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This week, we’re dancing for rain – and mushrooms! The word maitake actually means “dancing mushroom” in Japanese because its medicinal properties are such that foragers were rumored to dance with joy when they found one. Chances are you’ll want to get down after tasting one, too. These bouquets of thin, feathery mushrooms have a rich, umami taste and crisp up superbly in a pan.
Find maitake at any Berkeley Farmers' Market. Look for Solano Mushrooms on Tuesdays and Saturdays and E&H Farms every Thursday.
Zero Waste: To keep your mushrooms slime-free for up to ten days, wrap them in a paper towel and place them in a paper bag.
Easy Eating: Don't know where to start with maitake? Slice them into strips and add them to your morning egg or tofu scramble. For dinner, make Soba and Maitake in Soy Broth or a Maitake Wild Rice Salad. You can toss any mushroom into this Creamy Pasta with Crispy Mushrooms, but in our opinion, maitake work best.
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 c soy sauce
- 1/4 c rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 4 whole maitake mushrooms
- Sea salt and ground white pepper
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
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Whole Roasted Maitake
Adapted from Eric Ripert's "Vegetable Simple," available at the Ecology Center Store.
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Serves 4.
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, and oil.
- Arrange the mushrooms in a baking dish, add 1/4 cup of water, and season the mushrooms with salt and pepper.
- Cover the dish with foil, transfer to the oven, and roast for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and roast until the mushrooms have taken on a little color, another 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove the mushrooms from the oven. Gently dress the mushrooms with the vinaigrette, garnish with the scallions and sesame seeds.
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Saturday Downtown Berkeley
Brokaw Ranch
Billy Bob Orchard
Avalos Farm
Kaki Farm
Good Faith Farm
Golden Rule Organics
Lifefood Gardens
Flying Disc Ranch
Achadinha Cheese Co.
Little Fish
Kashiwase Farm
Stepladder Creamery
Happy Boy Farms
True Grass Farm
Solano Mushroom
Riverdog Farm
Smit Farms
Gattonelli
Frog Hollow Farm
Higher Land Coffee
Tony's Kettle Corn + Crepes
Andy's Thai
Tamales La Oaxaqueña
Cafe Zambala
Beber Almond Milk
Big Little Bowl
Your Granola Garden
Laguna Garden Bakery
Morell's Bread
Obour Hummus
Queen of Sheeba Honey
Phoenix Pastificio
Bolani
Coracao
Primavera Tamales
Three Stone Hearth
Bun Bao
All Things Sharp
Joodooboo Tofu
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Tuesday South Berkeley
Kaki Farms
Avalos Farm
Massa Organics
Billy Bob Orchard
Oya Organics
Brokaw Ranch
Blossom Bluff Orchard
Lifefood Gardens
Full Belly Farm
Good Faith Farm
(every other week)
Solano Mushroom
Dirty Girl Produce
Kashiwase Farm
Sea to Sky Farm
Stepladder Creamery
Riverdog Farm
Smit Farms
Frog Hollow Farm
Little Fish Co.
Queen of Sheeba Honey
Phoenix Pastificio
Bolani
The Fruit Tree
Andy's Thai
Donna's Tamales
Three Stone Hearth
Flying Disc
All Things Sharp
(every other week)
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Thursday North Berkeley
Little Fish
Pomo Tierra Orchard
Massa Organics
Golden Rule Organics
E&H Mushroom Farm
Riverdog Farm
Frog Hollow Farm
Happy Boy Farms
Sea to Sky Farm
Phoenix Pastificio
Big Little Bowl
Donna's Tamales
Morell's Bread
Upland Apiary
All Things Sharp
The Fruit Tree
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This Weekend at the EcoStore: Member Sale, Eco Marketplace, and Hot Cider | |
There's a lot going on at the Ecology Center Store, all weekend long.
Annual Member Sale: Friday through Sunday, members get 20% off their purchase. Sign up for or renew your membership the day of your purchase and get entered to win one of many eco-prizes!
Eco-Marketplace: Each day from 1pm to 5pm, our Eco-Marketplace will pop up, giving you the chance to meet other local vendors selling goodies perfect for holiday gift giving!
Stop by to check out the following vendors:
Hot cider: On Friday and Saturday between 1pm & 5pm, bring your mug to the EcoMarketplace. The Help Desk will be demonstrating the efficiency of induction cooking by heating up Bernie’s Apple Cider.
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New at the South Berkeley Farmers' Market
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Kandarian Organic Farms will bring an abundance of ancient grains, heirloom beans, and novelty spice blends from Los Osos to the market beginning this Tuesday, Dec. 6th. Learn more about the farm here.
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Eric Weiss of All Things Sharp will be on site December 6th and 20th, ready to help get your knives ready for holiday cooking.
- Treat yourself to a massage! Rodrigo Esteva is around each week to relieve your post-work stress.
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Support the Berkeley Food Network Holiday Drive
Beginning December 1st, the Berkeley Farmers' Markets will be collecting cash and card donations for the annual Berkeley Food Network Holiday Drive at our information booth.
Your generosity will enable the food bank to purchase fresh produce from our farmers and distribute it to those who need it.
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Berkeley Farmers' Markets Holiday Schedule | |
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Markets will be closed for the winter holidays on the following days:
- Saturday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
- Tuesday, December 27
- Thursday, December 29
- Saturday, December 31 – New Year's Eve
The last market of the year will be Thursday, December 22, 2022. Markets will resume a normal schedule on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
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Upcoming Events at the Berkeley Farmer's Markets | |
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Saturday December 3: Berkeley Public Library Storytime, weather permitting
Saturday December 3: Friends of Adeline tabling
Tuesday December 5: Kids Art Table
Thursday December 8: Lifelong Tabling + FREE covid tests
Saturday December 10: Berkeley Public Library Storytime
Tuesday December 13: Kids Art Table
Saturday December 17: Berkeley Public Library Storytime
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Farmers' Market Hours & Locations
EBT and WIC Fruit & Vegetable checks gladly accepted and Market Match incentives distributed at all markets.
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South Berkeley
Tuesdays, 2 - 6:30 pm
Adeline St. at 63rd St.,
Berkeley
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North Berkeley
Thursdays, 3 - 7 pm
Shattuck Ave. at Rose St., Berkeley
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Downtown Berkeley
Saturdays, 10 am - 3 pm
Center St. at MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley
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[Photo credit: Berkeley Farmers' Market Staff]
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