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Weekly E-Update

April 21, 2017

Spring Has Sprung!

Last Winter Market of the Season

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."

-Margaret Atwood

Beautiful Peach Blooms at Scholl Orchards, a sign of what goodness awaits us!

The end of the Winter Market means just one thing... the start of the Easton Farmers' Market's regular season is just around the corner. May 6th to be exact! But that's two weeks away so be sure to stock up on all you favorites tomorrow. Look for spring onions, radishes, and some lovely greens, just what you need to get healthy this time of year. And be sure to stop by Valley Milkhouse and celebrate National Raw Milk Cheese Day with Stefanie!

A Fond Farewell to Farmer Marc

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that this Saturday will be Purely Farm's last day at the EFM. Marc and Joanna are making some changes at the farm and have decided not to participate in a Saturday market this coming season. So be sure to stock up and find out how you can special order products directly from the farm in the future. We wish Marc, Joanna and Clover all the best. They will be greatly missed. (As a parting gift, Curt will be spinning Disco tunes all morning, especially for Farmer Marc!)

This week's vendor line-up includes:

Asbury Village Farm
Breakaway Farms
Easton Salsa Co.
Fieldstone Coffee Roasters & Tea
Flour Shop Bakery
Pheasant Hill Farm (Kombucha!)
Pickle licious
Primordia Mushroom Farm
Purely Farm
Scholl Orchards
Stagecoach Apiaries
Valley Milkhouse

#LoveYourFarmer

Superfoods: Claytonia

Claytonia is also known as Miners lettuce, winter purslane, Indian lettuce, spring beauty and miners green - all names that reveal a bit about this amazing and succulent wild green superfood.

The term"miner's" lettuce refers to the California gold miners who came across this wild plant growing in large numbers throughout the foothills. It became a much valued food source that provided nourishment during times when other food supplies were running low or not available. Back in the mid 1840's times were tough. Those who were smart viewed this highly nutritious green as a gift from the earth to be consumed for its life sustaining nutrients, including Vitamin C which helped to prevent scurvy for these gold mining immigrants.

Benefits:

Spring is the traditional time of year to partake in cleansing rituals and fasting. Many herbalists believe that these wild greens are offered during this time of year specifically to be gathered and used to cleanse the body. Claytonia is one of these purifying greens that helps to fortify and filter our blood and lymph systems when consumed. Being high in chlorophyll, in addition to antioxidant-rich nutrients, like Vitamin C, Claytonia can be a great detoxifier, helping to eliminate environmental toxins and heavy metals stored in the liver. Claytonia can be juiced for concentrated effects during a juice fast . Cleansing teas using liver herbs can also be ingested during this time to adjunct the benefits of this springtime cleanser.

Claytonia is available this week at Asbury Village Farm

Spring Recipes

Celebrate the Season!

Butter Glazed Roasted Radishes with Fresh Herbs

Radishes are usually thought of as a raw-only vegetable, but they're delicious roasted, too, which tames their spicy flavor considerably. Here, they're roasted until tender and bursting with juice, then tossed with melted butter and fresh herbs. Radishes are available this week at Scholl Orchards.

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Featured Vendors of the Week

Valley Milkhouse

This Saturday marks an annual favorite: International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day! Started by the multi generational families behind some of the world's prized cheeses like Roquefort and Parmigiano Reggiano, this holiday honors and celebrates traditional cheesemaking practices that date back hundreds of years. Using fresh raw milk to make cheese is at the heart of the story. At Valley Milkhouse, they are celebrating by sampling some of their cave aged reserve batches of Blue, Goldenrod and Lady's Slipper. Come by for a taste of these ripe and funky raw milk ferments. Also, Witchgrass is back for spring! And don't miss their super creamy yogurt, buttermilk, Clover and Thistle.

Hope to see all of the devoted curd nerds of Easton on this big day! -Stefanie Angstadt

Flour Shop Bakery

Roasted Onion Bialies, Cheddar Green Onion Scones, Apricot Sage Sourdough Semolina, Caramel Sea Salt Brownies(GF)... need we say more? Okay we will! You'll also find Plum Almond Tarts, And Flour Shop's freshly cured & house smoked Bacon & Gruyere Croissants. The pork comes from our friends at Ironstone Creamery! Look for all this deliciousness, and so much more this weekend at the market!

Asbury Village Farm

Robyn and Steve were busy potting up sunflower plants to sell at Winter Market this Saturday! They'll also have super tender spinach, kale, ultra nutritious claytonia (also known as miners lettuce), and microgreens.

Breakaway Farms

Kick off the grilling season with Breakaway Farms Grass Fed, Pastured Meats! Burgers, Sausages, Steaks, Chops, and More! You can't go wrong here! Come see your farmers at market this week!

Scholl Orchards

While Ben and Jake are busy setting up irrigation for their hundreds of newly planted fruit trees, the rest of their crew has been harvesting tender Spring onions and radishes for this week'smarket. You'll also find freshly pressed cider, crisp apples and pears.

Primordia Mushroom Farm

'Tis the season for foraging. In addition to their mushroom line-up, Primordia is hoping to have a nice harvest of fiddleheads, ramps, and nettles!