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Richmond Main St. Farmers' Market September 2013

Spotlight on September Fruit

Grapes: Colorful, sweet and good foryou, grapes are one of America'sfavorite fruits. Grapes came toCalifornia with the Spanish padres inthe 1700s and, as settlers continued toarrive from Europe, other Old World

grape varieties came, mostly as wine grapes. Tablegrapes became popular during the Gold Rush and fed thegold miners fresh fruit. Today, 99% of commerciallygrown table grapes are from California! More.....

Pears: You can find both European pearsand Asian pears in your farmers marketthis season. Bartletts, Bosc, Comice, andother varieties are available at the market.All these pears have a sweet buttery flavorwith some acidic notes. The Asian pears

ripen on the tree, can be eaten right after picking, andhave a crisp texture with less acidity. Read more...

Figs: Figs were brought to California by

the Spanish missionary fathers who firstplanted them at the San Diego Missionin 1759. Fig trees were then planted ateach succeeding mission, going North

through California. The Mission fig, takes its name fromthis history. More info...

Can It!Summer is at an end and all thewonderful peaches and nectarines,strawberries and raspberries, juicytomatoes and peppers will soon begone until next year. Sweet pears andcrisp apples are here now, andpersimmons will be here soon. If you want to savesummers delicious flavors and enjoy falls fresh tastes,get out the canning jars and preserve the seasons best

produce. Read more here...

PCFMA celebrated its 25th Anniversary Open Houseon August 12, 2013. A good time was had by all! Photosleft to r ight: Cookin' the Market demo; the PCFMA staff;

PCFMA 25th Anniversary Garden; Board Secretary MikeBilligmeier and Director Emeritus Narsai David; the FreshCargo mobile market; food booths. More here---

Market Highlights

J&J Ramos Farms: Delicious Gala apples have arrived! Trythe Granny Smith (great for baking!), and the crisp Fujivarieties. They also have sweet juicy grapes!

Feather River Farms: Luscious apricots, peaches andnectarines, perfect for summer grilling. Their sweetplump grapes are arriving as well! Yum!

G&A Farms: From Hollister, wonderful veggiesincluding long purple eggplant, ciogga beets, jalapenopeppers, onions, lettuce, and so much more.

In This Issue

September FruitCan it!25th Anniversary OpenHouseFall Food FestivalsA Good ReadMarket HighlightsMarket EventsCookin' the MarketLocavoreSeptember RecipesWhat's in SeasonFresh ApproachYour Community

Richmond Main StreetFarmers' Market,Wednesdays, 10am to2pm, through October30, 13th and Nevin Ave.

Fall Food Festivals

Lodi Grape Festival &Harvest FairThursday throughSunday, September 12to 15, Lodi Fairgrounds.Food, wine,entertainment,competitions, anddisplays abound!

National HeirloomExpositionWednesday thru Friday,September 10 to 13,Sonoma County

Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa.See over 3,000 varietiesof heirloom produce fromevery state. With morethan 70 speakers and250 natural foodvendors, this is theworld's largest heritagefood event. TheExposition createsawareness on issuessurrounding 'pure food'with proceeds from thisnot-for-profit eventbenefitting schoolgardens and other foodprograms.

A Good Read

Saving the Season byKevin West. Over 220canning and preservingrecipes for sweet andsavory jams, pickles,cordials, cocktails,

candies, and more; plus300 full-color photos.Good for the novice orthe pro!

Fresh Approach

Two VolunteersAlready Top 50 Hoursof Service in 2013!

Congratulations andhuge thanks to two ofour volunteers who haveeach surpassed 50 hoursof volunteer service toPCFMA and FreshApproach in 2013:Larry Rao is a superstarvolunteer. He regularlyhelps out at PCFMA'sfarmers' market inVallejo and has evenhelped out at events in

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Peggy's Tacos/Yo Shaved Ice: A perfect match: Fresh hottacos in several varieties and cool shaved ice in lots ofsweet flavors to cool down. Come welcome them to themarket!

Julies Roasted Corn & Potatoes: Grilled corn on the cobwith all kinds of toppings from butter, cheese, and baconcrumbles to mayo, lemon and chili flakes. Stuffed bakedpotatoes with all kinds of add-ons.

NEW! Yee Vue Farm: All kinds of interesting Asianproduce can be found here. Longbeans, opo, Chineseeggplant, cherry tomatoes, and more are here. Add somelemongrass to soups, cilantro and peppers to stir-frydishes, and garlic and bok choy to soups.

Market Events

September 4: Enter to win a very nice backpack forback-to-school.

September 11: Enter to win $10 Carrot Cash and a bag offresh seasonal produce.

September 18: Enter to win a great slow cooker, fantasticfor chili f or fall football game parties!

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

page for event updates or changes.

Cookin' the Market - Chef Anna Buss

Cranberry beans! Late summer to earlyfall is when we start to see beautifulvarieties of beans enter the market.Beans with splashes of pink and purple,yellow beans, green beans, and purplebeans, oh my! Some you can eat freshwhile others must be shelled and cooked.

One of my favorite beans of the seasonis the cranberry bean. It stands out fromthe rest with the splatters of magenta

that are embedded on the shell andbean. Unfortunately when cooked thepinkish hue dissipates, but the delicious

nutty flavor makes up for the loss of color. To prepare,add the cranberry beans to boiling water for 20-25minutes and make sure to taste them before draining thewater. I like the beans to be tender but still hold theirshape.

They can be served at room temperature with a simpleshallot dressing and herbs, tossed with pasta, or put intoa soup. You can also buy cranberry beans in bulk, remove

the outer shell and store them in their dried form in acool, dark dry area to use throughout the winter. Look forthem at your l ocal Farmers Market!

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

September Recipes

It's a great time to try some wonderful early fall producein your recipes. Here are some sweet ideas!

Grilled Figs with Goat Cheese

Pan Seared Scallops with Grapes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Mustard

Sauce

Pear, Squash, and Onion Gratin

Roasted Pears with Goat Cheese & Pistachios

Your Community

Point Richmond Summer Concert Series, throughSeptember 27. 5:30pm to 7:45pm, Washington Ave. andPark Place.

Richmond and Fairfield.John Geraghty is also aregular farmers' marketvolunteer who hasquickly become a fixtureat the Concord Farmers'Market on Tuesdays.Fresh Approach andPCFMA are incrediblythankful to Larry andJohn for their dedicationand to all of ourvolunteers for all thatthey do every week tosupport our work andtheir communities.

LocavoreWhat gives a region itslocal personality? Itslocal character? Its localflavor? It is acombination of thingslike the surroundinglandscape, the people,and the history of thearea. One importantfactor is the local food.

Washington is famous forfor its apples, Wisconsinfor its cheese, Idaho forpotatoes, Maine for itslobster, Georgia for itspeaches, and SanFrancisco for itssourdough bread andseafood. Local cuisinemakes a city what it is.

With exceptional chefsproducing award-winningmeals made from locally-

grown, l ocally-sourcedfood, you can't help butfeel lucky to live in theBay Area. Think back towhen Alice Waters hadthe revolutionary idea ofeating sustainable andlocal! How things havechanged!

Listen to Alice Waters ofChez Panisse talkingabout local sustainablefood.

What's in Season

Fruit: Apples, Asianpears, figs, grapes,melons, pears,persimmons,pomegranates,strawberries.

Vegetables: Artichokes,beets, bell peppers, bokchoy, broccoli, brussels

sprouts, cabbage,carrots, cauliflower,celery, chard, corn,cucumber, eggplant,garlic, green beans, hotpeppers, kale, leeks,lettuce, mushrooms,onions, potatoes,spinach, summer squash,winter squash, tomatoes.

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