It's summer and DFM is back on Public Square!
 Our summer season has begun, which means we have returned to the NW Quadrant of Public Square. You'll find many new vendors, including fresh fruits and vegetables, lunch options, snacks to take back to the office, and treats to keep you cool in the summer heat. We'll also have free picnic blankets this season, so you can relax and enjoy lunch at the market.
Here is a current list of vendors this season:
Por Bar Farms
Community Greenhouse Partners
Harvest in Christ
The Farm at Chatham Lea
Cleveland Botanical Garden Green Corps
Old Husher's Farm
Autumn Oats
Blaze Gourmet
Kernels by Chrissie
Mason's Creamery
Ohio Farm Direct
Out of the Box Bakery
Popsmith
Real Fruit
Spicehound
The Bread Lady
Favor Catering
In the Pan
Pig Lickin' Good BBQ
The Nosh Box
Umami Moto
Artist Terry Mitchell
Tomorrow at Downtown Farmers Market!
Come for lunch, shop for dinner!
Vendor Highlights
Por Bar FarmsBeets, radishes, scallions/onions, Asian greens, baby leaf salad greens, strawberries, sugar snap peas (limited amount), green beans (limited amount), fresh herbs (basil, chives, oregano, sage, thyme) The Farm at Chatham Lea
Produce: kale, chard, baby kale, baby chard, endive (almost full size), escarole (young leaves only), cucumbers, zucchini, maybe yellow squash, salad mix, full size lettuce, spring onions, strawberries, snow peas
Bakery: muffins, scones, cookies, brownies, gooey cake, lemon bars
Chef Sherry's products: trail mix, peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter (hopefully), and granola
Community Greenhouse PartnersSalad Boxes -- assorted lettuces perfect for lunch (you supply the dressing) -- the last of the Bordeaux Spinach, three different types of radishes, Strawberries, Arugula, and our delicious/nutritious Microgreens! The Bread Lady
Honey Cranberry Walnut
Granny Smith Apple Cider
Cinnamon Raisin
Asiago Cheese
Rosemary Garlic
Black Olive Herb
Pretzel Bread
Italian
Pepperoni Mozzarella Rolls
Mason's CreameryIce Cream: Salted Caramel, Earl Grey, Chocolate, Strawberry Frozen Yogurt, Vanilla, Apple Pie a la Mode Vegan Ice Cream: Vanilla, Lychee Sorbet Kernels by Chrissie
Chrissie will have all of her classic flavors and she'll be popping her kettle corn on-site
(Chrissie's product is made from non-GMO Ohio corn)
SpiceHound
A variety of herbs, spices, unique salts, and more - everything's $1.00!
Check out Kevin's new products here.Ohio Farm DirectA variety of grass-fed organic cheeses
Autumn Oats
Homemade, gluten-free granola
Artist Terry Mitchell
Unique handmade jewelry
Publish Ohio
A variety of veggie plants including herbs, heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, strawberries. All plants come from Richardsons Farms in Medina, OH.
(EBT and Produce Perks are accepted on food plants)
Lunch Vendors
In the Pan
Made-to-order rice bowls - $5.00
(In the Pan uses locally-grown produce when available)
- Vegetable Selections: Sweet Corn, Diced Tomatoes, Black Olives, Green Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Banana Peppers,
- Rice Selections: White Jasmine or Brown Jasmine
- Cheese Selections: Mozzarella Cheese, Monterey Jack
- Meat Selections: Chicken steamed with Cilantro & Garlic, Gyro,
- Topping Selections: Sour Cream, Our Special Sauce for Chicken, Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
- Sauce & Seasoning Ingredients: Yellow bean sauce, Mushroom soy sauce, Apple vinegar, Sugar, Fresh hot chili, Garlic, Ginger, Coriander roots & seeds, Cilantro
Featured Dish:
Thailand Kaho Mon Gai (chicken thigh, jasmine rice, coriander, garlic, spring onion, pepper served with special sauce, cucumbers, carrots, and green onions)
The Nosh Boxhttp://www.thenoshbox.com/
Free Cooking Class with Chef Ricardo Sandoval
Today we kick off our 2013 season of Cleveland Cooks with Downtown Farmers Market with Chef Ricardo Sandoval (Tremont's Fat Cats & Lava Lounge and Larchmere's Felice Urban Cafe). The cooking classes take place at Old Stone Church at 2:00pm to approx. 3:30pm. You'll enjoy a cooking demo by area chefs, share a meal with other cass attendees and take home a bag of fresh produce from the market. Classes are open to the public and free to attend. For more information or to RSVP for an upcoming class, email: ashleyshaw@downtownclevelandmarket.org. Chef Sandoval incorporates local food into his menus whenever possible and is a supporter of Downtown and Tremont Farmers Market vendors. You will find produce from Por Bar Farms, Morningside Farms, and Morning Dew Farms in many of his dishes, along with other local farmers and producers.
New Vendor Spotlight: Autumn Oats
"Autumn Oat's is a home produced, gluten free, all natural granola mix with no added sweetener comprised of the freshest and healthiest ingredients that will get you healthy and keep you healthy. The product all started when my mom Autumn, decided to make her own granola mixes until she settled on this very recipe. Autumn's recipe was so good to herself and others that I took it upon myself to sell it at local farmers markets throughout the Greater Cleveland area. Growing up in southern ohio, Autumn gets all the ingredients from Walnut Creek in Amish Country. Autumn Oat's is well on its way to being the best oat's from coast to coast." - Peter Jeney, Autumn Oats
Live Music - Brent KirbyBrent Kirby will be performing at the market, 11:30-1:30pm
DFM now selling local grains from Stutzman FarmsWe're selling local flours, cornmeal, oats and spelt/wheat berries from Stutzman Farms at the Customer Service table - $3.00 each, all proceeds support DFM. (Thank you to Fresh Fork Market for supplying us with the local grains!) Planning your backyard garden for this summer?
DFM is selling seeds from Ohio Heirloom Seeds at the customer service table each week. We've got a variety of tomatoes, peppers, herbs, lettuces, carrots & more! Seed packets are $3.00 and all proceeds benefit the market. Thanks for your support!
“Produce Perks” accepted: EBT users will receive “Produce Perks,” a dollar for dollar bonus (up to $10) to be spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. Produce Perks are available at area farmers markets while supplies last. Please stop by the information table for more information or to use your card.
EBT, WIC, senior coupons and debit cards are accepted. 
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"At Mason's Creamery, we handmake small batches of ice cream at the Cleveland Culinary Launch & Kitchen in Midtown. We never use additives, mixes, or artificial dyes, and we always try to provide vegan options so that everyone can have a scoop - or two. We might be a new small business, but we're making ice cream the old-fashioned way, and we hope you love it as much as we love making it!" - Jesse and Helen