Short and Sweet (for me, that is)!

Herban Avenues

Dear Market Goers,

It’s been the week from H – E – double hockey stick, so this e-mail will be short and sweet…Hey, there’s a first time for everything!

This week we will have the beautiful Ellen James on Celtic harp upstairs and downstairs, Morgan, Egan and Finch stirring genuine Irish music into their zesty blend, getting a jump start on St. Patrick’s Day!

Here’s who is at the market this week:

North Gate Winery will be at the market this week with their award-winning wines… Did you know they won 4 medals for their wines at the Virginia Governor’s Red Wine competition a couple of weeks ago?  We certainly get the best vendors at our market!

Everona Dairy will be back with their beautiful, delicious sheep milk cheeses.  They do tours of their farm..check them out on www.everonadairy.com.

Micaela of Millstone Bakers is taking a break this week.  She’ll be back next week wither fantastic baguettes, ciabatta, focaccia, challah, and whole wheat boule,and seeded country loaf.  She is experimenting with an olive and sea salt round too, so be sure and ask for a taste!

Here’s what Erica, of The Magnolia Girls has to say this week…

The Magnolia Girls will be bringing their delicious Apple Cinnamon Scones this week! We will also have Raspberry, and a new flavor…Cherry Chocolate with Almond! Yum!! We will have Peanut Butter Cookies just like your Grandma used to make them. Chocolate Chip, Ginger and Coconut Chocolate Chip (also known as a little piece of heaven) will also be available! We are bringing Pumpkin Bread and Banana Coconut Bread. Don’t forget about our Pecan Bars!  Reward yourself with those!! Stop by and see what else we have available! Keep us in mind for St. Patty’s DayLiberty Hill has this message for our customers:

Rob, of Community Gardens has to wait for his greens to grow…he’ll be back next week.

Message from Joey, of Cornerstone Bakery:

People seemed to enjoy the new flavors I brought last week especially the Sticky Toffee Pudding.  This week we will have six flavors of cupcakes which include Double Chocolate (dark chocolate cake with white chocolate buttercream), Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese, Sticky Toffee Pudding (dense dark toffee soaked cake with sweet whipped cream topping),  Vanilla Vanilla, Espresso and  Pancakes & Bacon (buttermilk cake with maple buttercream and bacon on top).  You can always pre-order cupcakes, donuts or dog treats by e-mailing me at joey@cornerstonebakedgoods.com.  I also have free local delivery during the week so if you ever have an office function or want to treat your co-workers with cupcakes or donuts just let me know.
I will have donuts at the market this week.  They are baked cake donuts and the flavors include plain chocolate, plain vanilla, cinnamon sugar, chocolate covered vanilla, chocolate glazed and chocolate chocolate.  They are delicious, filling and addictive (in a good way!). 

We will have our all-natural sugar free Doggie Delicious Cookies and Pupcakes at the market this week.  I am  experimenting with different dog cookie shapes (bone, fire hydrant, etc.) and if I am happy with how they come out I will have them available next week.  Our pets give us so much love they deserve a treat.

Holy Cow will be back this week with their great dairy products and lamb. 

Liberty Hill Farm provides pastured raised chicken, free range eggs and freshly ground whole wheat breads.
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Unlike the conventional store bought chicken, our pasture-raised chickens are raised on fresh grass and non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) feed.    Fresh grass is extremely good for the chickens and contributes to good taste and nutrition to the consumer.   Crops such as corn and soy are being genetically modified by companies such as Monsanto to resist Round Up.  Round Up is used to kill any known living plant.  Not so with Round Up Ready Monsanto products.    Now you have to ask the question, what has been done to Round Up Ready corn and soy that can withstand Round Up?  It is certainly not good.   This is not the way God created things.  GMOs have proven to be detrimental to your health.    A good book to read concerning this issue is “Seeds of Deception”. �
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Free-range eggs are very healthy for you as they create the “perfect food”, providing a perfect balance of Omega 3 and 6.  Confined chickens have unbalanced Omegas and actually produce eggs that are not as healthy for you.   No wonder a few years ago, the news was reporting that consuming eggs raised your cholesterol and were not good for you.    What wasn’t looked into was the way the eggs were being produced.   A good book to read that describes the benefits of free range eggs is “Nourishing Traditions”.
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Our organic whole wheat products include:  freshly ground whole wheat bread, pizza crusts, apple cinnamon bread, cinnamon raisin bread and delicious chocolate chip cookies.   We also provide apple cinnamon, cinnamon rolls and granola.      Our product provides a couple of characteristics that are beneficial to you:  organic and freshly ground.   Organic wheat can’t have pesticides used on them or in the ground where they grow.    The benefit to you is that you don’t have chemicals going into your organs which is obviously not good for you.  We freshly ground our wheat before we bake–thus preserving the best nutrition for you.   Any types of flour found in packages in stores have been robbed of 25 to 30 vitamins/minerals in order to allow the flour to last for a very long time.   This is good for the flour business but is extremely bad for you.   Consuming flour from store packages have been documented to contribute to the following ailments/diseases:  constipation, appendicitis, diverticulitis, hiatal hernia, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, bowel cancer, and gallstones. �
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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!
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The Matich Family
Ken, Andrea, Samuel, Treasure
Liberty Hill Farm
www.LibertyHillFarmVA.com

Liz Handcrafted Soaps is coming to the market every other week, so you’ll see Ken next week.

The Cooking of the Grand Meres

     The talented women chefs who were practicing in Lyon, France at the end of the nineteenth century were affectionately called meres, mothers.Their reputations rested on their mastery of cuisine bourgeois, home cooking raised to a higher level by the application of passion and perfectionism. Curnonsky wrote, “without resorting to artifice, this cuisine attains that peak of artistry: simplicity.” They did not cook to impress. Their demeanor did not allow for thrills. It was and is the joy that they lavished on their food, the comforting, motherly warmth of their simple honest cuisine that made them loved.
     They understand the intuitive and organic nature of cooking. Their hands revel a mastery of knowledge rooted in years of kitchen toil. They learned, as I did, the basics of cooking from their mothers, you in turn learned from their mothers, and they learned from theirs and so on. It is the meres that paved the way for some of today’s greatest chefs. They treat their ingredients with respect and possess a fundamental understanding of how to harmonize flavors. Fresh ingredients, careful mixing of flavors, simple methods of preparation, and slow cooking over properly controlled heat are all patiently combined through a love of food. After all, cooking is about charm, seduction, sharing, and above all, loving those for whom you prepare the feast.

Market inspired menu of the meres:
Pate de campagne with pistachio (meat)
Pate de Grandmere with prune (meat)
Chicken liver mousse with red wine gelee (meat)
Citrus gravlax (meat, gluten free)
Escarole, ham, and vegetable soup (meat, gluten free)
Duck confit (meat)
Roasted baby gold and candy-stripe beets (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free)
Beet, local goat cheese, and walnut salad (vegetarian, gluten free)
Sauteed escarole with pine nuts, garlic, chilies, and sultanas (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free)
Red wine onion marmalade (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free)
Roasted whole onions stuffed with vegetable couscous (vegetarian, vegan)
French walnut tart (vegetarian)

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We hope you stop by in all kinds of weather now.  If you’re coming from the east, it’s just the first right past the town hall and then up the block on your left.  Look for the signs.  Don’t forget, there is parking in the town lot down the street and also behind It’s Bazaar.  Don’t park in the little parking lot between Nichol’s Hardware and It’s Bazaar.  We want to be good neighbors to our favorite hardware store!!!

The Stifler Family of What’s for Dinner Now, will be bringing their will be bringing their delicious, all-natural, pasture-raised, grain-finished beef (www.whatsfordinnernow.com).

Betty will be back with the best chips in the universe, as well as her fantastic salsas and enchiladas…which she runs out of every week.  I sure would like to get some of those, Betty!  Next week, when I get back.

Herban Avenues will be at the market with their fine teas, cold remedies, skin care lotions, and their friend’s honey.

Arondo Holmes, otherwise known as Hondo, will be at the market with his pickled goods and coffee.

Lothar will be at the market with the best sausages around as well as his pork and beef cuts.

Deborah Morrow of Cowgirl Smiles will be back with her beautiful, equine folk art.

Linna the Locavore

Starting seeds can be an overwhelming process if you have never done it.  Even though I start some of my own seeds each year, I am always trying new techniques to see which works best.  The timing is also a yearly gamble and challenge since Mother Nature is never consistent!  There are lots of seed starting options out there, here are a few methods that have worked for me.  Remember that seeds do not need light to germinate, just warmth and heat.  Check out my article on Basic seed starting methods.�
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 We really appreciate your support and hope that we have been a positive influence in your lives beyond providing great, healthy food for you and your families.  Check out our website at www.purcellvillecommunitymarket.com, our info 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 try to remember to bring your Purcellville Green and Buy Fresh, Buy Local shopping bags…

So come out on Saturday, try all of our samples, purchase some GREAT, HEALTHY, LOCAL foods, 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 inside It’s Bazaar at 143 N. 21st Street in beautiful, old town Purcellville, VA.

Enjoy!

Juanita Tool

703.967.0431

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