Cloudy Cows.

Seasonal temperatures that climb to almost 80 by noon. Cloudy but dry. Light breeze. Shopping weather.

Collingswood Section. To emphasize our own community’s food economy, at the west end of the Market, Collingswood food businesses have their own section to promote their contributions to the Borough’s vibrant food scene.

DI BARTOLO STROMBOLIS AT THE TORTILLA PRESS TABLE

Revolution Roasters and the El Sitio Grill have teamed up to form a new food-and-beverage café at the west end of the Market. Revolution handles the fresh-roasted beverages, while El Sitio provides fantastic Ecuadoran specialties including empanadas and Pan de Yuca (cassava cheese bread treats).

Villa Barone features familiar favorite sauces, tasty zeppolis, sometimes their own fresh mozzarella. Sara’s Produce by special arrangement is the one source for produce NOT grown in New Jersey. Lost Bread Co. of Philadelphia has taken up the familiar bakery space inside the BID section.

Fans of the delicious spinach and pepperoni strombolis from DiBartolo Bakery will find them, not in the BID section, but at the Tortilla Press café at the east end of the Market.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT JUN 01

LAST CHANCE FOR GERANIUMS FROM RICK HYMER

Start a shopping list!

• GREEN AISLE GROCERY
  —Yes, you DO recognize Andrew Erace from his WHYY TV show “Movers and Makers.” He’s back this week with his delectable pickles, nut butters, and seasonal favorites. (The show airs Thursdays 9pm and Sundays 10:30am)
• CHEESE ETC
  —Always wonderful cheese spreads featuring local produce, coffee, wine, and beer.

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Short Rib Pappardelle

SHORT RIB SAUCE AND FRESH PAPPARDELLE

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Short Rib Sauce and Fresh Pappardelle. Susan made this dinner entirely from ingredients she bought at the Market. Fresh pappardelle noodles, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, and dinner rolls from Villa Barone, butter from Hillacres Pride, lettuce and tomatoes from Muth Family Organic, Savoie Organic, and AT Buzby farms, and of course, the bison short ribs from Buck Wild Bison.
https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/short-rib-sauce-with-fresh-pappardelle/

Denine Gorniak (thebicycle-chef)
Strawberry and Rhubarb Bread Pudding

STRAWBERRY AND RHUBARB BREAD PUDDING

Denine Gorniak (thebicycle-chef). Strawberry and Rhubarb Bread Pudding. Our bloggers have been making good use of the rhubarb and strawberries from Fruitwood Farms. If you’re a fan, get it while it lasts. If you’ve never tried rhubarb, this recipe with step-by-step photo instructions will make it an easy and rewarding delicious dessert featuring the “milk bread” from Lost Bread Co.

http://www.thebicycle-chef.com/2019/05/strawberry-and-rhubarb-milk-bread.html

For the Animal Lovers
Voorhees Animal Orphanage

LOVABLE ADOPTABLE SAPPHIRE

IN THE DOG TENT

Live Music on Two Stages!
SAT JUN 01

SHANNON AND DAVE TOGETHER

A NOVEL PAIRING

DAVE KELLY will be on the West Stage this week, with SHANNON VASILE. That’s never happened before, and we’re giddy with anticipation to hear these two Market favorites together for the first time.

If you favor a more predictable outcome, head to the Music Tent for the always reliably brilliant TRIO NOVA DUO.

For the Art Lovers

FEATURED ARTIST. LISA CONFORA (Nature’s Energy). Ceramics and Jewelry. Lisa creates functional, wheel-thrown pottery with design elements inspired by nature and magical symbols.  Her free-spirited jewelry collection is made from vintage, upcycled, fair trade, clay and copper materials.

www.lisaconfora.com

Bag Reduction Program

Small Bills 

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.

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

MAYFAIR!

Week 4 of our 2019 Season is the very different Mayfair Saturday.

As we do just once every year, we’re relocating to Irvin Avenue this week to accommodate Mayfair, the annual town-wide block party that attracts maybe 50,000 participants to Haddon Avenue. For experienced vendors, this is no surprise; for newcomers, the dislocation will be startling.

Vehicles are Prohibited

Vehicles cannot be driven into or parked on Irvin Avenue, which is narrower than our usual spaces. Instead, you’ll be parking in the lot behind the Kitchen Associates building and unloading by foot onto Irvin Avenue.

Do Not Drive Onto Irvin Avenue

A few vendors have made appointments with David to arrive at particular times for very brief vehicle access. Unless you have a scheduled time to use your vehicle, park in the Kitchen Associates lot and walk your setup.

Site Plan and Pavement Chalk

• The Irvin Avenue Site Plan is attached.
• In addition, David will be chalking the pavement squares with your initials to confirm which spaces you’ve been assigned.

No Veggie Valet / No Volunteers / No Music / No Dog Tent

There will be no Veggie Valet, no Friends of the Farmers’ Market, no Live Music, no Dog Tent, and no dedicated Nonprofits spaces this week. All will return SAT JUN 01.

Weather Too Good to be True.

This looks to be another gorgeous spring Market day, the fourth out of four already this season! Temperatures will climb to the low 70s by noon. Mostly sunny and dry. Light breeze. Cows are happy. Again. Shoppers are plentiful.

Bag Reduction Program

Small Bills 

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.

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

This week especially I will need vendors to be flexible and understanding as you set up your spaces. I will be on the site from 5am until 8am to facilitate the load-in, after which I will depart to visit the Rittenhouse Square and West Windsor Community Farmers’ Markets. (It’s the only Saturday I am free to see these Markets and learn from what they do). Remain calm and sell a lot of stuff.

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

Picture Perfect.

Seasonal temperatures that climb to 70 by noon. Cloudy but dry. Light breeze. Clouds in a perfect blue sky. Cows are happy. Shoppers are plentiful.

Collingswood Section. To emphasize our own community’s food economy, at the west end of the Market, Collingswood food businesses have their own section to promote their contributions to the Borough’s vibrant food scene.

LOST BREAD CO (SERVING SUGGESTION)

Collingswood Section­­­. To emphasize our own community’s food economy, at the west end of the Market, Collingswood food businesses have their own new section to promote their contributions to the Borough’s vibrant food scene.

Revolution Roasters and the El Sitio Grill have teamed up to form a new food-and-beverage café at the west end of the Market. Revolution handles the fresh-roasted beverages, while El Sitio provides fantastic Ecuadoran specialties including empanadas and Pan de Yuca (cassava cheese bread treats). Villa Barone features familiar favorite sauces, tasty zeppolis, sometimes their own fresh mozzarella. Sara’s Produce by special arrangement is the one source for produce NOT grown in New Jersey. Lost Bread Co. is not a Collingswood business, but it will take the location formerly occupied by Dulce and by Amber Grain bakeries beginning SAT MAY 18.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT MAY 18

ANDREW ERACE (YES, YOU KNOW HIM FROM WHYY’S “MOVERS AND MAKERS”)

Start a shopping list!

• GREEN AISLE GROCERY
  —Yes, you DO recognize Andrew Erace from his WHYY TV show “Movers and Makers.” He’s back this week with his delectable pickles, nut butters, and seasonal favorites. (The show airs Thursdays 9pm and Sundays 10:30am)

Official Market Bloggers

Sarah Licata  (Salt Jar)
Asparagus Frittata

ASPARAGUS FENNEL PROSCIUTTO FRITTATA (EASIER TO MAKE THAN TO SAY)

Sarah Licata (Salt Jar). Using local asparagus from Viereck Farms, Sarah made the executive decision to pair it with fennel and prosciutto to make this delectable frittata (a crustless unturned egg dish, think half-omelette, half-quiche). Fennel is plentiful this week at the Flaim, Buzby, Formisano, Savoie, and Muth tables, and you know where to get your eggs at the Market. Follow the link to step-by-step instructions and mouth-watering photos.
https://saltjar.com/prosciutto-fennel-and-asparagus-frittata/

For the Animal Lovers
4 Paws New Jersey

MILES NEEDS TO LIVE WITH YOU

IN THE DOG TENT

Live Music on Two Stages!
SAT MAY 18

TWO OUTSTANDING MARKET FAVORITES.

DAVE KELLY under the Music Tent / MARC SENGIN on the West Stage.  You can’t go wrong for music this week at the Market. Marc sings your sing-along favorites from the 60s and 70s (mostly), and Dave makes the stringed things sing. Music on both stages starts at 9am. Grab a treat, take a seat.

For the Art Lovers

FEATURED ARTIST. BRUCE PALESE (Scribble Stix). Woodcraft gifts. Scribble Stix is a line of eco-friendly, fun-face gifts handcrafted from twigs and branches. Whimsical, fun, irresistible, and priced to make both you and your recipient happy.

scribblestix.com
facebook.com/scribblestix
etsy.com/scribblestix

For the Good of All

1. Collingswood Area Resource Exchange. The popular facebook program gives area residents a way to exchange valuable but no longer wanted items FOR FREE. No money changes hands. No trades are required. Donors can bring items to the tent at any time. “Shoppers” are free to take anything that interests them. In front of Perkins. https://www.facebook.com/events/608758026306248/
2. Rutgers Master Gardeners will be on hand at their Helpline table (in the BID section) to offer planting, gardening, soil modification, pest control advice free of charge.
3. Lourdes Wellness / Oaklyn Food Pantry will be in the Market for their first-of-the-season Buy 2 Give 1 food drive to benefit our food-vulnerable neighbors.
4. Get Out The Vote Collingswood Progressive Democrats will promote the benefits of voting in the upcoming primary. They come prepared with registration forms and guidelines for both New Jersey and Pennsylvania voters.

Bag Reduction Program

Small Bills 

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.

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

Picture Perfect.

Crisp temperatures that climb to the mid-60s by noon. Cloudy but dry. Could be breezy with winds to 11mph. Bring your weights and bungees.

Collingswood Section. To emphasize our own community’s food economy, at the west end of the Market, Collingswood food businesses have their own section to promote their contributions to the Borough’s vibrant food scene.

Collingswood Section­­­. To emphasize our own community’s food economy, at the west end of the Market, Collingswood food businesses have their own new section to promote their contributions to the Borough’s vibrant food scene.

Revolution Roasters and the El Sitio Grill have teamed up to form a new food-and-beverage café at the west end of the Market. Revolution handles the fresh-roasted beverages, while El Sitio provides fantastic Ecuadoran specialties including empanadas and Pan de Yuca (cassava cheese bread treats). Villa Barone features familiar favorite sauces, tasty zeppolis, sometimes their own fresh mozzarella. Sara’s Produce by special arrangement is the one source for produce NOT grown in New Jersey. Lost Bread Co. is not a Collingswood business, but it will take the location formerly occupied by Dulce and by Amber Grain bakeries beginning SAT MAY 18.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT MAY 11

HERB SOAP FROM BARN AND STONE HOUSE SOAP

Start a shopping list!

• Woof and Whiskers
  —The treats are human-grade, gluten-free, some are even vegan! Good for you and your pet.
• MECHA Artisan Chocolate.
  —Local favorite chocolate-maker uses herbs and flavors from local farms and food producers. (Hint: Mom loves their stuff!)
• Barn and Stone House Soap
  — Mom loves pretty; these handmade soaps are really pretty. (We’re here to help.)

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Skillet Asparagus

SKILLET ASPARAGUS

Susan Mauer Lynch (yellowroomupstairs). We’ve been blessed already with a beautiful early crop of fresh asparagus from several vendors at the Market including Springdale Farms, and Viereck Farms. Susan prefers the skinny stalks, but choose the size you like and prepare it simply, as she does, with butter from Hillacres Pride or ramp butter from Green Aisle Grocery, using her step-by-step instructions, guided by photos that make the mouth water. (A lidded-skillet is the secret.) https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2019/05/06/simple-skillet-asparagus/

Denine Gorniak (thebicycle-chef)
Asparagus Feta Ricotta Tomato Tart

MOTHER’S DAY ASPARAGUS FETA RICOTTA TOMATO TART

Denine Gorniak (thebicycle-chef). Using local asparagus from Viereck Farms, Feta and Ricotta cheeses from Hillacres Pride, and local hot house tomatoes from one of several Market vendors, as Denine did, you too can make this rustic tart for Mom’s Mother’s Day brunch. Click through to Denine’s blog for the recipe, for beautiful step-by-step photo instructions, and—as a bonus!—a how-to for making a nifty vodka and fresh veggie cocktail to add extra festivity to your festivities. All that and a slide show of Opening Day!

http://www.thebicycle-chef.com/2019/05/mothers-day-bruch-asparagus-feta.html

For the Animal Lovers
Paw It 4Ward

LOVABLE ADOPTABLE PROMISE

IN THE DOG TENT

Live Music on Two Stages!
SAT MAY 11

TWO OUTSTANDING MARKET FAVORITES.

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. Trio Nova Duo. Familiar pop classics, plus tunes from many genres and epochs by guitar virtuosos. Smooth, catchy, always tuneful, they’re the duo that makes as much music as a trio.

WEST STAGE UNDER PATCO. Sam and Jacquie. We don’t have a picture of Jacquie, but if you were lucky enough to catch her performance last season, you know how well she and Sam work together as a team. Catch them live 9am-noon.

For the Art Lovers

EVELYN TAYLOR DESIGNS FRAMED CERAMICS

FEATURED ARTIST. EVELYN BONNER (Evelyn Taylor Designs). Ceramics. Decorative ceramics handmade in Collingswood NJ. Inspired by nature, and vintage whimsy, our pieces put a smile on your face and brighten any room in your home. We also create a wide array of New Jersey-themed items. Check us out at

www.facebook.com/evelyntaylordesigns

https://www.etsy.com/shop/EvelynTaylorDesigns

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

Chance of Showers.

We won’t let it dampen our enthusiasm, but the long-term forecast includes a likelihood of showers during setup. Comfortable temperatures in the 60s, to 70 by noon.

Collingswood Section. To emphasize our own community’s food economy, at the west end of the Market, Collingswood food businesses have their own section to promote their contributions to the Borough’s vibrant food scene.

Introducing the WEST END CAFÉ!

Collingswood Section­­­. To emphasize our own community’s food economy, at the west end of the Market, Collingswood food businesses have their own new section to promote their contributions to the Borough’s vibrant food scene.

Introducing the West End Café

Revolution Roasters and the El Sitio Grill will team up to form a new food-and-beverage café at the west end of the Market (while the owners of the Constellation Collective concentrate on expanding their Haddon Avenue operation). Revolution will handle the fresh-roasted beverages, while El Sitio will check in with fantastic Ecuadoran specialties including empanadas and Pan de Yuca (cassava cheese bread treats).

Villa Barone features their familiar favorite sauces, oils, and olives, usually ciabatta loaves, tasty zeppolis, sometimes their own fresh mozzarella.

Sara’s Produce by special arrangement with the Market, is the one source for produce NOT grown in New Jersey. In fact, that’s their mandate: bring us the “exotics” so our shoppers won’t need to go to the supermarket for bananas and mangoes.

Lost Bread Co. is not a Collingswood business, but it will take the location formerly occupied by Dulce and by Amber Grain bakeries beginning SAT MAY 18.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT MAY 04

LOADED WITH NUT BUTTERS

Start a shopping list!

• Green Aisle Grocery
  —Cocktail aficionados love them for their mixers. Foodies love the innovative take on local produce, pickling, preserving. If you haven’t checked out their table, you don’t know what you’re missing.
• Cheese Etc.
  —Local favorite Cheese, Etc. has always proudly incorporated Jersey Fresh farm products into their delightful spreads. Stop by to see what they’re featuring this week.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  — We’ve seen the list of all the local farms supported by our favorite brewer of zesty kombuchas. They’ll be happy to share that list with anyone who values a vibrant local food economy. Sip a sample, buy a bottle, or bring a growler for a refill.
• Knowhere Farm
  —We love them for their soaps, made from the milk of their own farm goats. They’re also lovely people. But to be honest, the scene-stealers are the wonderful kids they bring to the Market. Come buy some soap and take a selfie with a goat.

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Hillacres Pride Sirloin Bites

SIRLOIN BITES FROM HILLACRES PRIDE

Susan Mauer Lynch (yellowroomupstairs). While we all wait impatiently for the best of the early spring vegetables, strawberries, and asparagus, there are plenty of Market items to savor and enjoy. Susan found a way to marinate and prep her sirloin from Hillacres Pride when the weather wasn’t right for grilling. Find more beautiful photos and the marinade recipe at her blog, and welcome to another season of Blog posts! https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2019/05/01/sirloin-steak-bites/

For the Animal Lovers
Live Goats at the east end (Perkins Art Center)

LIVE GUESTS FROM KNOWHERE FARM

They can be milked, which can be made into soap, which can be brought to Market. Buy some soap and take a selfie with an adorable young goat.

New Jersey Aid for Animals (NJAFA):

LILO’S PROMISE BULLY BREEDS

IN THE DOG TENT

Live Music on Two Stages!
SAT MAY 04

TWO OUTSTANDING MARKET FAVORITES.

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. Camille Peruto. Bittersweet songs of heartbreak and hope from a beautiful young vocalist, guitar player, and songwriter who can cover Beyonce and Taylor Swift or tug at your heart with her own original songs.

WEST STAGE UNDER PATCO. Trio Nova Duo. Familiar pop classics, plus tunes from many genres and epochs by guitar virtuosos. Smooth, catchy, always tuneful, they’re the duo that makes as much music as a trio.

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For the Art Lovers

FEATURED ARTIST. MARGEAUX BERNHARD (Proud Mary Designs). Jewelry.  (Gypsy Art). Margeaux is the designer and owner of Proud Mary Designs. Her ultra lightweight earrings, handcrafted from polymer clay with gold and silver components, are clean, modern, trendy, fun, colorful, and affordable! Margeaux is a proud Collingswood resident and co-leader of Makers Club, whose attendees leave monthly meetings with completed projects! Check it out at makersclubmakers.com

https://www.facebook.com/proudmarydesigns

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