This Week’s Market Email – 9/10/10

Dear Market Goers, 

Just want to say a few words about the free Flavor Magazines that we give out at the market…  What a fantastic magazine about local, artisanal foods and the people who support them.  One of my two favorite articles in the latest issue are about Warren Howell, who retired from the county’s Department of Economic Development and how he has been a catalyst for the development of agribusiness in the area.  It is an article worth reading and we thank Warren for his service to Loudoun agriculture and role he has played in the development of agribusiness in Loudoun. 

And I would also like to say thank you to one of his employees, who just retired.  Ann Higgins, who was the “worker bee”; the woman behind the man, who knows every farmer and winemaker around, who publicized all of the Ag events on websites, facebook, newspapers, magazines, created brochures, ads, organized Twilight Tours and Cattlemen’s Association meetings, ..you name it!  Who organized every farm and wine tour for years on end and who was the administrator for the Loudoun County farmers markets for years… among her “other duties as assigned”.  And those are just the things I am aware of!!  And now, we are lucky enough to see her at the market selling mushrooms for F&V Farms!

So if you see these folks…don’t forget to thank them for their service to agriculture in Loudoun County.  You have no idea how important their knowledge, enthusiasm, and hard work was to the development of agribusiness which has, thankfully, somewhat preserved the western end of Loudoun County from mass development and encouraged farmers, winemakers, and others to invest in the land.

My other favorite article in Flavor is about one of my pet peeves.. SCHOOL LUNCHES!  One line from the article: “We used to be afraid of the Lunch Lady. Now we’re afraid of the lunch”!  Pick up a free copy at our market table.

I implore you…please feed your kid’s developing brains and bodies the least amount of processed food you can.  Buy them whole milk, whole grain breads, eggs, ethical meats, and fresh fruit.  Don’t pay attention to people who want you to feed them skim milk and low fat foods.  In general, low fat foods do not satisfy and most people end up eating more of them because their bodies are not satisfied…..

This morning, I packed each child a Honey Crisp Apple from Kilmer Orchards, whole grain bread from Liberty Hill, chunks of Oak Spring Dairy Cheese, a Goat Stick from Chicama Run and a chocolate chip cookie from Liberty Hill.  Frankie doesn’t like cheese, so instead, I gave him a sausage from Chicama Run for his protein.

…..which leads me to an announcement that will be finalized next week about four new vendors that will be bringing some much-needed items to our market that will make it a one-stop local shop for your family….can’t wait to bust out that news!!!!

Our beautiful celtic harp player, Ellen James, will be back this week.  Thank you, Ellen, for making the market so peaceful and right in the early hours with your harp playing and ethereal vocals.   

And check out the article on page 27 and 28 of the Leesburg Today about our market.  There’s a sweet picture of Meredith in it, which they forgot to give credit to Dennis Gallus for taking.  Thanks to Dennis for that beautiful picture!   And thanks to Leesburg Today for recognizing what a special place PCM is!!!!!

North Gate Vineyard will be at the market this week with Loudoun County’s best wines…

Liberty Hill Farms has pastured-raised whole chickens, boneless chicken breasts, quarters, wings, liver, hearts, gizzards and feet as well as home-baked, whole wheat loaves. Love putting butter on one side and grilling in a frying pan…

Chef Eloy’s Kickin’ Salsa’s will be at the market with Mild, Medium, Mango, Xtra Hot, Corn & Black Bean salsa. They are still working on new items to bring to the market and as soon as they have everything in place, you all will be the first to know! Stop by their table tomorrow morning!  Just look for the big banner of Chef Eloy!

Here’s to Hardworking Hondo getting to the market on time!!!! We love his coffee, the pickles he sells (not local)…the pickled beets and okra he makes (local)…and we love how sweet, kind and helpful he is to all he meets!

The beautiful, blonde Erica, of the Magnolia Girls, will be bringing lots of goodies to the market this week…  Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Macaroons, Snicker Doodles, M&M, and Ginger Cookies!  They will also have Key Lime Pound Cake, Strawberry Pound Cake, and Lemon Pound Cake.  Pumpkin Bread, Applesauce Cake, and Banana Coconut Pecan Bread, and Pecan Bars will also be available as well as a variety of scones. These are just a few of the delicious treats they have to offer. Be sure to stop for a chat and some free samples. Talk to Erica about special orders! 

Message from Lothar: the WORLD’S BEST German, Master, Artisan Butcher.

Dear Valued Customers and Friends of Good Taste,

What gorgeous weather we’ve had this week and it is wunderbar to grill in this kind of weather without all that humidity. We have it covered for your weekend or weekday meals (for those with hearty appetite from back to school ) without having to spend a long time in the kitchen!

 First,the special of the week :  14 day air-aged Ribeye Steaks, completely  grass fed and grass finished. Basically it can’t get any better when it comes to steaks.   single packages, Limited  quantity (only 18.5 lbs).      

We have 20 different kinds of fresh brats including 5 kinds that need half the cooking time because they have been smoked for close to 18 hours.

 We will have the Bacon Treasure Chest full with Center-Cut, Non Nitrate, English, Canadian and Non- Nitrate beef bacon. These bacons are excellent for homemade BLTs for those quick dinner fixers.

 We will also have fine meat cut selections of beef, pork and lamb for gourmet dinner without all that labor. Lothar cuts,trims and marinates them as ***** restaurant quality so that you can have more time to enjoy than to labor in preparations.

 2 quick meals under 15 minutes

 1. Nuernbergers

 Brown Nuernbergers in a pan (preferabaly good quality sauce pan) on both sides and take them out on a plate and when cooled cut them to bigger than bite sizes.

 Add olive oil and fry minced onions,l ittle bit of garlic, and chopped bell peppers (this is extra, no pepper in the fridge then onion and garlic is good enough).

 When onions are translucent add tomato purees or diced tomatoes with some tomato paste, stir well, season if you wish ,and pour the sauce over the pasta of your choice, guten appetit!

 2. Chorizos

 Brown chorizos in a pan over medium heat so that they will be cooked succulently. Meantime, prepare tortillas, diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, cheese, and thinly sliced onions.

 When chorizos are finished you can have Taco dinner! Try a dollup of sour cream, it goes well with Chorizo. Yummm…

 Thanks for reading this long email and please come out and see us. 

Lothar and June

Gonzales Produce is going to be bringing their usual selection of great veggies…can’t wait to see what they have this week!

Yes…Kilmer Orchards will be there with the best fruit around.  Please pick up fruit for your kid’s lunchbox and pack their lunch!!!! 

Betty of Betty’s Foods won’t be at the market this week as she just moved AND started a new job… Hopefully she will get settled in and be back next week.  Can we live any longer without those fantastic chips?

F&V Farms will be at the market this week with their fantastic shiitake mushrooms.  If Floyd or Vera are at the table, ask them about their vacation traveling the inside passage of Alaska…they just got back from The Last Frontier.

1st AVE Bakery, makers of extraordinary baked goods, will be out of town this week.  We will surely miss their most excellent baked goods…I know their customers will miss them this week!!  You can also look at their website to see what they will be offering each week at the Purcellville Community Market.  http://www.1stavebakery.com/markets.html.

Did you see that darling picture of Meredith Kope of Singing Frog Farms in the Leesburg Today article about our market?  Meredith and Lily will be at the market with lots of beautiful flowers in $7 and $3 bunches.  They will also have heirloom tomatoes and lots of herbs…make it a point to use herbs to flavor your food this weekend.

Sorry that Oak Spring Dairy was not at the market last week.  They had a last minute emergency but will are back this week.  They’ll have many flavors of their spectacular raw, whole milk cheeses for you to sample. 

Woodgrove Lavender Farm will have HOMEMADE RASPBERRY JAM this week…1/2 lb for $5.50.  As always, they will have freshly cut lavender, dried lavender bunches, lavender wreaths, lavender pillows and lavender sachets this week.  

Rob Young of Community Gardens will be back tomorrow with the best greens in the tri-state area!!!!  He will also have arugula, homemade dressing, Swiss Chard and pesto.  We will have my very own greens recipe at his table which uses Lothar’s bacon…best chard you’ll ever have; just made some yesterday and spooned it over some quinoa I cooked with chicken stock…to die for!

Here’s a message from Soapmaker Judy of Liz Handcrafted Soaps:

This week the soap lady at Liz Handcrafted Soaps and her tall, handsome husband have a new fall scent to offer.  It is called Autumn Song with top notes of orange, lime and lavender, middle notes of green apple, cinnamon,clove, amber and a touch of coconut, and base notes of vanilla, sandalwood and cedar. 

 All of our fragrances (essential oils and fragrance oils) are phthalate-free and contain absolutely no hazardous ingredients. We use only natural preservatives and natural pigments. Almond Delight, English Countryside with Chamomile, Amy’s Vanilla, Spicy Sandalwood, and Frooti Matooti are all back in stock.

 Whew! What a busy month in the soap kitchen–and Judy is already making the holiday soaps which will debut October 1st!

The fit, healthy, Mike Schreiber will be there with his fit, healthy, fresh fruit smoothies.  Those smoothies are sooooo good!   You can also find him at the Purcellville Sports Pavillion, at Mike’s Juice Bar. 

Joey Coburn, owner of Cornerstone Bakery is bringing her fantastic tasting cupcakes and “Pupcakes” week. Here is a message from Joey:

Fall is coming and I have a new lineup for September cupcakes.  This week I will have Snickerdoodle, S’mores, Pure Almond, Chocolate  Covered Banana, Espresso and Vanilla cupcakes.  Come try one and remember if you buy 6 you get one free! 

 Also, we started carrying fresh baked donuts last week.  They are a cake donut that is baked.   Come try one or bring some home for Sunday breakfast. 

 Don’t forget to treat your dog to a Pup Cake.  We have a lot of loyal doggie fans.  We would love to see your dog enjoying a Pup Cake.  Send us a picture of your dog eating a Pup Cake to joey@cornerstonebakedgoods.com.   You can also find Cornerstone Cupcakes at Shoes, Cup, and Cork Club in downtown Leesburg, near Lightfoot. 

We are so happy to have a“Local Artist’s Tent” at the market.  Deborah Morrow and Cowgirlsmiles will be there this week.  Check out her beautiful work:  equine images taken from around Loudoun County.  She transfers the photographic images to stone and furniture.  Learn more about her at  www.cowgirlsmiles.com (540-338-9244), and www.cafepress.com/cowgirlsmiles. 

Linna the Locavore

The shorter days and cool nights are certainly a sign of the season to come.  If you are finished with your garden, remove all dead and diseased debris, and cover your beds with a good layer of chopped up leaves, grass clippings, compost – whatever you can do to add organic ingredients to the soil. If you plan to have a fall garden, you should do the same, but plant your seedlings into these beds and water them thoroughly.  Note that Southern States in Purcellville has a few fall crop plants for sale.  This week I saw cabbage, lettuce, and kale for sale.  If you still have some tomatoes that need to ripen, you may pick them, put them in a box, and cover with newspaper and check them until they ripen.  I plan to leave mine on the vine until the first frost warnings come out.  Happy Gardening!

For a great article on fall gardens, go here: http://www.gardeners.com/The-Vegetable-Garden-in-Autumn/8115,default,pg.html

Be vocal.  Eat, think, and buy local!

http://www.foodscaper.com/
http://www.123foodgardening.blogpspot.com/
http://www.locavorechronicles.blogspot.com/
http://www.linnasgarden.blogspot.com/
http://www.locavoreliving.ning.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Loudoun_locavores 

And don’t forget, we are on www.loudounfarms.org and on Facebook, where we post pictures of happy customers and vendors each week! Especially babies! Was so crazy busy last week, didn’t get any pics…

Check the market table for all kinds of info, cookbooks, recipes, community events, local businesses, health information and Flavor Magazine.

Don’t forget to RECYCLE YOUR EGG CARTONS, BERRY CONTAINERS, and WINE BAGS.  There’s a basket in the middle of the market where you can put those items and we will give them back to vendors.�
Also, Meredith needs GLASS JARS to put her flowers in so customers can take them home in water.

So come out on Saturday, purchase some GREAT food, have a chat with your faithful vendors and happy neighbors, sip some fresh coffee, and/or drink a refreshing smoothie, and have a bite to eat.  We will be there from 9 to 1 at the Town Hall Parking lot at 130 E. Main Street in beautiful, downtown Purcellville, VA.  Look for the cannon…it’s point’n right at us!!

Happy Eating and dang-it, DEM’S SOME MIGHT UGLY POWERLINES!

Juanita Tool
703.967.0431 

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