Sunny and Mild

No rain. Temps start in the 60s, end in the 80s.
Load the tables. Let’s sell some Jersey Fresh!

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced.

Shoppers may not know that the special arrangement with Sara’s Produce is that they may sell “exotic” produce, but are prohibited from selling anything that grows in New Jersey.

CHARLEY AND LISA

We’re fully booked this week, so BID is full too: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc, Charlie’s Crepes, and Sara’s Produce will take their usual spaces. And they’ll be joined by Inspired Brews Kombucha in what is becoming their usual space as well.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT SEP 23

MILK AND COOKIES!  Our Market regular, Origin Almond Milk, has started to bring a selection of hot beverages to complement their already-popular line of flavored almond milks. This week, they’re setting up next to our guest vendor Flour+Oats Artisan Cookies. Sure, we’re sophisticated adults, but let’s never outgrow our love for milk and cookies!

OCTOBERFEST CHEDDAR BEER SPREAD

• John & Kira’s Chocolates
  —Of course the chocolate-stuffed figs, but also the ladybug medley (with mint, with honey lavender, with raspberry milk). Come see and sample.
• Weckerly’s Ice Cream
  —Did you know they make their own cones, and the cookies for their incredible ice cream sandwiches?
• Duker T’s Catering
  —As surely as the leaves will turn, cooler temperatures mean the arrival of luscious soups from Duker T. This week it’s creamy potato-leek!
• Chloe’s Crème Puffs
  —Have you tried all the flavors (at a dollar a pop, how can you resist)? Chloe doesn’t visit often, but she always brings surprises.
• Constellation Collective
  —Bagels, frittatas, scones, donuts, and always a delicious invention or two.
• Cheese, Etc. & Gourmet Gifts
  —Coming to Market with their first batch of Octoberfest Beer Spread. Aged sharp cheddar mixed with whole grain mustart and Oktoberfish Beer from Flying Fish Brewery.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Sip a sample, buy a bottle, or bring a growler for a refill.

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Smoked Pulled Pork Butt

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Smoked Pulled Pork. Susan and her family are clearly practiced carnivores. This week she selected and her husband slow-smoked a pastured and grass-fed Boneless Boston Butt from Hillacres Pride on their backyard smoking grill with hickory chips. Whether that works for you, or if you prefer variations for your conventional indoor oven or slow cooker, Susan offers recipes and cooking instructions for all three methods. Check out the recipe and other helpful photos at Susan’s blog.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/09/13/smoked-boston-butt/

Stef Perna (treatbelly)
Acorn Squash Mac & Cheese.

Stef Perna is on an acorn squash kick this month! She says, “Collingswood Farmers’ Market vendor, Savoie Organic Farm grows the sweetest tasting acorn squash. The natural sweetness inspired me to substitute homemade acorn squash puree for ‘canned pumpkin’ in cheesy pumpkin pasta recipe” featuring toasted hazelnuts. Then, for good measure, she used the same puree to make pumpkin muffins. See photos and recipes for both at Stef’s blog.

http://www.treatbelly.com/treatbelly/2017/9/17/acorn-squash-mac-cheese

Annual Appreciation Luncheon
at Villa Barone

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MARKET, SAT SEP 23.

You’ve worked hard all year to bring the best, freshest, most delicious foods to the Market. Now it’s time to let somebody else feed you. Please join your Market friends (and the ones at “the other end of the Market” you’ve never met) at Villa Barone as soon as you break down your tables. We’ll be serving Caesar Salads, Chicken San Angelo, Penne Primavera, and Chicken Parmesan. You can tip your server if you wish, but basically the meal is on the Market. Villa Barone is BYOB, so by all means BYOB!

Get your FREE ticket from David during the Market, SAT SEP 23.
Food bloggers, FOFM volunteers, Guest vendors, and table crews are all welcome, whether you’re booked for SEP 23 or not.

Featured Artist SAT SEP 16

Rose Pacey
Gypsy Art

FEATURED ARTIST. Gypsy Art by Rose Pacey. You may wonder what paintings, windchimes, cheese trays, jewelry, and “beaded things” have in common. Ordinarily, we’d say “Nothing,” but Rose Pacey makes them all with her unique gypsy art flair. Come see her this Saturday, just after (and just before) her two appearances this month at the Whole Foods small business Hatchery. See how a Grey Goose bottle can be made into a cheese tray. Yep. That’s what he said.

https://www.facebook.com/GypsyArtbyRosie/

For the Animal Lovers
Paw It 4ward Rescue

SHA WELLER AND LUCY

Azita Kay, Founder and President of PawIt4ward Foundation, sent us this picture of Sharon (Sha) Weller and her new love “Lucy.” The two met through the Market and the adoption is now official. Stop by the Dog Tent this week to meet the wonderful folks of Paw It 4ward and learn about the other adoptables currently seeking their forever homes. Even if you’re not currently seeking a companion, our rescues and shelters can always use your support.

http://www.adoptapet.com/pet/17749381-cherry-hill-new-jersey-american-staffordshire-terrier-mix

Music SAT SEP 23

JOHN ROSSI

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. You know how sometimes a genuinely nice guy is also blessed with talent and makes everybody feel wonderful? John Rossi is one of those guys. Come out and meet him. He’s bringing his guitar.

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. Their friends know them as Eric, Chris, and Rob, but at the Market we call them The Wayside Shakeup. You’ll call them talented, lively, and fun.

Seasons Change, Vendors Change
Last Chance this season for A.T. Buzby

SEASONAL CHANGES START NOW. Every year toward the end of September, crops cycle out and crops cycle in. As the corn and tomatoes fade, we’ll see more squash and late season greens, local broccoli and cauliflower, among other wonders of the autumn. This week we bid farewell (until next year) to our legacy vendors A.T. Buzby farm, our always reliable source of sweet corn and cantaloupe, to name just two of their specialties. Stop by the Buzby table this Saturday to wish them well.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

It’s (Mostly) Sunny in Collingswood.

Optimists will call it mostly sunny. Pessimists call it partly cloudy. Market Shoppers call it cool and dry.

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced.

Shoppers may not know that the special arrangement with Sara’s Produce is that they may sell “exotic” produce, but are prohibited from selling anything that grows in New Jersey.

DEFINITELY NOT JERSEY FRESH — BID VENDOR SARA’S PRODUCE

We’re fully booked this week, so BID is full too: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc, Charley’s Crepes, and Sara’s Produce will take their usual spaces. And they’ll be joined by Inspired Brews Kombucha.

Gina Horlacher of Cheese Etc says, “Be sure to stop for some homemade cheese spreads. Come early so you don’t miss out on 2 of our most popular: Fig ’N Zola (gorgonzola blended with figs, fig jam and a balsamic reduction), and the self-explanatory Blueberry Goat.

CHARLEY’S CREPES. This week, Charley features fresh produce from many vendors. “We’ll have an Eckert corn hash, Davidson sherry shallot mushrooms, Viereck roasted tomatoes and spinach, and Schober peaches and apples. This is the last chance for peach-filled crepes as we transition into pumpkin and cranberry season.” Yum.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT SEP 16

MILK AND COOKIES!  Our Market regular, Origin Almond Milk, has started to bring a selection of hot beverages to complement their already-popular line of flavored almond milks. This week, they’re setting up next to our guest vendor Flour+Oats Artisan Cookies. Sure, we’re sophisticated adults, but let’s never outgrow our love for milk and cookies!

MECHA GINGERBREAD GANACHE

MILK AND COOKIES!  Our Market regular, Origin Almond Milk, has started to bring a selection of hot beverages to complement their already-popular line of flavored almond milks. This week, they’re setting up next to our guest vendor Flour+Oats Artisan Cookies. Sure, we’re sophisticated adults, but let’s never outgrow our love for milk and cookies!

• MECHA’s Chocolates
  —Feel that crisp September air? Makes us think the pie spices and ginger snaps are coming. Get a jump on the season with MECHA Chocolates this week. Pumpkin pie spice infused milk chocolate ganache and molasses make this one special.
• Flour+Oats Artisan Cookies
  —Our personal favorites are the shortbread varieties, but whatever type you purchased during Lisa’s first two visits to the Market, you can be sure there are other new delights to try.
• Origin Almond Milk
  —Cold almond milks and now . . . hot beverages too? Turmeric chai? Earl Gray Tea latte, anyone? Jacob is always innovating, and this week we have him setting up alongside Flour+Oats. Time for a Milk-and-Cookies pairing!
• Duker T’s Catering
  —Autumn temperatures mean it’s time to get your favorite soups from Duker T’s Catering. This week, Duker kicks off the season with Cream of Broccoli.
• Our Souls Shine Applesauce
  —Organic apples, kale from the garden, a bucketload of sunshine, blended with great caring for your body and spirit. Eat the apple. Be the apple.
• Barn and Stone House Soap
  —Not just soap. Not just for cleansing. Stop by this attractive table and get yourself some aromatherapy by the bar!
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Sip a sample, buy a bottle, or bring a growler for a refill.

New Vendor: Indogrow Microgreens

MICROGREENS! Patrick Gigliotti and Louis Monte grow microgreens in a very small vertical farm (see below) in Cherry Hill. Their delicate-looking products pack an amazing flavor punch into the smallest of packages (and about a pound’s worth of nutrition for every ounce). The tiniest samples are instantly recognizable as “spicy brown mustard,” or “fresh spring pea,” or “red beets,” to name just three examples. They’re new; they’re creating a buzz with bloggers; they’re featured in local restaurants, and they’re terrifically nice guys. Stop by and meet them at “the Perkins end of the Market.”

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
BBQ Bison Meatloaf

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). BBQ Bison Meatloaf. Most cooks have a meatloaf recipe to follow or ignore, but most don’t involve bison meat as the primary ingredient. Follow Susan’s instructions for the special handling of this wonderful meat from Buck Wild Bison. Her carrots came from Our Yards Farm, her onions from A.T. Buzby, her celery from Flaim (and Formisano), her mushrooms from Davidsons, her delicata squash from Flaim, and her green beans from Springdale. Check out the recipe and other helpful photos at Susan’s blog.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/09/01/bbq-bison-meatloaf/

Stef Perna (treatbelly)
Creamy Potato Leek Soup

Stef Perna (treatbelly) Creamy Potato-Leek Soup

Stef Perna is a food artist. If ever you’re wandering the Market wondering what to try next, get on over to treatbelly and drool over the photos. If they don’t inspire you to pick up your whisk, hire a chef. This week Stef found treats from Savoie Organic, DanLynn Organic, Schobers & Sons, Fruitwood, Flaim, Viereck, and Springdale and shot gorgeous photos of them all. Then she whipped up an acorn squash puree, and tossed off the irresistable potato-leek soup seen here. Do yourself a favor: see the whole week’s shopping at Stef’s blog.

http://www.treatbelly.com/treatbelly/2017/9/10/september-market-finds

Featured Artist SAT SEP 16

Jennifer Prasad
Canary Works

FEATURED ARTIST. Pillow Covers. Jennifer Prasad calls her business Canary Works. We’ve never thought to ask her why. We do know that when we commissioned her to do a set of commemorative pillows for our siblings, she was honored and delighted to be asked. See the beautiful designs Jennifer comes up with on her own, of course, but don’t be bashful about suggesting your own best pillow idea. She matched our model design perfectly.

www.shopcanaryworks.com

For the Animal Lovers
The Animal Adoption Center

Hi, I’m Sadie. I’m a very sweet, affectionate girl looking for my forever family. I like to run around a bit, so a fenced yard would be nice. I have energy to keep up on hikes or even go jogging with my new Dad or Mom. I’m good with other dogs and children eight years old or older. The wonderful volunteers of The Animal Adoption Center can put you in touch with Sadie and many more like her. Stop by and meet them at the Dog Tent this week.

http://www.aacnj.org/adoptable-dogs/

Music SAT SEP 16

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. The Incomparable Dave Kelly. Dave makes it look easy. It’s not, of course. Ten thousand hours of practice are needed to play a guitar “effortlessly.” Or a dulcimer. Or a lap steel guitar. Stop by starting at 9am and see (hear) what else Dave can make seem simple.

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. The New Valentines. They delighted us in June when they made their Market debut, and Matt and Genevieve LaPalomento are certain to delight us again with their beautiful harmonies and popular playlist. ‘Cause, once you’re delightful, you don’t stop being delightful.

For the Good of All
Lourdes Wellness / Oaklyn Food Pantry

LOURDES WELLNESS / OAKLYN FOOD PANTRY. BUY2/GIVE1. Generosity is natural in the aftermath of terrible storms and only reminds us how much hunger our neighbors suffer every day closer to home. When you survey the Market tables groaning with beautiful produce, give a thought to folks in Camden County who wonder every day where their next meal will come from. BUY 2 of whatever looks good, and GIVE 1 to the Lourdes Wellness / Oaklyn Food Pantry drive we’re honored to host. What you give on Saturday will be given to a hungry neighbor on Monday. Thanks.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

It’s (Always) Sunny in Collingswood.

It may be cooler than some of us would like or expect in September, but hey! Sun Sun Sun from 6am until noon. Bask in it.

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced.

Shoppers may not know that the special arrangement with Sara’s Produce is that they may sell “exotic” produce, but are prohibited from selling anything that grows in New Jersey.

DEFINITELY NOT JERSEY FRESH — BID VENDOR SARA’S PRODUCE

We’re fully booked this week, so BID is full too: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc, Charley’s Crepes, and Sara’s Produce will take their usual spaces. And they’ll be joined by Inspired Brews Kombucha.

Guest Vendors SAT SEP 09

We’ve got chocolate, soap, and fermented tea (it’s called kombucha!). Plus ice cream, crème puffs, and pickles for those who can’t get enough esoteric combinations!

JOHN AND KIRA’S CHOCOLATE-FILLED FIGS

• John & Kira’s Chocolates
  —It’s good to have chocolate at the Market. John and Kira’s returns this week with their seasonal favorites. We’ve heard rumors of ladybugs and filled figs.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Sip a sample, buy a bottle, or bring a growler for a refill.
• Weckerly’s Ice Cream
  —Four days ago the instagram said: “Lemon verbena ice cream marbled with peach and blackberry, alongside granola and shortbread.” Not your grandma’s ice cream sandwiches.
• Chloe’s Crème Puffs
  —You fell in love with these little bite-sized delectables on their first or second visit and you haven’t stopped thinking about them since.
• Green Aisle Grocery
  —Guess who’s bringing the always-popular “Fitty-Fitty”? Yeah, the irresistible blend of wildflower honey and Grade B Maple Syrup that will become your favorite topping (finger dip?).
• Knowhere Farm (Goats Milk Soap)
  —Think kid goats are adorable? We do too. Come out to the Knowhere Farm petting pen and get yerself a selfie with a kid. (Buy some soap).
• Constellation Collective
  —Didja know? Gluten-free bagels. What will the Coco girls think of next?

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Kohlrabi Delicata Hash Browns

KOHLRABI DELICATA HASH BROWNS

Susan has a knack for familiarizing the unfamiliar. This week she chose two items you might be hesitant to try and transforms them into a beautiful dish you’ll find completely comforting if still a bit new. With a fresh kohlrabi from Our Yards Farm and a gorgeous striped delicata from Flaim Farms, fried them in sequence with a fresh green onion, and created Hash Browns that will remind you of the potato version but contain nary a spud. Thank you, Susan. (The kohlrabi thanks you too.) See the simple instuctions at Susan’s blog.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/08/28/delicata-squash-and-kohlrabi-hash-browns/

Sarah Licata (Salt Jar)
Lox and Bagel Dinner?

CRISPY SALMON TOMATO AND CAPERS

Not exactly the popular delicatessen favorite, but you can see how an entrée that features salmon, onion, tomato and capers might have taken its inspiration from a bagel breakfast. Springdale Farms provided Sarah her hyper-local, super-fresh grape tomatoes. The yellow style add a fun punch, and a warm sweetness not found in the red type, making this dish a true celebration of the local produce. Serve over pasta with crispy-skin salmon (or toss the pasta with lox if you’re following the analogy!) Easy instructions are at Sarah’s blog.

http://saltjar.com/crispy-salmon-with-tomatoes-and-capers/

Featured Artist SAT SEP 09

Stephanie Kane
Kitchen Garden Series

FEATURED ARTIST. Here’s an idea we don’t hear every day: Kitchen Textiles. Local fabric artist Stephanie Kane makes her Market debut appearance this week with what she calls her Kitchen Garden Series. It’s all textile, but comes in the shapes of market bags, produce storage bags, reusable coffee and tea filters(!), and aprons.

www.thekitchengardenseries.com

For the Animal Lovers
The New Life Animal Rescue

New Life Animal Rescue could use a Rescue.

Words can’t fully express the selfless generosity of the beautiful people who rescue wounded, abandoned, or disabled animals. Do something very simple to express your appreciation please, and maybe help New Life Animal Rescue earn a $10,000 contribution. Read the story of Francis and his wheelchair, consider the enormous cost of supporting him, and cast a vote for New Life between now and midnight Sunday.

http://bit.ly/2iLnk7o

Music SAT SEP 09

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. Sam Caruso is a power for good. We’ve never had a conversation with Sam that wasn’t upbeat, positive, generous and cheerful. If that describes what you like in an entertainer, then get yourself to the Music Tent this Saturday and sing along, dance along, celebrate a true Market favorite.

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. Trio Nova Duo. Feeling mellow? Want to keep that relaxed, TGI-The Weekend vibe going? Stroll down toward the BID section of the Market and find your groove with the duo that thinks it’s a trio. They make the tough job of jazzifying your Saturday seem effortless.

For Our Veterans
The Veterans Group

THE VETERANS GROUP. Yes, that’s a classic Stingray. And yes, you could own it for a raffle ticket. The Veterans Group will be at the Market on Saturday with tickets, but first, a word about what they do. They house homeless US Veterans at a cost of $29 a day ($848 a month). They provide group psychological and PTSD counseling. They partner with universities to provide quality education. They provide job search assistance including resume building and basic computer skills training. But, about that car? You could win it with one $20 ticket. Drawing November 11. Meet the Veterans Group team at the Market this SAT SEP 09.

http://www.theveteransgroup.org/corvette-raffle-fundraiser/

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Rainman Returns.

We got our picture-perfect day last week while Dave was on vacation. Now that he’s back, the forecast is more than a little iffy for SAT SEP 02.

BID Vendors SAT SEP 02

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced.

Shoppers may not know that the special arrangement with Sara’s Produce is that they may sell “exotic” produce, but are prohibited from selling anything that grows in New Jersey.

DEFINITELY NOT JERSEY FRESH — BID VENDOR SARA’S PRODUCE

This week the roster is very light in the BID area: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, and Sara’s Produce will take their usual spaces. (Cheese Etc and Charlie’s Crepes are off on their summer vacations.)  For one week, Don’t Bully Us Rescue will conduct a special adoption event with some of their adorable adoptables.

Guest Vendors SAT SEP 02

We’ve got chocolate, soap, and applesauce! Plus new every-week guests with their shrimp, and breads, and kombucha!

MECHA CHOCOLATES: BUTTER PECAN TOFFEE

• MECHA Artisan Chocolates
• —Thank you, MECHA, for staying on through your August engagement to bring us fresh local chocolates for the holiday weekend.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Bring a growler.
• Carol Steinhauser Blueberry Fields Soap—Carol will be in an unusual spot this week inside the Market to create a bit of separation from Woods Edge Wools.
• Our Souls Shine—Applesauce made with organic apples from Sara’s Produce, plus love, good vibes, and kale from Cindy’s garden.
• Woods Edge Wools
  —Direct from this South Jersey alpaca and yak farm, their own honey, alpaca woolens, dryer balls, and soaps.

Official Market Bloggers

Sarah Licata (Salt Jar)
Schober Peaches Galette

Sarah Licata (Salt Jar). Sarah suggests we think of a galette as a half-pie, free-form, baked without a pan, almost structureless, and EASIER than pie to make. No kidding. The hardest part is cutting the peaches. The rest you can do without interrupting your trashy TV viewing. The peaches come from Schober Sons Orchards, and Sarah personally “taste tests” each one before committing it to the galette. Rosemary adds the unexpected savory element. Read the simple instructions at Sarah’s blog, Salt Jar.

http://saltjar.com/rosemary-peach-galette/

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Salad in a Jar!

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). We all know Susan likes to shop from EVERYONE at the Market. This week she outdid herself and stacked the results in jars that can be taken to work for lunch without going soft or losing their freshness. She stacks cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, and peppers and recommends Our Yards, Savoie, Flaim, Formisano, Springdale, Hymer, Danlynn, Viereck, Fruitwood, Buzby for selected produce! The cheese she picks up from Hillacres Pride, Springdale, or Villa Barone. Well done, Susan. See the construction advice at her blog.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/08/24/a-jar-full-of-treasures/

Featured Artist SAT SEP 02

Jamilah Damiani
Wrenaissance Furniture Revival

FEATURED ARTIST. Her appearance at the Market this Saturday will mark Jamilah Damiani’s debut as a Featured Artist. Her company produces Home Decor with a particular style (several particular styles, actually). Look for pop art, genuine African fabric pillows, wall art, and “Revived” furniture.

www.wrenaissancefurniture.com 

For the Animal Lovers

The New Life Animal Rescue

New Life Animal Rescue in the Dog Tent.  Maybe Shelby is your type of dog. (More importantly, maybe you’re her type of adopter!) This week our good friends from New Life will staff the Dog Tent and distribute Official Market Leashes along with the Dog Behavior Guidelines, excellent advice about pet health and safety, and opportunities to volunteer or to apply to foster/adopt a new forever animal of your own. Stop by to pet or be petted. Or get started on the adoption process to add Shelby to your family

https://www.newlifeanimalrescue.org/available-dogs

Music SAT SEP 02

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. Marc Sengin is very much a solo act, but with his new harmonizer he sounds like a trio. You’ll think you’re listening to Peter, Paul, and Mary (or Crosby, Stills, and Nash). Bring a tambourine and play along.

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. The Incomparable Dave Kelly makes stringed things sing this week at the BID vendor/Corn Truck end of the Market. Dave plays old favorites and always something new, from Nirvana to the Mister Softee theme.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Best Day Yet!

Apparently all we have to do to get good weather this season is send Dave to Italy. Forecasts 6 days ahead aren’t worth a whole lot, but Weather.com has THIS to say about what to look forward to on SAT AUG 26.

BID Vendors SAT AUG 26

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced.

Shoppers may not know that the special arrangement with Sara’s Produce is that they may sell “exotic” produce, but are prohibited from selling anything that grows in New Jersey.

CROISSANTS FROM DULCE ARTISANAL BAKERY

This week: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., Charlie’s Crepes, and Sara’s Produce. For one week, Inspired Brews Kombucha will join the BID area as well.

Vendor Collaboration

SHRIMP ETOUFFEE CREPES. You may know Charles and Lisa Ciaccarelli Koory (Charley’s Crepes) are fully committed to incorporating fresh local ingredients from our very own vendors into the fillings for their fabulous crepes. He uses Davidson’s Mushrooms, Schober’s Peaches, and Bison from Buck Wild Bison, among others. This week, Charlie is buying fresh-never-frozen locally-farmed shrimp from The Big Shrimp Company (at the east end of the Market this week) to add a Shrimp Etouffee Crepe to his menu. Lines will be long. Don’t miss out!

CHARLEY AND LISA

Guest Vendors SAT AUG 26

We’re back to full size after losing our Irvin Avenue spaces for the Craft Fair last week. We’re taking full advantage of the “added” spaces by inviting a full roster of outstanding Guest Vendors including Shrimp, Sharpening, Chocolate, Juice, Croissants, Kombucha, Ice Cream, Crepes, and Goats!

• MECHA Artisan Chocolates
• —Thank you, MECHA, for bringing the good stuff every SAT this month.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Bring a growler.
• Knowhere Farm Goats Milk Soap (and Goats!)
  —Knowhere Farm is back in the Guest Vendor area with their adorable goats in a petting area, along with their honest and pure goats milk soap.
  
• Weckerly’s Ice Cream
  —Local fruits, herbs, and organic milk/cream. Does ice cream get any better than this?
• Green Aisle Grocery
  —Always something new, usually from ingredients you never thought to combine.
• Constellation Collective
  —Scones and doughnuts anyone? A fresh frittata perhaps?
• Garden State Juice
  —This will be the last appearance at the Market for our favorite “Juice Girls” this season. Be sure to stock up and tell them how much you appreciate the value they’ve been adding to the produce from our very own vendors.
• Neil’s Sharpening Service
  —Bring out your knives and anything else that’s gotten dull. Neil wants us all to know he offers a “Self Service” sharpening option. The Sharpening is free, but bandages are $100 each.

Official Market Bloggers

Christine Clarke (The Coveted Kitchen)
Zucchini Curry

ZUCCHINI CURRY

Christine Clarke (The Coveted Kitchen). Quote from Christine: “Zucchini noodles (aka “zoodles”) are probably one of my favorite light summer dinners. They are so versatile, healthy, and low-carb. They are great tossed with marinara or pesto instead of traditional pasta, or you can make more of a cold salad dish with them and a roasted red pepper vinaigrette. My 2 zucchini plants from Springdale Farms are absolutely killing it right now.”  Find out how to incorporate your own zucchini abundance in this recipe.

http://thecovetedkitchen.com/curry-peanut-zoodles-tofu-bok-choy/

Featured Artist SAT AUG 26

Lorraine Delphey
L’originals

FEATURED ARTIST. Lorraine Delphey is our Artist of the Week. Her Fabric Creations include rustic cotton rope baskets (original designs), rope hot pads, hand-knitted cotton dishcloths, and fleece neck pillows.

For the Dog Lovers

The Animal Adoption Center

The Animal Adoption Center in the Dog Tent.  This week our good friends from The Animal Adoption Center (organized out of Lindenwold) will staff the Dog Tent and distribute Official Market Leashes along with the Dog Behavior Guidelines, excellent advice about pet health and safety, and opportunities to volunteer or to apply to foster/adopt a new forever animal of your own. Stop by to pet or be petted.

http://www.aacnj.org/adoptable-dogs/

Music SAT AUG 26

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. We’ve got music from She Hates Me! this week, which means newly-elected member of the Camden County Democratic Committee Shannon McGill Vasile will be singing pretty with Kevin Sullivan, who is better at crashing parties than joining them.

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. You know how sometimes a genuinely nice guy is also blessed with talent and makes everybody feel wonderful? John Rossi is one of those guys. Come out and meet him. He’s bringing his guitar.

JOHN ROSSI

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

No Eclipse on Saturday!

There are zeroes where we want them on the forecast this week: ZERO chance of rain at noon. ZERO clouds at the end of the Market day. Friday’s thunderstorms are forecast to have rolled on through by morning, and the eclipse won’t arrive until Monday, so the prospect for Saturday morning is full SUN!

BID Vendors SAT AUG 19

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced.

Shoppers may not know that the special arrangement with Sara’s Produce is that they may sell “exotic” produce, but are prohibited from selling anything that grows in New Jersey.

CROISSANTS FROM DULCE ARTISANAL BAKERY

This week: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., Charlie’s Crepes, and Sara’s Produce. For one week, Barn and Stone House Soap will join the BID area as well.

Guest Vendors SAT AUG 19

Space is tight for Guest Vendors this week. We lose our spaces on Irvin Avenue to accommodate the town-wide Haddon Avenue Fine Arts and Craft Festival.

BARN AND STONE HOUSE SOAP

• MECHA Artisan Chocolates
• —Thank you, MECHA, for bringing the good stuff every SAT this month.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Bring a growler.
• Barn and Stone House Soap
  —One of just a few times this season you can choose your favorite of Karen and Rex Bockius’s beautiful soaps.
  

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Three Shrimp Recipes

SAUTEED SHRIMP

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). This week, Susan patronized our new seafood vendor, The Big Shrimp Company, along with her daughters. Each bought shrimp, and all contributed recipes to Susan’s blog post. None will take more than a few minutes to produce and all three respect the unadorned essence of the Jersey Fresh product. Follow the link to Susan’s blog for the recipes, then follow her to The Big Shrimp Company at the end of the Market and get in line. https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/shrimp-three-ways/

Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef)
Annual Peach Pie Baking Contest

PEACH PIE DETAIL

Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef). As she did for the Annual Salsa Contest in July, this month (it’s official Peach Month!) Denine attended, sampled, judged, photographed, analyzed, critiqued, enjoyed, and praised the peach pies in our Annual Peach Pie Baking Contest, SAT AUG 05. Follow the link to her blog for all the details, the names of the winners, and her glorious photos of the mouth-watering entries. http://www.thebicycle-chef.com/2017/08/15th-annual-peach-pie-contest-2017-at.html

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Cherry Tomato Sauce

FRIED RED TOMATOES

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Fried red tomatoes. Because green tomatoes doesn’t seem right. The simple recipe is as good as the tomatoes. Susan shops democratically and makes her recommendations with unanimity. She spreads the love to: Our Yards Farm, Springdale Farm, Flaim Farm, Hymer Farm, DanLynn Organic, Viereck Farm, Formisano Farm, Savoie Organic, and Fruitwood Farm. Shop where you like, then get the recipe at Susan’s blog  here.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/fried-red-tomatoes/

Featured Artist SAT AUG 19

Creatively Obsessed
Selena Braunstein

CREATIVELY OBSESSED

FEATURED ARTIST. Selena Braunstein is our Artist of the Week. She calls her company Creatively Obsessed, and a quick visit to her table will demonstrate why. She makes handcrafted jewelry from vintage books and buttons. This is your chance to do more than adorn yourself. You can own and display on your person a piece of Wearable History.

www.etsy.com/shop/creativelyobsessed

For the Dog Lovers

4PawsNJ

SAMMY THE ADOPTABLE COONHOUND

4PAWSNJ in the Dog Tent.  This week our good friends from 4Paws will staff the Dog Tent and distribute Official Market Leashes along with the Dog Behavior Guidelines, excellent advice about pet health and safety, and opportunities to volunteer or to apply to foster/adopt a new forever animal of your own. Stop by to pet or be petted.

http://4pawsdogrescue.org/our-adoptable-dogs/

Music SAT AUG 19

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. This week’s email blast promised you’d hear the Unstoppable Hackbeats, but they’ve been unexpectedly compelled to cancel. Lucky for you and the Market, we have a deep roster of exceptional talent including the Incomparable Dave Kelly who will make stringed things sing beneath the Music Tent at the east end of the Market this week.

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. Brooke DiCaro is an undeniable talent. We’re excited to present her for her debut Market appearance this week. Rich vocals. Soulful renditions. Fearless compositions. And she plays piano. Come welcome Brooke for her first of what we hope will be many Market appearances.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Cloudy and Cool.

As forecasts go (especially this summer!) this week’s is not too bad. The Market-hour conditions are mostly cloudy with temps in the 70s and there’s little chance of rain during the Market. Conditions will be humid but likely dry. Possibility of storms near or at closing.

NEW VENDOR: The Big Shrimp Company

FARM RAISED SHRIMP. Here’s a riddle. How are shrimp that are grown live in Pennsauken raised “in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean”?

ANSWER: The Big Shrimp Company brings ocean water to Camden County from Barnegat NJ in tanker trucks, then filters, heats, and hydrates it, and pumps it through their 75,000 gallon storage/growth tanks, constantly circulating it for additional filtration, and grows these Pacific White Shrimp with no chemicals, no antibiotics. Get yourself a taste this week. They’ve signed on for the rest of the season.

BID Vendors SAT AUG 12

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced. Villa Barone and Blue Moon Olive Oils feature olives and oils, for example.

This week, we’ll host Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc, and Sara’s Produce. Charlie’s Crepes has moved for this week to a space inside the Market.

Cheese Etc. —Celebrating peach month with our Spiked Peaches & Cream! Made with a handmade ‘jersey fresh’ peach compote. (Thanks to Schober Farms!!) And then spiked with some amaretto! Almost gone for the season, so don’t miss out!!

DEFINITELY NOT JERSEY FRESH — BID VENDOR SARA’S PRODUCE

Guest Vendors SAT AUG 12

MECHA CHOCOLATES: BUTTER PECAN TOFFEE

• MECHA Artisan Chocolates
  —Thank you, MECHA, for bringing the good stuff every SAT this month.
  
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Bring a growler.
• Garden State Juice
  —Your favorite juicers, who always make such wonderful concoctions from our own vendors’ produce.
• Amber Grain Bakery
  —Now a regular vendor, still selling out early every week.
• Blueberry Fields Soap
  —One of just a few times this season you can choose your favorite of Carol Steinhauser’s handmade soaps.
• Weckerly’s Ice Cream
  —The most popular question at the Volunteer table is, “When will Weckerly’s Ice Cream be back?”
• Green Aisle Grocery
  —Bringing NJ Marinara, Summer Gazpacho Bloody Mary mix, Salted Honey Peach preserves, Five-Spice Beets pickles, Garlic Serrano hot sauce, +MORE!
• Flour+Oats Artisan Cookies
  —Heads-up to every lucky customer who tried these awesome individually-wrapped cookies last time!
  

  FLOUR+OATS ARTISAN COOKIES

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Cherry Tomato Sauce

SUPER EASY CHERRY TOMATO SAUCE

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Fans of Susan’s blog know she’s an expert at turning her Jersey Fresh purchases into simple and delicious dishes that please adults and kids without unduly pressuring the cook. This week she shopped cherry tomatoes of all sizes and colors from the bounty available at Springdale, AT Buzby, and Viereck Farms, collected a batch from Our Yards Farm, and turned them into a super easy pasta sauce in less than 30 minutes. See the easy instructions and more beautiful photos at Susan’s blog here.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/super-easy-tiny-tomato-sauce/ 

Stef Perna (treatbelly)
Tomatoes Three Ways

TOMATOES THREE WAYS: MACERATED/JAM/RUSTIC ROASTED

Stef Perna (treatbelly). As a public service, Stef Perna bought ten pounds of tomatoes last week at the Collingswood Farmers’ Market. From the bounty available, she selected Green Zebras and Cherries from Viereck Farms, Saladettes and Cherries from Savoie Organic Farm, and Ceylons and San Marzanos from DanLynn Organic. In a trio of classic tomato preparations, she macerated them, roasted them, and turned them into jam. See all three of these timely tomato recipes and Stef’s always-beautiful photos at her blog here.
http://www.treatbelly.com/treatbelly/2017/7/30/summer-tomatoes  

Featured Artist SAT AUG 12

Farmhouse Art Studio
Jill Hawes

MAKE YOUR OWN TIE-DYED BANDANA

FARMHOUSE ART STUDIO. Jill Hawes creates custom wearable art that will change the way you think about tie dye! As this week’s Featured Artist, Jill will be presenting for sale her creatively unique garments made with love. See Jill’s work here.

MAKE YOUR OWN DOG BANDANA. As a contribution to our annual ADOPTATHON, Jill will also provide instructions and materials so you can make your own tie-dye dog bandana at the Market in return for a contribution to our Animal welfare agencies.
www.farmhouseartstudio.com 

Music SAT AUG 12

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. There’s no telling whether Kevin Monko will appear solo (unlikely), or whether he’ll invite one or more of the members of Candy Volcano to play along. Either way, it’ll be a treat. (Kevin is a late replacement for Dave Kelly, who will make a quick trip home to Oklahoma this week.)

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. Marc Sengin is very much a solo act, but with his new harmonizer he sounds like a trio. You’ll think you’re listening to Peter, Paul, and Mary (or Crosby, Stills, and Nash). Bring a tambourine and play along.

For Animal Lovers

The Annual August ADOPT-A-THON is your chance every year to meet with volunteers (and adoptable animals!) from several area animal shelters and rescues.  There will be animals to meet and pet, lots of chances to start an adoption application, wonderful advice and invitations for low-cost services. You won’t have a better opportunity to save a life and make a friend this Saturday.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Arrive to wet pavement.

As forecasts go (especially this summer!) this week’s is not too bad. The Market-hour conditions are mostly cloudy with temps in the 70s, but the likelihood of rain overnight is pretty significant. That means the chalk will wash away before you arrive, so look for the green paint markings on the pavement and KNOW YOUR LOCATION NUMBER (or letter) when you arrive, please. Text me (856) 979-6653 if you need help.

Peach Pie Baking Contest

AN AWARD-WINNING 2016 PIE

It’s that time again. This SAT AUG 05 we kick off Peach Month (it’s every August for you initiates) with our annual celebration of Jersey’s Golden Peachy Goodness baked into a pie. The competition is fierce (but friendly), the pies are spectacular to look at and wonderful to judge (too late; we have our judges), and the prizes are Market certificates redeemable at any of our vendors. Advance Registration is required, and time is running out. Follow the link RIGHT NOW and secure your slot. Registration will take just a couple of minutes.
http://www.collsfofm.org/peach-pie-contest/

NEW VENDOR: The Big Shrimp Company

FARM RAISED SHRIMP. Here’s a riddle. How are shrimp that are grown live in Pennsauken raised “in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean”?

ANSWER: The Big Shrimp Company brings ocean water to Camden County from Barnegat NJ in tanker trucks, then filters, heats, and hydrates it, and pumps it through their 75,000 gallon storage/growth tanks, constantly circulating it for additional filtration, and grows these Pacific White Shrimp with no chemicals, no antibiotics. Get yourself a taste this week. They’ve signed on for the rest of the season.

BID Vendors SAT AUG 05

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced. Villa Barone and Blue Moon Olive Oils feature olives and oils, for example.

This week, we’ll host Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc, and Sara’s Produce. Charlie’s Crepes has a BID space too, but he relies heavily on local produce.

Inspired Brews Kombucha will find its place in the BID section this week too.

DEFINITELY NOT JERSEY FRESH — BID VENDOR SARA’S PRODUCE

Guest Vendors SAT AUG 05

MECHA CHOCOLATES: BUTTER PECAN TOFFEE

• MECHA Artisan Chocolates
  —Chocolate at an outdoor Market in August is very rare, so thank you to MECHA for committing to bringing the good stuff every SAT this month.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Bring a growler.
  
• Garden State Juice
  —Your favorite juicers, who always make such wonderful concoctions from our own vendors’ produce, are back this week, SAT AUG 05 with special flavors old and new.
• Amber Grain Bakery
  —Now a regular vendor, still selling out early every week.
  
• Woods Edge Wool Farm
  —This is the only farm we know where you can get alpaca woolens, yak steaks, dryer lint balls, beeswax candles, and fresh local honey all from one table.
• Our Souls Shine Applesauce
  —Organic apples and kale from the garden combine with good vibes and a bucket of sunshine to produce a sublime product wonderful for kids and enlightened adults.
• Constellation Collective
  —COLD BREW! Not only will the CoCo girls be back this week for the second week in a row, they’ll be drawing fresh Cold Brewed Coffee for the Revolution Roaster boys, who are unavoidably OFF for this one week.

CONSTELLATION COLLECTIVE: TOMATO CHEDDAR SCONES

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Parsleyed Potatoes

SUSAN MAUER LYNCH: PARSLEYED POTATOES

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Simple is the word this week. Or rather, simple, fresh and local are the words. Susan chose her potatoes from Savoie Organic and paired them with carrots from Our Yards Farm (after also shopping both at Flaim, Formisano, and DanLynn Farms). For good measure, some yellow beans from Viereck Farm (also available at Springdale and Savoie), butter from Hillacres Pride, and parsley from Our Yards. Prep is easy, seasoning is simple, results are delicious. See the easy instructions and more beautiful photos at Susan’s blog here.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/parsleyed-potatoes/

Featured Artist SAT AUG 05

Relics Revisited
Aimee Eckert

Relics Revisited. There would be no Featured Artist program without our own Aimee Eckert, who conceived the idea, juries the artists, and books the schedule. This week she gets to feature her own work. “My jewelry collection is constructed from original photographs, vintage bits, metal, clothing and various found and reclaimed odds and ends. I give found items new life,” she says. Come see. Or visit her etsy shop for a preview, then come collect what you’ve selected.

www.etsy.com/shop/angularart

Music SAT AUG 05

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. You know how sometimes a genuinely nice guy is also blessed with talent and makes everybody feel wonderful? John Rossi is one of those guys. Come out and meet him. He’s bringing his guitar.

JOHN ROSSI

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. Their friends know them as Eric, Chris, and Rob, but at the Market we call them The Wayside Shakeup. You’ll call them talented, lively, and fun.

THE WAYSIDE SHAKEUP

For Animal Lovers

DOG TENT. Lilo’s Promise is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit animal welfare organization (like all the shelters and rescues that help us staff the Dog Tent). As such, they rely on donations to provide the care and medical treatment for the beautiful pit bulls they rescue. Of course, cash is great, and fully tax deductible, but if you really want to do something special to help, follow this link to their Amazon Wish List and send some indispensable supplies. See the Lilo team and an adorable adoptable or two at the Dog Tent this week.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

The Opposite of last week.

Oh boy. Last week was dry and hot. This week looks cool and wet. Prepare for winds averaging 15 miles per hour, gusting higher. Could get messy. Bring tent weights.

KNIFE SHARPENING. Consider bringing your knifes, tools, dull blades of all kinds to the Music Tent area this week. Neil comes to the Market only once a month, and SAT JUL 29 will be his last visit until the end of September.

BID Vendors SAT JUL 29

BID Vendors. At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced. Villa Barone and Blue Moon Olive Oils feature olives and oils, for example.

This week, we’ll host Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Blue Moon Olive Oils, and Sara’s Produce. Charlie’s Crepes has a BID space too, but he relies heavily on local produce.

Inspired Brews Kombucha will find its place in the BID section this week too.

Inspired Brews Kombucha will find its place in the BID section this week too.

Guest Vendors SAT JUL 29

• Weckerly’s Ice Cream
  —We’re very sorry to have misled you last week about Weckerly’s. They were never scheduled to appear. But they ARE with us this week, SAT JUL 29, so bring your cooler and plan to stock up.

  

• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Bring a growler.
• Green Aisle Grocery
  —Cocktail mixes using local produce? YES and YES please!
• Neil’s Knife Sharpening Service
  —Bring out your knives and anything else that’s gotten dull through use or abuse. Neil comes only once a month at most, and this is his only scheduled appearance until the end of September!
• Amber Grain Bakery
  —Now a regular vendor, still selling out early every week.
• MECHA Local Artisan Chocolates
  —We had to slip them into the space between Duker T’s Catering and Davidson’s Exotic Mushrooms, but we’re happy to have chocolate at the Market any time.
• Constellation Collective
  —Who knows what the CoCo girls are cooking up this week? Doughnuts surely, and maybe frittatas?
• Garden State Juice NOT COMING
  —Your favorite juicers, who always make such wonderful concoctions from our own vendors’ produce, will return SAT AUG 05 with special flavors old and new.
• Knowhere Farm Goats Milk Soap
  —The soap is simple and wholesome, but the real attraction is that the goats will be coming to the Market for petting and “selfie” ops.

Official Market Bloggers

Three Cold Dishes for Hot Weather.

This week, to beat the heat, we have pickles and salads you can produce without needing to turn on an oven or stove.

Stef Perna (treatbelly)
Freezer Pickles

Stef has been busy “testing pickle recipes using cucumbers, zucchini, beets and garlic from the Collingswood Farmers’ Market vendors: Flaim Farms, Savoie Organic Farm, Springdale Farms and DanLynn Farms.” She’s come to the conclusion that freezer pickles are the best way to savor the produce of summer while still having leisure time to enjoy the warm weather. So “easy” is the key to the recipe she offers this week. Follow the link to her blog here to see how simple a delicious life can be.

http://www.treatbelly.com/treatbelly/2017/7/15/summer-pickles

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Asian Cucumber

Susan is on a mission to discover hidden treasures at the Market each week. This week, she spent more time negotiating for the right cucumber than it took to concoct and execute her simple and perfect recipe for preparing it. You can find an ideal Asian Cucumber for yourself at Julie Pierre’s table, Our Yards Farm, and follow the link here to Susan’s simple instructions for maximizing your enjoyment. Hint: if you can make a vinaigrette, you’re in business!

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/asian-cucumbers/

Natalie Winch (Food Empowerment Blog)
Mother Vida’s Health Salad

If you’ve bought and not yet used a cabbage, some cucumbers, perhaps some carrots, and at least one pepper (either sweet or hot) from your favorite vendor, consider making a version of Natalie’s mother Vida’s Health Salad. You won’t have to use an appliance or heat an oven, and this dish actually improves in flavor with a day or two in the refrigerator. Follow the link to Natalie’s blog here and find the simple instructions for using what you probably already have.

http://tradsnotfads.com/living-la-vita-locale-vida-salad/

Special Return Vendor

Mike Wilk Lamb Farm.

Last year, he was a new vendor who gave many of us our first chance to buy fresh lamb directly from the farm that raised it. This year, we’ve been waiting with varying degrees of patience for the lamb to return. This is the week. Mike says, “We raise grass-fed lamb naturally. We use no hormones, fertilizers or other chemical additives. We rotate our flock every three days on fresh pasture and in the winter feed them exclusively hay with a little grain. Our lamb is sold directly to consumers, off the farm.” Thanks, Mike, and welcome back.

Featured Artist SAT JUL 29

Blue Moondance Designs

Jessica Soldevila produces a truly eclectic array of beautiful, useful, and entertaining items including jewelry and housewares. We could show you her coasters, her greeting cards, her housewares, petite earrings, refrigerator magnets, or marble beverage holders. Instead, how about these charming charms that declare lasting love for a lost pet? For the rest, you can visit her facebook, or better yet, stop by space 24 on Saturday.

www.facebook.com/bluemoondancedesigns

Music SAT JUL 29

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. There’s no telling whether Kevin Monko will appear solo (unlikely), or whether he’ll invite one or more of the members of Candy Volcano to play along. Either way, it’ll be a treat.

WEST STAGE BELOW PATCO. Guitarist, hippie, and jive turkey Barry Hollander will return to our west stage for a long-awaited encore since his first appearance at the Market in June. Don’t miss this one. He gets only three chances a season to make his mark.

Music starts at 9 AM on both stages, every week, rain or shine.

For Animal Lovers

Dog Tent. Our good friends 4Paws New Jersey will be staffing the official Dog Tent in the middle of the Market this week, dispensing wonderful advice, offering adoptable animals for your forever companionship, and selling the official Market Leash permits. They’re a wonderful group devoted to rescuing all breeds of dog from kill shelters, and they usually bring one or more adoptables to the Market for you to meet. Be sure to stop by if you’re in need of a new forever friend.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653

Hot, Dry, SAT JUL 22

Mostly sunny with little chance of rain.
Humid at opening but more comfortable as the Market goes on.
Might break 90 by the closing cowbell.

HENNA. Consider the possibilities of a henna tattoo from the very talented Varsha Patel. She’s in space 19 this time. Look for the line.

What’s In Season! SAT JUL 22

Berries are plentiful.

You’ll also see stone fruits like plums, peaches and nectarines. Beets, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplants, lima beans and cabbages are at the Market, too! Corn and tomatoes are still going strong.

Fruitwood Farm will have beets, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, sweet cherries, white corn, cucumbers, eggplant, white and yellow peaches, donut peaches, Yukon gold potatoes, radishes, squash, string beans, tomatoes and honey.

Buzby Farms is bringing watermelon, cantaloupe, sweet corn, tomatoes, and more.

Viereck Farms reports they’ll have heirloom tomatoes, Cherokee purples, Brandywines, plus a lot of mixed cherry tomatoes.

Hillacres Pride is featuring chorizo sausage and our sage griller sausage at a special price of only $7/lb. We will also have our sliced nitrate free sweet bologna on special – try a sample! “Don’t forget to try our cheese samples each week and let us know your favorite!”

BID Vendors SAT JUL 22

At the west end of the Market, members of the Collingswood Business Improvement District (BID) may sell food products not necessarily locally-sourced. Villa Barone and Blue Moon Olive Oil feature olives and oils, for example.

This week, we’ll host Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Cheese Etc., and Sara’s Produce. Charlie’s Crepes has a BID space too, but he relies heavily on local produce.

Inspired Brews Kombucha will find its place in the BID section this week too.

Guest Vendors SAT JUL 22

• Inspired Brews: bringing Pineapple Herba (organic pineapple, organic PA mint, organic ginger, wild sourced lemongrass) again as it was really popular last week. And peach ginger (PA peaches (IPM) and organic ginger root).
• Amber Grain Bakery – Now a regular vendor, still selling out early every week.

•  Blueberry Fields Soap will set up in what is becoming “her usual spot” in the shadow of Perkins Art Center.
•  Garden State Juice – Using the last of the Jersey Fresh strawberries and other Collingswood Farmers’ Market ingredients.
• NEW VENDOR! Knowhere Farm Goats Milk Soap – The soap is simple and wholesome, but the real attraction is that the goats will be coming to the Market for petting and “selfie” ops. Look for the petting pen near the East Music Tent.

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch Does Dinner and we’re invited.

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Susan produces entire meals from the Market and provides careful, simple, logical instructions for preparing fresh ingredients. This week’s blog post includes several short tutorials any home cook will find helpful.

How to Grill Steak. Susan chose the Tomahawk Steak from Buck Wild Bison, our new meat vendor. It’s “lower in fat and cholesterol than choice beef, chicken, pork, and salmon” and is the new dinner choice for Susan’s family. Cook it “low and slow,” followed by a quick sear.

How to Caramelize Onions. Get fresh spring onions at several Market vendors including Flaim and Formisano, and make extra to save for later. Stir frequently over low, slow heat in butter and olive oil. Kosher salt, balsamic vinegar.

How to Fry Fresh Mushrooms. Get your fresh mushrooms from Davidson’s Exotic Mushrooms (any of six varieties) and fry them “the Julia Child way.” It involves letting the “butter bubble up and then bubble down” before adding the mushrooms. (You’ve probably been doing it wrong, like me.) Click through to the blog for the details.

Eggplant and Zucchini. As if that weren’t enough, you’ll find simple help for roasting Sicilian eggplant (from AT Buzby) and zucchini (from Springdale Farm). It helps to choose the right eggplant for different preparations. This one needs no salting.

To reproduce Susan’s entire summer meal, click here for her blog.

Featured Artist SAT JUL 22

Scribble Stix

Scribble Stix. Bruce Palese creates his own line of eco-friendly, fun-face gifts that are handcrafted from twigs and branches that have fallen naturally from local trees.  No live trees are ever cut.  His “functional art” products include pens, bottle stoppers, stylus pens, lamps, candle/air plant holders, s’more sticks, and appetizer picks —  all at low prices.  Bruce believes that “Quirky Doesn’t Have to be Costly!” Learn More

Music SAT JUL 22

East Stage Music Tent. Are they jazzy? Do they swing? Are they cutting-edge or nostalgic? Yes. Trio Nova Duo is that and more. You may not be able to name every tune, but you’ll recognize them from the bossa nova, jazz, and pop catalogs.

West Stage below PATCO. Brand new to the Market, Lonesome Turnpike Ramblers bring musicianship and an appreciation for bluegrass traditions. Music starts at 9am on both stages, every week, rain or shine.
Music starts at 9 AM on both stages, every week, rain or shine.

For Animal Lovers

Dog Tent. Our good friends The Animal Adoption Center will be staffing the official Dog Tent in the middle of the Market this week, dispensing wonderful advice, offering adoptable animals for your forever companionship, and selling the official Market Leash permits.

GOAT PETTING PEN. Their application was approved, so we’ll have a new soap vendor, Knowhere Farm of Chesterfield, New Jersey, bringing the goats’ milk soap they produce themselves using milk from their own goats. They plan to bring some goats along as well, and a safe enclosure to make it easy to do some goat-and-kid petting. Grab your own kids and bring them along. Could be fun.

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Many of you know, but for those of you who don’t, I carry small bills for vendors who run out of singles during the Market day. For guest vendors who might not be aware, I also have a key to Perkins Art Center, a Market sponsor, the primary benefit of which, for our vendors is INDOOR PLUMBING!

VENDOR PARKING PERMITS

It’s good business to save the best parking spaces for SHOPPERS! Most visitors will tell you it’s tough to find parking at the Market. We make things worse by parking our own vehicles in spaces that could be used and re-used many times by shoppers. Please encourage your table crew to park for free in the Lumberyard Parking Garage (just across Collings Avenue from the west entrance). There are plenty of spaces inside, and the walk back to the Market takes 3 minutes.

Flexible Site Plan

Changes will continue to occur throughout the season as vendors come and go and as we learn more about how neighbors interact. I remind you no spaces are ever guaranteed and require your cooperation if I have to move your location any given week.

THANK YOU
David Hodges, Market Director
Home Office (856) 854-8385
Market Day Cell Phone (856) 979-6653