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CSA Available at the Market This Year!

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CSA is now available at the Swampscott Farmers Market. What is a CSA? It is Community Supported Agriculture and a very popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a “membership” or a “subscription”) and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.

Several of our Swampscott Farmers Market farm vendors are now offering this great opportunity and to make it easy for our public you can pick up your CSA “box” right from the Swampscott Farmers Market each week on Sunday.

We currently have two farms offering CSA pickup at the Swampscott Farmers Market each Sunday and expect more to be available.

Grant Family Harvest share program which is a weekly subscription to everything they produce throughout the summer. Each week members will receive a share of the freshest vegetables, cut flowers, and eggs we are harvesting that week. Full shares feed a family of four (or two vegetarians) and includes a bunch of flowers and a full dozen of our eggs. Half shares feed a family of two or three including a bunch of flowers and a half dozen of eggs. Each week we will feature a product from a fellow local farm like fruit and other farm goodies. For more information and to sign up visit www.grantfamilyfarm.com.

{Recipe} Roasted Beet Farro Risotto

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Roasted Beet & Farro Risotto

Looking for a new way to enjoy those amazingly delicious beets from the Farmer’s Market?  Give this one a try with arborio rice for a traditional risotto or Farro for a slightly healthier version.

Roasted Beet Farro Risotto

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Ingredients

  • 2 large beets with greens
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 small onion (diced)
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 cup uncooked farro
  • garlic powder
  • dried rosemary
  • salt & pepper (to taste)
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled gorgonzola cheese

Directions

1.  Preheat oven to 400 F. Remove greens from beets, wash, chop & set aside. Peel beets using a vegetable peeler and cut into small cubes. Create a small pouch out of aluminum foil and place the beets in the foil. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, pepper & a little dried rosemary. Crimp the top of the foil to create a closed pouch. Roast beets for 30-40 minutes or until soft.


2.  Heat broth in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, heat butter in a medium cast iron pan over medium high heat. Add onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3.  Add farro to the onions and toast for a few minutes stirring often. Add the white wine and cook until reduced (a few minutes).

4.  Add boiling broth to the mixture and stir in salt, pepper, rosemary & garlic powder. Transfer to 400 F oven and cook for 35-40 minutes until liquid is absorbed & farro is cooked.

5.  Remove from oven and stir in parmesan cheese, gorgonzola & beet greens until wilted. Mix in the roasted beets and serve garnished with gorgonzola cheese.

Roasted Beet Farro Risotto

Maitland Mountain Farm

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MaitlandMaitland Mountain Farm features a variety of edible flowers, fresh greens and herbs. They are perhaps MOST famous for those delicious spicy pickles!  Come by and try them yourself!

For more information, click here to see Maitland Mountain Farm’s website.

Clark Farm

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Clark Farm starts the summer off with broccoli, green onions, leaf lettuces, snap peas, and radishes.  As the summer continues, they supply strawberries, blueberries and tomatoes from nearby New England farms.  Their specialty heirloom tomatoes are getting ripe by July. Late summer crops include sweet corn, zucchini, squash and more.  Clark also features many unique annuals and perennials.

For more information, click here to see Clark Farm’s website.

John Crow Farm

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John Crow Farm provides the market with local grass-fed beef, pastured pork and poultry.  The farm also produces a variety of  vegetables including greens, onions, turnips, beets and more!

For more information, click here to see John Crow Farm’s website.

Wolf Meadow Farm

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Wolf Meadow farms is the market’s cheese connection!  Cheese maker Luca Mignogna produces a variety of artisan Italian cheeses including: fresh mozzarella, Caciotta, Caciocavallo and others- from locally sourced dairy.

For more information, click here to see Wolf Meadow Farm’s website.

Grant Family Farm

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Grant Family Farm grows a wide range of vegetables from tomatoes, peppers, beans and corn to unique and ethnic vegetables like purple peppers, kohl rabi, bok choi and chipilin (from Guatemala).  This year at the Swampscott Farmer’s Market, Grant Family Farm will be offering a CSA pick up!

For more information, click here to see Grant Family Farm’s website.

The Soup Guy

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The Soup Guy provides the market with a variety of all natural, gluten-free, fresh and frozen soups including delightful varieties of soups, chilis and chowders.  Roasted sunflower seeds are a wonderful addition to the soups!  Come and sample one this Sunday at the market!

For more information, click here to see The Soup Guy’s website.