Hello, Vendors, Artists, Crafters, Food Artisans, and Friends of the Market!

Small Bills and a Bathroom Key

Let’s just call it ideal.

The weather doesn’t always cooperate, but the forecast couldn’t be better for an October Saturday. We’re looking at 70 degrees, sunny skies, low humidity, and absolutely 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.

Sara’s Produce is off for a couple of weeks. They’ll return for the final two Markets of the season, SAT NOV 11 and SAT NOV 18.

OLIVES AND OILS FROM VILLA BARONE

We’ve got your other favorite BID vendors this week: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Charlie’s Crepes, Cheese Etc, and (although not a BID member) Inspired Brews Kombucha will round out the BID area roster for SAT OCT 21.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT OCT 21

• Knowhere Farm Goats Milk Soap
  —The soap is natural and wonderful, made from the goats on the farm. But the real attraction is the chance to get into the pen and pet your favorite kid.
• Duker T’s Catering
  —Hot Soup! Chicken Vegetable this week. These soups don’t usually last ‘til noon. Get yours early.
• Barn and Stone House Soap
  — Not just soap (although the soap is quite wonderful) but plenty of other cleansing and grooming products, all made by our vendor!
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Sip a sample, buy a bottle, or bring a growler for a refill. In the BID section of the Market.
• John & Kira’s Artisan Chocolates
  — Find them in what is becoming our “chocolate space” near Duker T’s Catering.
• Weckerly’s Ice Cream
  —They do it all: buy fresh local organic cream and milk, blend it with local produce, roll their own cones, bake their own cookies and shortbread for sandwiches, truck it to the Market, and let you sample! Come get yours.
• 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.
• Our Souls Shine Applesauce
  —Cindy is looking even sunnier than usual this week. Ask her why if you have a minute.
• Constellation Collective
  —Frittatas? Check. Fresh donuts and bagels? Check. Scones? Check. Right next to the coffee? Check. Bring a friend, split up, and each stand in one line!

Official Market Bloggers

How D’ya Like Them Apples?

Our Official Market Bloggers do a wonderful job of alerting us to what’s fresh at the Market (and what to do with all that bounty)! Once again, as in every October, we’re all about the apples this week. First, Denine Gorniak shows us every pie entered in the 2017 Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest! plus commentary on the entries, the winners, the judging, photos of every mouth-watering moment.

Add to that recipes for Apple Crisp and an Apple Grilled Ham and Cheese sandwich, and you won’t find one bad apple in the barrel.

Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef)
Apple Pie Baking Contest 2017

HAPPY APPLE PIE BAKING CONTEST WINNER

Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef). PIE CONTEST RESULTS 2017.  Denine is now a veteran judge for what she calls “one of the tastiest events of the year,” the Market’s annual Apple Pie Baking Contest. This year, 9 judges sampled 21 pies, all 9 awarding points for presentation, but half of the judges tasting the Classic Apple entries, the other half tasting the Apples Plus pies, which can contain other fruits or enhancing ingredients (think nuts, or bourbon). Denine details the day’s events and shares the names of all the winners (plus photos of most of them), in her blog post.
http://www.thebicycle-chef.com/2017/10/all-winning-pies-top-row-presentation.html

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
A Simple Apple Crisp

SUSAN MAUER LYNCH APPLE CRISP

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). A Simple Apple Crisp. Susan’s a smart cook, and a smart shopper. Her advice on how to get the butter into the crumb topping is priceless. As is her advice on shopping for apples. She patronized BOTH Fruitwood Farm AND Wm. Schober Sons to get apples for this recipe, Stayman Winesaps from Fruitwood and Honey Crisp apples from Schober. (She even tells you what apples to avoid.) For more priceless advice, a complete recipe and construction techniques, and of course photos to guide you through the process for making this classic fall favorite, click on through to Susan’s blog.
https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/a-simple-apple-crisp/

Sarah Licata (Salt Jar)
Apple Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich

APPLE GRILLED HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH

Sarah Licata (Salt Jar). Apple Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich. Sarah, like Denine Gorniak, is a happy returning pie judge who, after sampling what all our fine contestants produced for the contest, was inspired to work some magic of her own with this year’s excellent apple crop. She puts together apple butter, cheddar cheese, ham, and honey crips apple slices from Fruitwood Farms, between savory grilled bread, and, well, make it yourself and see if anything could beat that in a sandwich contest! For the recipe and Sarah’s mouthwatering photos, you’ll have to click through to her blog post.
http://saltjar.com/apple-grilled-cheese/

Featured Artist SAT OCT 21
Ellen Rosenholtz “Sylvia Starlight Toys”

Cloth Toys, Mostly Animals

FEATURED ARTIST. Ellen Rosenholtz. (Sylvia Starlight Toys) Ellen makes charming hand-crafted toys, mostly fabric, mostly animals. Not picture here but well worth examining are the sewn purses for little people that look for all the world like dollhouses. Perfect for carrying dolls, of course, of which Sylvia can offer plenty, again, mostly animals. Stop by and prepare to be charmed. It’s her only chance this season to be our Featured Artist of the week.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/214028043/toy-cloth-travel-dollhouse-purse

For the Animal Lovers
Lilo’s Promise Pit Bull Rescue

READY FOR THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL

Lilo’s Promise Animal Shelter in the Dog Tent.

The wonderful people of Lilo’s Promise will be staffing the Dog Tent for us this week, sharing remarkable stories of rescuing truly needy animals from the brink of disaster at extreme expense. They’ll distribute the essential Official Market leash to your 4-legged companions, and introduce you to adoption possibilities

Lilo’s Promise is always in need of Bully-Tough Toys to keep their special friends occupied. Bring one to donate, or click through to their Amazon Wish List.

Music SAT OCT 21

TWO SOLO GUITAR PICKERS THIS WEEK. Split your time and double your listening enjoyment.

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. John Rossi. A Market favorite for years, John sometimes plays the west stage, sometimes the east. This week he’s under the official blue Music Tent sponsored by Collingswood Music.

WEST STAGE UNDER PATCO. Playing at the same time but not together with John, Barry Hollander (hippie, guitar hero, jive turkey) will ply his ax under PATCO at the west venue.

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

Yes, at long last, it’s fall.

It’s going to be mostly cloudy, possibly even drizzly, temperatures in the 60s struggling to reach 70. Altogether seasonable for OCT 14. For the first time this season, shoppers will be thinking squash, and soup (and apple pie) and pumpkins.

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.

EXOTIC PRODUCE. Shoppers should know the special arrangement with Sara’s Produce. They sell “exotic” produce (like persimmons), but are prohibited from selling anything that grows in New Jersey.

PERSIMMONS FROM SARA’S PRODUCE (CERTAINLY NOT JERSEY FRESH)

We’ve got all your favorite BID vendors this week: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Charlie’s Crepes, Cheese Etc, and Sara’s Produce will be on hand. They’ll be joined by Devils Creek Brewery —Sorry, no beer sales. We’re still a dry Market.

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT OCT 14

• Woods Edge Wool Farm
  —Alpaca wool products including exquisite sweaters, socks, scarves, and shawls. Plus dryer balls, local honey from their own hives, soaps and other beeswax products. The list goes on.
• Duker T’s Catering
  Cream of Broccoli Soup. Finally, the weather is starting to favor hot soups during Market hours. Come by to get yours early. They don’t always last.
• Soap Girl Cindy Steves
  — You got a chance to meet her just a couple of weeks ago. Now you want another bar, maybe several. Come see her before she moves to Maine!
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Sip a sample, buy a bottle, or bring a growler for a refill. NOT in the BID section this week. You’ll have to find them.
• MECHA Artisan Chocolates
  — Inventory was low a couple weeks ago and early sellouts disappointed some customers. Don’t be sorry, be early. This stuff is too good to last.
• Chloe’s Crème Puffs
  —One of the most frequent questions we’re asked this season is “When is that crème puff girl coming back?” This week, the answer is “Now.”
  
• PRESERVATION Provisions
  —We admire their commitment to using local produce, and we gratefully appreciate their ability to pickle just about anything that can be harvested.

Official Market Bloggers

We’re Apples to the Core this week

Our Official Market Bloggers do a wonderful job of alerting us to what’s fresh at the Market (and what to do with all that bounty)! This week, we’re all about the apples. We’ve got an apple tart recipe, a recipe for apple butter, and a link to the contest results from last year’s 2016 Apple Pie Contest.

The 2017 Apple Pie Baking Contest is this SAT OCT 14. It’s too late to register; we have our limit of contestants. But next week, look for the results of this week’s contest right here, in the Official Market Bloggers space.

Stef Perna (treatbelly)
Apple Butter

STEF PERNA’S APPLE BUTTER

Stef Perna (treatbelly). Apple Butter. “If you enjoy making (and eating) apple butter, now is the time! The Collingswood Farmers’ Market vendor Wm. Schober & Sons is offering a variety of apples. I used Cortland and Empire apples, as well as a splash of their apple cider for this apple butter recipe.

Try a smear of apple butter on thick lightly-toasted sourdough bread, topped with your favorite sharp cheddar cheese, or a generous sprinkle of flaky sea salt. My go-to cheese is a creamy English cheddar with mustard seed and ale” sometimes known as Red Dragon. See the instructions and photos to guide you through at Stef’s blog. http://www.treatbelly.com/treatbelly/2017/10/9/apple-butter

Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef)
Rustic Apple and Pear Tart

DENINE GORNIAK’S RUSTIC APPLE PEAR TART

Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef). Apple Pear Rustic Tart.  They’re also known as crostadas. Apples and pears are hitting their peak at the Market. Schober, Fruitwood, Springdale, and other vendors are putting out their best, just in time for this week’s Apple Pie contest. Whether you’re entering or baking for your family only, put your pie dough skills to good use with a rustic tart. They’re easy to make and so worth the effort. Be gentle with the dough and barely work it. (Or use a store-bought dough and pretend you didn’t.) Don’t worry about fine aesthetics; they’re supposed to look rustic! For the prep instructions, go to Denine’s blog.

http://www.thebicycle-chef.com/2013/10/apple-and-pear-rustic-tart-aka-crostadas.html

Featured Artist SAT OCT 14
Lisa Confora “Nature’s Energy”

Pottery and Jewelry

Lisa says: “Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Upcycle. My passion for recycling and earth friendly art, provided me the direction towards creating a variety of one of a kind, handmade, exclusive jewelry pieces with a story. In keeping with environmentally friendly elements and a commitment to design, I use fair-trade and handmade beads to enhance the overall appeal of the wearable art.”

www.lisaconfora.com

For the Animal Lovers
Almost Home Animal Shelter

ADORABLE ADOPTABLE BUBBLES

The wonderful people of Almost Home will be staffing the Dog Tent for us this week, sharing remarkable stories of rescuing truly needy animals from the brink of disaster at extreme expense. They’ll distribute the essential Official Market leash to your 4-legged companions, and introduce you to adoption possibilities Ask about their Bingo Night fundraiser on SAT OCT 21. It’s sure to be a lot of fun and raise both money and awareness of the needs of abandoned and rescued animals.

For the Big-Hearted
Seeds to Sew

SEEDS TO SEW. The non-profit that improves the lives of women and girls in rural Kenya through education and job skills training. Select from reusable cloth gift wrapping bags called Enkiteng bags, Maasai Enkisoma jewelry, and banana tree bark handicrafts. Your purchase will directly benefit the woman who made it.

LOURDES/OAKLYN PANTRY. It’s time again to BUY 1 GIVE 1. Please be generous and grab an extra broccoli this week to fill the needs of a food-vulnerable neighbor. Food donated on Saturday is distributed the following Monday while it’s still Jersey Fresh.

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION. Stop by the table to learn about the latest developments in preventing and treating this all too common disease.

Music SAT OCT 14

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. We’ve got music from Sam Caruso this week, which means we’re going to have to dig deep in our bag of superlatives to describe this Collingswood favorite, friend to all, patron of the arts, collector of Food Bank donations, and not a bad guitar player. With his harmonizer, he’s a group!

WEST STAGE UNDER PATCO. Dave Kelly seems to be everywhere: hosting Open Mic nights in Oaklyn, providing dining music at the area’s fine restaurants, playing outdoor festivals every weekend or so, and sometimes finding time for our Market. Come hear what he does with anything that’s stringed.

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

Glorious. Temps in the 70s.

We’re calling it for Mostly Sunny, no chance of rain, with temperatures warming to almost 80 by the closing cowbell. Load the tables and 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. The rules at their table are: “Anything But Jersey Fresh.”

We’ve got most of your favorite BID vendors this week: Dulce Artisanal Pastry, Villa Barone, Charlie’s Crepes, and Sara’s Produce will be on hand. They’ll be joined by Inspired Brews Kombucha, not technically a member of BID but more than welcome!

Guest Vendors and Special Products
SAT OCT 07

• Duker T’s Catering
  —“Is it chili?” No, it’s warm today. Are you cold? “No, I mean, is it time for Duker T’s famous chili?” Step up and get yours early, folks. It may be beef, or maybe sausage, but it will be spicy without scorching your tongue and throat. Spicy but not hot. Chili but not chilly.

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  DUKER T’S SPICY BUT NOT HOT CHILI

  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.
• PRESERVATION
  —If it’s locally grown and delicious, and if it can be pickled, these guys will preserve it. Stock up on old favorites and check out the new varieties.
• Constellation Collective
  — Bagels, frittatas, scones, donuts, and always a delicious invention or two.
• Weckerly’s Local Premium Ice Cream
  —Did you know they make their own cones, and the cookies for their incredible ice cream sandwiches?
• Our Souls Shine Applesauce
  —It’s applesauce like your mom would make, if mom was a writer, a holistic wellness coach, a kids yoga instructor, and a vegan. Organic apples plus kale.

Official Market Bloggers

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
The Best Hot Dog You Never Heard of

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). The Best Hot Dog You’ve Never Heard of. Susan’s been experimenting with a lot of comforting meat dishes this season, making good use of Hillacres Pride pork, for example, and bison from Buck Wild Bison. This week she’ll let you in on the secret of Jersey Hot Dogs (something she calls Tony Go’s). You’ll need a crusty Italian roll or baguette (think Wildflour, Amber Grain, or Dulce) onions, peppers, and potatoes. That’s right, potatoes! All of those will be easy to find at several of our Market vendor tables. For the prep and assembly instructions, you’ll have to go to Susan’s blog.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/10/03/the-best-hot-dog-youve-never-heard-of/

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Corn and Vegetable “Risotto”

Denine Gorniak (The Bicycle-Chef). Corn Risotto. Denine hasn’t been at the Market as much as she would like this season. Her blog post tells the story. However, she recently “laid in some corn” for immediate or eventual consumption and then cut some from the cob to mix with onions, peppers, and zucchini (plus a spice blend she found at Occasionette) to make what you’d probably call a mock risotto since it contains no rice at all, let alone Arborio. Intrigued? It’s simple, comforting, spicy, slightly exotic and accompanies a wide variety of dishes. (Good cold from the fridge too!) See the instructions and photos to guide you through at Denine’s blog, TheBicycle-Chef.com.

http://www.thebicycle-chef.com/2017/10/corn-risotto.html

Featured Artist SAT OCT 07
Meredith Greimel Beaucycled

Jewelry and Succulent Arrangements

FEATURED ARTIST. Meredith Greimel, Beaucycled. You may be familiar with Meredith’s work from Whole Foods. Or perhaps you’ve attended a succulent-arranging workshop. Now’s your chance to see her stuff at your favorite Market. Handcrafted jewelry from rare gemstones and vintage remnants. AND as if that were not enough, Meredith also arranges succulent gardens in unique glassware and vintage pieces.

http://www.beaucycled.com

For the Animal Lovers
NJAFA, New Jersey Aid for Animals

New Jersey Aid for Animals (NJAFA)
in the Dog Tent.

The wonderful people of New Jersey Aid for Animals will be staffing the Dog Tent for us this week, sharing their remarkable stories of rescuing truly needy animals from the brink of disaster at extreme expense.

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. Want to support their efforts and have some fun as well? They’ve got brand new “still in the bag” Halloween costumes for dogs for just five dollars!

For History or Architecture Lovers
Proud Neighbors of Collingswood Tour

ARCHITECTURAL HSITORY OF COLLINGSWOOD. Look for representatives of Proud Neighbors of Collingswood at their card table space beneath the Speedline. They’ve got your tickets for the SUN OCT 15 Walking Tours. You have just one week left to reserve your space. Tours are guided by local experts in architectural history. Take one tour or all three in the Lakeview Drive area, and along Park, Stokes, and Collings Avenues. Tours conclude with a gathering at Devils Creek Brewery to relax with friends and share your new knowledge.

Music SAT OCT 07

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 UNDER PATCO. 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.

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

Mostly Sunny (and Autumnal)

Pessimists call it party cloudy. Cool seasonal temperatures and no chance of rain.
Gonna get breezy by noon. Strap on the tent weights and 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.

ALMOND CROISSANT FROM DULCE ARTISAN PASTRIES

We’re fully stocked with BID vendors this week: 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 30

• MECHA Artisan Chocolates
  —The rest of the week you can find MECHA Artisan chocolates at the new Occasionette shop in town, but on Saturdays, come on out to the Market for your chocoholic fix.
• Duker T’s Catering
  —Devoted shoppers wait all year for Robert Barber to bring out his justly famous Cream of Crab soup. Come by for a hot one (or take a few home).
• Green Aisle Grocery
  — Local produce gets hip here. From their tiny storefront on East Passyunk, the Erace brothers bring us fancy bitters, exotic spices, house-made pickles, preserves, nut butters and teas (and always a few surprises).
• Neil’s Sharpening Service
  —If you’ve been paying attention, you know Neil comes by with his grinding tools and his razor-sharp wit on the final Saturday of the month. Bring out your knives and other dull blades this SAT SEP 30.
• Mike Wilk Lamb Farm
  —Not technically a Guest Vendor, but “the lamb guy” is now on an every-other-week schedule. Look for him this SAT SEP 30.
• Cindy Steves, Soap Girl
  —Cindy has it all. Homemade natural soaps, shower gels, organic pet shampoo, bath salts, shaving soap—like we said, all!
• Knowhere Farm Goats Milk Soap
  —Selfie Alert! Also justly prized for the soap they make from their very own goats, the Knowhere table is better known for the adorable goats they bring to Market. Buy a bar and take your picture with the kids.
• Inspired Brews Kombucha
  —Always fresh, with fun flavors on tap! Sip a sample, buy a bottle, or bring a growler for a refill.

DUKER T’S CATERING CREAM OF CRAB SOUP (SERVING SUGGESTION)

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs)
Microgreens Five Ways

MICROGREENS ON TURKEY BURGER

Susan Mauer Lynch (Yellow Room Upstairs). Micro Greens. Susan and her daughters have sampled all four varieties of micro greens from Patrick Gigliotti and Louis Monte who call themselves Indogrow. These “vertical farmers,” who work indoors in their Cherry Hill NJ home, offer four microgreen blends ready to enjoy. The Lynchs used the Italian mix, the Robust, the Fusion Mix, and the Zesty on sandwiches and burgers, in salads, with grits, and in scrambled eggs. See photos of these crisp and extremely flavorful little blasts of nutrition in all their versatile glory at Susan’s blog.

https://yellowroomupstairs.wordpress.com/2017/09/23/micro-greens/

Featured Artist SAT SEP 30
Katherine Cheetham

Fused and Flameworked Glass

FEATURED ARTIST. Katherine Cheetham Glass. Katherine shows up around 6am to set up her Market space. You’ll see why when you visit. Every piece is positioned to catch and enhance the sunlight that passes through her painstakingly crafted glass works of art. Talented and immensely knowledgeable, she’ll explain the techniques she used for any piece that catches your eye. Glass panels, pendants, ornaments, plates and bowls like you’ve never seen.

http://www.katherinecheethamglass.com/

For the Animal Lovers
New Life Animal Rescue

ADORABLE ADOPTABLE ABIGAIL

New Life Animal Rescue in the Dog Tent.

The wonderful people of New Life Animal Rescue will be staffing the Dog Tent for us this week, sharing their remarkable stories of rescuing truly needy animals from the brink of disaster at extreme expense. They’ll also offer pet care tips, hook you up with an application to adopt an adorable animal, and dispense the official Market leashes that have made our Market a safer and more welcoming place for all our guests, four-legged and otherwise.

https://www.newlifeanimalrescue.org/abigails-miraculous-story

Music SAT SEP 30

WEST STAGE UNDER 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, but he’s not available this week, so we invited self-proclaimed hippie, guitarist and jive turkey BARRY HOLLANDER to come out and grind his ax. He’s a unique and uniquely talented artist, and we’re very lucky he wants to play our venue. See for yourself!

EAST STAGE MUSIC TENT. We missed a chance to host these guys earlier in the season, so head on out to hear THE UNSTOPPABLE HACKBEATS in their only Market appearance this year. Matt Skoufalos, known to all as the journalist behind NJ Pen, has assembled a tight band of irregular regulars to churn out the ska. Shop for produce from 8am until 9, then settle into a chair at the music seating area for three hours of fun from 9am-noon.

Seasons Change, Vendors Change
Last Chance this season for Eckert’s Corn
Last Chance for Sweet Freedom Gluten-Free Bakery

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 Eckerts Farm (the corn truck), and Sweet Freedom (Gluten-Free) Bakery. Stop by and say farewell until MAY 2018.

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

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