Amazing Meringues - they come in chocolate too - from Alchimia |
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Bath Farmers Market July 7 2021 |
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Good Morning,
Let's go with all this lovely corn. Boil it right up. Make fritters from the leftovers, or mix the kernels with cooked grains and veggies of your choice for a salad bowl.. aute with black pepper parsley, or sage, & butter to comfort and support. Roast and dress with that tangy blueberry vinegar from West Maquoit Vinegar Works, add fresh chilis and tiny boiled potatoes. Yum. Bake some with day old focaccia or baguette (Hootenanny or Borealis; fresh eggs (Old Narrow Gauge, Mainely Poultry), and cream (Chase) add some maple syrup (Goranson) a little vanilla or nutmeg, and presto! enjoy a true farmhouse dessert! Don't forget to freeze some for winter: on or off the cob - it sort of depends on how much freezer space you have, and how good you are with a knife.
Two weeks to go 'til Kindness Day on the 21. This celebration of giving to others is nine years old, and a former employee of the market , Brianna (whose last name I am seeking!) started the Maine celebration going while still in high school here! So it has special meaning to us all. Look for possible activities in town at www.visitbath.com or just remember to be kinder than usual that day; that should be easy, since we know you are pretty kind folks already!
Take care
Joan
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Arriving Now:
string beans, corn, blueberries, fennel, spicy greens, escarole (curly and flat), celery, white salad turnips, cauliflower, amaranth greens, pattypan, green & yellow squash, golden beets, fresh garlic, young carrots, cucumbers
lettuces, kales, broccoli & broccolini, pak choi, chards, radishes, fresh herbs, peas, scallions and new onions (red & white), tomatoes large and small, hot, green & yellow peppers, new potatoes , eggplant, edible flowers, micros, carrots/ seasonal cut flowers
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They called my name - i bet they know yours too. At Tarbox |
Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables
Dharma Farm
Goranson Farm
Hawkes Farm
Oyster Creek Mushroom Co
Tarbox Farm
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Sticky Toffee Pudding at Stewart & Reid
Bakers
Alchimia
Beryl's Pastries
Borealis Breads
Chase Farm Bakery
Hootenanny
Stewart & Reid (gluten free)
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Maybe the Porterhouse? or the Tenderloin? Tammy is happy to sell you both!
At Kelley Brothers Beef
Meat and Poultry
Fuzzy Udder Creamery
Kelley Brothers Beef
Mainely Poultry
Meadowcroft
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Fresh oysters at Emily's
try a CSA
Seafood
Emily's Oysters
Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood
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Eggs
Goranson Farm
Mainely Poultry
Old Narrow Gauge Farm
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Cheese & Dairy
Chase Farm Bakery
Fuzzy Udder Creamery
Hahn's End
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Small Craft Advisory & Goat Windswept at Fuzzy Udder - it's hard to buy just 1 |
andcrafted, Homegrown, Preserved, Premade
Alchimia
Big Barn Coffee
Fuzzy Udder Creamery
Goranson Farm
Gracie"s Garden
Jyang_Lee Kitchen
Mainely Poultry
Mana Medicinals
Meadowcroft
Mindful Gardens
Old Narrow Gauge Farm
Pemaquid Lobster & Seafood
Tarbox Farm & Sasanoa Brewery
West Maquoit Vinegar Works
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Hot Pink, sort of a slaw with passion
at Gracies Garden
Take Note
Well behaved, quiet dogs on leashes: Please. Reactive barkers and overly assertive pups make many folks uncomfortable and may scare kids.
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And please leave the parking spaces by the sidewalk for vendors to set up in.
Clean well maintained bathrooms are
located at the north end of the park; Please work with us and the City of Bath to keep them welcoming for all.
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Olive, Sales Manager at Mana, says "Use this Healing Moisturizer & and you'll be soft and smooth like me" |
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Many thanks to Jeff McIlvain, aka Casual Fantastic, visiting from Philadelphia with his family last week. Really nice music, |
From our vendors - Sales, Seasonal, Specials
Kelley Brothers has some fine steaks right now: Ribeye, Tenderloin, Porterhousel Hefty and tender, they make any supper a feast. Grill to your preference.
Fans of British novels and tv can experience that popular dessert, Sticky Toffee Pudding, a date filled cake topped with buttery, brown sugary Sticky Toffee. Rich and wonderful, you will surely solve the crime afterward!
Desperate for some fresh Italian sausage? Robin at Chase Farm has a limited supply, more coming in the fall. And one more good reason to head for Goranson's Farm Stand, where they have a nice batch - hot or sweet - available.
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First fresh string beans ready at Goranson - don't eat hem ALL going home |
That baby butter lettuce, in dark red and bronzy green, at dharma farm, is almost too pretty to eat. Nice flavor tho. Good with chopped fresh herbs and a little handful of aged Blue Vortex from Fuzzy Udder, & a little more Blue with the Blue Bolt from Brad at the Vinegar Works.
Fresh fennel with histrionic fronds (dry, braise with onions and tomatoes, add to soup), baby eggplants to quick roast with a swipe of olive or coconut oil and a bit of garam masala, and cauliflower in cream, yellow and green, make shopping at Tarbox a full on sensual delight.
Chanterelles at Oyster Creek flirt with black trumpets and share the stage with the fresh dark topped chestnuts; I can NEVER decide, alas, so i tend to overbuy. You can do this too!
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Lemon glazed pound cakes to tickle your fancy at Beryl's |
Amy at Old Narrow Gauge is pretty fast at getting the newest, freshest crops into her little glass jobs ad dressing them up for different palates. Her hungarian wax pepperoncini are bright and sassy, they'll get your attention. I find the traditional bread & butter pickles close to addictive, just a few make a great snack! and, maybe, just a few more.
These hotter summer days, it's hard to fuss at the stove. Alchimia can help: Monica's fresh sauces are much appreciated as are her frozen lasagnas and raviolis. And desserts, too.
For a cold supper on a hot night, Mainely Poultry also has options. Fresh chicken salad, smoked chickens and occasionally duck and turkey parts, ready for hearty sandwiches, bean or grain salad, light soups.
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The colors always run true at Meadowcroft - soft and warm, right for a summer evening
Savory tomato pastries at Beryls offer an easy lunch option. Or gently nuke one of her bacon & asiago scones; sort of a sleeper item, they have a definite following. Someone cornered me in the hardware store, raving about them last week.
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Drew at Hahns End had a pile of perfect Sea Trials - soft and creamy with a bleu rind - last week. Ready to scoop up. Bake it briefly if not too soft and serve with crackers and tangy bit of jam. Or drop some onto a pizza with some pretty bronze and gold tomatoes.
Still some garlic scapes around. I tend to buy too many; let some dry out into pretty little heads of so tiny bulbs-just squish out of the outer skin and toss them into a pan of braised greens or any veg really. Steam very briefly for fine flavor. New Roots had some last week.
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Chestnut Mushrooms, rare this year. hopefully we'll get some more.
Music
Rick Turcotte returns this week with his acoustic melodies; sometimes his equally talented pals show up too - check it out.
Music for the season will be on the website Sunday
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Preordering
Vendor Direct
Not all vendors are accepting preorders this summer, others are.- just ask! .
Most have websites with any preordering info, as well as market and farm stand hours. Most vendor sites are accessible from market website; go to
Online Store
Alchimia
Chase Farm Bakery
Goranson Farm
Hootenanny
Mana Medicinals
Old Narrow Gauge Farm
Oyster Creek Mushroom Co.
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Count on these banana peppers gone to pepperoncini to brighten any meal. They will snap you right to hgh alert
thanks to Amy at Old Narrow Gauge
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