BLOOMING SINCE 1752
Saturdays 9am - 1pm
Centre Square, Easton, PA
EBT ACCEPTED - RAIN OR SHINE - DOG FRIENDLY
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All Hail the King of Peppers!
It's Chile Pepper Day & Lafayette Day
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Fall may bring cooler temps, but when it comes to veggies, this is the season that really delivers the HEAT! Yep, Chile peppers are at their prime right now, and love 'em or loathe 'em, they're a great way to spice up your meals, not to mention boost your metabolism, ease joint pain, fight cancer and keep colds and flu at bay! High in antioxidants, hot peppers are loaded with vitamin C, beta carotene, B6, potassium and more. We're not saying you need to brave our infamous
“10 Deadly Peppers” Hot Pepper Eating Competition, but you may want to watch these seasoned fire eaters (crazy people?) down some of the world's hottest peppers at 11am in the Crayola Quadrant. And it just so happens to be Lafayette Day in Downtown Easton so look for the Leopard and be sure to check out our vendors' spicy treats and listen to some Latin beats from new band, Rio Bossa!
Where to Buy Chile Peppers:
- Backyard Growers
- Comeback Orchards
- Phillips Farm
- Scholl Orchards (hot sauces too)
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Congratulations to our
Vendor of the Week:
Comeback Orchards!
Visit the INFO tent for your FREE Local Loyalty Shopping List pad. It's easy, just check off the places you shopped and enter to win $50 in market tokens. And don't forget to vote for your favorite vendor of the week!
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MARKET FRESH COOKING
WITH CHILE PEPPERS
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Easy Sauteed Zucchini with Chiles, Tomatoes & Herbs
From Serious Eats
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By this time you may be starting to grow a little weary of zucchini, or your're wondering what to do with all those late season tomatoes that are filling your vines. Well, this recipe will kick those summer veggies up a few notches with some fresh fall heat from Serrano (or your favorite) peppers. Give it a try!
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Cabbage Throw Farm
Try their Recipe for Beet Soup!
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Although Cabbage Throw Farm does not have peppers for this year's Chile Pepper Day, they are turning up the heat with beets! This week they are bringing extra bunches of red beets for you to roast, pickle or try in this week's recipe, Beet Soup!
And to top off your soup, Cabbage Throw is bringing a small selection of microgreens, including pea shoots and a farmer mix. Also from the farm this week, various salad greens, napa cabbage, watermelon radishes, cherry tomatoes, sunflowers and more.
Farmer Dean is nervous for the Chile Pepper Contest. His training has included an extra dose of hot sauce on his leftover pizza lunch and bed time habanero treats. Head over to the event to cheer him on through the heat of the contest!
Beet Soup Recipe
-in a large stock pot, saute garlic, carrot, onion, celery in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper
-add broth of your preference, and bring to a boil
-add chopped beets and potatoes, simmer on low heat until vegetables are tender
-while simmering, chop Napa cabbage into ribbons and add to soup when beets and potatoes are tender.
-garnish with sour cream and micro greens
*(farm tip - cook chopped veggies in the oven before adding to broth for a roasted flavor)
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Phillips Farm
The Return of Fall Spinach
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Enjoy the Hot Pepper Eating Contest, then head over to Phillips Farms and get your own hot peppers to take home. New this week at Phillips Farms: Spinach! Also available this week: Brussels Sprouts; Fennel; Arugula; Black Velvet heirloom tomatoes; Sun Gold cherry tomatoes; Garlic; and fresh Basil. The cooler temperatures bring with it more apple varieties. New apple varieties this week: Ambrosia and Macoun. Other apple varieties available: Honeycrisp; Gala; Fuji; Autumn Crisp; Crimson Crisp; Jonagold; McIntosh; Gingergold; Zestar; and Blondee. And don’t forget the Bartlett Pears and Asian Pears. Blackberries are over, but Raspberries are in plentiful supply. T
his is the last week for peaches and Sugar Cube cantaloupe. There may be a showing of Concord Grapes if all goes well!
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Scholl Orchards
Last Week for Peaches & Plums; First Cider!
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Fall is here and that means the first freshly pressed batch of unpasteurized apple cider - SOOO good! And some new apple arrivals including: Crimson Crisp, Crimson Gold, Cortland, and Empire. What's your favorite?
It's the last week for peaches and plums, so grab that final fruity bite of summer! There will be loads of veggies too, so be sure to check 'em out!
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Holy Cow Farm
Frosty Bouquets of Dahlia
Happy Chile Pepper Day! Holy Cow will have red hot zinnia bunches this week or you can cool down with a frosty dahlia bouquet! There is just nothing like a big beautiful dahlia to brighten your home. They flower slowly in the summer but really come to life with the cooler temperatures of fall. Did you know that dahlias are tubers that need to be dug up each year, stored, and replanted each Spring? They may be a bit high maintenance, but they're worth it!
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Fieldstone Coffe Roasters
& Tea Leaf
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We double dog dare ya! Chile Pepper Bubble Tea this Saturday at Fieldstone!!! Who’s in?
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Farmstand Recipes
Hot Cha Cha!
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Need something to take the heat off during Chile Pepper Day? Come visit the Farmstand Recipes Tent for refreshing salads. They'll also be featuring their signature Hot Cha Cha Energy Bites,
this weekend only! Hot Cha Cha Bites offer the perfect combo of spicy & sweet with a blend of cayenne, ginger, dates, maple syrup & more! If you're a fan of these you're gonna want to stock up. Hot Cha Cha bites won't be back for a while after this weekend!
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Raspberry Ridge
Late Season Milk makes for Super Sweet Yogurt!
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Raspberry Ridge is sharing its sheep cheeses and yogurt this week. As our ewes approach the end of the milk season, their late-lactation milk is creamier and sweater than ever making super-yummy yogurt! Also, Raspberry Ridge is on vacation next week, the 28th, so come stock up on your sheep dairy this Saturday!
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Valley Milkhouse
A Special Batch of Spicy Clover & the Return of Haloumi
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Fresno chili peppers from local Epic Acre Farm make this special batch of Clover extra savory and delectable! Smear it on toast with avocado and red onion, crumble it over tacos or use it as a dip for your next Sunday football gathering.
VMH will also have
HALOUMI as well as Thistle, Witchgrass, Blue Bell and aged Marigold. See you in the circle!
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Breakaway Farms
Chicken Sausages
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What has Farmer Nate been working on this week? Fresh chicken sausages! Roasted Red Pepper & Mozzarella is back by popular, demand not to mention the now infamous Garlic Pesto! These Chicken Sausages are perfect for the grill & pair beautifully with seasonal greens, root veggies and more! Come see your farmers at market this week & stock up on meat you can trust!
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Flour Shop Bakery
Flour Shop Teams Up with Valley Milkhouse!
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Magical things happen when the Flour Shop combines their pastry prowess with Valley Milkhouse's award-winning cheeses!
This weekend be sure to try their mushroom and clover cheese garden tarts, and the organic tomato and Clover cheese pastries... bon appetito!
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Tomblers Bakery
Two Delicious Spicy
Specials
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Don't miss Tomblers' Chile Pepper Breakfast pasties this week! And their special Texas Kolackies - spicy smoked sausage topped with 3 types of hot and sweet peppers and creamy Cooper cheese. All wrapped in a delicious bread dough and baked to perfection. So delicious!!!!!
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Sycamore Grill
Pop Goes the Pepper!
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Don't miss Sycamore's take on Jalapeno Poppers... creamy cheddar and cream cheese stuffed in local peppers and fried to perfection!
They go great with a fresh squeezed, iced cold lemonade, or a cold beer, just sayin'...
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Hijinx has another fabulous lineup in store for this Saturday's stint in the Local Libations Tent (not to mention, some great names)...
JAFIPA - Just another “fantastic” (and ever-changing) IPA.
Genie in a Kettle - Our newest edition kettle sour, made with raspberry and hibiscus.
Bridgeworks Berry Wheat - This delicious new brew is a collaboration with our neighbors and friends over at The Colony Meadery. Made with the meadery's raspberry blossom honey and raspberries picked right from the Bridgeworks Enterprise Center property, this wheat beer is sure to excite your tastebuds!
Steal Your Face Stout - A rich, malty, and complex imperial stout worthy of moderate aging, this brew features flavors of dark chocolate, coffee, dried fruit, and sweet alcohol that join together to create the perfect sipper.
Morning Mayhem - Morning Mayhem is an imperial stout made with coffee, orange peel, oatmeal, vanilla, maple and lactose.
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Scratch - Shawnee Craft Brewing Co.
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The Scratch team will be offering their Shawnee Craft session IPA and American amber this weekend. Session IPA 5.5% is an easy drinking light IPA, and American Amber offers notes of honey and caramel
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NEW BAND!
Introducing Rio Bossa
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Rio Bossa specializes in the performance of Latin American Popular music. Their special sound mixes soulful melodies with savory Latin rhythms - Jorge Torres, guitar; Steve Foreman, bass; Bill Weisbach, percussion; and Alyssa Allen, vocals. You don't want to miss this quartet's debut at EFM - so pull up a chair on the North Lawn of the Circle and give a listen as they mix it up on Chile Pepper Day at the Music Tent from 10 am to 12 noon.
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Enjoy a West Ward block party with blue crabs, crawfish, crab cakes, Southern sweets and more! Food is provided by the Beermuda Triangle (Porters' Pub, Black & Blue and Two Rivers Brewing Co.). Families can enjoy lawn games, kids' activities and a parade from the Big Easy Easton Brass.
(2-7 p.m., Black & Blue, 683 Walnut St.)
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Thank You to Our 2019 Sponsors
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Easton Farmers' Market is a program of Greater Easton Development Partnership
Phone: 610-330-9942
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