Stay local for this Thanksgiving.
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This newsletter is a guide to help link you to the local farms, bakeries, and food artisans that attend our markets. They are ready to take your pre-orders for the Thanksgiving weekend, for the big feasts and big breakfasts and all the meals in between.
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TURKEYS
The following local farms are taking reservations for turkeys now.
We've included some basic information below, including which markets these farms usually attend.
Click on the farm name to be directed to their website or social media page to learn more about their turkeys, prices, growing practices, drop-off or pick-up locations.
Limited supplies, please order soon.
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MORE SUSTAINABLY & LOCALLY RAISED PROTEINS & DAIRY
Combined with the farms above, the following local farms also raise meat and poultry. They offer hams, bacon, steaks, rib roasts, lamb, goat, chicken, eggs, bones for stock and gravy and more.
They are ready for your holiday order. Click on the names below to be directed to their websites or social media pages.
In this section, we also list local dairy farms who offer their farmstead cheeses.
Many of these farms also grow produce.
Limited supplies, please order soon.
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FRESH SEAFOOD FROM THE GARDEN STATE
We are lucky to work with two businesses that support local New Jersey fishermen and offer very fresh catches to our market shoppers.
To reach Shore Catch from the Rittenhouse Saturday market, please send an email to Jimmy LaPrete at
shorecatch@gmail.com.
To reach Local 130 Seafood from the Ambler, Bryn Mawr, Chestnut Hill, and Swarthmore markets, please visit their website
HERE.
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LOCAL BAKERIES
Pre-order your pies, baguettes, breads, rolls, cookies, and more. Every week, our shoppers enjoy some of the finest breads and pastries from this region's best bakeries. Now is the time to share these foods with your Thanksgiving guests.
Below is the alphabetical list of bakeries that attend our markets. Click on their names to be directed to the websites or social media pages.
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Let's take this opportunity to connect you to the local pasta-makers at our markets. We encourage you to taste the difference in the small batch, handmade, fresh and dried pastas from:
And we'd also like to recommend:
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CIDER, BEER, WINE & SPIRITS
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The orchards at the farmers' markets offer freshly pressed, non-alcoholic sweet cider. We recommend pre-ordering that too, since it's such a popular item for the whole weekend.
Below, we list other merchants at our markets who produce hard cider, beers, wines, and spirits.
You must be 21 years old or older to enter this section of the newsletter.
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LOCALLY GROWN HERBAL TEAS & LOCALLY ROASTED COFFEE
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We wouldn't survive the holiday season without strong coffee in the morning and hot herbal tea at night.
Visit these websites to learn more about two farms growing, drying, and blending herbs, roots, and flowers to create their own herbal tea flavors:
The following local coffee roasters work with organic, fair trade, and bird-friendly growers from all around the world.
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We'd like to recommend learning more about the following farms when thinking about decorating your homes and tables for the holidays.
PetAL Plants & Flowers, Barrington, NJ: the big plant vendor at the Rittenhouse Saturday, University Square, and Jefferson markets; best to email at petalplantsandflowers@gmail.com.
Triple Tree Flowers, Gap, PA: Marcus King and his family are usually found at the corner of 18th & Walnut at the Rittenhouse Saturday market; best to call at 717-442-4023.
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If you're looking for a specific vendor at any of our markets that is not listed in this guide, then please write to Jon at Farm to City: jon@farmtocity.org.
Visit our website
www.farmtocity.org
for information about our markets: times, locations, seasons.
Hope everybody has a healthy, happy, and local holiday season.
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