County Children’s Services Board of CPS.
Learn more 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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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 
Picadillo with Cauliflower Rice
Did you know that we offer a variety of Cooking Classes through the year? It's a great way to meet new people, have fun, and learn how to make new dishes from start to finish -- like this one! Enhance the dish by using local beef from Spring Hill Farms or Law Ranch this Sunday.
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 ¾ teaspoons salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- (see full list of ingredients here)
- In a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and cook until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook another minute.
- Add ground beef, salt and pepper,and saute, breaking up the meat with a spatula. Cook until the liquid has evaporated and the meat sizzles. Add spices and bay leaves and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes and their juices, sweet potato, wine and vinegar. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- Uncover pan and add the raisins and olives. Allow to cook for another 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro, if using. Serve over calui-rice.
[ Source: Alicia Cahill, The Kitchen Chick, October 2019 Cooking Class ]
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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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