Easton Farmers' Market Grand Opening

America's Oldest Continuous, Open-Air Market

Saturdays 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

May thru December

Historic Centre Square, Easton, PA 18042

Weekly E-Update

May 5, 2016

WE'RE BACK!

After a long drawn out winter, nothing signifies Springtime more than the Easton Farmers' Market's triumphant return to our beautiful Centre Square. Saturday marks the start of our 264th season in the heart of downtown Easton. And in may ways, the market has truly become the pulse of our City. Join us for our ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:00 am, when our Town Crier David Rose, Mayor Sal Panto and Representative Bob Freeman will make it all official. Our theme this year is transformation - a fitting tribute to the unveiling of Easton's new "Market District" which includes both the Easton Public Market and the Easton Farmers' Market. We hope you'll visit them both this weekend!

Balloons the Clown will be on site from 9:00 - 11:00 am to entertain the wee ones and Earl the Accordionist will keep the music flowing. And of course it's Mother's Day weekend too, so don't forget to treat Mom to something special from the Market. And be sure to say hi to our sponsors - the very important companies that enable us to keep on doing what we're doing.

Come on down and Shake the Hands that Feed You and reconnect with your community - because THAT is what it's really all about!

See you in the Square!

Welcome New Vendors!

Peace Tree Farm

We're anxious for you to meet our new certified organic plant grower Peace Tree Farm ! Located in Kitnersville, PA and operated by Lloyd and Candy Travern, Peace Tree grows for such renown institutions as the New York Botanical Gardens! Look for flowers, bedding plants, veggie starts, container gardens, and their famous "Garden Geeks!"

The Farmer & The Chickpea

We're pretty sure that our new vegetarian/vegan vendor, The Farmer & The Chickpea will appeal to anyone and everyone who's a fan of healthy, flavorful food, using farm-fresh ingredients. Offering such delights as Vegetable Quiche, Gluten Free Lasagnas, Roasted Chickpeas topped with Roasted Kale, Tomatoes & Mozzarella, four varieties of Kale Salad, Vegetable Bakes & Cassoulets and so much more! Stop by and meet Jillian and try a sample of this local deliciousness!

http://farmerandthechickpea.com

State Cafe & Grill

Anyone who has enjoyed a hearty, homemade breakfast or lunch at Blue Sky at the S tate (now State Cafe & Grill) knows that this neighborhood favorite is all about friendly service and fresh local ingredients. Owner Bill Sneeringer and Chef Bill Poplowski can't wait to bring their bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, BLTs, Sausage & Peppers and Veggie sandwiches to the Easton Farmers' Market. And they'll be featuring meats from Breakaway Farms. Order up!

A Portion of Sunshine

We are glad to have the Easton Farmers' Market back! Fresh produce, warm bread, yogurt smoothies, sunny days, old friends, good music, lively conversation... all help create a healthy community. Stop by the Easton Hospital table. We will be celebrating opening day by handing out children's portion plates and travel-sized sunscreen spray.

Shake the Hand that Feeds You

WHAT'S FRESH THIS WEEK...

Salvaterra's Garden

Jess and Matt are so excited for the first day of market!! They'll start the season with all those luscious leafy greens you've been missing all winter... lettuce mix, mesclun mix, arugula, spinach, red leaf head lettuce, green leaf head lettuce, romaine, green kale, red kale, tuscan kale, collard greens and swiss chard! They also have tender pak choy, scallions, radishes, fennel and parsley. And in case you're wondering... on the menu this week at the Salvaterra house is Sauteed Kale, Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos. Click here for recipe!

Pheasant Hill Farm

Pheasant Hill Farm will help you celebrate Mother's Day with lots of farm fresh flowers and colorful container arrangements. They'll have gourmet greens t o make Mom that special salad, too. Or how about herbal teas to help her relax. Of course, it's that time of year, too, and they'll have a nice offering of heirloom tomato plants, begonias for sun or shade and herb pots to help spice up your meals all summer. It's all in keeping with their farm slogan: "We don't use chemicals, period. We like you too much!"

Flour Shop Bakery

For opening day look for some delightful bread, baked with herbs from Mary and Michael's very own garden - choose from Ciabatta Fougasse, Olive Oil & Lemon Brioche, and Apricot Sage Semolina. On the

sweets menu this week are Raspberry Almond and Chocolate Cashew Kouigns - filled, flaky croissant pouches! Or choose from Lemon Blueberry, and Cranberry Oat Scones, Ca

ramel Sea Salt Brownies (decadents & gluten-free), Pear & Almond, or Mission Fig & Almond tarts. And of course you'll find all your favorites... as Spinach & Cheese, Ham & Cheddar, plain and Chocolate Croissants, Huge Cookies, Sticky Buns, Lavash, Granola and more.

Paninis of the Week:

Slow Roasted Chicken Bahn Mi - Roasted garlic-toasted organic flour baguette, spicy shredded Chicken stew, tangy, cold Asian slaw of radish, cilantro, carrots and green onion

Black Fig Croque Monsieur - Gruyere & Swiss cheeses, black mission figs, roasted sweet onion, roasted garlic, seared ham on our lemon olive oil brioche

Purely Farm

Come visit Purely Farm this weekend for Pasture-Raised Pork and Pasture-Raised Turkey. Purely is kicking off the market season with a freshly made batch of their signature Artisanal Sausages. They're chock full of fresh ingredients and exciting flavors that will inspire you to fire up that grill and enjoy the summer fun. Cervallata is a classic sausage featuring broccoli rabe, aged provolone, fennel and freshly ground black pepper. Crazy Horse sausage showcases a stunning symbiosis between Kelchner's horseradish, sun-dried tomatoes, red pepper flake and capers. Hot Italian offers cayenne, fennel, black pepper, red pepper flake, sugar and salt with the addition of aged provolone to complement the heat.Purely Farm is also showcasing their juicy and tender Turkey London Broil (an EFM manager's favorite). Pick up a foolproof recipe with your purchase this Saturday. At just 21 miles from Purely Farm's fields to center square right here in Easton, Purely Farm is your most local choice for farrow-to-finish, pasture-raised pork and pasture-raised turkey. Taste the difference!

B aD Farm

BaD Farm will have CURD along with your favorite Fresh Mozzarella and Marinated Mozzarella. CHEESE, CHEESE and more CHEESE. Yogurt (drinkable sMOOthies, greek , and creamy regular) Raw Milk in gallons, 1/2 gallons and pints, cage free brown eggs. Beef steaks at $12/# and all the rest of the beef at $6./# roasts, chipped steak, beef cubes, hamburger patties and ground beef. Beth and Dave want to thank all the loyal customers who came out to the outdoor winter market and helped to make it a success!

Breakaway Farms

Team Breakaway is so excited for opening day! They're coming prepared with all of the Grass Fed, Pastured, Wholesome Steaks, Chops, & Artisanal Sausages you can imagine! And just in time for Mother's Day! Come see your farmers & give Mom the gift of local, wholesome goods that she's sure to love!

Peace Valley Winery

Peace Valley Winery has your Mother's Day gift covered. Treat Mom to a bottle of Strawberry Passion wine. This sweet strawberry wine comes in a heart shaped bottle with a neck label that reads either, "Happy Mother's Day", "Thinking of you", or "With love." This weekend only the Strawberry Passion wine will be on sale for $14.50 (10% off its regular price.)

Tomblers Bakery

Karen and Skip will be bringing pasties of course and the pastie special of the month is "Cheese Steak"...a great blend of chip steak, sweet red peppers, potato, onion and cooper cheese with a hint of steak sauce. Available in both large and smaller size. Also, with this wonderful rainy and cooler weather the Rhubarb is doing GREAT and they will have their famous home grown, homemade, Rhubarb Pies (custard, crumb, and lattice topping). I can't wait to eat one! May be limited quantities for this first picking. They still have apples from Scholls and will have a nice variety of Apple Pies and their exclusive Apple Dumplettes. Scones, Tea Breads, and Burger Buns too. Oh, lets not forget Skips famous Dragon Bread.

Blooming Glen Farm

USDA Certified Organic

Blooming Glen has been busy digging up tender spring radishes and sweet hakurei turnips just for you - nothing beats the first of the season. You'll also find zesty arugula, broccoli raab, spinach, and pungent green garlic.

"WooHoo! I'm so happy to be back at the Easton Farmers Market and can't wait to see all my wonderful customers, and meet new ones! Guess what I made for opening day....Lobster Bacon Mac & Cheese!...as well as Eggplant Rollatines; Curried Chicken & Wild Rice Salad; Alaskan Red Salmon Salad; Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad; Southern Pimiento Cheese & Bacon dip; Old Bay Lump Crab dip; Lemon Herb Goat Cheese & Pistachio spread; 4 different types of Pot Pies; Seafood Chowder; Raviolis, Sauces, and more! Lots of Love & Butter" - Heidi

Sycamore Grill

Lindsey, Ken and the Sycamore crew are looking forward to returning to EFM. They'll be serving their famous crab cake sandwiches, awesome breakfast burritos, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, hand breaded coconut chicken and signature fresh squeezed lemonade!

Teels Hill Soapworks

Susan is back and she'll have you covered from head to toe with her full line of soaps and body care products. From Rosemary's shampoo bar to her foot fizzies. Teels Hill has over 50 different scents of soap - something for everyone, including soap pops for kids (big kids, too)!

Locally Grown Music

Who better to kick off the market season than Easton's own Earl the Accordionist? Welcome back Earl!

Upcoming Sponsor Events

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Ellen Shaughnessy has always been a huge supporter of the Easton Farmers' Market but this year she's taken her love of fresh local food a even further, making her business, Free Bridge Realty, an official sponsor of both the Easton Farmers' Market AND the Easton Public Market. Join us next week as we help FreeBridge Realty celebrate their 2 year anniversary!