Purcellville Community Market
Dear Market Goers,
GET RIGHT OUT OF TOWN! Two of our favorite vendors are back this week! 1st AVE Bakery, bakers of the finest pies in the US of A, and Kilmer Orchards, with strawberries, asparagus, a super early variety of raspberries and some Pink Ladies that have been in cold storage since fall, will be starting again this week. I don’t know about you, but I’ve missed these folks and their wonderful products! They….they… complete me meal!
Thank you to Blue Ridge Gardens for doing a drop-in last week. Those plants were QUALITY…and thanks to our musicians, Ellen James; Tabby Finch, Pat Egan and friend with their fantastic Irish tunes; and our local high school guy, Will Leigh, on his guitar. This week we will have Ellen to start the market on her Celtic Harp until 10:30, Sean Goggin and Friend (yes..the College Guys are back) from 10:30 to 12 and Will Leigh from Noon to 1:00. Don’t forget to tip the musicians….we love having them play at the market!!!!
We have some great new T-shirts and bumper stickers. Check out our market table to get a t-shirt…they are SUPER-CUTE….Here’s one of our best customers, Sharon Mercke…I forced her to stand and display all her groovy market gear while I took a photo!!
Sharon Mercke in her PCM market shirt, holding our new PCM bumper sticker, and a Buy Fresh, Buy Local bag from Armfield, Miller and Ripley!
Friends, I’m not going to lie to you..most of the week was great (Was Delfest awesome?…Del Yeah!) but yesterday…well, frankly, days like yesterday make me appreciate the promise of a better tomorrow…. fortunately, at my lowest point yesterday, I read this (more than once), which really helped me get through the day…so here’s this week’s market thought from Melody Beattie:
Resentments are the blocks that hold us back from loving others and ourselves. Resentments do not punish the other person; they punish us. They prevent us from fully enjoying life and from being in harmony with the world. Resentments are hardened chunks of anger and only dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.
Letting go of resentments does not mean we allow the other person to do anything to us that they want. It means we accept what happened in the past, and we set boundaries for the future. We try to see the good in the person or the good that ultimately evolved from whatever incident we feel resentful about. We try to see our part……Then we put it to rest.
WE STILL GOTS GREENS this week! So take this opportunity to cleanse your system. I read somewhere that our bodies are in tune with nature and that they crave the spring greens to cleanse all the heavier, comfort foods we consumed in the winter. Makes sense to me…I’m sold!
Check our facebook page for updates and don’t forget if your web browser messes with the formatting of this e-mail, go to www.purcellvillecommunitymarket.com to view this e-mail in all it’s glory!
DON’T FORGET!!!! It is not too late to donate to the Purcellville Community Market’s grassroots effort to raise funds to finish up The Last Hardware Store, a beautiful documentary about one of our hometown treasures, Nichol’s Hardware. If you didn’t read the market e-mail where I made a compelling case as to why donating to the completion of this movie is a GREAT IDEA, or you just want to refresh your memory, click here! Thanks to those of you who have already donated. Through $25-$100 dollar donations we’ve managed to raise over $1,00o through contributions from PCM as well as customers like you! And you get your name in the credits at the end of the film for donating..I felt kind of proud seeing Purcellville Community Market up there on the big screen!
Here are the amazing vendors who will be at the market this week….
1st AVE Bakery -We will be bringing our nationally recognized Peanut Supreme Pie, BlueBerry Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Lemon Chess Pie, and Strawberry Pie. And for our customers immediate enjoyment, individual serving size Lemon Trifles.
Kilmer Orchards – Pink Lady apples, strawberries, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower…
Brothers Old Fashioned Bakery – This week the BOB (Brothers’ Olde-fashioned Bakery) will be bringing Strawberry Pies featuring Gonzales Produce strawberries. We will also bring our usual staples of Gluten Free treats (Oatmeal-Cranberry Cookies, Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Muffins, Banana Bread and Chocolate Pecan Pie).
Community Gardens – Best Greens in Virginia….hands down!
What's for Dinner Now?
Millstone Bakers – Best artisan breads around….FYI: They will NOT be at market June 18th, June 25th and July 2nd. This week will feature baguettes, ciabatta, foccacia, walnut fougasse, rosemary olive batard, seeded country loaf, whole wheat and dried cherry/pecan scones and cheddar/chive scones.
Cornerstone Bakery - This week we will have Coconut, Strawberry Balsamic Shortcake, Chocolate Ganache, Cookies & Cream, and Vanilla Vanilla cupcakes. We will also have whoopie pies and baked cake donuts. For your favorite dog we have Pup Cakes & Doggie Delicious Cookies. Don’t forget that you can pre-order to pick up at the market or place an order for any events you have coming up. My e-mail is joey@cornerstonebakedgoods.com.
Gonzales Produce – Beautiful produce from the Northern Neck of VA…
Liberty Hill Farms - Liberty Hill Farm provides pasture-raised chicken, free-range eggs, and freshly ground whole wheat products. This week, we will be bringing freshly processed chickens–the first of the new season. Our eggs are from chickens living on fresh pasture and are fed non-GMO feed. For our whole wheat products, we use organic wheat and grind it ourselves! We look forward to seeing you at the Market.
Jairo and his two sweet daughters of Hondo's Pickles
The Magnolia Girls – We’ll be back this weekend with all of your favorites! Pecan Bars, Ginger Cookies, Pumpkin Bread and more! We will have Coconut Chocolate Chip Macaroons, Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle, and Peanut Butter Cookies. We will also have our delicious Pound Cakes available, too! We will Scones, as well! Be sure to stop by and try some free samples and see what else we have to offer!
Liz Handcrafted Soaps -Liz Handcrafted Soaps will be at the market on Saturday with their beautiful artisan soaps. They make great gifts for teachers at the end of the school year, and don’t forget Father’s Day will soon be here. We have some great soap for men, too! Note from Juan….All the cool guys use “Mansoap”. Love the scent!!!
Wildwood Hickory Syrup
Singing Frog Farms - We’ve been busy planting lots of zinnias and summer squash! We will be at Purcellville Community Market and Middleburg Community Farmers Market this weekend with salad greens, tasty heirloom lettuce, radishes, kale, herb bunches, vegetable and flower seedlings and beautiful bouquets!
Everona Dairy - Haven’t heard yet if they will be here this week.
Not Here This Week
Herban Avenues
Harvest Market DC - Don’t forget to check out Chris’ blog… http://www.harvestmarketdc.blogspot.com/
‘Linna the Locavore’
Motivational Garden Speaker & Teacher
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Loudoun_locavores
If you didn’t see the video that my son Gus made of the market for our nascent You-Tube Channel, check it out…it’s pretty awesome… GUARANTEED to make you smile…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKiKwOq6oTs.
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 our facebook page, 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 9 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
Cute, new PCM T-shirt!!!
