Good Grief Charlie Brown - It's a Peanut Party At The Mississippi Farmers Market!

Saturday, October 2, 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

Peanuts - Persimmons - Okra - Eggplant - Tomatoes

String Beans - Sugar Snap Peas - Speckled Butter 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 - 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

Works of art

**There Will Be Vendor Giveaways

Throughout The Market Day Saturday**

Must be present to win

Vendors

A Plethora of Peanuts

It's party time at the Mississippi Farmers Market - starring PEANUTS

Good Grief Charlie Brown -not you and the gang!

These Peanuts - Good Grief!

Indeed, we're having a peanut party at the Mississippi Farmers Market Saturday and you are invited!

Step onto the front porch for a peanut wonderland! Rogers Farm in Collins donated 400 pounds of green peanuts for boiling and boiled they are! We would like to give you some.

The Mississippi Peanut Growers are giving away roasted peanuts and Mississippi Peanut Supply are selling fried peanuts.

While the peanuts last--

come early and stay late!!

Boiled, roasted and fried--

a peanut paradise at the

Mississippi Farmers Market

Check out this recipe for Hot-and-Sweet Fried Peanuts

Mississippi Peanuts

-- Mississippi ranks #9 in the United States in peanut production, producing 99 million pounds annually.

-- Runner peanut varieties are the most popular peanuts grown in Mississippi.

-- In 2019, Mississippi had 113 peanut farms covering 22,000 acres.

-- Peanuts flower above ground and then migrate underground to reach maturity.

-- Peanut butter is the leading use of peanuts in the U.S.

One Stop Shopping at the Mississippi Farmers Market

There's a Party INSIDE the MFM Too!

Well, we are not having an actual party, but the atmosphere at the market is always party-ish!

Delicious produce, herbs, dairy, shrimp, honey, jams, salsas, coffee, baked goods, eggs, beef and pork, as well as works of art from local artisans.

Make sure you shop the whole market...

...you just never know what you will find!

***Don't forget there will be vendor giveaways throughout the market day***

You must be present to win

Be sure to stop by the Biscuit Booth for your hot, fluffy and free scratch-made biscuits. Eat them filled with Blackburn syrup or savor your biscuit unadorned. You can't go wrong either way! It's a yummy tradition.