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Farmers Market Coop of East Liberty Update

Posted 8/31/2012 7:44am by Val Kennedy.

Update for Saturday September 1, Labor Day Weekend

Hello everyone. I was not able to connect with the farmers this week. I am sorry about that, but I do expect the offerings this Saturday to be similar to last week, plus or minus a few items. Lots of great fresh locally grown fruits and veggies, local meat from the J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand, and lots of other items. So please come out on Saturday and get some great food for your holiday gatherings.

One additional note, I did hear from Bandy Woodworks that they will not be at the market on Saturday.

Happy Holiday

David Lagnese

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The Update (From last week)

Greenawalt Farm

I spoke with Brian and he will have a few varieties of shelly beans as mentioned above. Also they will have fall squash- several varieties will be available. Other items should include sweet corn, zucchini, yellow squash, pickle cucumbers, radishes, green onions, lettuce, swiss chard, green beans and lima beans, swiss chard and peppers. Fruit wise, they will have mellons (canteloupe, water mellons and honeydew), peaches and apples. Expect some surprises as Brian visits his Amish farmer friends on Fridays and always picks a few unexpected items.

Kistaco Farm... Will have a variety of fruits and vegetables grown on the farm, including:

Peaches

Blueberries
Kale Collards
Broccoli
Cabbage
Green Beans
Green Peppers
Hot Peppers
Tomatoes
Paula Red Apples
Rambo Apples
Sweet Corn

Wood Street Bread Company bread- and much more

Zang's Greenhouse...Locally grown items this week include peppers of all sorts (green, red, yellow and purple), green beans and wax beans, eggplant, hot peppers, leeks, fresh garlic, cucumbers, pickles, sweet onions, zucchini, beets, micro greens, green onions, potatoes, lettuce, shallots. Sweet corn from McElhaney farm. In the fruit department- watermellons (several varieties) and Chambersburg peaches. Rick mentioned that we are getting to the end of Chambersburg peach season so get them while you can.

Rick always has a few surprises.

BANDY Woodworks

...Is a local business that makes children's toys, custom furniture, and other great items for the home (cutting boards, etc). They make them out of local reclaimed and salvaged wood and use non-toxic finishes. Their booth is on the right when you walk in the front door, directly across from Greenawalt's. Preview some of the items carried at the market by visitingwww.bandywoodworks.etsy.com. New this week is a wine rack designed to hold up to 12 bottles of wine.

Please stop by and talk to Chris!

Kew Park Coffee Bar, California Olive Oil Connection & PA Made Cheese

... Will be open this week and fully stocked. Please stop by and get some olive oil to drizzle on your veggies.

The Greek Gourmet- will have homemade spinach and meat pies at the market each week- in addition to 20+ flavors of hummus. Stop by and talk to Jack at the booth.

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Please visit the market's website for information on the market and all the vendors. You can sign up for a weekly email update.

http://www.farmersmarketcooperativeofeastliberty.com/

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The Farmers' Market Cooperative of East Liberty is located at 344 North Sheridan Ave., adjacent to the Home Depot parking lot. The market operates year round- and is open from 5 AM until 12 noon every Saturday of the year.