Although last week felt like fall, the summer's not over yet!
The growers still have lots of tomatoes and sweet corn for all your favorite summer recipes. Head on over to the market today and pick up some fresh, Wisconsin-grown produce.
The Westown Farmers' Market is open every Wednesday through October in Zeidler Union Square from 10 am to 2 pm.
Come soak up the last of the summer sun and enjoy lunch outside at the market. Every week the market has a variety of lunch vendors and even some rotating options! Our rotating food trucks include:
Meat on the Street,
The Rolling Cones and the
Cupcake-A-Rhee. For a full list of our lunch vendors and a schedule of the rotating trucks, visit our website
here.
Not only can you enjoy lunch and buy local produce at the market, but you can also purchase some great local products. If you're a big kombucha fan,
LoveBootch Kombucha offers a variety of unique flavors. You can also find all natural Wisconsin honey and honey products at
Viola's Honey. Stop by
Whatever Comes Naturally and
Alice's Garden to find dried and fresh herbs as well as all natural herbal body care.
The market also has musical performances in the gazebo throughout the summer. This week saxophone artist
Mandy Habel Ramsey of The Bibby Cats will be performing. Music will start at 11:45 am and goes until 1:45 pm.
Weekly Recipe
As we approach the end of summer, make sure you enjoy some delicious Wisconsin sweet corn! Try this recipe for a sweet corn and black bean salad. Eat it with chips as a dip, tossed with your favorite greens (also available at the market), or on top of your favorite grilled protein!
Vendor of the Week
Viola's Honey
Viola's Honey has a variety of honey products including honeycomb, honey sticks, honey mustard and honey candles! The honey sticks are great for satisfying a sweet tooth without the guilt and are sold 3 for just $1. Viola's offers not only a variety of honey products, but also honey itself. They sell Basswood, Clover and Wildflower each with their own distinct differences.
All of the honey sold at Viola's is produced right here in the Milwaukee/ Waukesha area and is completely raw. This means the honey is never heated or filtered. It goes straight from the bees to the jar! Stop by Viola's today and grab your own Wisconsin produced honey!
End Summer With a Bang- 5 Card Studs Perform at the Last River Rhythms Concert Tonight!
Presenting Sponsor:
The Five Card Studs return to River Rhythms for a night of fun as they celebrate their 22nd year as "the hardest working band in the Midwest!" This Milwaukee favorite takes songs from the late 60s and 70s and breathes new life into them, inspiring a sense of nostalgia in their audiences.
This free, weekly concert series, presented by Miller Lite, takes place from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm in Pere Marquette Park on Old World Third St. between State and Kilbourn.
Miller products, a Ciroc cocktail, wine and soda will be available at the Westown Beverage tent with all proceeds benefiting the free event. Patrons will also have a variety of food options available, so it is advised to come hungry!
Find the full 2017 River Rhythms lineup
here. We'll see you next year!
