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Get Ready for School at the Market!
Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  (Rain or Shine)
With summer days rapidly transitioning into the beginning of school, it's more important than ever to stock up on nutrient dense foods for breakfast, lunch boxes, after school snacks, and family dinners.  There’s no better breakfast for that growing mind and body than a protein-rich meal of farm fresh eggs, a favorite breakfast meat, and fresh fruit.  Pack some carrots, celery, or sliced peppers for a lunch treat. Keep a bowl of cut up melon chilled for an easy snack.  All of the meat and produce farmers at the market have a wide variety of delicious, fresh seasonal options for every meal.  Focus on healthy grains like granola bars from Boda Bee and the Mighty Oats, a loaf of bread from Verdant Bread, or whole wheat pasta from Mano Bella Artisan Foods.  Enjoy a delicious entree from Divine Taste Cooking, Magpies, and Thoughtful Baking Company.  All of our artisan vendors use the healthiest, freshest ingredients so you can shop with confidence for the most delicious food around.  

Please continue to socially distance at vendor tents and take advantage of the market’s three hand-washing stations.   We’ll have plentiful sanitizers at all the vendor tents. Since mask mandates are back for indoor places, we can all appreciate the opportunity to shop for the freshest produce, meats, and artisan foods at an outdoor farmers market.  We will keep a close watch on CDC protocols for outdoor gatherings, but please wear a mask if you feel more comfortable.  We’ll continue to work together to get past this pandemic and keep one another safe.

If you have small visitors with you, be sure to stop by the Children’s Tent for a creative learning opportunity!
AROUND THE MARKET
From Charlotte Culinary Expert, Heidi Billotto
Feeling Corny? Good! Then, you'll fit right into the spirit of the market's summer season when fresh corn and tomatoes are in their prime. This week, Heidi Billotto shares recipes for  two  summer sides everyone will love.  

Summer Succotash, made with fresh corn cut from the cob or for even deeper flavor that takes the succotash to a next level, grill the corn on the cob and then use it in the recipe. Serve your succotash in all veggie mode, or add cooked rice for a heartier side dish that becomes a summer salad once you add the tomato vinaigrette.

Or, cut your corn off the cob - raw or once it's been grilled; and puree  for a creamed corn side, that easily becomes a cold or hot creamed corn soup with the addition of a bit of chicken or veggie stock and seasonings to suit your tastes. Eat up the season, and then preserve it, by cutting corn off  the cob and freezing it in plastic freezer bags or glass canning jars, to use in the winter as well. 


Cheers,
Heidi
Pictures courtesy of  HeidiBillottoFood.com
           Recipes of the Week
 
SUMMER SIDES FROM THE UPTOWN FARMERS MARKET:
SUCCOTASH AND CREAMED CORN

by Heidi Billotto, Charlotte Culinary Expert

Click here to try this great recipe!

 
Picture courtesy of  
HeidiBillottoFood.com

 
             Music

We so appreciate Communities in Concert providing local musicians for the Market each week.  Through a  partnership with Music Everywhere Charlotte, Communities in Concert was established to combat  the effects of COVID-19 in the Musical and Creative Arts Community. In collaboration with the City of Charlotte and Charlotte Center City Partners, the vision is to financially assist the city’s creative community and build collaborative and supportive relationships. This Saturday, we’re so glad to have Darrin Jackson (10:00am -12:00pm).  Contact: CommunitiesinConcert@gmail.com
SNAP Program
 
Uptown Farmers Market is a SNAP/EBT approved market. You Snap - We Match. New for 2021 - Unlimited Match! Don’t miss out on these Double Bucks each week provided by a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield and The City of Charlotte.  Stop by the Welcome Tent to exchange EBT benefits for market tokens that spend like cash.  Please click here to learn more about the SNAP Program. In partnership with Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council, we are doing a survey for our EBT users to provide feedback on how well the SNAP program is working for you.  Please stop by the Welcome Tent to fill out the survey and you’ll receive 5 extra tokens for your time.  Thanks!
   Volunteers
 
We are excited to welcome new volunteers each week!  The market couldn’t take place without many hands.  We have a special need for early set-up help (6:30am - 8:00am) as we’ve added more items to the market. During market hours, whether you can help out for two hours in a variety of tasks, or even just assist for an hour with take-down (12:30pm - 1:30pm), we’ve got a fun spot for you to volunteer.   We’ve added additional roles during the market at the cooking demo and children’s activity tent.  Some volunteers help once a month or every week - whatever works with your schedule. Many tell us it’s the highlight of their week, so come give it a try!  You can fill out a contact form here and our volunteer coordinator will get in touch.  And a special benefit - you get a free 2021 Uptown Farmers Market T-shirt!
The Community Table Fund

Your generous donations to The Community Table Fund provide much needed support for families struggling with food insecurity.  These funds allow us to buy fresh produce from the farms and donate to those that need it most.  Right now, we are very focused on filling the produce bins at the market for Roof Above, an organization that helps to feed the homeless.  Every dollar you give is spent with the farms to buy produce remaining at the end of the market that then goes directly to the Roof Above kitchen.   Help us by buying extra produce and dropping into the bins or by donating to provide adequate funds to continue this work.  Food access is an ongoing challenge in our community. 

VENDORS AT THE MARKET
 
To get to know the vendors at the market, just click on a vendor’s name below for more information.  For a full listing by product detail of everything coming to the market this weekend, click on the below link.  You can also scan the QR code for that listing, which will also be available at the market.  Enjoy!

Please click HERE for a full list of vendors and products this week.
Fruits & Vegetables
 
                                                 Seven Sisters Farm
                                           The Wandering Bean Farm
                                                    Wild Hope Farm                                                              
Meat / Poultry / Fish
 
Artisan Foods / Bakeries / Other
 
                                   Amillia Acres
                                    Angry Nani
                         Blossom and Bee Bakery 
                      Boda Bee & The Mighty Oats

                                 Blue Goat Dairy 
                             Butter Crust Bakery 
                     Craftsman Beverage Company 
                             Divine Taste Cooking
                                    Elaka Treats
                                   Enderly Coffee   
                      Fahrenheit’s Rooftop 21 Food Truck         
                           Gail’s Garden & Bakery
                                 Gather Ye Honey
                               Grandma Klietsch’s
                               Growing For Good 
                                Honest Elderberry
                                        Magpies 
                         
Mano Bella Artisan Foods 
                                Moeller Macarons

                                  Pepper Apparel 
                                     
Pet Wants
                                Radiation Therapy

                         Shea Specialteas Skincare 
                             Southern Tea Blooms (formerly Frosted By Melissa)
                                     SumBucha 

                        Thoughtful Baking Company 
                                      Toro Loco 
                                   
Verdant Bread 
                             Young’s Backyard BBQ
Floral
 
Merchant Tent

 
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