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12.21.2012

Happenings at Downtown Farmers Market December 21

Friday, December 21, 2012

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Join us Fridays 11am-2pm!
Please note: There will be no market next Friday, December 28. We'll return on January 4, 2013 (and every Friday after that!).
 
Today at Downtown Farmers Market!
Holiday baked goods at Chatham Lea

Vendor Highlights
 
Community Greenhouse Partners
Micro greens

Valley City Fungi
Oysters, shiitakes, dried mushrooms, and grow-your-own logs

Sherry's Classic Cuisine
Award-winning Pumpkin Seed Trail Mix, homemade peanut butter, cashew butter, and more!

The Farm at Chatham Lea
Produce: Brussel sprouts, green onions, kale, ginger, squash, sweet peppers, dried hot peppers, and leeks
Bakery: Holiday cakes and cookies, muffins, scones, brownies, and biscotti

SpiceHound
Spices and dried herbs - Everything's $1.00!

Kernels by Chrissie
- White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn
- Chocolate drizzled Caramel Popcorn
- Pumpkin Spice Popcorn Bark
- White Cheddar Rosemary
- Tuxedo (dark and white chocolate drizzled caramel) - New flavor this week! 
 
KBC will also have a "gifting specialist" on hand to take orders for holiday gift tins, with sizes ranging from 1 gallon, 2 gallon, 3.5, and even 6.5 gallons as well as bulk sizes of your favorite flavors to help make your holiday party a popcorn party. KBC's Kettle Corn, (which of course is delicious all-natural, no preservatives, low-fat, high fiber, gluten-free, trans-fat-free) is available in special snack- size classroom treat sets sold by the dozen!  Perfect for the upcoming school holiday party or to tuck in lunch boxes!

Pig Lickin' Good BBQ

- BBQ Rib Sampler $8.00
- Pulled Pork Sandwich $6.00
- Italian Sausage w/ peppers & onions $5.00
- Cheesy potatoes $2.00
- Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread $1.00 each
***Holiday Special: Mix or Match BBQ Sauce 
or Sweet Poppyseed dressing 3 for $12.00 (a savings of $3.00!)
 
Shop Small and Shop Local 
You'll find unique gifts at the farmers market but also at some of the shops in 5th Street Arcades, including Collective Upcycle, Curious Cleaveland and Publish Ohio.

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.


  
Here's our list of vendors for the 2012 holiday season:
  • Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs
  • Community Greenhouse Partners: Organic vegetables and greens grown just a few blocks east of downtown
  • Harvest in Christ: Heirloom produce grown using sustainable methods
  • Maggie's Farm: An urban farm located in The Stockyards
  • Roasted Chestnuts by Georgy Nagy: Chestnuts roasted in a wood-fired oven
  • Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
  • Sherry's Classic Cuisine: Homemade granolas, trail mixes, fresh nut butters, fresh baked bread
  • Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauce and salsas
  • SPICEHOUND: High quality spices, herbs, chillies, and natural salts
  • Kernels by Chrissie: Hand-crafted, gourmet popcorn from Ohio grown corn
  • The Tea and Honey Company: Locally made teas, honey, and other aromatherapy items
  • The Farm at Chatham Lea: local produce and baked goods
  • Chutney Rolls: Indian-infused wraps - healthy, spicy, and delicious! 
  • BONJOUR Crepes: Made-to-order sweet and savory crepes
  • Pig Lickin' Good BBQ: Hot-off-the-grill BBQ, and award-winning BBQ sauces & salad dressings
  • Holly Ridge: Holiday wreaths and greenery

12.18.2012

Last Tremont Market in 2012 tonight!

Last TFM of 2012!
Tremont Farmers' Market!
on Tuesday Dec 18 4-7pm
at Byzantine Catholic Cultural Center!
Like us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter
  

Join us for the 
Tremont Farmers' Market  
HolidayMart
with 
FRESH LOCAL VEGGIES & FOOD

TUESDAYS
DEC 11  & DEC 18 
4-7pm
2420 West 14th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113
(216) 272-3560  

Everything you need for Good Eating!

Vendors:  
Abby's Kitchen,  
J&R Farms, Godmother's Pizza,
 Kernels by Chrissie, MorningSide Farm,
Plant Kingdom Bakery

This will be our last indoor market for 2012. We take the month of January off so stay tuned for more
in Feb 2013!

Thank you for making 2012!
Jim- Market Manager
      
     
MorningSide Farm is a Certified Organic Farm.
  
We have put into production, land that has been ignored by modern agriculture for over 50 years.  Consequently, it is free of all the common chemical compounds found on conventional farms today.
  
Cover crops are planted in the fall to stabilize the soil, sequester nutrients and add biomass to the soil.
  
The soil is fortified with compost made available by local horse and livestock farms.  It is further amended with naturally
occurring and organically approved minerals.
  
When available, we choose organically produced seeds.  In our greenhouse, we utilize locally created and organically approved potting soils.  Our trays and containers are manufactured locally. 
  
Heat is provided to the greenhouse via a wood gasification boiler that burns with 90% efficiency.  The wood is grown and cut on the farm.
  
We control weeds with crop rotation, plastic and compost mulch, and mechanically.  And when all else fails, painstakingly by hand.
  
We control insects and microbial pests with crop rotation, mulch, floating row cover, beneficial microbes and
organically approved biologically based agents.
  
Our crops are promptly harvested when ripe and delivered fresh.
  
At the Tremont Farmers' Market today:

Spinach, salad mix, kale, chard, Rapini greens, mustard greens, broccoli, napa cabbage, Savoy cabbage, salad turnips, sweet potAtoes, beets, carrots, parsnips, winter squash, herbs,
bok Choy and totsoi.
 
 
      

J&R Farms offers the freshest meats and eggs that contain no antibiotics or hormones. Feel free to download the price sheet and place your order for pickup at the Tremont Farmers' Market every Tuesday from 4-7pm.
Call Justin or Roseanne Burkholder at 419-526-6161.

Specials for Dec 18:
Dozen Brown Eggs $3.00
Mild Italian Sausage in casing $4.00 a lb
Maple Sausage bulk $3.25 a lb 

      
Godmother's
  Pasta Sauces 
 Marinara, Roasted Red Pepper & Spicy Roasted Red Pepper 
Hand Made Breads
Transylvanian Rounds, Baguettes, Wheat/White Sour Dough loaves, Focaccia Bread & Focaccia Rolled Breads 
green olive, tomato & pepperoni
 
      
Abby's jams and jellies are made locally using locally grown fruit. They are made in small batches using only fruit and sugar, cooked until the natural fruit pectin, sugar and heat react to create the perfect gel, set but not firm. The full line of jams and jelly is available at Eddy Fruit Farm in Chesterland and the Raspberry Jam can be purchased at On the Rise in Cleveland Heights, Park Place in Peninsula, and at Lucky Penny Creamery in Kent. Local farm suppliers are Eddy Fruit Farm in Chesterland and Rosby Berry Farm in Old Brooklyn. Both Farms are u-pick farms and offer GREAT local products! 

Holiday Conserve, Red Raspberry Jam, Blackberry Jam, Blueberry Jam and more!
 
      

Kernels by Chrissie was started in August, 2011, when my entrepreneurially-minded husband came home and told me he'd bought me a present. I envisioned flowers, tickets to a show or a weekend getaway, so when he told me he'd bought me a kettle for making kettle corn, I thought he must be joking. He wasn't.
I don't ever recall specifically stating that I wanted to own a popcorn business, but I've been a popcorn fiend as long as I can remember. As a child, Friday night popcorn "parties" at home with the family were a treat and a ritual I always looked forward to. I practically lived on the stuff in college. Once married, I'd always skip dinner on movie date-nights so I could get the big tub at the theater. Once we had children, I frequently made it for them and their friends. And not that namby-pamby microwave stuff. Real "old school" popped-in-oil-on-the-stove kind of popcorn. With real butter.
 




















 
EBT PROUDLY ACCEPTED 
EBT PRODUCE PERKS! 

Starting in May of 2012, customers utilizing the Ohio Direction Card at participating famers' markets throughout Cuyahoga County can receive extra money or PRODUCE PERKS (in the form of market-dispensed tokens) towards the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables.

To receive your PRODUCE PERKS locate the Customer Service booth at any of the 17 participating farmers' market and use your Ohio Direction Card to purchase tokens.

The farmers' market will provide a dollar-for-dollar match (up to $10) in PRODUCE PERKS tokens that can be used to purchase fresh produce from local farmers.

"Produce Perks" will be redeemable at all participating markets and will be available while supplies last.

How does this incentive differ from last year? Last year Ohio Direction Card customers were able to receive an extra $5 for every transaction they made for $5 or more at participating farmers' markets to use on all Ohio Direction Card eligible food items. The 2012 incentive is limited for use on fruits and vegetables only and starts with the first dollar you spend. There is no minimal transaction amount necessary to receive incentive tokens, therefore you can spend $1 and earn another $1.

For more information and to see which markets are participating, please visit:
    

Metrohealth is our title presenter!

We are proud to announce our new title presenter MetroHealth! Stay tuned for more information on our partnership!
 
 
Meet our new sponsor!

We are proud to announce our newest local and global sponsor Nissan! 

12.14.2012

Happenings at Downtown Farmers Market December 14

Friday, December 14, 2012


Join us Fridays 11am-2pm!
Our season has been extended! It's true, Downtown Farmers Market will continue EVERY FRIDAY through the end of May indoors at the 5th Street Arcades. 

Today at Downtown Farmers Market!

Vendor Highlights
Por Bar Farms
Arugula, Spinach, Rutabaga, Scallions, Turnips, Baby Leaf Salad, Leeks

Community Greenhouse Partners
Microgreens and swiss chard

Sherry's Classic Cuisine
Award-winning Pumpkin Seed Trail Mix, homemade peanut butter, cashew butter, and more!

The Farm at Chatham Lea
Produce: Brussel sprouts, green onions, kale, ginger, squash, sweet peppers, dried hot peppers
Bakery: Muffins, scones, cookies (including lebkuchen and molasses cookies), brownies, and biscotti

Kernels by Chrissie
- White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn
- Chocolate drizzled Caramel Popcorn
- Pumpkin Spice Popcorn Bark

- White Cheddar Rosemary
- Tuxedo (dark and white chocolate drizzled caramel) - New flavor this week! 
KBC will also be taking orders for holiday gift tins, with sizes ranging from 1 gallon, 2 gallon, 3.5, and even 6.5 gallons as well as bulk sizes of your favorite flavors to help make your holiday party a popcorn party. KBC's Kettle Corn, (which of course is delicious all-natural, no preservatives, low-fat, high fiber, gluten-free, trans-fat-free) is available in special snack- size classroom treat sets sold by the dozen!  Perfect for the upcoming school holiday party or to tuck in lunch boxes!

Vendor Highlights - Lunch Specials
Chutney Rolls
- Chicken Masala Wrap
- Paneer (Marinated Cheese) Wrap
- Veggie (Potatos, Peas) Wrap
- Hot and spicy masala Chai
- Aromatic Himalayan spiced chai

“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.

  
Here's our list of vendors for the 2012 holiday season:
  • Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs
  • Community Greenhouse Partners: Organic vegetables and greens grown just a few blocks east of downtown
  • Harvest in Christ: Heirloom produce grown using sustainable methods
  • Maggie's Farm: An urban farm located in The Stockyards
  • Roasted Chestnuts by Georgy Nagy: Chestnuts roasted in a wood-fired oven
  • Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
  • Sherry's Classic Cuisine: Homemade granolas, trail mixes, fresh nut butters, fresh baked bread
  • Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauce and salsas
  • SPICEHOUND: High quality spices, herbs, chillies, and natural salts
  • Kernels by Chrissie: Hand-crafted, gourmet popcorn from Ohio grown corn
  • The Tea and Honey Company: Locally made teas, honey, and other aromatherapy items
  • The Farm at Chatham Lea: local produce and baked goods
  • Chutney Rolls: Indian-infused wraps - healthy, spicy, and delicious! 
  • BONJOUR Crepes: Made-to-order sweet and savory crepes
  • Pig Lickin' Good BBQ: Hot-off-the-grill BBQ, and award-winning BBQ sauces & salad dressings
  • Holly Ridge: Holiday wreaths and greenery



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

12.11.2012

Happenings at Tremont Farmers Market December 11

Tremont Farmers' Market!
New Location Dec 11 &18!
Like us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter
  

Join us for the 
Tremont Farmers' Market  
HolidayMart
with 
FRESH LOCAL VEGGIES & FOOD

TUESDAYS
DEC 11  & DEC 18 
4-7pm
2420 West 15th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113
(216) 272-3560  

Everything you need for Good Eating!

Vendors:  
Abby's Kitchen,  
Community Greenhouse Partners,
J&R Farms, La Bellaria Patisseries,
Godmother's Pizza,
 Kernels by Chrissie, MorningSide Farm,
Ohio Farm Direct, Plant Kingdom Bakery
      
     
MorningSide Farm is a Certified Organic Farm.
  
We have put into production, land that has been ignored by modern agriculture for over 50 years.  Consequently, it is free of all the common chemical compounds found on conventional farms today.
  
Cover crops are planted in the fall to stabilize the soil, sequester nutrients and add biomass to the soil.
  
The soil is fortified with compost made available by local horse and livestock farms.  It is further amended with naturally
occurring and organically approved minerals.
  
When available, we choose organically produced seeds.  In our greenhouse, we utilize locally created and organically approved potting soils.  Our trays and containers are manufactured locally. 
  
Heat is provided to the greenhouse via a wood gasification boiler that burns with 90% efficiency.  The wood is grown and cut on the farm.
  
We control weeds with crop rotation, plastic and compost mulch, and mechanically.  And when all else fails, painstakingly by hand.
  
We control insects and microbial pests with crop rotation, mulch, floating row cover, beneficial microbes and
organically approved biologically based agents.
  
Our crops are promptly harvested when ripe and delivered fresh.
  
At the Tremont Farmers' Market today:
Garlic, Onions, Carrots, Parsnips, Parsley, Celery Root, Arugula, Bok Choi, Tatsoi, Napa Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Mizuna Mustard Greens, Rappini Greens, Watermelon Radish, Horseradish, Salad Turnips, Kale, Beets, Chard, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash, Salad Mix, Sage, Thyme & Ginger.

 
      

J&R Farms offers the freshest meats and eggs that contain no antibiotics or hormones. Feel free to download the price sheet and place your order for pickup at the Tremont Farmers' Market every Tuesday from 4-7pm. Call Justin or Roseanne Burkholder at 419-526-6161

At the Tremont Farmers' Market today:
Brown Eggs $3 a dozen
Cajun with Cheese Bratwurst $4.20lb

 
      
Godmother's
  Pasta Sauces 
 Marinara, Roasted Red Pepper & Spicy Roasted Red Pepper 
Hand Made Breads
Transylvanian Rounds, Baguettes, Wheat/White Sour Dough loaves, Focaccia Bread & Focaccia Rolled Breads 
green olive, tomato & pepperoni
 
      
Stop by La Bellaria Pâtisseries to pick-up some delicious packages of Pecan English Toffee or Holiday Peppermint Bark for your gift exchanges at work, that special little gift for a teacher, mailman or babysitter and as stocking stuffer's for family and friends....Economical and delicious these are great desserts and a perfect way to say Thank You and Merry Christmas!!!! 
 
      
Abby's jams and jellies are made locally using locally grown fruit. They are made in small batches using only fruit and sugar, cooked until the natural fruit pectin, sugar and heat react to create the perfect gel, set but not firm. The full line of jams and jelly is available at Eddy Fruit Farm in Chesterland and the Raspberry Jam can be purchased at On the Rise in Cleveland Heights, Park Place in Peninsula, and at Lucky Penny Creamery in Kent. Local farm suppliers are Eddy Fruit Farm in Chesterland and Rosby Berry Farm in Old Brooklyn. Both Farms are u-pick farms and offer GREAT local products! 

Holiday Conserve, Red Raspberry Jam, Blackberry Jam, Blueberry Jam and more!
 
      

Kernels by Chrissie was started in August, 2011, when my entrepreneurially-minded husband came home and told me he'd bought me a present. I envisioned flowers, tickets to a show or a weekend getaway, so when he told me he'd bought me a kettle for making kettle corn, I thought he must be joking. He wasn't.
I don't ever recall specifically stating that I wanted to own a popcorn business, but I've been a popcorn fiend as long as I can remember. As a child, Friday night popcorn "parties" at home with the family were a treat and a ritual I always looked forward to. I practically lived on the stuff in college. Once married, I'd always skip dinner on movie date-nights so I could get the big tub at the theater. Once we had children, I frequently made it for them and their friends. And not that namby-pamby microwave stuff. Real "old school" popped-in-oil-on-the-stove kind of popcorn. With real butter.
 
    
Our WKYC
Weather Fairy
Holly Strano!
 
 
Every week our favorite weather fairy waves her magic wand and keeps us warm and dry at the Tremont Farmers' Market!
 
Check out your Tuesday shopping forecast at 




















 
EBT PROUDLY ACCEPTED 
EBT PRODUCE PERKS! 

Starting in May of 2012, customers utilizing the Ohio Direction Card at participating famers' markets throughout Cuyahoga County can receive extra money or PRODUCE PERKS (in the form of market-dispensed tokens) towards the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables.

To receive your PRODUCE PERKS locate the Customer Service booth at any of the 17 participating farmers' market and use your Ohio Direction Card to purchase tokens.

The farmers' market will provide a dollar-for-dollar match (up to $10) in PRODUCE PERKS tokens that can be used to purchase fresh produce from local farmers.

"Produce Perks" will be redeemable at all participating markets and will be available while supplies last.

How does this incentive differ from last year? Last year Ohio Direction Card customers were able to receive an extra $5 for every transaction they made for $5 or more at participating farmers' markets to use on all Ohio Direction Card eligible food items. The 2012 incentive is limited for use on fruits and vegetables only and starts with the first dollar you spend. There is no minimal transaction amount necessary to receive incentive tokens, therefore you can spend $1 and earn another $1.

For more information and to see which markets are participating, please visit:

    

Metrohealth is our title presenter!

We are proud to announce our new title presenter MetroHealth! Stay tuned for more information on our partnership!
 
 
Meet our new sponsor!

We are proud to announce our newest local and global sponsor Nissan!