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Update for Wednesday, November 27th

Hello folks.  First a happy Thanksgiving wish for all of our customers!

I also want to remind you that the market is open tomorrow- Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving. The hours are from 5 am until 10 am.

The following vendors will be open:

• California Connection- dried fruit and nuts
• Greenawalt- will have their usual items including locally grown vegetables and eggs. They will also have fresh cider from Kistaco farm.
  
• J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand- will be open primarily to pick up holiday orders.  However, they will have some extra items available including possibly some larger turkeys, but also bacon, sausages and some frozen meats.  They will also some home made pies.  You can call the stand phone number in the morning 412-661-1875 or just stop by.

• Kew Park Coffee- We will have fresh brewed coffee and fresh squeezed juice.  We will also have some dark roast beans that were just shipped in directly from the farm in Jamaica.
  

• PA Made Cheese- lots of locally made cheese
  

• Zang's- Rick will have his usual selection of locally grown items as well as some carefully selected shipped in items.
  

Please note that California Connection, Kew Park Coffee and PA Made Cheese will not be open until 7 am.

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, November 23rd

The Thanksging Holiday is upon us.  The market will be well stocked with lots of great items for your holiday celebration.

Please keep in mind that our vendors have many items that are perfect to use as host gifts for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Please come out to the market and support your local farmers.

Please note that the market will also be open on Wednesday November 27th, the day before Thanksgiving.  I will send out a reminder message early next week.

See you at the market.

David Lagnese
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The Update....

Cheese Cave Update- Things continue to progress at the cheese cave.  We have several hundred wheels of sheep and goat cheese in the cave.  The cheese really seems to like the 55 degree temperature and 95% humidity in the cave. This week we will have wheels or Meadowbell aged goat cheese and Schof Kase aged sheep milk cheese.

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 itmems for holiday gifts.

www.bandywoodworks.etsy.com

Pastamore' barrel-aged vinegars-  These are being brought to us by long time market customer Sylvia Lynch.  She found these vinegars in her travels and fell in love with them.  She then made arrangements to be able to sell them.  Offerings inlcude basic balsamic vinegar, but also other flavored vinegars. Free tastes, of course.  Stop by and talk to Sylvia and try these vinegars.  I have been using them on roasted vegetables such as the brussel sprouts that are available at the market.  A few descriptions...

- Elderberry Balsamic  Sweet elderberry juice combined with our white balsamic vinegar creates a subtly sweet yet slightly tart flavor.

- Blackberry Balsamic  Pure balsamic vinegar is blended with blackberries to create a thick, rich and full-bodied vinegar.

- Dark Sweet Cherry Balsamic Vinegar  Combined with hand-picked Dark Sweet Cherries create the perfect flavor as a salad dressing for spinach or fresh greens.

- Citrus Balsamic Vinegar has been blended with sweet oranges, tangerines, and a splash of lime to create this inspirational and versatile vinegar.

Cinco de Mayo Salsa- After being away for the summer selling at the outdoor markets, they are back with their wonderfull 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.

Update for Saturday, November 2nd

Hello farmers market fans. Sorry I missed sending out an update last week.  I had a busy week at work and was not able to get a message out.

Those of you who have visited the market in the past few weeks may have noticed two recent additions to our vendor line-up.  I would like to highlight them and the wonderful products they are bringing to the market.

Pastamore' barrel-aged vinegars-  These are being brought to us by long time market customer Sylvia Lynch.  She found these vinegars in her travels and fell in love with them.  She then made arrangements to be able to sell them.  Offerings inlcude basic balsamic vinegar, but also other flavored vinegars. Free tastes, of course.  Stop by and talk to Sylvia and try these vinegars.  I have been using them on roasted vegetables such as the brussel sprouts that are available at the market.  A few descriptions...

- Elderberry Balsamic  Sweet elderberry juice combined with our white balsamic vinegar creates a subtly sweet yet slightly tart flavor.

- Blackberry Balsamic  Pure balsamic vinegar is blended with blackberries to create a thick, rich and full-bodied vinegar.

- Dark Sweet Cherry Balsamic Vinegar  Combined with hand-picked Dark Sweet Cherries create the perfect flavor as a salad dressing for spinach or fresh greens.

- Citrus Balsamic Vinegar has been blended with sweet oranges, tangerines, and a splash of lime to create this inspirational and versatile vinegar.

Cinco de Mayo Salsa- After being away for the summer selling at the outdoor markets, they are back with their wonderfull salsas and cooking sauces.  I stocked up on the bean dip and other favorites.  But I was glad to see several new sauses.  Many of them are great for cooking with, not just for eating with chips.  Please stop by and say hello.

The market will be packed with fall items including apples and fresh pressed cider.  Other items include squash, dried beans, brussel sprouts and much more. Please see below for details.

Please come out to the market and support your local farmers.

See you at the market.

David Lagnese
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The Update....

PA Made Cheese-   We will have aged sheep and goat milk cheeses that were ageed in the cheese cave.  We have a fresh batch of Blue Cheese from Clover Creek, and Birchrun Blue and Fat Cat from Birchrun Hills Creamery.

Cheese Cave Update- Things continue to progress at the cheese cave.  We have several hundred wheels of sheep and goat cheese in the cave.  The cheese really seems to like the 55 degree temperature and 95% humidity in the cave.  We conducted a tour last week for the students from the Dairy Class at the Chatham U Food Studies Program .  We had a great visit and of course tasted come cheese at the end of the tour.

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 be off this week as they will be attending an event.

www.bandywoodworks.etsy.com

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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, October 19th

Hello farmers market fans. The market will be open this Saturday and will be bursting with locally grown and made items.  We are getting to the end of many summer items such as tomatoes and peppers, so get them while you can.  Fall items are rolling in.  Last week was the first week for local brussel sprouts- the real ones that come on the stalk.  They are so delicious when they are fresh, and so easy to prepare.  I just cut them in half, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper, and bake them at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Many other fall items are plentiful- starting with apples and fresh pressed cider.  Other items include pumpkins, gourds, squash, and concord grapes.  Please see below for details.

Please come out to the market and support your local farmers.

See you at the market.

David Lagnese
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The Update....

PA Made Cheese-   We will have aged sheep and goat milk cheeses that were ageed in the cheese cave.  We have a fresh batch of Blue Cheese from Clover Creek.

I visited the Adirondacks last week for a brief getaway.  As always, I was searching out farmers markets and locally made food.  I visited the Saturday market at Saranac Lake Village.  It was an awesome market that includes lots of fruit and vegetable farmers, a bread baker and lamb farmer.  There was also a cheese maker from Asgaard Farm and Dairy.  By chance the cheese maker was manning the booth that day so we had a great conversation about the local cheese scene in PA as well New York State.  Asgaard is located in a place called Au Sable Forks.  It is an absolutley beautiful place, right near the Lake Placid Olympic site.

They were selling a soft ripened goat cheese called Whiteface Mountain that was fabulous.  Since no one makes a cheese like that arounf here (yet), I purchased a dozen pieces to bring back home.  I sold mot of it last Saturday, but still have a few pieces available this Saturday.

http://www.asgaardfarm.com/cheeses

Cheese Cave Update- Things continue to progress at the cheese cave.  We have several hundred wheels of sheep and goat cheese in the cave.  The cheese really seems to like the 55 degree temperature and 95% humidity in the cave.   The wheels we are taking out for sale at the market are excellent.  We dropped off samples to a number of Pittsburgh chefs and got excellent feedback on the flavor of the cheese.  We are conducting our first tour of the facility this coming Monday as the students from the Dairy Class at the Chatham U Food Studies Program will be visiting the cave and Riverview Dairy. It should be a lot of fun to show off the cave for the first time.  So please stop by the PA Made cheese stand to buy some of the cheese.  Both the Meadow Belle goat cheese and the Schof Kase Sheep Cheese were aged in the cave.  We need your support!

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 have will have a new batch of honey locust serving boards and end-grain cutting boards this week.  All items are made in their shop using local reclaimed and salvaged wood and non-toxic finishes.  Their booth is on the right when you walk in the front door from N. Sheridan, directly across from Greenawalt's.  Preview some of the items carried at the market by visiting:

www.bandywoodworks.etsy.com

*****************************************************
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.

*********************************************************

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.