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A full three weeks earlier than last year, Jersey ASPARAGUS will be here in earnest by Thursday evening! Farm Fresh Direct in Vineland, NJ will be dropping off an abundance of IPM ASPARAGUS, as well as BUNCHING SPINACH and CURLY PARSLEY.
Lancaster County, a bit slower to warm up than New Jersey, is even pumping out ASPARAGUS already. Certified Organic ASPARAGUS from Lancaster Farm Fresh arrived at the stand on Tuesday. RINEER FAMILY FARMS in Pequea, PA will deliver their first batch of Chemical-Free ASPARAGUS and RED RHUBARB on Saturday morning.
On Tuesday, Jay Montgomery of Calkins Creamery, brought by the first of what I’m sure will be many deliveries of their tasty and creative cheeses. Come by the stand and try the wonderfully creamy havarti-inspired ‘1841’ and ‘4 DOG DILL’, pale ale soaked ‘COWTIPPER’ and smoothly aged ‘PASTURED PAULIN’. We will be sampling Calkins Creamery cheeses all week.
Otterbein Acres in Franklin County has recently re-worked their dry-aged sheepsmilk cheese, EWE’S DREAM, to great effect. This deliciously salty and well-rounded new version has a unique red-tinted rind that looks more like a fancy cake than a cheese. Ask for a sample when you come by this week.
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Message from Ruth Holbrook, Farmstand Co-Manager |
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 Calkins Creamery is the newest offshoot of a very old dairy operation called Highland Farm in Wayne County, PA. Highland was established by the Bryant Family in 1841 and is still owned and operated by their descendants 167 years later! The farm is now run by the 5th and 6th generations of the family and continues to prosper with a herd of 88 Holstein cows and 165 acres of land. Bill Bryant and his son Zack currently manage the dairy with a firm commitment to land conservation practices. Their cows sustain themselves on grass throughout the spring, summer and fall and are supplemented with grain in the colder months. They use careful pasture landscaping to improve water and soil quality and are in the process of placing their land in an agricultural land trust to prevent it from ever being sold and subdivided.
A few years ago, Emily Bryant, a Penn State trained food scientist, and her husband Jay Montgomery returned to the farm from a stint in California with hopes of strengthening the family business through artisan cheese making. In 2007, the couple set-up a sophisticated creamery just 100 feet from the milking barn and crafted their first batch of raw milk cheese. In the short time that they’ve been in business, Emily, the primary cheesemaker, has produced an impressive array of unique and delicious cheeses. They currently offer more than 15 varieties! Emily gives a portion of the credit to her background in food safety, as well as superb management of the herd. “Our cows are well cared for and comfortable,” she says. “Cow comfort reduces stress and results in an increase of milk production and butterfat.” When asked, her husband says their success with cheesemaking is mostly due to the fact that she is “incredibly smart.” |
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KING CORN a Screening and Discussion of the film
When: Tuesday, April 29, 7 pm
Where: Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 W Lancaster Ave #5
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 - (610) 527-9898
www.brynmawrfilm.org
Cost: Tickets to the screening and discussion are $9.25 general admission,
$6.50 for seniors, $4.50 for members, and free for students with ID.
This special screening will be followed by a discussion with a panel of
distinguished speakers from around Philadelphia. Panelists include:
Christina Pirello, host of the PBS television series Christina Cooks
Ann Karlen, Founding Director of the White Dog Community Enterprises' Fair Food
Project
Marilyn Anthony, Southeast Regional Director of the Pennsylvania
Association for Sustainable Agriculture
Liz Anderson, of Charlestown
Farm and Broadwater Farm
The screening is
Co-sponsored by Slow Food Philadelphia.
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Recipes - Hot Bacon Asparagus Salad |
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 All I ever really want to do with fresh asparagus is drizzle a little olive
oil on it and grill it. However, this recipe for Hot Bacon Asparagus Salad
is a delicious way to guild the lily! You can find the recipe at the bottom
of this email.
We'd
love to get submissions from you, our very talented customers, for
our recipe section. We know you're making wonderful dishes with
the local farm products you buy at the 'Stand (because we hear you
talking about them), and we'd love to get some of your recipes for
this email. Please send
them to us!
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Full Product List |
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Vegetables & Herbs |
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| FARM FRESH DIRECT, Vineland, NJ – THURSDAY
IPM Asparagus
IPM Bunching Spinach
IPM Curly Parley
GREEN
MEADOW FARM, Gap, PA - THURSDAY
Neck Pumpkins
Hubbard Squash - Gray
Kennebec White Potatoes
Red Potatoes
Yellow Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Black Walnut Meats
Baby Bulls Blood Greens - limited
Baby Rainbow Chard
Sweet Baby Rutabagas
Baby Mixed Beets
Baby Bok Choy - limited
Baby Mesclun Mix
Savoy Spinach
Spring Scallions
Wild Garlic Bulbs
Day Lily Shoots
Italian Flat Parsley
Wild Mint
KAUFFMAN'S FRUIT FARM,
Bird In Hand, PA
I.P.M. Apples -
Golden Delicious, Empire
LANCASTER
FARM FRESH, Quarryville, PA - TUESDAY
Organic Daikon Radishes
Organic Beauregard Sweet Potatoes
Organic Bloomsdale Spinach
Organic Wild Fire Lettuce Mix
Organic Red & White Spring Onions
Organic Green Rhubarb – tentative
Organic Young Red Russian Kale
Organic Asparagus – limited
Organic Baby Arugula
Wildcrafted Dandelion Greens
Wildcrafted Watercress
LANDISDALE
FARM, Jonestown, PA - SATURDAY AM
Organic Yellow Onions
Organic Green Cabbage
Organic Purple-Top Turnips
Organic Baby Arugula
Organic Yukon Gold Potatoes
Organic Spring Garlic
MOTHER
EARTH MUSHROOMS, West Grove, PA
Organic Cremini Mushrooms
Organic White Button Mushrooms
Organic Portobello Mushrooms
Organic Maitake Mushrooms
OH PRODUCE!, Kempton,
PA - TUESDAY & FRIDAY
Certified Organic, Hydroponic
Micro Greens - Spring Mix, Rainbow Mix, Arugula, Southern Mix
OLEY VALLEY MUSHROOMS, Oley, PA - WEDNESDAY AM
Oyster Mushrooms
Shiitake Mushrooms
Royal Trumpet Mushrooms
OVERBROOK
HERB FARM, Lansdale, PA – FRIDAY AM
Herbs – Bay Leaves, Rosemary, Thyme (Lemon, Orange & Regular), Oregano, Marjoram, Cilantro, Spearmint & Peppermint
Baby Radishes – very limited
Red Mustard – limited
Baby Pencil Leeks – limited
Kale - limited
Cherry Wood Chips, for smoking
RINEER
FAMILY FARMS, Pequea, PA
Asparagus
Rhubarb
TUSCARORA ORGANIC GROWERS CO-OP,
Hustontown, PA
Organic Parsnips
Organic Orange Carrots
Organic Jerusalem Artichokes
Organic Italian Parsley
WEAVER'S ORCHARD,
Morgantown, PA - tentative
I.P.M. Apples - Fuji, Pink Lady |
| Meat,
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All animal products are humanely-raised without the use of sub-therapeutic
hormones and antibiotics.
BUCK
RUN FARM, East Fallowfield, PA
Out until Mid-Spring
COUNTRY
TIME FARM, Hamburg, PA - THURSDAY
Pork Butt Roast – tentative
Pork Loin Roast
Pork Chops
Pork Cutlets
Pork Tenderloin - limited
Baby Back Ribs- available by special order
Mild Italian Sausage
Chorizo Sausage
Smoked Ham Slices - tentative
Hardwood Smoked Bacon (nitrate free)
Hotdogs
DIAMOND SEAFOODS
Wild Alaskan Salmon filets
GRIGGSTOWN QUAIL
FARM, Princeton, NJ
Chicken Pies - Small & Large
Chicken Sausage - Granny Smith, White Wine & Herbs, Fresh Basil & Sun-Dried Tomato, Broccoli Rabe
Ground Turkey
JAMISON
FARM, Latrobe, PA - FRIDAY
Lamb Legs – bone-in & boneless
Kebab Meat - from the leg
Stew Meat - from the shoulder
Lamb Shoulder - bone-in & boneless
Ground Lamb
Foreshanks - temporarily out
Plain Lamb Sausage
Spinach & Feta Sausage
Merguez Sausage
Sukey’s Lamb pies
Lamb Stock
KING'S BUTCHER SHOP, Paradise, PA
Made with meat from pastured pigs and cows from Green Meadow
Farms
Double-Smoked Country Bacon
Sweet Beef Bologna - grass-fed, all-natural
LANCASTER FARM
FRESH, Quarryville, PA
Organic Beef Sticks - Grass-Fed and Nitrate-Free
Organic Ground Beef
Organic Beef Cubes
Organic Ground Bison
Organic Bison Sausage
Organic Spicy Bison Sausage
Organic Bison Sirloin Tip Roast
Organic Bison Delmonico Steak
MEADOW
RUN FARM, Lititz, PA - TUESDAY
Diversified family farm which focuses on grass-fed lamb and beef, pastured poultry, and heritage-breed Berkshire pigs.
Lamb - all cuts available
Whole Chickens
Breakfast Links with Sage
Ground Pork
Smoked Ham Hocks
Fresh Bacon – uncured pork belly
Chorizo Sausage
Italian Sausage with Fennel
Plain Sausage
Bottom Round Beef Roast
Brisket - limited
Lard
NATURAL
ACRES FARM, Millersburg, PA
Organic Ground Beef
Organic Delmonico Ribeye Steaks
Organic Porterhouse Steaks
Organic Beef Cubes
Organic Chuck Roast
Organic Marrow Bones
SHADY ACRES FARMS, Elizabethtown, PA
OUT UNTIL SPRING |
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All products come from pastured animals. We
are proud to carry artisinal cheeses from local farms. Please ask
for a sample.
BOODY MILL EMU RANCH, Sewell, NJ
Pasture Raised Emu Eggs - DONE UNTIL NEXT WINTER
BIRCH
RUN HILLS FARM, Chester Springs, PA
'Birchrun Blue' Cheese raw cow's milk, cave aged, 80+
days
'Highland Alpine' raw cow's milk, cave aged, likened to
a Gruyere
CALKINS CREAMERY, Honesdale, PA
‘1841’ – an impressive ode to havarti, creamy and tangy, wax rind
‘4 Dog Dill’ – “what every Dill Havarti should be” (volunteer), wax rind
‘Cowtipper’ – a decadently soft gouda-style wheel brined in Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, wax rind‘Pastured Paulin’ – mold-ripened and well aged, full-bodied flavor
CHERRY
GROVE FARM, Lawrenceville, NJ - FRIDAY
Harvest Toma – raw milk, aged 60 days, washed-rind - limited
Provolone – raw milk, aged 60 days
Provolone Rustica – raw milk, dry aged provolone-style
Asiagone de Lawrenceville – raw milk, creamy and flavorful
DUTCH WAY DAIRY, Meyerstown, PA
Double Cream
GREEN MEADOW FARM, Gap, PA
Raw Milk Cheddar - very sharp and crumbly
Cultured Butter - both sweet and salted
HENDRICKS
FARM & DAIRY, Telford, PA
Raw milk cheeses from registered Ayrshire cows
Bavarian Swiss - a Gold Medal winner in 2006. Gouda-like, aged
cheese
Gruyere - Aged over a year, wonderful & creamy
Telford Tomme - crumbly and sharp, full-flavored
Pub Cheddar - aged at least 8 months, and very distinctive
Blue Cheddar
Parmesan
KINGFISHER
DAIRY, Elizabethtown, PA
Raw dairy products from the milk of Jersey cow
Raw Whole Milk
Raw Milk Colby
Raw Milk Dill Colby
Raw Milk Garlic Jack
LANCASTER
FARM FRESH, Quarryville, PA
Fresh Goat Chevre: Plain, French Herb, Onion Chive, Garlic Herb, Roasted Garlic and Garlic Dill
Goat Feta
Goat Cheddar, Plain & Smoked- made with raw goat’s milk
Certified Organic Raw Milk from Dutch Belted cows
CertifiedOrganic Smoked Cheddar - made with raw milk and vegetable rennet
Certified Organic Colby - made with raw milk and vegetable rennet
Pennsylvania Noble - Certified Organic raw cow's milk cave-aged in the Cheddar-style
“Cream Top” Non-Homogenized Pasteurized Whole Milk
Chocolate Milk
Buttermilk
Smoothies
Pasture Raised Brown Eggs
LERAYSVILLE
CHEESE FACTORY, LeRaysville, PA
Sommelier - A semi-soft cow milk cheese
Smokey Delight - A smoked version of the Sommelier
MEADOW
RUN FARM, Lititz, PA
Pasture Raised Brown Eggs – limited
NATURAL
ACRES, Millersburg, PA
Organic Pasture Raised Eggs – limited
NATURAL
BY NATURE, West Grove, PA
Organic Half-and-Half
Organic Non-homogenized Whole Milk, in glass bottles
Organic Sour Cream
Organic Ricotta
OAK SHADE FARM, Lancaster County,
PA
Made with raw milk from grass-fed Holstein cows
Smoked Cheddar
Horseradish Cheddar
Pepper Jack Cheese
OTTERBEIN ACRES, Franklin County,
PA – END OF THE WEEK
Cave aged cheeses from raw sheep and Jersey cow's milk
Cheddar - Raw cow's milk, Old English-style cheddar
Clippinger - Raw cow's milk, firm and flavorful
Asiago - Raw cow's milk, Swiss-style texture and flavor
Ewe’s Dream – Raw sheep's milk, dry-aged
PEQUEA
VALLEY DAIRY, Ronks, PA
Made with milk from grass-fed Jersey cows
Yogurt - plain and flavored, in both quart and 6oz sizes
SEVEN
STARS FARM, Phoenixville, PA
Made with organically certified milk from grass-fed Jersey cow
Biodynamic Maple Yogurt
Biodynamic Vanilla Yogurt
Biodynamic Lowfat Maple Yogurt
Biodynamic Lowfat Plain Yogurt
Biodynamic Plain Yogurt
SHELLBARK
HOLLOW FARM, West Chester, PA
Dry Sharp Goat Cheese
Goat Yogurt
Goat Kefir
SWISS
VILLA DAIRY Lykens, PA
Raw Whole Milk from Brown Swiss cows - in returnable glass bottles
TWIN MAPLE GOAT DAIRY, Bath, PA
Raw Goat Milk
Goharti Goat Cheese - tangy and crumbly
VALLEY
SHEPHERD CREAMERY, Long Valley, NJ
Cave Aged Cheeses from Raw Sheep and Jersey cows' milk
Oldwick Shepherd - a mold ripened raw sheep's
milk cheese cave-aged 3-4 months
Nettlesome - raw cow's milk cheese with stinging nettles, almost
meaty in flavor
Califon Tomme - creamy and golden, raw sheep and cow's milk
Fairmount - raw Jersey cow and sheep's milk, cave-aged in the
'Alpine' style 8-15 months
Bababloo - a crumbly and potent blue, mixed-milk, ripened up
to 6 months
Carameaway - a rich gouda-inspired raw cow's milk cheese brimming
with caraway seeds |
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From small local farms and food companies using local and/or
organic ingredients.
BETTY'S
TASTY BUTTONS, Philadelphia, PA
Artisan sweets made with fresh butter and milk, local honey and
herbs, organic sugar, and fair-trade chocolate.
Organic Graham Crackers -vanilla and chocolate
Handmade Fudge
Cajeta - slow-cooked goat's milk caramel
Fudge Sauce - Hot Lava (Cinnamon Chipotle)
Supreme (Grand Marnier & Orange
Zest)
Big Whoop (Dark Chocolate & Malted
Milk)
Lavender Mint
Mi Amore (Tart Cherry & Amaretto)
Peanut Butter
Meyer Lemon Curd - with eggs from local pasture-raised chickens
CAPOGIRO
GELATO, Philadelphia, PA
Lancaster County Pear Sorbetto
Lancaster County Black Walnut Gelato
Cioccolato Scuro (bittersweet chocolate gelato)
FRESH
TOFU, Philadelphia, PA
Organic Tofu - out until Friday
GILDA'S
BISCOTTI, Philadelphia, PA
Biscotti - Chocolate hazelnut, Chocolate espresso, Vanilla Bean, Almond Anise, Candied Orange & Almond
"Gilda's sweet meringue kisses"
GRIGGSTOWN QUAIL
FARM, Princeton, NJ - THURSDAY PM
Chicken Pies - Small & Large
Chicken Sausage - Granny Smith, White Wine & Herbs, Fresh Basil
& Sun-Dried Tomato, Broccoli Rabe
HALDEMAN MILLS, Manheim, PA
Buckwheat Flour
Cornmeal – Plain & Toasted
Superior Pastry Flour
HELEN'S
PURE FOODS, Cheltenham, PA
Hummus - Plain, Garlic Lovers, Sun-Dried Tomato, Jalapeno and Roasted
Red Pepper
Baba Ghannouj
Carrot Tofu Tahini Spread
Vegetarian Chicken Salad
KOV NON-DAIRY FROZEN DESSERT,
Philadelphia, PA
Scrumptious coconut milk based "ice cream" made solely
with kosher, vegan and certified organic ingredients. Agave sweetened.
Garden Mint Chocolate - made with Fair Trade Chocolate
Vanilla Ginger - made with fresh ginger root & ground vanilla
beans
LANCASTER FARM
FRESH, Quarryville, PA
Homemade Spelt Noodles
Apple Cider - pints, 1/2 gallons, and gallons
LITTLE ISOBEL, Philadelphia, PA
Fruit preserves and jellies made by hand with herbs from Overbrook Herb Farm and local fruit
Rosemary Rosé Jelly
Bay Laurel and Plum Wine Jelly
Peach Preserve With Kentucky Straight Bourbon - made with last summer's New Jersey peaches MAINE
SEA SALT, Marshfield, Maine
Sea Salt
NATURAL
ACRES, Millersburg, PA
White spelt bread
Spelt & tater bread
Energy Blast Granola
Spelt Maple Pecan Sticky Buns
OLD EARTH FARM
- Oley, PA
Closed until May
PATTERSON
FARMS, Sabinsville, PA
Maple Sugar
RAY'S
SEITAN, Philadelphia, PA
Seitan, frozen
ROSS'S
ESPRESSO BARS, Kensington, PA
Ross's Espresso Bars - limited
S&C GOURMET FOODS,
Philadelphia, PA
Mild Pickles
Hot & Spicy Pickles
SARAH'S SAVORIES,
Philadelphia, PA
Vrapple - tasty vegan breakfast treat, the antidote to scrapple
SLOW
RISE BAKERY, Lancaster, PA
Organic Oat Bread
Spelt Bread
7 Grain Bread
Multigrain Bread
Whole Wheat Bread
Organic Sprouted Wheat
Organic Walnut Raisin Bread
Four Seed Cookies
Maple Walnut Granola
Honey Oat Crisps (like a granola bar)
Lavosh
SMALL VALLEY
MILLING, Halifax, PA
White Spelt Flour
Whole Grain Spelt Flour
Whole Spelt Grains
SPRING
HILLS FARM, Dalton, PA
Grade A Maple Syrup – pints and quarts
Grade B Maple Syrup – quarts only
Grade C maple Syrup – out until the spring tap
STARBARS,
Philadelphia, PA
Chocolate Cherry
Carrot Papaya
Campfire S'More
Peanut Butter Banana
SUBARASHII
KUDAMONO, Coopersburg, PA
Dried Asian Pears
R+D CHOCOLATES,
Philadelphia, PA - THURSDAY
Artfully made in small batches with local cream and butter from
grass-fed cows
Fleur de Sel Caramels
Marcona Almond Turtles
Marshmallows
Dark Chocolate Ganache
Peanut Butter Cups - limited
WILLS
VALLEY FARM, Kutztown, PA
Organic Preserves – Blueberry, Blackberry, Peach, Raspberry, Raspberry Jalapeno, Strawberry, Strawberry Habanero
Organic Raw Sauerkraut -14 and 30 oz. jars
Organic Raw Red Cabbage
Organic Kim Chee
Organic Lacto-fermented Red Beets
Organic Lacto-fermented Ginger Carrots
Organic Lacto-fermented Garlic Cloves
Organic Cayenne Hot Sauce – hot
Organic Jalapeno Hot Sauce – hotter
Organic Habanero Hot Sauce – hottest |
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Hot Bacon Asparagus Salad
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS:
7 bacon strips, diced
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
1/3 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 cups salad greens
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
1/4lb Shellbark Farms 'Sharp Chevre' goat cheese
DIRECTIONS
In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to paper
towel. Drain, reserving 2-3 tablespoons drippings.
Cut asparagus into 1-1/2-in. pieces; saute in drippings until crisp-tender.
Add vinegar, sugar, mustard, pepper and bacon. Cook and stir for 1-2
minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the salad greens and almonds. Add the asparagus
mixture and toss gently. Top with eggs and crumbled goat cheese. Serve
immediately.
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