Join us this Sunday for a cooking demo with Gregg Brackman!
WHAT: Chef Gregg Brackman from G Bar & Kitchen will be performing a cooking demonstration featuring delicious seasonal ingredients you can find at the Farmer’s Market.
WHEN: Sunday, August 4th during the Farmer’s Market (10am)
WHERE: Swampscott High School
We’ll see you on Sunday!!
Hopefully you rescued all of those leafy greens last weekend from dying in the heat wave! If you like crispy salty snacks and you’ve never tried kale chips, you need to go make these. Now!
Number one, it’s easy. Number two, they’re delicious. Number three, I’m willing to bet you could eat an entire head of kale in one sitting if they’re in chip form. Simply massage the leaves in a little olive oil, season, and bake at 275 F for 20 minutes and you’ve got yourself an awesome afternoon snack.
This recipe uses cocoa & cayenne for the seasoning but you could switch it up depending on what you like. Experiment with things like parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, herbs, or nutritional yeast.
Enjoy!
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COCOA CAYENNE DUSTED KALE CHIPS
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I hope you picked up some of those amazing strawberries at the Farmer’s Market last weekend. If you somehow find it possible to not eat the entire pint in one sitting, you might want to try one of these awesome recipes.
This salad was shared by our committee member Marge, she said its one of her favorites and it looks devine!
STRAWBERRIES & FRESH MOZZARELLA WITH MINT PESTO DRIZZLE:
Recipe from June 2011 Issue of Family Circle
1 pound strawberries, sliced
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup mint leaves, loosely packed plus more for garnish
1/4 cup almonds, sliced
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 clove garlic
1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese, 1/2 inch slices
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1. Combine strawberries and sugar in a large bowl. Cover & set aside
2. In a food processor, combine olive oil, mint leaves, almonds, parmesan & garlic
3. Layer mozzarella on a plate. Spoon strawberries, mint pesto and balsamic vinegar over top. Garnish with mint leaves.
This second recipe is great when you’re in the mood for some ice cream but you’d like something healthier. Just freeze those strawberries and a few bananas and you have a creamy delicious soft serve “ice cream.”
HEALTHY STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE “ICE CREAM”
1 Frozen Banana
1/3 cup frozen strawberries
3 tablespoons greek yogurt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
graham cracker pieces
Combine the banana, strawberries, yogurt and vanilla in a food processor until smooth & creamy. Top with graham cracker pieces and enjoy.
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We are very excited to be welcoming many of our fantastic vendors from last year back to the market as well as a number of new exciting vendors! We will be featuring vendor spotlights on the blog throughout the summer so you can learn more about each and every one of these amazing local vendors so don’t forget to check back in!
Below is a list of vendors that will be joining us for the 2013 market. It’s possible that a few more may join us throughout the summer but we will be sure to update you as they join. We will also have a number of talented craft vendors joining us in addition to this list, we will update you on those vendors as the summer progresses.
2013 VENDORS:
Clark Farm (fresh local produce and plants)
Connors Farm (fresh local produce)
Grant’s Family Farm (fresh local produce, CSA pickup available)
John Crow Farm (local grass fed meat)
Rowand’s Fish Market (fresh seafood)
Maitland Mountain Farm (produce & their famous pickles)
Alfalfa Farm Winery (wine)
The Soup Guy (all natural, gluten-free soups)
Wolf Meadow Farm (Italian artisan cheese)
Big Sky Breads (artisan breads)
Fresh Beginnings (local organic baby food)
Bar B Que Bistro (bbq)
Goodies Homemade (old fashioned homemade cookies)
Cakes By Austin (baked goods)
McMahon’s Dressings (dip, croutons and salad dressing)
Preziosio (cannoli & coffee)
Michael Moran (all natural dog food)
Cookie Monstah (fresh cookies and ice cream sandwiches)
2013 Crafts (each making 2-3 appearances throughout the season):
Iris Designs
Glass Bead & Crystal Jewelry
Glass Necklaces
Treasure Beach
Eos Designs Studio
Luminous
Salem Street Beadery
Kaleidoscope Soap
Salem Soap Works
Rapha Glass
Beverly Farms SoapWerks
Cards by Tamar
Plantas del Sol
Soda-Lime Glass Beads
Barbara Nygren Hand Knitted Scarves
BC Essentials & Eat Well Be Well
Wet Dog Collars
Super Natural Lipstick/ Beautiful Food Coaching
Angela Cook Pottery
Marvelous Clouds/ Decorative Art Boxes
Farmers’ Market set to open June 9th.
Everything is green, lush, and blooming extravagantly here on the North Shore with the perfect balance of warmth, sun and rain. That means it’s almost time for the Swampscott Farmers’ Market to launch its 2013 season. The market, which will be held again at the Swampscott High School at 200 Essex Street, officially opens on June 9 and will run every Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, through the last Sunday in October.
What you can expect in early June.
One of the beauties of purchasing food from the Farmer’s Market is the freshness and truly seasonal nature of the produce. On opening day, shoppers can expect to find an array of spring vegetables harvested within 24 hours of the market and in many cases, early that morning. Likely produce will include greens such as lettuces, spinach, chard, kale, asparagus and broccoli raab, young beets, carrots, radishes and baby potatoes, snap and snow peas, green onions, chives, garlic scapes and other herbs. Rhubarb will be in abundance, and strawberries will be coming along soon.
But produce isn’t the only thing you’ll find at the Swampscott Farmer’s Market. Market vendors will offer a wide range of other goods including exceptionally tasty pasture-raised meats and eggs, fresh seafood, breads and pastries, soups and chowders, fresh homemade pastas and other prepared foods, as well as a variety of crafts such as jewelry and soaps made by local artisans. Special activities for children and families are planned for opening day, including live music, face painting and “plant-a-seed” hosted by Brick Ends Farm Compost.
Shopping at the farmers market strengthens our community, supports local farms and business, and helps us to get in touch—with friends and neighbors, with the people who raise our food, and with the seasons that shape what comes from earth to table.
Stay tuned to next week’s Reporter to keep up to date on the Swampscott Farmers’ Market produce updates and activities. The market is open rain or shine Sundays from 10:00 to 1:00 starting June 9th, at the Swampscott High School , 200 Essex Street .
Don’t miss Arnie Rosen & Andrea Rupert play on Opening Day!
Sylvan Lewis Group is the brain-child of Arnie Rosen as a tribute to the muse that drives the music within all of us. A gifted guitarist, composer arranger, Arnie Rosen has performed classical, jazz and original music throughout New England. He has composed and performed for the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA, and many many more.
Arnie has performed several times with world famous Tibetan musician, Penpa Tsering and has arranged and performed on guitar and bass for the choral ensemble, Windsong, formed and lead by Naomi Arenberg. Arnie has worked for many years as a music therapist, including 3 years at Sancta Maria Nursing Facility in Cambridge, MA.
Check out their website.
Update: Opening day was great! Thanks for joining us Arnie and Andrea!
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.
Swampscott Farmers Market 