The Market operates at Scott Park through December 17th but will be closed the following weekends:

November 5th (PA Bacon Fest)

November 26th (Thanksgiving Weekend)

The EFM Winter Market will operate every Saturday from 10:00 am - Noon on the 300 block of Northampton Street (outside the Easton Public Market) beginning January 14th.

With the 11th annual PA Bacon Fest looming, we thought is was fitting to pay homage to the hog with this bacon-centric recipe.

Dress up your doggos for our Howl-O-Ween photo contest. Stop by and snap a pic at our pet photo booth with a beautiful river backdrop (next to the EFM Merch Tent). All pet photos will be posted to social media and prizes will be awarded for cutest, funniest, most creative and best dog/owner duo costumes. Winners will receive a $30 gift card to Bella's Bistro and an EFM hoodie!

For the kiddos we'll have free pumpkin painting and pumpkin crafts. And trick-or-treating at participating vendor tents.

The Easton Book Festival returns this week with a Kids Art Workshop. Create Floating Painted Cardboard Cut-Outs, with Big Nazo! And visit with the Lehigh Valley Writer's Group.

If you're an Easton native, you are probably quite familiar with Nature's Way Market - they've been around for 45 years! Since we share the same passion for health and wellness we thought this was a great opportunity to introduce this Main Street staple to all of you. Stop by their tent to sample some products from their bulk section, and enjoy some fun activities for kids and adults.

Greetings from your local pottery gal! Holiday season is getting closer and I will be selling a BUNCH of leafy pottery this week! I have berry bowls, mugs, sippers, ceramic fortune cookies, soap dispensers, trays, platters, bowls, incense holders and so soooo much more! Come on by and say hi, can’t wait to see you there! xoxoxo

It's the final weekend of the year for Holy Cow Farm flowers! This Saturday will be your last chance to stock up on farm fresh blooms for your home, as the flower fields begin to go dormant for the winter. Farmers Jenn and Bryan worked hard last week during the cold snap to keep everything alive, and it paid off because this past week of warm weather has promoted lots of blooming. That means they'll have lots of beautiful flowers to bring to market, including everyone's favorites: dahlias! It's been such a wonderful farmers' market season, and Bryan and Jenn would like to truly thank all of you wonderful shoppers. Your support week after week means the world to them and their fellow farmers. Be sure to stop by the flower tent for one last chat and a beautiful bouquet!

Cabbage Throw Farm is tossing around a whole lot of winter squash in the spirit of the holiday! Spaghetti, winter sweet, acorn and autumn frost varieties are ready for soups, stews, roasts, or pies! Other fall favorites this week are arugula, rutabaga, Napa cabbage, specialty daikon & watermelon radishes and fresh bunched carrots.

Other vegetables coming to market include rainbow chard, collards, kale, fennel, broccolini, purple & hakurei turnips, red radish, farmers' mix, beets, kohlrabi, garlic, onions and Comeback Farm's organic potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Hey mushroom lovers, Creminis will be on the low side this week but ALL the other varieties are really producing! Holy crow! Get yourself ready for some serious mushroom meals. Oyster mushroom, and black pearl are particularly plentiful this week! Try this recipe for SPINACH & MUSHROOM BOWTIE PASTA.

New apple varieties arriving this week are Granny Smith (great for dipping in hot caramel) and Sweet Zinger. That brings the current apple selection to fourteen! Lots of freshly pressed cider too - be sure to pick some up for your Halloween festivities.

This week's brassicas are beautiful! Ever try Romanesco? This exquisitely shaped brassica (a cousin of cauliflower) is chartreuse in color and was first documented in Italy in the 16th century. It looks like something straight out of a Dr. Seuss book and definitely shines on a veggie platter! You'll also find traditional broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels Spouts.

Winter Squash Season is in full swing and there are so many to choose from... red kuri, delicata, butternut, honey nut, acorn, carnival, kobocha, spaghetti and butterkin. What is Butterkin you ask? It’s a hybrid between a butternut squash and a pumpkin, and it looks the part. The fruits have the smooth, light orange skin of a butternut and the round, ridged shape of a pumpkin. Inside, the flesh is the best of both worlds – deep orange, smooth, and extremely sweet!

Spinach is one of those vegetables that just has a never ending list of uses. Smoothies, salads, soups and more. Spinach squares are a classic finger food appetizer that for some reason, only make their appearance at parties. These little squares are so easy and tasty, I really do wonder why I don't make them more often as a snack or side dish! This take on spinach squares is called "spinach brownies" and it's delicious. Spinach Brownies Recipe (allrecipes.com). -- Jess Salvaterra

Here's this week's complete line-up... Spinach, broccoli raab, dandelion greens, romaine, lettuce mix, spicy mesclun mix, arugula, red leaf head lettuce, green leaf head lettuce, collards, chard, pak choy, kale, beets, radishes, scallions, red onions, carrots, butternut squash, celery, fennel, parsley, dill, cilantro, broccoli, cabbage, bell peppers, eggplant, jalapeños and poblanos.

This Saturday we are celebrating the pooches and Mattie's made a very special fido-friendly strudel - free with any strudel purchase!

Mattie's took beef, rice, carrots, and a splash of beef gravy, and wrapped them in their homemade dough. They'll be offered in one inch, bite-size pieces and are topped with a heart-shaped doggie treat! No need to bake them either. They are ready for your puppy dog pal to enjoy on the spot! Make sure to stop by with the kiddos for some Halloween treats, too!

Roastwell Coffee Roasters works hard to bring you the best coffees to the market each week. They are coffee lovers themselves and truly enjoy sharing their knowledge of roasting and brewing and engaging with fellow coffee lovers like you! They guarantee you won't find a better coffee and look forward to serving you each week. In celebration of "Pumpkins and Pooches" they'll be featuring their Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew and Pumpkin Roll specialty brewed coffee beverage.

And rumor has it that Jamie will be bringing Harvest Pumpkin Scones and Pumpkin Whoopie Pies for a sweet treat!

-Jamie

Reuse! Bring your own cup and get a 25 cent discount.

So much for October! Anyone else feel like this year is going by REALLY, REALLY fast?! No matter what, though, Pie Time is Slow Time, as there are things in life which simply cannot be rushed - like PIE.

This week we’ll bring Blueberry Pop Tarts, Apple Turnovers, Pear and Almond Tarts, Lemon Pretzel Pies, Steak+Guinness Dinner Pies, Lemon Rosemary Chicken Pot Pie, a Salmon and Rice Strudel, with Hand Pies, Quiches, and assorted small goodies. All made slowly, completely by hand, and completely by us.

Thai Peanut Chicken

Quinoa Chickpea

Turkey Cobb

Roasted Beet

Chicken Fall Vegetable

Smoked Gouda Chicken

Featured Salad: NEW Farro Apple Salad (vegan) Farro with roasted Scholl’s apples, organic sweet potato, walnuts, raisins spinach and maple vinaigrette.

Beef Barley

Roasted Cauliflower

Vegan Almond Milk Panna Cotta with Apples

Red Velvet

Pot de Crème

Plus Traditional or Cherry Almond Granola

Eileen has three little ones at home so you KNOW she's gonna go all out for Halloween! Look for Halloween cupcakes (spooky spiders, friendly ghosts...), plus S’mores cupcakes, Cinnamon spice cupcakes, Funfetti, red velvet and more!

And there will be two yummy scones to choose from: chocolate-pumpkin and lemon lavender blueberry!

Portch Tea's kombucha outshines all the other booch out there for one simple reason... Don and his family grow all the ingredients that go into it! Oh, and it's filled with so much love, I guess that's two reasons. Anyway, this week's Booch of the Day is “I’ll Get You, My Pretty," a lovely combo of lavender, mint, lemon balm and blueberry.

Thanksgiving is just 4 weeks away! If you haven't already done so, place your order for a Breakaway Farms pasture-raised turkey. Choose a whole turkey or turkey breast.

Leave it to Breakaway to create the perfect treats for your Halloween Bashes! (Don't let the black color scare you, it's just activated charcoal.)

Choose from "Black" Sweet Italian sausage with local roasted orange bell peppers or Spooky Burgers - “Black” grass fed beef and pasture-raised pork bacon combined with orange cheddar cheese! Simply seasoned with salt & pepper, these are ready for your grill… or cauldron!

What goes great with pumpkins? Spices! My Orange Spice soap is mistaken for pumpkin scent but it is sweet orange, ginger, cinnamon and clove essential oils. A perfect soap at your kitchen sink this Fall. Don't like oranges but love spice? Try one of my other spice soaps scents, like Cinnabar, Working Hands or Ginger Snap.

-Susan

You can also pre-order any of their products on their website at www.bellasbistroshop.com and pick it up on Saturday.