Atchison Farmers’ Market
Fresh, Friendly, Local
Market E-Newsletter for Wednesday, September 9, 2015
2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
We had great fun doing the “Sweetness of Fall – Apple Festival.” Thank you for coming, sampling the recipes, making hand pies, and, of course, bobbing for apples. A huge thank you to Susan Turnbull, Janean Bowen, and our junior chef, Clare Harris.
Come to the Market this Wednesday, September 9 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to get mid-summer vegetables and your other mid-week needs.
Be sure to come to the market on Saturday, September 12, for an “Elvis” sighting. Gary “Elvis” Meyer will be at the Market to entertain.
Register for the October 3 Market Bundle Give Away. Lynn Hoffman can help you. She also has cards with information about vegetables and recipes for you to try.
SNAP (food stamp) users, double the amount you can purchase when you scan your card at the Market any market day. If you scan for $5, you will get $10 of tokens; scan for $25, and get $50 of tokens. Lynn Hoffman can scan credit, debit, and SNAP cards.
Do you know of a musician or charity fund raiser group who would like to come to the market? If so call Betty Fischer at 913 709 5050 or longviewfarm3@gmail.com
This Wednesday the following vendors plan to be at the market:
Cedar Lane Farm (Carrie Kesse and Kirk Russell) Summer squash, zucchini, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, fresh garlic, carrots, new potatoes, sweet and hot peppers, flower bouquets, eggs from organic and grass fed hens, assorted herb plants – all grown chemical free.
Genova Farms Produce (Debbie and Mark Genova and children) Green onions, kale, new potatoes, squash, and red and white sweet onions.
Ghost Roast – Rita and J.D. Hartman, Zach Wolfe and Melissa Wolfe New this week: Decaf coffee. Coffee beans and ground coffee. Sumatran coffee from Indonesia. Light roast Guatemalan, Medium roast Ethiopian, and Dark roast Rwandan. Iced coffee will be available as well as samples of some coffee. We can grind beans for you at the market so your coffee will be fresh.
L & R Farms (Monie Frakes) Sweet corn, cauliflower, cantaloupe, broccoli, radishes, peaches, tomatoes, grape tomatoes, green beans, eggplant, beets, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts, zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers, sweet and hot banana peppers, jalapenos, cucumbers, sweet potatoes.
Long View Farm (Gunther and Betty Fischer) Zucchini, butternut squash, Yukon gold, Corola, and All Blue new potatoes, pasture raised brown eggs, French and Whole Wheat bread made with organic flour, new jams (red candy cinnamon apple butter), and cut flowers – all grown chemical free.
Lynn Hoffman (Market Manager), Salsas, relishes, jams, jellies, fruit butters, fruit breads and dog biscuits
McLenon Prodice (Rob and Pat McLenon) Fresh produce.
Other vendors may be present.
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