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Update for Saturday, December 28th

Hello farmers market fans

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.  I want to extend a thank you from all of us at the Coop to our loyal customers.  We could not keep the market going without your support!

I also want to let you know that the market will be open this Saturday, as usual.  Please come out and visit us.  We will have lots of great food items for your New Years Eve and New Years Day meals.

See you at the Market-

David Lagnese
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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/

Also,  check out the video about the market produced by Ths folks at East Liberty Development (ELDI).  It was directed and produced by local film maker Michael Pisano. So a great big thanks Michael and ELDI's Margaret Graham  for producing the video. So please check out the video and share it with others.

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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.

Update for Saturday, December 21st

The Christmas holiday is right around the corner.  Luckily, there is still one more Saturday market before the big day.  So make sure you get to the market this Saturday both to get food for the table, and to pick up a holiday gift or a house warming gift.

The Farmers Market is a great source of gifts and house warming presents for the holidays.  I think people really appreciate getting locally made and grown items.  You can use your imagination and put together a nice basket of items from the market.  Here are some of my suggestions:

o A woven basket from "Hand Made Items from Uganda"
o A hand made wooden toy or cutting board from Bandy Woodworks
o A smoked pheasant from J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
o A potted flowering plant from Zang's Greenhouse
o A pound of coffee beans from the Kew Park Coffee Bar
o A container of Salsa from Cinco de Mayo
o A bottle of olive oil from the California Connection
o A piece of local cheese from Wheel and Wedge Cheese
o A home made pastry from Rebecca Plum
o A jug of cider from Kistaco Farm
o A jar of all-purpose sauce from Mrs. Jones
o A container of hummus from the Greek Gourmet
o A bottle of balsamic vinegars from Pastamore

o A jar of Amish made pickles from Greenawalt Farm

See you at the Market-

David Lagnese
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The Update....

Zang's Greenhouse...Rick will have fresh Cranberries from Wisconsin.  Locally grown items include winter squash, shallots, onions, garlic, mushrooms, lettuce and micro greens.

Non locally grown items include green beans, beets, zucchini, cabbage and a few other items.  In the fruit department, limes, lemons, oranges, grapefruit, grapes- all shipped in.

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.

BANDY Woodworks BANDY Woodworks will there this week with lots of great items for holiday gifts.

www.bandywoodworks.etsy.com

Pastamore' barrel-aged vinegars-  These are being brought to us by long time market customer Sylvia Lynch.  Hopefully you have been able to stop by and say hello to Sylvia and also buy a bottle of her vinegar.  Please stop by and get a great gift for the Balsamic Vinegar lovers in your life.

Did you know that you get multiple health benefits by adding Balsamic Vinegar to your diet!  It's Low in Calories, has Antioxidant Properties, can Suppress your Appetite and aid  in Digestion. Each 1 tbsp. serving of balsamic vinegar provides 4 mg of calcium and 3 mg of phosphorous. A serving a balsamic vinegar has 18 mg of potassium, adding to the 2,000 mg you need for the day. Balsamic vinegar provides nearly .12 mg of iron per tablespoon. Adding a little balsamic vinegar to your grilled chicken at lunch, or on your side salad at dinner, is an additional way to get all of these essential minerals.

Cinco de Mayo Salsa- After being away for the summer selling at the outdoor markets, they are back with their wonderful salsas and cooking sauces. They offer a wide variety of sauces and salsas.  Many of them are great for cooking with, not just for eating with chips.  Please stop by and say hello.

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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/

Also,  check out the video about the market produced by Ths folks at East Liberty Development (ELDI).  It was directed and produced by local film maker Michael Pisano. So a great big thanks Michael and ELDI's Margaret Graham  for producing the video. So please check out the video and share it with others.

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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.