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Richmond Main St. Farmers' Market August 2013

In This Issue

Mad for Melons

Pick a Perfect Pepper

Farmers' Market WeekFood Festivities

Market Highlights

Market Events

Cookin' the MarketLocavore

Fresh Approach

What's in SeasonEnd of Summer RecipesYour Community

National Farmers Market

Week is August 4 to 10.

Communities areconverging to celebrate a

simple miracle: farmerscoming together to share a

harvest thats feeding localfamilies. The result?

Farmers' markets arebolstering local economies,

improving communityhealth, and bringing diverse

groups of people togetherthrough a shared social

space. We're celebratingwith contests, cooking

demonstrations, photoexhibits, and other events.

To learn more visit theFarmers Market Coalition

and stop by your farmersmarket information booth.

Food Festivities

Gravenstein Apple

Festival

Saturday and Sunday,

August 10 & 11, RagleRanch Park. Live music on

two stages, delicious food,

cooking demonstrations

from local chefs, arts andcrafts booths, a petting zoo,

pony rides, apple piecontest, and so much more.

Bodega Seafood, Art &

Wine Festival

Saturday & Sunday, August

24 & 25, at 16885 BodegaHwy. Enjoy ajuried fine art

and craft marketplace, a

variety of foods with anemphasis on seafood, three

stages of entertainment

and large dance floor, kids

games, and wine and beertastings.

The "Freshest Cargo"

Mobile FarmersMarket is here! This

22-foot truck equipped withon-board cold storage will

take the cool factor of thefood truck movement and

apply it to fresh fruits andvegetables.

The truck is

designed tosell fresh

produceprocured

from localfarmers in

food deserts in ContraCosta Countys Richmond,

San Pablo, Pittsburg,Brentwood, and Concord

areas.

Mad for

Melons

Cut a big slice of juicy watermelon and dig in! Summer is in fullswing when melons appear at your farmers' market. Big

watermelon, fragrant cantaloupe and honeydew, and a variety

of specialty melons like Persian, casaba, canary, and Crenshaw,

just to name a few, are available. Each has a distinctive sweetflavor and each is a must-try this season. Cube into fruit salads,

blend into a smoothie, or eat out of hand. Enjoy!

Read more here.

Pick a Perfect

Pepper

From the sweet bell pepper to the hottest habanero, there arepepper varieties for every taste at your farmers market. Like

peppers mild? Try bell peppers in red, green, orange, yellow,

and yes, even purple! Sweet Italian peppers and bananapeppers have a mild flavor as well. Like a little hotter pepper?

Try pepperoncini or Anaheim pepper for a little zing in your

recipes. Or move higher on the Scoville hotness scale to the

jalapeo, poblano, or the yellow wax chili pepper. Want afive-alarm chile pepper thatll make your eyes water? Then

brave the habanero, the Scotch Bonnet or the little Thai chili

peppers. There's a pepper for every taste and every recipe at

the market! More on peppers here.

Market

Highlights

J&J Ramos Farms: Delicious gala appleshave arrived! And dont forget theiryummy stonefruit - peaches, nectarines,plums, and pluots. Try some peacheson the grill! Sweet! And pick up some oftheir awesome almonds, too.

Nunez Farm: Fantastic organic veggieslike dinosaur kale, red and green cabbage, rainbowchard, onions, summer squash, beans, and lots of redand white potatoes.

MarElla Honey B's: Big jars of sweet local honey frombees buzzing around the Concord area. Enjoy in hottea, mixed in homemade salad dressings and

marinades, and on top of yogurt.

Julie's Roasted Corn & Potatoes: Grilled corn on thecob with all kinds of toppings from butter, cheese,and bacon crumbles to mayo, lemon and chili flakes.Stuffed baked potatoes with all kinds of add-ons.

Kernel Steve's Kettle Corn: A farmers' market staple,freshly popped sweet salty kettle corn. Watch as theypop it and enjoy a bag as you walk the market.

Neve Roses: A wonderful array of roses and colorfulsummer flowers like roses, carnations, lilies,alstroemerias, freezias, eucalyptus branches, and somuch more.

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Keep up-to-date on the

Freshest Cargo Facebookpage, on Twitter and

Instagram!

Locavore

Strong ties have always

existed between small

family farmers and their

communities. There is anorganization that strives to

continue to keep farmers

and consumers in close

contact. The CommunityAlliance with Family

Farmers (CAFF) is a

non-profit organization that

advocates for Californiasfamily farmers and

sustainable agriculture.

One oftheir most

popular

programs,

and one ofthe most

recognizable, is the Buy

Fresh, Buy Local campaign

which connects producersand consumers by

publishing regional editions

of the Eaters Guide to

Local Food, providingmarketing assistance and

materials to businesses andfarmers, and running public

education and awarenesscampaigns to promote local

food. Please join with themin their efforts to keep the

connection betweenfarmers and consumers.

See how you can help!

What's in Season

Fruit: Apriums,blackberries, figs, grapes,

melons, nectarines,

peaches, plums, pluots,

raspberries, andstrawberries.

Vegetables: Artichokes,

beets, bell peppers, bokchoy, broccoli, cabbage,

carrots, cauliflower, celery,chard, corn, cucumber,

daikon, eggplant, garlic,green beans, herbs, hot

peppers, kale, leeks,

lettuce, longbeans,

mushrooms, onions,potatoes, spinach, summer

squash, tomatoes.

Coming Soon: (September)Apples, pears, winter

squash.

Your Community

Family Free Movies

Wednesday, August 9, 6pm,

Richmond Memorial

Auditorium. This month:

"Journey 2: The Mysterious

Island."

Masquers Playhouse

presents "The Lieutenant of

Irishmore" August 23 to

September 27, 8pm to

10pm.

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Events

August 7: Enter to win an electric fanfor these hot august nights.

August 21: Enter to win $10 CarrotCash and a bag of fresh produce.

August 28: It's back-to-school time!Enter to win a backpack filled with school supplies!

Keep up-to-date! Check the farmers market Facebook page

for event updates or changes.

Cookin' the Market - Chef Anna Buss

Moringa/ Malunggay: The farmersmarket is not only a place where I canfind the most delicious tasting producearound, it has also become a farmacyfor me. The other day I was out at thefarmers' market in search of produce forthe next cooking demonstration. While I was strollingalong I noticed that people were flocking to buyleaves and long thin green pods labeled Moringa (itcan also be found labeled as Malunggay). It turns out

Moringa, also known as the MiracleTree, offers an abundance ofmedicinal properties. Every part of theplant is edible including the bark,leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, andgum. The Moringa leaves are high in

vitamin C, and vitamin A. They are also a good source

of protein and are high in iron and calcium. Besidesbeing called the Miracle Tree Moringa is also knownas the Horseradish Tree because of itshorseradish-like flavor. The leaves can be tossed in asalad, soups, or used as spice for a main dish. Theycan also be dried and saved for later use. Next timeyou are at the farmers market buy some Moringa!

Look for recipes, cooking tips, tricks, and more on the Cookin'the Market Facebook page!

Summer's End

Recipes

Melon Salad with Basil VinaigretteA tangy sweet salad served chilled.

Eggplant, Pepper & Feta Salad

Great for picnics and barbecues.

Peach Chutney

A real sweet tangy taste of summer, great on toasted baguettes

or as a topping for meats and chicken.

Corn Stuffed Tomatoes

A summer favorite, light and refreshing, great for a cool dinner.

Find more great recipes on our website! And pick up the

Summer Produce Guide at your market's info table for tips on

how to purchase and store your fresh summer produce.

Richmond Main St. Farmers' Market

Wednesdays, 10am to 2pm, through October 30,

13th and Nevin Ave.

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