We Need YOU!!!!…

Dear Market Goers,

You know how I just go on and on about Purcellville and how much I love our little town and all the quirky and unique things about it?  Now you politely respond, “Why no, I’ve never noticed that, please, do go on.”  Well, I have something to share with you that I feel is REALLY unique and REALLY special and that is worth an investment from our community.  Have you heard about the new film about Nichol’s Hardware that is being made by some really talented local folks from Lincoln?

The Last Hardware Store is a film created by local photographer Sarah Huntington, along with Drew Babb and Peter Buck.  Now everyone knows who Sarah Huntington is….just the most fabulous and talented photographer in the whole, wide world!  I remember 20 years ago when I first moved here, she had a storefront in downtown P’ville.  I can’t tell you how many times I’d park downtown to pick up something up at Nichol’s and would pass by her storefront and stop.  Mesmerized..  There were two photos:  one of her beautiful basset hound’s face, sandwiched between the faces of two young, beautiful, earthy girls’ faces, just grinning away….the ultimate picture of best friends forever.  And another of a child in a shift balancing on top of a bareback horse.  To me, it captured a time forgotten.  It was the antithesis of the photos you saw of kids leaning stiffly against fake white picket fences, framed by fake plants.  And don’t get me started on some of those Realtor pictures…..

Anyway, Sarah and her cohorts are making a film about Nichol’s Hardware.   She recognized quite a while ago that Nichol’s is a very special place.   A piece of living history.  When the rest of Loudoun started going the way of big box stores, she started trying to capture the essence of an old way of doing business and started photographing and filming the store and it’s employees.

What will this film do and why is the essence of Nichol’s Hardware’s worth preserving? Glad you asked!!!

  1. It captures an integral piece of Western Loudoun County History and preserves it for all of us…. as well as for the rest of the world.
  2. It reminds locals that Nichol’s is indeed, still there, and that maybe a trip to Nichol’s is better than spending time and gas money on a trip to Home Depot.
  3. It sustains our wonderful Old Town by drawing people downtown to this see this jewell, which in turn, brings attention to the rest of the sweet businesses that have recently cropped up.      And last, but not least:
  4. It sustains, preserves, and encourages community.  That’s enough for me!  I believe in this effort as it aligns perfectly with our mission at PCM,

“To provide Purcellville and the surrounding community a place to buy nutritious, healthy, fresh, local food; to enable farmers to obtain fair prices for their products; to educate the public about food nutrition and preparation; and to create a figurative “town square” where people in the community reconnect with their neighbors as well as the people who work the land and produce food.

So how can we help?

The Lincoln Studios is looking for sponsors who can help cover some of the post production costs that include creating an original music score and final color and audio editing. The Lincoln Studios team has not received any compensation for this project, but there are these other costs that need to be covered.

I have made a donation on behalf of Purcellville Community Market for $100 and am starting a grass-roots effort among our market-goers to collect donations of $25-$100 to help finish this film.  If you think this film is a worthwhile endeavor, come and see me at the market.  I’m sure I’ll bug you so RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.  And by the way, if you donate, your name will be in the credits!!!!

Check out the fabulous trailer of The Last Hardware Store at  http://www.thelasthardwarestore.org/Trailer.html.

Painting Purcellville Green is this weekend, so we will be in the West Parking Lot of the Town Hall.  There will be lots of great local music sponsored by Franklin Park and lots of environmentally sensitive vendors!!!

Not only is Singing Frog Farms back this week for the first time this spring, but our burrito vendor is starting soon as well as Kilmer Orchards and Quarter Branch Farm….I’ll keep you posted.

The Stifler Family of What’s for Dinner Now is excited about the farmers’ market is being invited to be a part of Painting Purcellville Green.  Frank will be cooking and serving samples of our natural, locally farm-raised black angus beef.  Be sure to stop by our booth to try some samples so that you can experience what beef is supposed to taste like!  Our beef is locally processed with no artificial dyes, flavorings or preservatives. Then, it’s frozen fresh and vacuum packed so that it will retain it’s freshness and flavor.

At the request of our customers, we are now offering discounted beef packages.  Stop by to visit us to get more information and to place your order for pick up next week.

Everona Dairy, will be at the market this week. Try samples of these world-class cheeses; every bit as good as the artisinal European cheeses.

Wildwood’s Hickory Syrup… The Miller’s gave our customers generous samples of their unique product and it sold, well, like hotcakes!  They will be back this week…

Gonzales Produce will be back this week with plants, greens, spring onions, strawberries, beets and more!

Millstone Bakers will NOT be at the market this week.  Micaela is bummed, but she will be back next week!!!

Herban Avenues, will be at market this week!

Liz Handcrafted Soaps will be here this week with Liz Handcrafted Soaps will be at the market this week with all of their homemade, beautiful soaps. Be sure to stop by and stock up on soap made without FD&C dyes, phthalates, or artificial preservatives.

It’s the first week BACK for Meredith of Singing Frog Farms.  Have you heard about her flower share program!!!

This year we are trying a new flower share program. Each week during our 15 week season, you will receive a large bouquet of our beautiful, fresh flowers ($15 market value) in a large mason jar. Our shares are priced at $180/season.  This year we are growing over 30 varieties of flowers so your bouquet will be different each week as the season progresses. We think they would make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift!

You can pick up your share at the P-ville market or at King Street Coffee in downtown Leesburg or we will bring it to Saturday morning market for you! Please email (meredith@singingfrogfarm.com) or call (571-212-5625) to reserve a share.  Thanks so very much!!! I was also thinking they would also be fun for an office to go in on together!

Joey, of Cornerstone Bakery, will have her Mom at the market with cupcakes, whoopie pies and doggie treats!

The Beauteous Betty, of Betty’s Salsa, will have her to-die-for corn chips, bean dip, and salsa.  Betty is working on expanding her business and adding more products….I, for one, am very happy to hear it!  Bring back the enchiladas…

Here’s a message from Erica of The Magnolia Girls:

The Magnolia Girls will be their delicious Pumpkin Bread this week. We sold out right away last week and will be sure to bring extra this week! We will also have a variety of scones, too…they go great with a cup of Hondo’s coffee.

Craving cookies? We will have our famous Ginger Cookies, Chocolate Chip Macaroons, Snickerdoodles, and Chocolate Chip this week! These are just a few things we will be bringing. Be sure to stop by and try some samples.

Rob, The Cutie Farmer, (as the ladies call him) of Community Gardens, will be back this week.  Last week he had various herbs and some cooking greens as well as some beautiful spinach.

Hondo Coffee and Pickled Goods - He’s coming with his local and non-local pickled goods…tasty pickles, sauerkraut, pickled beets…..and coffee.  In fact, my friend Kim Nevin, owner of King Street Coffee, actually had a Saturday off from her kid’s sports and came out to visit our little market.  She mentioned that she loved Hondo’s Mom’s beets, and Betty’s Chips and….!!!  If you are in Leesburg, visit King Street Coffee…it’s the best coffee in Leesburg!!!!

Liberty Hill Farm provides pastured raised chicken, free range eggs and freshly ground whole wheat breads.

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 contribute to a good taste and nutrition to the consumer.

Free range eggs are very healthy for you as they create the “perfect food”, providing a perfect balance of Omega 3 and 6.  Our chickens are enjoying the Springtime grass.

Our organic whole wheat products include:  freshly ground whole wheat bread, pizza crusts, apple cinnamon bread, cinnamon raisin bread and 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 type 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.

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, Treasure

We hope you stop by North Gate Vineyard’s beautiful new tasting room.  Check out their facebook page to see the pics of their new, LEED Certified tasting room and their sweet, dedicated staff.

Chris Carey, of HarvestMarket, will be at the market this week..Here’s his blog posting:

Bistrot! Bistrot!

One of the images that most exemplifies the city of Paris is that of a homey, soft lighted bistro. Dominated by a vast zinc bar, waiters in long white aprons, and the aromas of roast chicken and garlic perfuming the air. The cuisine is rustic, savory, and served generously. “La vie en rose” of Edith Piaf soothes your ears. It is a simple modest place where patrons and clients “tutoyer” each other. For many, bistro dining is the happiest and most cherished memories of the City of Light.

The origin of bistro or bistrot is difficult to define. One common explanation from Napoleon’s defeat of Waterloo in 1815 has Russian soldiers quickly filling the city’s cabarets and shouting “Bistro!Bistro! or “quick, quick.” Another explanation is that the word evolved from the progressive slang of the noun mastroquet, barkeeper, into bistroquet, then bistrotier, one who keeps a bistrot.

The allure of the bistro will always be its deep satisfying, down-to-earth cooking. The tangy vinaigrettes, the earthy ragout, soul enriching daubes, crispy duck fat fried potatoes, the creamy pot au creme. The menu reflects what is best in the market today and cooked simply. Les Halles at its best.

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”-Hemingway.

I agree Paris and rue Fondary will be with me for the rest of my life!!!

Menu for the Week:

Pate de campagne with pistachio(meat)

Duck breast proscuitto(meat)

Smith Family Farm Turkey leg braised in tomato(meat)

Couscous with Swiss chard, garlic, and olive(vegetarian)

Roasted fingerling potatoes, parsnips, and collard greens(vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free)

Red cabbage – radish coleslaw with lemon-ginger vinaigrette(vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free)

Mushroom soup with thyme(vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free)

French onion tart(vegetarian)

Some Basic Kitchen Stables:(quart size containers)

all natural chicken stock

fish stock

beef stock

from www.harvestmarketdc.blogspot.com.  He’s also on Facebook:   HarvestMarketDC, and Twitter:   HarvestMarketDC/Twitter.

Samantha, of Holy Cow Delivery, will be selling her cousin’s (South Mountain Creamery) whole, cream top, 2%, skim, and chocolate milk, fantastic yogurt and yogurt drinks, to die-for cream cheeses, regular butter and honey butter. Here’s a message from Samantha.  Gotta remember to get some more butter.  Down with fake butter!

TOATS, is a wheat, egg, and dairy-free cookie made right here in Loudoun County!  They have 0 trans fats and even the box is organic. (www.toatsorganic.com).

If you’re jonesin’ for one of  The Smoothie Guy’s (Mike Schreiber) fresh fruit smoothies, don’t forget he’s at the Purcellville Sports Pavilion in his Smoothie Hut.  I’m not kidding, it looks like an Island hut.  Just walk in, even if you’re not a member, and order one of those fantastic smoothies…he’ll be back at the Best Little Market in Loudoun when the weather gets warmer..maybe this weekend?????

Linna the Locavore

Looking for a creative way to grow alot of food in a small space?  Try growing your vegetables, up not out!  Read more about VERTICAL GARDENING.

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‘Linna the Locavore’

Motivational Garden Speaker & Teacher

www.foodscaper.com

www.linnasgarden.blogspot.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Loudoun_locavores

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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 almost every week! Check the market table for all kinds of info, cookbooks, recipes, community events, local businesses, and health information.

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 at the Town Hall parking lot in beautiful, downtown Purcellville.  Just look for the Howitzer on the Purcellville Gunshop’s lawn..on the cornor of Hatcher and Main…it’s pointin’ right at us!

Enjoy!

Juanita Tool

703.967.0431

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