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The Beaverton Farmers Market Is Hiring!
The Beaverton Farmers Market is hiring! We are looking for just the right person to be the market bookkeeper.
The bookkeeper role is part-time and an in-person job with a flexible schedule.
For more information, please email market@beavertonfarmersmarket.com.
Squash Blossoms
H&A Family Farm is located right next to the Market Information booth. These last couple of weeks we have been dazzled by their beautiful display of bright yellow squash blossoms. Sometimes called zucchini flowers, they can actually be from any summer — or even winter squash plants. They are soft, delicate, and taste mildly like the squash itself.
Squash plants have both male and female flowers. The male flowers pollinate the female flowers which in turn produce the actual squash. Each plant produces more male blossoms than necessary so it isn’t a sacrifice to the farmer to pick some of them for eating.
Squash blooms are usually served stuffed or fried, or both. Chef Michael Symon stuffs them with ricotta, parsley, and lemon but also recommends sautéing them and adding them to an omelet. Food and Wine magazine offers up 10 ways to Cook with Squash Blossoms which includes recipes for pasta and quesadillas.
Credit: Charles Masters via Food and Wine
Whether you are new to squash blossom cookery or a long-time fan, we recommend you pick some up this weekend because they will be gone from the market soon.
Momma Baron
Jennifer Baron, aka Momma Baron, will tell you simply that she bakes and decorates sugar cookies. This humble statement does not adequately describe her creative work as a cookie maker. Momma Baron Cookies are a sight to behold and in this case, seeing is as important as eating. This mother of four boys makes delightfully decorated cookies for events, parties, companies, and now for market-goers.
We don’t know how or where she fits cookie baking into her busy schedule, let alone find the time to creatively decorate them, but we wait with anticipation each week to see her beautiful creations.
In honor of Independence Day, Market Sprouts Kids Club will take home a fun Tissue Paper Flag 4th of July Craft. At home kids will need glue or a glue stick to complete this craft.
We welcome an exciting new vendor to the market this week, Base Greens! Base Greens creates fresh leafy green smoothie packs.
"Founded by two best friends who are obsessed with maintaining an efficient healthy balanced lifestyle. We said no to all the added sugars, waste created by cold-pressed juices, and finding time to use our fresh produce before it spoils.
We found the solution that has us feeling and looking the best we ever have, so we created Base Greens to give everyone the same experience! We don't go a day without Base Greens, and we hope you will too!
We are proudly Oregon local, women-owned, veteran-owned, and minority-owned."
This week's music is the Beaverton Community Band.
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