Kokomo Farmers Market Kicks Off!
Hey ya folks!
Saturday is officially our opening day at the Kokomo Farmers Market! I'll be baking plenty for you so you'll have some to last you until my next bake (July 4th). Tweety Bread, Tweety Crackers, Croissants (plain, chocolate and ham and cheese), Olive Rosemary Focaccia (I've been convinced that I should develop a sage version for the stuffing lovers amongst us), Pale Moon using some spent grain from Half Moon Brewery, and Challah - the egg bread, lemon madeleines and TWO - that's right - TWO kinds of pizza dough - whole wheat and regular. Did anyone else see the article in the paper about whole wheat pizza dough being more healthy?
The reason I won't be baking on June 20 is that I've become the Interim Director of the Farmers Market. Yeah! Applause should be held until the end. Ha Ha. We've been listed as members of LocalHarvest.com, We have received a substantial sponsorship from The Kokomo Downtown Association an the Kokomo Art Commission. I understand that even the Indiana State Department of Agriculture will be issuing a matching grant for the advertising that you may be hearing on the radio and seeing in the paper.
June 27 is Haynes Apperson Festival so the Farmers Market will not be held. BUT on the bright side, we are having our first ever July 4th Farmers Market. Imagine the praise you'll get from your family and friends when you tell them your yummy barbeque ingredients were available at the market! I can hear the oohs an aahs already. Of course they will love you forever if you feed them healthy vittles that taste better than the grocery store pablum.
Wait, there's more! We're having the "WIN a Wii" program again. Since you're coming to the farmers market each week anyway, you can let the vendors write down how much you've spent. When you've spent a total of at least $15 each week for at least 12 weeks (that leaves 5 weeks extra), you will be entered for a drawing for a Nintendo Wii. If you win, you can spend the whole stuffy winter playing and being active with your family in the coziness of your own living room. Won't your friends be jealous? Not if you invite them over to play, too.
In May, I managed to buy a strawberry pie from Mrs. Otto and immediately devoured it. Don't believe her when she says that huge pie serves 6 to 8 -- It's great and you might have dessert for four after you get done licking the spatula. Ha HA again.
Remember Michelle Gilbert from last year? She's back this week with plants ready to go into the garden. I'm planning on getting some since I forgot to water mine.
Garry will be there with FRESH produce. The season is just beginning and some of the other farmers aren't ready to debut just yet. Garry's bringing strawberries, rhubarb, zucchini, summer squash, green tomatoes, watermelon and cucumbers. According to my nutrition program a whole medium cuke has only 45 calories (2g protein, 2 grams fiber) and "This food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin A, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Potassium".
I haven't heard from Copper Creek Farms yet, but I hope they'll join us too! They're the nice Amish familly with herd sharing for raw milk, eggs, pastured meats, cheeses, and they grow the tastiest greens I've had in many years.
Wowee, that was a long winded email...sorry but there was so much to tell you since the last market. I need to rest now and taste a madeleine to see if it's good.
See you Saturday,
JoEllen DuFresne
The Barefoot Baker
Saturday is officially our opening day at the Kokomo Farmers Market! I'll be baking plenty for you so you'll have some to last you until my next bake (July 4th). Tweety Bread, Tweety Crackers, Croissants (plain, chocolate and ham and cheese), Olive Rosemary Focaccia (I've been convinced that I should develop a sage version for the stuffing lovers amongst us), Pale Moon using some spent grain from Half Moon Brewery, and Challah - the egg bread, lemon madeleines and TWO - that's right - TWO kinds of pizza dough - whole wheat and regular. Did anyone else see the article in the paper about whole wheat pizza dough being more healthy?
The reason I won't be baking on June 20 is that I've become the Interim Director of the Farmers Market. Yeah! Applause should be held until the end. Ha Ha. We've been listed as members of LocalHarvest.com, We have received a substantial sponsorship from The Kokomo Downtown Association an the Kokomo Art Commission. I understand that even the Indiana State Department of Agriculture will be issuing a matching grant for the advertising that you may be hearing on the radio and seeing in the paper.
June 27 is Haynes Apperson Festival so the Farmers Market will not be held. BUT on the bright side, we are having our first ever July 4th Farmers Market. Imagine the praise you'll get from your family and friends when you tell them your yummy barbeque ingredients were available at the market! I can hear the oohs an aahs already. Of course they will love you forever if you feed them healthy vittles that taste better than the grocery store pablum.
Wait, there's more! We're having the "WIN a Wii" program again. Since you're coming to the farmers market each week anyway, you can let the vendors write down how much you've spent. When you've spent a total of at least $15 each week for at least 12 weeks (that leaves 5 weeks extra), you will be entered for a drawing for a Nintendo Wii. If you win, you can spend the whole stuffy winter playing and being active with your family in the coziness of your own living room. Won't your friends be jealous? Not if you invite them over to play, too.
In May, I managed to buy a strawberry pie from Mrs. Otto and immediately devoured it. Don't believe her when she says that huge pie serves 6 to 8 -- It's great and you might have dessert for four after you get done licking the spatula. Ha HA again.
Remember Michelle Gilbert from last year? She's back this week with plants ready to go into the garden. I'm planning on getting some since I forgot to water mine.
Garry will be there with FRESH produce. The season is just beginning and some of the other farmers aren't ready to debut just yet. Garry's bringing strawberries, rhubarb, zucchini, summer squash, green tomatoes, watermelon and cucumbers. According to my nutrition program a whole medium cuke has only 45 calories (2g protein, 2 grams fiber) and "This food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin A, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Potassium".
I haven't heard from Copper Creek Farms yet, but I hope they'll join us too! They're the nice Amish familly with herd sharing for raw milk, eggs, pastured meats, cheeses, and they grow the tastiest greens I've had in many years.
Wowee, that was a long winded email...sorry but there was so much to tell you since the last market. I need to rest now and taste a madeleine to see if it's good.
See you Saturday,
JoEllen DuFresne
The Barefoot Baker
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