Fun Times in our Small Town!!!!

Dear Market Goers,  

So last week Middleburg had it’s Hunt Parade but this week, it’s OUR TURN.  Tomorrow is Christmas in Purcellville, starting with Breakfast with Santa, an incredibly intiricate and hugantic train in the Town Hall Council Chambers, a kick-butt parade and so much more, including Loudoun’s BEST Farmers Market!   

What’s not to like?  

Very intelligent Customer purchasing bread from Millstone Bakery

So come on out….it’s supposed to be a little warmer this week and we’ve got this new vendor…………….  

Michael Calley, manager of Wagenberg Farm in Middleburg, will be supplying our market with firewood and selling bundled firewood to our customers …and less expensive than the convenience and grocery stores.  He is also offering cord and half cord, delivered free if you live in Loudoun County..  Wagenberg Farm also has a tree farm, so stop by and talk to Michael about wood, trees and hay…Fun fact about Michael, he was actually the manager of the Purcellville Farmers Market when he was a younger lad (we’re the same age so I guess he’s still pretty young) when it started in Round Hill, moved to the IGA Parking Lot, and then to the 21st Street parking lot!  Check the farm out at .www.wagenbergfarm.net.  

Boy, did we have some fun last Saturday despite the cold, windy, arctic, bone-chilling, temperatures… Thank goodness we have the toughest, most fearless vendors and customers…We can handle anything!   Thanks to the customers who embrace the world and the weather and all manner of obstacles to venture out into the great outdoors.  After saying all that, we just might be moving to an indoor location for January, February and March….Stay tuned for more information.  

BIG THANK YOU to GEORGE WEAVER, who was so kind and brought firewood AND started the fire for all of us.  You are a Godsend!!!  

If you weren’t at the market last week, don’t forget that we had three new vendors…Millstone Breads, Holy Cow Delivery, and beautiful Christmas wreaths, made by another lovely Samantha.  

Sweet wreath

DON’T FORGET…NEW HOURS ARE 10-1.  

Two people called me today to say that Lothar is featured in this month’s Loudoun Magazine.  And our sweet little market is mentioned several times too….Can’t wait to see that!  And if you want to participate in the “Best of Loudoun” poll on the Leesburg Today Website, don’t forget your favorite farmers market! 

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Here’s who will be at the market this week.  

1stAVEbakery  

This week we will be at the Purcellville Community Market with a selection of our fresh baked home-made pies. We will have our famous Peanut Supreme Pie, Apple Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Lemon Chess Pie, and Sweet Potato Pie.  We have already begun taking orders for the December ‘Holiday Season’ and will be taking new orders at the Market this week.  Begin planning now to provide your family and friends during the Winter ‘Holiday Season’ some of  the finest home-made pies in Virginia and our other gourmet baked goods. You can also find us featured in the current Winter Edition of Loudoun Magazine.  Thanks to all our loyal customers for this honor and recognition.

Thanks for visiting our website.  We look forward to seeing you at the Purcellville Community Market on Saturday December 11th, 2010.   

Chef Chris

HarvestMarket, DC – Chris says he’s got lots of great stuff on the menu this week!  

Roasted butternut squash soup (vegan) quart size  

New England Fish Chowder (quart size and 16oz)  

House cured herb salmon gravlax (8oz portions)  

Wild mushroom soup (vegan) (16oz)  

House pork pate with pistachios (4oz portions)  

Sweet potato-onion-parmesan ravioli (8oz)  

Pecan and fall spice tart (individual)  

French apple tart (individual)  

Special: Great as a gift unless you eat them first…..  

Artisan hand-made chocolate – 15 pieces of assorted flavors ($35/box plus tax)  

Ken of Liz Handcrafted Soaps, will be at the market this week. 

Lothar, of course – Best Butcher in the universe  

Lothar....

Dear Valued Customers and Friends of Good Taste,  

We hope everyone is staying warm and in great holiday spirit.  We will bring sausages, holiday hams, roasts, and many more products to please your palate in this cold temperature.  If you are planning tasty and beautiful holiday meals,we recommend holiday hams or Spiessbraten (local pork loin roast with your choice of stuffing).  If you wish a special cut and quantity for holiday dishes, simply let us know in advance and we will prepare your custom order for pick-up before Christmas.  

We remember moments (I can’t recall who said it) and why not have many  beautiful moments this holiday season with your family and friends  by starting with fantastic meals prepared from local foods!  We certainly hope to be a part of that local team and wish you Guten Appetit   

Your local Artisan master butcher, Lothar ( First runner up for Santa look alike) and family….Ho Ho Ho  

Here’s a message from Liberty Hill Farm 

We’ll be selling pastured-raised chicken, free range eggs, and whole wheat products. Our chicken is offered as a  whole, skinless, boneless breasts, and in parts.   We also provide chicken livers, necks and feet.   Our chicken carcasses, feet, and necks create a rich nutritional broth.   

Our bread is made with organic freshly ground whole wheat flour.     Our selection of organic whole wheat products includes:  freshly ground whole wheat bread, pizza crusts, apple cinnamon bread and cinnamon raisin bread.  Additionally, for the holiday season, we have added stuffing mix–made from our freshly ground whole wheat.  We will have delicious chocolate chip cookies made with organic freshly ground whole wheat flour and organic chocolate chips.   

We have just completed our last butchering of the chicken on pasture.   Please stop by Liberty Hill Farm’s table to buy your chicken and whole wheat products or just to visit.    We do enjoy the conversations.   You may visit our website at www.LibertyHillFarmVA.com to get more information about our products or to place orders for market pickup.   See you at the market.   

The Matich Family:  Ken, Andrea, Samuel, and Treasure  

Joey, of Cornerstone Bakery has a message…  

Well the holidays are officially upon us.  This month we will be offering a variety of delicious cupcake varieties.  New cupcake flavors include Chocolate Peppermint Stick (chocolate and peppermint cake with peppermint buttercream), Eggnog (eggnog cake with eggnog buttercream), Chocolate Orange (chocolate cake with orange buttercream) and Funky Money (banana cake with peanut butter frosting and chocolate chips).  We will also have Vanilla and Mexican Chocolate.  

For your canine friends we will have Pup Cakes and Doggie Delicious Cookies.  The cookies now have a natural yogurt icing for your dogfriends to enjoy.  Just for the holidays we are offering the three cookies with red, white and green frosting for your holiday needs. What a nice gift for all your dog friends!  

We will also have donuts are the market this week.  Flavors include Chocolate, Chocolate Glazed, Chocolate Chocolate, Vanilla, Cinnamon Sugar and Vanilla with Chocolate Glaze.  

Think about pre-ordering to have for the holidays.   If you pre-order you can be assured of the flavors you want and I will box them up in a bakery box ready for your family and guests.  I will take pre-orders through the end of the year for all your holiday needs.  

Just e-mail me at joey@cornerstonebakedgoods.com by 5pm on Thursday and let me know what you would like and I will have your box reserved at the market.  You can also order them at the market for the next week.  Whatever works for you.  The donut flavors are vanilla, cinnamon sugar, chocolate coated vanilla, chocolate, chocolate glazed and chocolate coated chocolate.  

If you like one stop shopping look no further.  We will be offering the perfect holiday gift.  A bakery box filled with delicious cupcakes.  Each box will have three each of Chocolate Peppermint Stick and Eggnog cupcakes.  The costwill be $15 which is a great deal!  This gift is perfect for teachers, bus drivers, hair dressers, house cleaners, co-workers, clients or anyone else on your list.  The good news is that you can get the same gift for everyone and they will all love it.  Get lots of your gift giving done at one time.  To discuss pre-ordering just come see me at the market or e-mail me at joey@cornerstonebakedgoods.com and let me know what your needs are for home and one for the office! 

Kilmer Orchards - They will be back with the best apples around from their 600 acre orchard in Inwood, WV (kicks grocery store apple butt).  

And the Stiffler Family will be at the market this week (www.whatsfordinnernow.com).   Delicous, all-natural, pasture-raised, grain-finished beef.  

Hondo Coffee and Pickled Goods – Great coffee, to die for pickled beets, NY style pickles  

North Gate Winery – Some of Virginia’s best wines!Second Spring Farm will only have Butternut Squash this week as they just reported their greens are frozen at this moment and you can’t pick them when they are frozen!  You have to wait until the temp get up and they revive themselves.  Their produce has THE BEST FLAVOR!  It’s so good, it’s delicious raw…check out my postings on the PCM facebook page about cooking David’s greens. 

Magnolia Girls – Home-baked goods…they will be there this week. 

Loudoun Landscape Photos – This is your chance to get a beautiful local photo for someone special for Christmas.. As I’ve indicated before…..I would absolutely, positively, love one for Christmas..original art is one of the most pleasurable things in life and there is not enough of it in this world… 

Community Gardens – Rob will be back with THE BEST SALAD mixes around.  Real food!  And I love his Green Goddess dressing…Rob, please remind me to get two this week.  One 

Chef Eloy’s Kickin’ Salsa -  will be absent this week… 

The Cheese Grits Girls won’t be here this week…will update you on their status next week.

 And don’t forget, we are on www.loudounfarms.org and on facebook, where we post pictures of happy customers and vendors each week! Check the market table for all kinds of info, cookbooks, recipes, community events, local businesses, health information, and my favorite magazine, Flavor!  

Don’t forget to RECYCLE YOUR EGG CARTONS, berry containers and WINE BAGS. Thanks to all of you that do. There’s a basket in the middle of the market where you can put those items and we will give them back to vendors.  

So come out on Saturday, purchase some GREAT food, have a chat with your faithful vendors, happy neighbors, and enlightened folks from other communities and sip some fresh coffee and have a bite to eat. We will be there from 10 am to 1 pm 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!!  

Enjoy!  

G'Mornin!

Juanita Tool  

703.967.0431

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