Happenings at Downtown Farmers Market June 14

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Join us Fridays, 11am-2pm! Public Square in Downtown Cleveland

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   Interested in becoming a vendor at DFM?  Email ashleyshaw@downtownclevelandmarket.org or visit our website for more information.  Tomorrow at Downtown Farmers Market! Come for lunch, shop for dinner! Vendor Highlights Por Bar Farms Beets, 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 Partners Salad 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 Creamery Ice 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 Direct A 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) Favor Catering http://www.favorcaters.com/ Umami Moto http://www.umamimototruck.com/ The Nosh Box http://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. See here for the full 2013 schedule. 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 Kirby Brent Kirby will be performing at the market, 11:30-1:30pm DFM now selling local grains from Stutzman Farms We'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.

Follow Downtown Farmers Market! Facebook | Twitter For more information, please contact: Ashley Shaw, Market Manager Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com (440)-821-0254

Happenings at Downtown Farmers Market June 7

Join us Fridays, 11am-2pm! Public Square in Downtown Cleveland

DFM returns to Public Square Our summer season starts tomorrow, which means we return to the NW Quadrant of Public Square. We'll welcome many new vendors, including more produce, 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 Abby's Kitchen Autumn Oats Blaze Gourmet Kernels by Chrissie Mason's Creamery Ohio Farm Direct Out of the Box Bakery Popsmith Real Fruit Spicehound Toni Udod Baked Breads Favor In the Pan Pig Lickin' Good BBQ The Nosh Box Umami Moto Artist Terry Mitchell   DFM now selling local grains from Stutzman Farms We'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! Free Cooking Classes at DFM return in 2013!  We will kick off our 2013 season of Cleveland Cooks with Downtown Farmers Market onFriday, June 14th with Chef Ricardo Sandoval (Fat Cats, Lava Lounge & Felice Urban Cafe). The cooking classes take place at Old Stone Church at 1:30pm 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, but you'll need to RSVP: 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. See here for the full 2013 schedule. Interested in becoming a vendor at DFM?  Email ashleyshaw@downtownclevelandmarket.org or visit our website for more information.  Tomorrow at Downtown Farmers Market!   Vendor Highlights Por Bar Farms Strawberries, beets, baby leaf salad, scallions, sugar snap peas, cucumbers, squash/zucchini, and basil The Farm at Chatham Lea Produce: full size lettuce, salad mix, kale, chard (baby and full size), zucchini, cucumbers, radishes, strawberries 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 Partners Sunflower Microgreens, all-star gourmet salad mix, Bordeaux Spinach, Arugula and Radishes (CGP is donating half of all sales plus additional donations to Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital tomorrow) Mason's Creamery Ice Cream: Cleveland Whiskey, Salted Caramel, Earl Grey, Vietnamese Coffee, Strawberry Frozen Yogurt, Chocolate Brownie Vegan Ice Cream: Raspberry Lambic Sorbet and Roasted Banana with Honey & Peanut Butter drizzle Kernels by Chrissie Chrissie will have all of her classic flavors tomorrow 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 Direct A variety of grass-fed organic cheeses 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 Umami Moto Korean burrito. $9 Korean style beef, kimchi fried rice, lettuce, cilantro, onion, carrot & daikon and ques wrapped in a flour tortilla.   *vegetarian available made with seitan* Curry-licious. $8  add duck $3 Medium-spicy, yellow curry with sauteed baby bok choy and soy glazed mushrooms over rice.  *vegan option. * gluten free available. Oyakodon $8 Mexican/Japanese fusion dish with braised chicken, roasted poblano peppers, poached egg and crispy fried chicken skin over rice. Fish Tacos 2/$7  or 3 / $9 Curry marinated fish, grilled, on corn tortillas with lettuce, cilantro, mint, onion, cucumber and house sauce.  *gluten free Sweet potato tater tots $3 With curry aioli Lemon & Ginger iced tea $2 Pig Lickin' Good BBQ Ribs, Pulled Pork & BBQ Chicken New Vendor Spotlight: Mason's Creamery "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 Live Music - Rob Duskey Rob Duskey will be performing at the market, 11:30-1:30pm “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.

Follow Downtown Farmers Market! Facebook | Twitter For more information, please contact: Ashley Shaw, Market Manager Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com (440)-821-0254

Happenings at Downtown Cleveland Farmers' Market May 31

Join us Fridays, 11am-2pm! 5th Street Arcades 530 Euclid Avenue Downtown Cleveland DFM returns to Public Square June 7th!

Special THANK YOU to 5th Street Arcades for making DFM a weekly, year-round market.   Like 5th Street Arcades on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all the other great things happening throughout the summer.  Traffic update: Filming for Captain America If you're planning to drive or take transit to the market tomorrow, please see road closures to plan accordingly. DFM now selling local grains from Stutzman Farms We'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! Free Cooking Classes at DFM return in 2013!  We will kick off our 2013 season of Cleveland Cooks with Downtown Farmers Market onFriday, June 14th with Chef Ricardo Sandoval (Fat Cats, Lava Lounge & Felice Urban Cafe). The cooking classes take place at Old Stone Church at 1:30pm 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, but you'll need to RSVP: 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. See here for the full 2013 schedule. Interested in becoming a vendor at DFM?  Email ashleyshaw@downtownclevelandmarket.org or visit our website for more information.  Today at Downtown Farmers Market! Gaines Florist will have fresh cut flowers at 5th Street Arcades during the market tomorrow Vendor Highlights Por Bar Farms Sugar snap peas, strawberries, lettuce, fresh herbs, squash, zucchini & cucumbers The Farm at Chatham Lea Asparagus, Spinach, lettuce, kale, fresh-baked bread, a variety of baked goods, and Sherry's trail mix, peanut butter, almond butter and granola Community Greenhouse Partners Microgreens, all-star gourmet salad mix, Bordeaux Spinach and Arugula Kernels by Chrissie Chrissie will have all of her classic flavors tomorrow. (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 Direct A variety of grass-fed organic cheeses Artist Terry Mitchell Unique handmade jewelry Gaines Florist A local flower shop selling fresh cut flowers at 5th Street Arcades will be setting up near the market Live Music - Brent Kirby Brent Kirby will be performing at the market, 11:30-1:30pm “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.   See you at Public Square next Friday, June 7th!

Follow Downtown Farmers Market! Facebook | Twitter For more information, please contact: Ashley Shaw, Market Manager Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com (440)-821-0254

Happenings at Downtown Farmers Market May 10

Friday, May 10, 2013

Join us Fridays, 11am-2pm! 5th Street Arcades 530 Euclid Avenue Downtown Cleveland DFM returns to Public Square June 7th!

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! Interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Email ashleyshaw@downtownclevelandmarket.org or visit our website for more information.  Today at Downtown Farmers Market! Community Greenhouse Partners is back is Micro-Greens   Vendor Highlights Harvest in Christ Spinach, Romaine lettuce, arugula, collard greens, and scallions Por Bar Farms Ramps - try Kevin's ramp/oregano pesto recipe A few first-of-the-season strawberries Carrots, radishes, scallions, baby leaf salad, fresh herbs The Farm at Chatham Lea Spinach, lettuce, kale, fresh-baked bread, a variety of baked goods, and Sherry's trail mix, peanut butter and granola Community Greenhouse Partners Microgreens - for lunch or to take home! Kernels by Chrissie Special flavor today: Tickled Pink Tuxedo for Mother's Day (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 Direct A variety of grass-fed organic cheeses Abby's Kitchen Black Raspberry Preserves, Cherry and Raspberry Jam and more! (All jams and jellies made with locally grown fruit) Blaze Gourmet Hot sauce and salsas New Vendor Spotlight: Abby's Kitchen Abby's Kitchen Orchard Preserves are made using the finest Ohio orchard fruits, grown in North East Ohio.  These preserves are made in small batches, cooking only fruit and sugar to the desired consistency.  There are no artificial colors, flavors, thickeners, or added pectin. Each jar contains about 1/2 # of fruit and the ration of fruit to sugar per jar is about 2:1.   Lisa Battista began making jam about 10 years ago when Rosby Berry Farm in Brooklyn Heights had to quickly bring in berries before a hard frost hit.  Lisa has been developing Abby's Kitchen for the past few years in her spare time.  "My passion is to go on fruit finding adventures, discover the best seasonal fruit and attempt to "extend the season" by preserving these delicious fruits."  The product line includes traditional flavors such as red raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, tart cherry, and more.  The goal of preserving is to capture the special inherent quality of the fruit, like the spicieness of a tart cherry and the perfume of a black raspberry. Depending on the season you will find seasonal favorites such as Strawberry Rhubarb, Peach with Ginger, and Holiday Conserve.   Live Music - Brent Kirby Brent Kirby will be performing at the market, 11:30-1:30pm   We're indoors at the 5th Street Arcades through May 2013! (formerly Colonial Marketplace, 530 Euclid Ave)  You can find us every Friday 11am-2pm in the 5th Street Arcades between East 4th and East 6th Streets, Euclid and Prospect Avenues.  “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. CCFPC Forum: "City Kitchens: Dreaming Up, Building Out, and Sharing the Spaces that Grow our Local Food Entrepreneurs" You're invited to attend the next Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalitions forum, “City Kitchens: dreaming up, building out and sharing the spaces that grow our local food entrepreneurs,” on May 21st at 5:30pm in the Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Tasting Room.  Commercially licensed and affordable kitchen space is a great need among Cleveland community members and food businesses.  During Mayor Jackson's first Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Summit, a community kitchen working group began to conceptualize plans to bring a shared commercial kitchen facility to Cleveland.  We are excited to share what we’ve learned though our research, engagement and discuss existing kitchen projects that will continue the cause of increasing access to licensed and affordable kitchen space in Cleveland. Kitchen Project Panelists: Cleveland Crops Innovation Kitchen Cleveland Culinary Launch and Kitchen CornUcopia Place and Bridgeport Café Hildebrandt Food Truck Commissary This is a free event however registration is required.  Please register here. This event will include light appetizers generously provided by Great Lakes Brewing Company as well as a cash bar.  Want even more access to local food downtown?  Downtown residents and employees now have even more access to local food. Fresh Fork Market is adding a pick-up at 5th Street Arcades this season. Registration for the 2013 summer season is open. Visit freshforkmarket.com for more information.

Follow Downtown Farmers Market! Facebook | Twitter | Blogspot For more information, please contact: Ashley Shaw, Market Manager Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com (440)-821-0254

Happenings at Downtown Farmers Market May 3

Join us Fridays, 11am-2pm! 5th Street Arcades 530 Euclid Avenue Downtown Cleveland DFM returns to Public Square June 7th!

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! Interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Email ashleyshaw@downtownclevelandmarket.org or visit our website for more information.  Today at Downtown Farmers Market! Vendor Highlights Por Bar Farms Baby leaf lettuce, kale, beets, carrots, radishes, scallions, fresh herbs The Farm at Chatham Lea Spinach, lettuce, kale, fresh-baked bread, a variety of baked goods, and Sherry's trail mix, peanut butter and granola Community Greenhouse Partners Microgreens - for lunch or to take home! Kernels by Chrissie New flavors include: CHIPOTLE LIME KETTLE CORN! Chrissie will also be taking orders for Mother's Day.  (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 Direct A variety of grass-fed organic cheeses Abby's Kitchen Black Raspberry Preserves, Cherry and Raspberry Jam and more! (All jams and jellies made with locally grown fruit) Chutney Rolls Made-to-order Indian rolls on naan bread and samosas New Vendor Spotlight: Abby's Kitchen Abby's Kitchen Orchard Preserves are made using the finest Ohio orchard fruits, grown in North East Ohio.  These preserves are made in small batches, cooking only fruit and sugar to the desired consistency.  There are no artificial colors, flavors, thickeners, or added pectin. Each jar contains about 1/2 # of fruit and the ration of fruit to sugar per jar is about 2:1.   Lisa Battista began making jam about 10 years ago when Rosby Berry Farm in Brooklyn Heights had to quickly bring in berries before a hard frost hit.  Lisa has been developing Abby's Kitchen for the past few years in her spare time.  "My passion is to go on fruit finding adventures, discover the best seasonal fruit and attempt to "extend the season" by preserving these delicious fruits."  The product line includes traditional flavors such as red raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, tart cherry, and more.  The goal of preserving is to capture the special inherent quality of the fruit, like the spicieness of a tart cherry and the perfume of a black raspberry. Depending on the season you will find seasonal favorites such as Strawberry Rhubarb, Peach with Ginger, and Holiday Conserve.   Live Music - Chris Allen Chris Allen will be performing at the market, 11:30-1:30pm   We're indoors at the 5th Street Arcades through May 2013! (formerly Colonial Marketplace, 530 Euclid Ave)  You can find us every Friday 11am-2pm in the 5th Street Arcades between East 4th and East 6th Streets, Euclid and Prospect Avenues.  “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. CCFPC Forum: "City Kitchens: Dreaming Up, Building Out, and Sharing the Spaces that Grow our Local Food Entrepreneurs" You're invited to attend the next Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalitions forum, “City Kitchens: dreaming up, building out and sharing the spaces that grow our local food entrepreneurs,” on May 21st at 5:30pm in the Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Tasting Room.  Commercially licensed and affordable kitchen space is a great need among Cleveland community members and food businesses.  During Mayor Jackson's first Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Summit, a community kitchen working group began to conceptualize plans to bring a shared commercial kitchen facility to Cleveland.  We are excited to share what we’ve learned though our research, engagement and discuss existing kitchen projects that will continue the cause of increasing access to licensed and affordable kitchen space in Cleveland. Kitchen Project Panelists: Cleveland Crops Innovation Kitchen Cleveland Culinary Launch and Kitchen CornUcopia Place and Bridgeport Café Hildebrandt Food Truck Commissary This is a free event however registration is required.  Please register here. This event will include light appetizers generously provided by Great Lakes Brewing Company as well as a cash bar.  Want even more access to local food downtown?  Downtown residents and employees now have even more access to local food. Fresh Fork Market is adding a pick-up at 5th Street Arcades this season. Registration for the 2013 summer season is open. Visit freshforkmarket.com for more information.

Follow Downtown Farmers Market! Facebook | Twitter | Blogspot For more information, please contact: Ashley Shaw, Market Manager Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com (440)-821-0254

Happenings at Downtown Farmers Market April 19

Join us Fridays, 11am-2pm! 5th Street Arcades 530 Euclid Avenue Downtown Cleveland

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! Interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Email ashleyshaw@downtownclevelandmarket.org or visit our website for more information.  Tomorrow at Downtown Farmers Market! Vendor Highlights Por Bar Farms Baby leaf lettuce, kale, beets, carrots, radishes, scallions, oregano, and thyme The Farm at Chatham Lea Spinach, lettuce, the last of the leeks, kale, fresh-baked bread, a variety of baked goods, and Sherry's trail mix, peanut butter and granola Harvest in Christ Joe returns this week with carrots, spinach, and scallions SpiceHound A variety of herbs, spices, unique salts, and more - everything's $1.00! Check out Kevin's new products here: http://spicehoundcleveland.com/current-product-list.html Blaze Gourmet SHS-TCT - "Salsas/Hot Sauces/Tortilla Chips/Trivia" Ohio Farm Direct A variety of grass-fed organic cheeses Kernels by Chrissie Kernels by Chrissie has a new flavor this week!! No, no Mexican chocolate this week, but another South of the Border Flavor returns... Back by popular demand, and in plenty of time for Cinco de Mayo, CHIPOTLE LIME KETTLE CORN! Chrissie will also be taking orders for Mother's Day. Mention that you subscribe to our newsletter and save $5 off your Mother's Day order of $30 or more! (Chrissie's kettle corn is made from non-GMO Ohio corn) Chutney Rolls Made-to-order Indian rolls on naan bread and samosas Artist Terry Mitchell Unique, handmade jewelry  Live Music - Steev Inglish Blues musician Steev Inglish will be performing at the market, 11:30-1:30pm http://www.steevinglish.com Vendor Profile: Harvest in Christ Harvest In Christ is a Cleveland-based urban agriculture operation with a plot in Slavic Village and another at Kinsman Farm, committed to organic, natural and sustainable farming principles. This year's season extension included low tunnels. Plans for this summer include steady part-time employment of a Slavic Village resident. This is our first year at Kinsman Farm. We have a few hens (layers), and have proposed the idea of building "Chicken City" at Kinsman Farm: a collaborative chicken keeping and marketing effort between Kinsman Farm members. This year, we intend to market a wide variety of vegetables, husk cherries, and strawberries. The drive of Harvest In Christ includes the conviction that faith without work in creation of a sustainable, fair, natural and organic food system is dead.     We're indoors at the 5th Street Arcades through May 2013! (formerly Colonial Marketplace, 530 Euclid Ave)  You can find us every Friday 11am-2pm in the 5th Street Arcades between East 4th and East 6th Streets, Euclid and Prospect Avenues.  “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. CCFPC Forum: "City Kitchens: Dreaming Up, Building Out, and Sharing the Spaces that Grow our Local Food Entrepreneurs" You're invited to attend the next Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalitions forum, “City Kitchens: dreaming up, building out and sharing the spaces that grow our local food entrepreneurs,” on May 21st at 5:30pm in the Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Tasting Room.  Commercially licensed and affordable kitchen space is a great need among Cleveland community members and food businesses.  During Mayor Jackson's first Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Summit, a community kitchen working group began to conceptualize plans to bring a shared commercial kitchen facility to Cleveland.  We are excited to share what we’ve learned though our research, engagement and discuss existing kitchen projects that will continue the cause of increasing access to licensed and affordable kitchen space in Cleveland. Kitchen Project Panelists: Cleveland Crops Innovation Kitchen Cleveland Culinary Launch and Kitchen CornUcopia Place and Bridgeport Café Hildebrandt Food Truck Commissary This is a free event however registration is required.  Please register here. This event will include light appetizers generously provided by Great Lakes Brewing Company as well as a cash bar.  Want even more access to local food downtown?  Downtown residents and employees now have even more access to local food. Fresh Fork Market is adding a pick-up at 5th Street Arcades this season. Registration for the 2013 summer season is open. Visit freshforkmarket.com for more information.

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