Labor Day Weekend is Right Around the Corner - Salute Our Hard Working Vendors at the Mississippi Farmers Market!

Saturday, September 4, 2021

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

What's Fresh Saturday

Here are just some of the goodies you will find at the MFM Saturday

Muscadines - Okra - Eggplant - Tomatoes

String Beans - Sugar Snap Peas - Speckled Butter Beans

Rattlesnake Snap Beans - Broccoli - Cauliflower - New Potatoes

Yukon Gold Potatoes - Fennel Bulbs - Chanterelles - Cucumbers - Swiss Chard

Crookneck Squash - Zucchini - Scallop Squash - Cabbage - Cherry Tomatoes

Celery - Lettuce - Spring Mix - Microgreens - Bok Choi - Spaghetti Squash

Turnip Roots - Spinach - Collard Greens - Mustard Greens - Leeks

Sweet Onions - Green Onions - Green Garlic - Garlic Scapes

Rutabagas - Curly Kale - Dinosaur Kale - Carrots - Beets - Snow Peas

Mini Romaine Head Lettuce - Radishes - Sorrel - Kohlrabi - Mizuna

Cayenne Peppers - Parsley - Mint - Ginger - Rosemary - Turmeric

Beef - Pastured Pork - Lamb - Jumbo Gulf Shrimp

Fresh Cut Flowers - Vegetable & Herb Plants

Milk - Honey - Coffee - Tea - Sauces - Cheese - Eggs

Jams & Jellies - Relishes - Freshly-baked Breads - Cookies - Pecans

Fresh Frozen Blueberries - Homemade Apple and Peach Turnovers

Knife Sharpening Services - Works of art

Vendors

Labor Day is Monday, but Let's Start Celebrating the Achievements of American Workers This Saturday at the Mississippi Farmers Market!

Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday of September, which is September 6th this year. In the late 1800's, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the U.S., the average American worked 12-hour days, seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in factories, mills and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts' wages.

As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions, which had first appeared in the late 18th

century grew more prominent and vocal.

They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor working conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay.

On September 5th, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day Parade in U.S. history.

Congress passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. More than a century later, the true founder of Labor Day has yet to be identified.

Mixed Greens and Plenty of Beets Make This Salad So Satisfying, and It's Gorgeous to Serve on Special Occasions! Check it out here...

Beets, Beets, and More Beets!

You'll get a healthy serving of B vitamins, iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, and potassium in every beet-infused meal. And it's not just about the roots, either. Beet tops can be used as a substitute for spinach or Swiss chard - sauteed, steamed, or added to soups and stews. Not all beets are ruby-red! There are white, gold, pink and white candy-striped varieties. Some heirloom types have been grown for generations, and other hybrid varieties have been selectively bred for disease resistance.