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| News from the Emporia Farmers Market |
October 2015 Volume 9, Number 8 |
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We are counting down markets in the parking lot! Saturday is one of SEVEN opportunities left to shop the market in October! Delmer tells me he is going to have a lot of beets! Check out his cool pumpkins and other fall decor at the market, as well.
I know the markets are a bit smaller these days, but the produce remains superb and I am tasking you with rewarding our hard working vendors by buying all their veggies (and baked goods, and wonderful handmade cra
ft items)! Here is a list of what you might expect at this Saturday's market (10/10): green beans, tomatoes, peppers (variety -- mild through hot), sweet potatoes, okra, eggplant, kale, squash (summer, zuch, butternut, acorn, spaghetti), turnips, beets, apples (wide variety), honey, watermelon (nearing the end/get it while it lasts), KS wheat bread, delicious cookies, quick breads, fruit pies, jelly (wide variety/many vendors), jewelry, books, house plants and more!
Remember that the market is a relationship of mutual benefits: if you don't shop, the vendors will be more likely to close up shop! Seasons change, and it is true we are nearing the end of season, but look at all the fresh veggies we had to offer at the market this week! It ain't over till Mother Nature freezes (Can that be a new saying?)
Whoops! I slipped a picture of some cookies in there, but those are good too!
Barring a blizzard, the market takes place in the parking lot at 7th and Merchant EVERY Wednesday at 5pm and EVERY Saturday at 8am
through the end of October. I look forward to seeing you there!
Much news below, and a couple of links to some of my favorite recipes for this season. Please review and feel free to share this note with your friends. Or just bring them to market with you. That'll be fun!
See you at the market!
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Meet the Market's Newest Helpful Harvester ~ Wright Group CPA
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Thank you,Wright CPA Group! The market is happy to have you onboard as our newest Helpful Harvester.
Wright CPA Group PA
505 Commercial St
Emporia, KS 66801
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Soup-A-Palooza
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
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11am to 7pm ~ Dine in or Carry Out
$3 Bowl - $6 Take-Home Pint - Dessert Extra
Lyon County Extension Office Meeting Room
2632 W. US Hwy 50, Emporia, KS
It's a homegrown dining opportunity!
Bring your co-workers and bring your family for delicious homemade soup by Friends of the Emporia Farmers Market.
The menu isn't set in stone quite yet, but you can expect a few of your favorites--Beefy Vegetable Soup, Naomi's Creamy Tomato, Amy's Sausage Potato Soup--and more!
All proceeds of the Soup-A-Palooza fundraiser go to support the operations and educational programs of the Emporia Farmers Market.
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Returning Helpful Harvester ~ Emporia Realty Group
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Thank you, Emporia Realty Group!
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Indoor Winter Market News ~ NEW Location Announcement
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Indoor Farmers Markets are Returning, but in a new location! Join us 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 701 Commercial
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701 Commercial Street, Downtown Emporia
10am - Noon
1st and 3rd Saturdays
November 2015 through April 2016
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The 5th Season of Indoor Winter Markets begins on Saturday, November 7, and we will be returning to downtown Emporia.
Please make note of the location change! It's at the corner of 7th and Commercial... just a few steps from our regular season location in the parking lot.
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Friends Drive, 2015
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Helpful Harvesters, Friends and Farmhands needed!
It's your turn to pledge to make local food, and supporting local farmers and gardeners, a priority.
What is a Helpful Harvester?
For a minimum donation of $100, your business can become a "Helpful Harvester" of the Emporia Farmers Market. Receive 1/2 the value of your contribution in market coupons including an invite from you to your customer to join you in shopping at the Emporia Farmers Market.
What is a Friend of the Market?
Friends donate their money or their time to market operations.
For as little as $10, you can get your name listed as a Friend of the Emporia Farmers Market.
Who are Market Farmhands?
Farmhands are people like you, who help keep the market going by volunteering at the market kiosk on occasion, and provided the necessary hands for market fundraisers. If you would like to know more about volunteering with the market, contact the market manager, Tracy Simmons, at emporiaFM@gmail.com or 620-343-6555.
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October & Winter
Market Schedule
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Saturday, October 10 - Open at 8:00 am
parking lot at 7th & Merchant
Music by Lee Muller
Wednesday, October 14 - Open at 5:00 pm
parking lot at 7th & Merchant
Graze the Prairie - Grass Fed Beef at Market
Saturday, October 17 - Open at 8:00 am
parking lot at 7th & Merchant
Wednesday, October 21 - Open at 5:00 pm
parking lot at 7th & Merchant
Saturday, October 24 - Open at 8:00 am
parking lot at 7th & Merchant
Wednesday, October 28 - Open at 5:00 pm
parking lot at 7th & Merchant
Music by Lee Muller
Graze the Prairie - Grass Fed Beef
Saturday, October 31 - Open at 8:00 am
parking lot at 7th & Merchant
Wear your Halloween costume to market!
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Soup-A-Palooza
Lyon County Extension Office Meeting Room
2632 W. US Hwy 50, Emporia, KS
Serving 11am-7pm; Dine In or Carry Out
New Location: 701 Commercial
1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10AM - Noon
Starting in November!
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Registered Vendors ~ 2015
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58 vendors participated in our 2015 market season. You can learn more about
2015 Registered Vendors
on our website.
Thinking about becoming a market vendor? Registration for the 2016 season opens in December. For craft and holiday vendors, there will be the option to sell ONLY at December markets again this year. Please contact Tracy at 620-343-6555 or emporiaFM@gmail.com for details.
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Jase Hubert was a returning vendor in 2015. He began selling at the Emporia Farmers Market when he was about 8 years old.
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Promised Recipes! Butternut Squash and Eggplant, the Main Ingredients in two of my favorite fall meals.
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Butternut Squash and Blue Cheese -- Yum!
My family cleans the bowl every time we make this dish. Pick up a butternut squash or two and a large onion (all preferably from t  he market. You will also need blue cheese, and a bit of sage and black pepper for seasoning and some bread crumbs for topping (that last slice of bread from the market--if there is a last slice--works perfectly)
My short version: Peel the squash and dice it. Steam it until tender. Slice the onion and saute in a bit of olive oil in a skillet. Layer the squash, onion and blue cheese in a baking dish. Sprinkle with sage and black pepper. Top with a light layer of bread crumbs. Bake in the oven about 25 minutes, 350 degrees.
Another favorite in my house...
Eggplant Parmigiana (we usually just call it eggplant-tomato casserole)
My technique: Pick up 4-5 eggplant and 10-12 fresh tomatoes (mix red and yellow tomatoes to make this an extra attractive dish) at the market. Fresh basil is good. A small onion makes it extra tasty. And then pick up a ball of mozzarella cheese at Reebles.
Slice the eggplant and the onion and saute in a bit of olive oil on the stove top. Throw the basil and any fresh seasonings in the skillet just before you are done. Layer the eggplant/onion in a baking dish with slices of the mozzarella cheese. Top with your diced tomatoes, juice and all. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake in the oven about 30 minutes at 375.
This results in a yummy casserole (or a wonderful soup, depending on the tomato to eggplant ratio -- both work!).
There are several variations of this recipe online. I believe this one is
the one at Taste of Home that first inspired me.
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Thank you to our Market Farmhands & Musicians
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August & September Farmhands: Ashlyn Alingh, Janet Brassart, Ellen Hansen, Janice Jaggard, Marcia Lawrence, Mary McGaw, Melissa McLoughlin, Ruthann Resch, Evie Simmons, Kaman Simmons, Maddie Simmons, Rand Simmons, Becky Smith, Ben Stallings
Musicians:
Lee Muller & ESU Students
If you have interest in participating in the market as a volunteer or as a musician, please contact Tracy! We are also going to be looking for additional board members in the coming year. Please call 620-343-6555 or email emporiaFM@gmail.com with your interest.
Thank you!
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Market Manager
Tracy Simmons
620-343-6555
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Bottom of the Newsletter Bonus:
Did you actually make it all the way to the bottom of the newsletter? Congratulations. Thank you! Here is your bonus. At
this link, there is a PDF file that will give you eight opportunities (7 markets plus 1 bonus) to enter a drawing for market bucks and product. Print the sheet, cut out the entry forms, then bring the appropriately dated entry to each of the remaining October markets and turn it in to a volunteer at the market kiosk.
Can't print? There will be a few copies of this form available at the market kiosk. Come visit, mention the Bottom of the Newsletter Bonus, and we'll get you taken care of.
The number of prizes we give away will grow with the number of entries received. It's all on you! See you at the market in October!
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 lead sponsor |
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The Emporia Farmers Market fulfills a central role in the community's grand equation, offering a place of fellowship throughout the year, moving produce, producer, and consumer closer to a kindred realm, bridging lives with local growth, local arts, local writers and musicians, creating rhythms of seasons and relationship so well maintained as to seem always new and continuing together.
~Wendy Crowley Devilbiss
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Thanks to the Emil Babinger Charitable Trust - Winter Market Sponsor
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Helpful Harvesters
Janet Brassart
Scott & Rhonda Gordon
Ellen Hansen
Lyon County Master Gardeners
Don & Ruth Wise
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2 for 1 - Kansas Vision Cardholders
 EFM is matching dollars again for EBT customers! Remember that you can shop at the market with your Vision card. Visit with a kiosk volunteer for details. Gift of: The Emil Babinger Charitable Trust |
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Market Sponsors
Winter Market & Vision Card Enhancement Sponsor: The Emil Babinger Charitable Trust Facilities Sponsors: The City of Emporia Lyon County K-State Research & Extension Elbert Liquor Store Mark II Lumber Media Sponsors: KVOE The Emporia Gazette The Flint Hills Shopper Community Partner & Event Sponsors: Country Mart North Community Connections Dirty Kanza Promotions Team Emporia Subways Emporia Area Local Food Network Flint Hills Music Murphy's Menu Thurston's Plus 
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Friends of the Market
James Bordonaro
Harold & Naomi Brenzikofer
Ele Browning
renewed
Betty Campbell & Margaret
Davidson
renewed
Travis Carmichael
Laura Clawson
Coffelt Sign Company
Tyler Curtis
Carla R. Davis
renewed
John Dougherty
Paul DuToit
Ek Real Estate
Emporia Gardeners of America
Colby Fuller
Nancy Garcia
Jon Geitz
Rachel Haag
Becky Hadicke
Joyce Hanlin (Arizings)
Fannie Harrell
Millard Harrell
Dr. Stephen Haught
Roger Heineken
Brandon & Jessica Hopkins
June Hubert
Bill & Dianne Ihling
Janice Jaggard
Marcia Lawrence
Rachael LeClear
Logan Ave. 4-H Club
Mary McGaw
Regina Murphy
Wanda Myers
Bobbi Mlynar
Ruthann Resch
renewed
Gretchen Russell
Jamie Roberts
Barb Say
Carol Schoeck
Mark Schondelmaier
Anna Sharenburg
Mark Sherman
Dr. Michael Shonrock
Evie Simmons
Kaman Simmons
Maddie Simmons
Rand Simmons
Becky Smith
Brandi Smith
Rozita Smith
Karen Sommers
Ben & Jessie Stallings
Pam Thuma
renewed
Cheryl Unruh
Jesse & Beth Wilson
Casey & Erin Woods
Jennifer Youngblood
Barbara Younger
and Market Musicians
The Basement Pickers: Tim Fry, Brent Hrabik & Melanie Pritchard
Kenji Bolden
Kendra Briggs
Savanna Chestnut
Sue Claridge
Bob Colladay
Lance Fahy
Tracy Freeze
Bob Haselhun
Matthew Hope
Dr. Brent Hrabik
Bill Ihling
Matt Kosinski
Jane McCoy
Eric Martin
Lee C. Muller
Eric Murphy
The Neighborly Brothers
Three Old Men: Ric Garcia, Nick Dikin & Sam Bland
Paige Rhoads
Brandi Smith
Ben Stallings
Fran Stallings
P.J. Stephenson
Glen Woolard
Tony Zouplna
Anton Zouplna, Sr.
Anton Zouplna, III
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EFM Board Members |
Janet Brassart - Treasurer
Harold Brenzikofer
Travis Carmichael
Jessica Hopkins - Secretary
Marcia Lawrence - Music Manager, 2015
Ben Stallings
Ellen Hansen
Fannie Harrell
Wanda Myers
Ruthann Resch - President
Becky Smith - Vice President
Brandi Smith
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