RB Farm Market News

October 13,
2009
www.rbfarmersmarket.com
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Vol. 3 No. 24

Rehoboth Beach Farmers’ Market

Open every Tuesday rain or shine

May 5 to October 13

12:00 to 4:00 pm

Grove Park, Rehoboth Beach

FRESH
PRODUCE
NATURAL PRODUCTS          COMMUNITY
FUN

October 13 is our
last full market of the 2009 season, so be
sure to stock up today on the last of the tomatoes to slow roast for freezing
(see recipe) and don’t forget the sweet potatoes, cauliflower and squash
all which will last into the cooler months if you store them in a dry cool
space.

Be
sure to mark your calendars for Noon on
December 13, when some vendors will be back at Grove Park
for the Holiday Market where you can
pick up your wreaths and other holiday greens.  Hot cider will be available.

On
behalf of all the volunteers, we want to thank the market vendors and
customers. We’ve enjoyed our weekly chats with all of you and are now
looking forward to seeing everyone again in the spring when we will be ready
for those fresh strawberries, asparagus and spring peas.  So over the winter, we will be clipping
recipes for wonderful spring dishes.

Also we’d like to thank our vendors for their
generosity.  This season, they donated 1,170 pounds of produce, not counting
53 ears of corn and radishes and lettuce that were difficult to weigh, to the Cape Henlopen Food Basket.  The gleaning program was sponsored by
the Master Gardeners of Sussex
County.

Under the Green Tent:  Look for the Green Tent next year
with new events.

Don’t
forget that during market hours, free parking is available within a 2-block
radius from the market on Henlopen
Avenue, Columbia
Avenue, and Felton Street. However, please DO NOT park on Grove Street.  Grove Park is located adjacent to the Lighthouse Circle when you come into
town.

What you can
expect from the Vendors on October 13

Chapel’s Country Creamery offers Maryland artisanal
cheeses that are hand crafted by the owners and an Amish artisan cheese maker.
Chapel cheese starts with fresh raw milk produced on the family farm. Their
dairy herd contains grass fed Jersey and Holstein
cows that produce high quality milk, rich in cream. The milk is all natural and
contains no synthetic hormones, antibiotics, or chemical compounds. They offer
cave-aged cheddar cheeses including crab spice cheddar and garlic, chive
cheddar and a new cave-aged alpine style cheese called Woodland.  Look for milk, yogurt, and mozzarella
cheese.

Chesapeake Bay Farms
will have fresh butter, homemade truffles and ice cream.  The ice cream flavors rotate each week.
All of their products are made from the milk from their dairy and contain no
added hormones or preservatives. New for 2009!

Cleckner Eggs will have fresh natural
free-range eggs and whole natural chickens. Taste the difference! This year
they will sell eggs by the dozen or half dozen.  This week ask for the fresh
chickens.  There is a limited
supply, so get yours early.

Community
Organics produces a wide variety of vegetables, most of which are heirloom
and open-pollinated varieties. The vegetables they offer include tomatoes,
sweet and hot peppers, green onions, carrots, beets, a variety of greens,
broccoli, summer and winter squashes, cantaloupe, cucumbers, string beans,
potatoes and herbs. They are committed to organic principles and are Certified Naturally
Grown, a national program in which member farmers hold each other accountable
for the integrity of their growing practices. This week look for several types
of tomatoes including cherry (Sungold and White), heirloom and hybrid tomatoes,
plus green tomatoes for frying; look for potatoes including Rose Finn Apple
Fingerling Potatoes which are one of the best tasting potatoes, especially when
roasted and some newly dug sweet potatoes from live vines have a different and
delicious flavor - small to medium sized red. You’ll also find several
varieties of hot peppers as well as green sweet bell. There will be a limited
supply of Tomatillos. Also available are several kinds of Eggplants and
Christmas Lima Beans in the pod - a delicious heirloom pole bean that was
mentioned as early as the 1830's in Jamaica - has a chestnut like flavor.

Ficner's
Farm offers summer and fall vegetables as well as herbs and cut flowers.
Zinnias, ageratum, sunflowers, snapdragons, asters, and cosmos will be
available mid-summer. Cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and brussel sprouts are
now available as are yellow wax beans and string beans, tomatoes and sweet
corn, kale and sweet potatoes

Fifer Orchards have worked the land near Wyoming, Delaware
since 1919 where they harvest a large variety of fruit and vegetables
throughout the growing season.  Stop
by for fall produce, such as cukes, squashes, cabbage and fresh-cut
flowers.  They always have honey
from their beekeeper and often they have fresh-baked seasonal pies.  Ask about the special fall events at
their farm and the pre-ordered gourmet platters.

Hobo's will
offer freshly prepared organic salads and wraps. Also be sure to check out the
watermelon lemonade. Hobo’s products are great for having a picnic at the
market or to take home for a lovely summer meal. New for 2009!

Kalmar Farms
located in Harrington grows almost all seasonal vegetables including a late
fall harvest of greens. This week look for peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes,
red and white potatoes, kale and collards, broccoli, string beans and red
cabbage. You may also find some lima beans

Kettle
Korn, a Sussex
County favorite is
offered at the market for your snacking pleasure.  Prepared on site, Kettle Korn is a sweet
version of popcorn that is made in a large copper kettle.  Be careful, it is addictive!

Koglers Old World Breads are
handcrafted and baked in an artisan bakery in Ellendale, DE.  Beginning with the finest of ingredients
– King Arthur flour, filtered water, yeast and salt – each item is
formed to create the delicate textures, flavors and golden crust
reminiscent of European breads. You will find French Baguettes and Sourdough
Boules.

Lavender Fields offers lavender plants,
cut lavender flowers and dried lavender. The owners of Lavender Fields farm grow
and hand harvest over 2,000 lavender plants of many varieties. This year in
addition to the lavender products and preserves they are offering lavender hard
candy.

Meat and Seafood Company All natural
meats with no hormones, steroids or antibiotics. All seafood is wild
caught.

Nourish reflects the spirit of Farm to
Table Philosophy. Through their selection of food and ingredients, they
recognize their role in agriculture and sustainability, and this awareness
heightens the pleasure of food. In doing this they reconnect the traditions of
family, food, and earth. At the market they will be selling grain salads,
legume salads, wraps, munchies, and housemade dressings. Stop by for some
Forbidden Rice Salad, Basil Aioli or Curried Chicken Wraps. New for
2009!

Nuts to You offers a variety of
homemade seasoned nuts, seeds and dried fruit. A good healthy snack!

Olivia’s Bread’s and Alden’s Desserts. All of
their products are traditional American & European favorites. Breads are made
with a twist like the apricot and rum raisin and banana blueberry fruit
breads... Rustic breads with cheese and olives and dinner rolls are also
offered. Spreads such as cream cheese with corn and cheese and jalapeno, to
name a few will also be available. All products are all natural with no
preservatives added. They carry a specialty line of products that are for those
with dietary restrictions such as gluten free, lactose intolerant and
diabetic.

RainbowJava
is a local coffee roaster. Specializing in organic, shade grown, bird friendly
and fair trade coffee. 100% Arabica, single origin green beans are selected
from local farmers and co-ops around the world.  Ask about the sea glass that is for
sale.

Sap’s Puddin.  Stop by for some of the
best gourmet rice pudding in the world. The pudding is based on Executive Chef
John Sapienza’s 15 year old recipe. Sapienza
uses only locally produced Lewes Dairy products. He uses all-natural products
including plump golden raisins instead of dark currants and real vanilla beans.
Sap’s Puddin contains no artificial colorings or additives.

Seaberry Farm offers unusual ornamental
plants and bushes as well as a huge array of cut flowers.  This week there will be several types of
squash including buttercup, butternut, and a red kuri squash that is wonderful
for soup. You will also find fall items such as pumpkins and several types of
plants including Beauty Berry
and Beach Plum.  Pick up a recipe on
how to prepare great squash dishes

Skippers Biscuit Company offers all natural
crunchy treats for dogs. The Skippers crew hand makes each biscuit using only
natural and organic ingredients. No Artificial Preservatives ~ No Artificial
Colors ~ No Added Salt ~ No Added Sugar. This local biscuit company celebrates
local heritage and brings that to their customers in fun sea creature shapes.
Skippers offers a full line of biscuits, special orders, and their new line of
wedding favors, Puppy Love. Cold noses smell them through the bag.

Susie Sunshine Sprouts offers organic
sprouts including mung bean, brown lentil, green lentil, and alfalfa. Wheat
grass will also be available for sale.

Tuckey's Mountain Grown is located near
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Throughout the season they
will be offering black raspberries, red raspberries, peaches, nectarines,
apricots and apples. They will have a large quantity of vegetables on hand
including tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, onions, eggplant, and summer squash.
This week especially look leeks, fennel, potatoes, nectarines, and peaches.

Turning Pointe
Farms are back again this year to take
your orders for holiday wreaths.  You will be able to pick these up at the
RBFM on December 13th.  Turning Pointe Farm is a "choose
and harvest" Christmas tree farm in Hartly, Delaware, owned and operated by Tom and
Roseann Conlon. For twenty years, the farm has specialized
in custom-made holiday greenery that is
made from evergreens grown on the farm.  They offer a large
selection of ribbon choices and can individualize any design.

Recipe of the Week

Slow-Roasted
Tomatoes for freezing
(http://whatscookingamerica.net/Vegetables/TomatoesDrying.htm)

1.         Preheat
oven to 200 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.

2.         Wash
4 pounds tomatoes and cut out the stem core. Slice the tomatoes in half
lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the seeds, leaving as much pulp as possible.

3.         Place
tomatoes, cut sides up, on prepared baking pan. They can be placed closely
together since they shrink considerably during baking.

4.         Combine
6 garlic cloves minced and 5 tblsp olive oil; spoon over tomatoes. Season with
coarse salt and pepper.

5.         Bake
6 to 8 hours or until tomatoes are reduced in size but will retain their shape.
The time the tomatoes take to cook will vary because their size and moisture
content vary. By the end, they are almost caramelized and crispy on the edges.
Remove from oven and let cool.

5.         Roasted
tomatoes will keep in an airtight container, chilled 2 weeks or up to 8 months
in the freezer. Bring to room temperature before using

See
you at the Holiday Market on December 13th and, In 2010 we will open on May 4th.