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J.L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
Special items for Saturday, February 8th...
- TOP ROUND BEEF STEW
- ROLLED RUMP ROAST
- EYE OF ROUND...steaks or roast
- HANGER STEAK AND SKIRT STEAK...These are naturally juicy small cuts that can handle a slight or heavy spice rub of your liking for 8 hours or less before broiling or pan-frying
**IF YOU ARE COUNTING ON ANY OF THE NUMEROUS TYPES OF SAUSAGES??? ALWAYS A GREAT IDEA TO CALL THURSDAY OR BEFORE NOON FRIDAY TO PLACE ORDER...
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
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, February 1st- Super Bowl Weekend
We hope you will stop by the market to get items for Super Bowl gatherings.
I do want to take a moment to thank everyone for continuing to support the market throughout these cold winter months. We will be open again this Saturday, of course, as we are every Saturday all year.
Its also important to note that even this time of year we still have many locally grown items:
- Meat from the Kennedy's
- Greenawalts have potatoes, squash, dried beans and eggs
- Kistaco Farm has fresh apples and fresh pressed cider
- Zang's has local salad greens and PA mushrooms
- Wheel and Wedge Cheese has locally made cheese
The market also has carefully selected shipped in fruit and vegetables. The California Connection has high quality dried fruit, nuts and olive oil.
And of course other locally made items are available from Greek Gourmet, Rebecca Plum baked goods, Cinco de Mayo Salsa and Better Made Donuts.
See you at the market- David Lagnese
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The Update....
J.L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
- LAMB LOIN CHOPS
- WHOLE LAMB SHANKS
- GROUND LAMB
**please be specific with amounts **thanks for your timely order pick-ups by 10:30 on Saturday's
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
The Kistaco Farm stand has fresh apples and fresh pressed cider. Apple varieties include McIntosh, Mutsu/Crispin, Idared, Stayman, Winesap, Fortune, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Jonagold, Empire.
Zang's Greenhouse...Locally grown items include winter squash, shallots, onions, garlic, mushrooms, lettuce and micro greens.
Non locally grown items include green beans, beets, rainbow swiss chard, broccoli and cauliflower, zucchini, cabbage and a few other items. In the fruit department, limes, lemons, oranges, grapefruit, grapes- all shipped in.
California Connection- Lots of dried fruit and nuts from California. With fresh locally grown fruit season over, they are a good replacement. This Saturday we will have the following at the market:
Apricots (organic)
Dates (organic)
Peaches
White Figs
Plouts
Raisins
Raw almonds
Pistachios (organic)
Wheel and Wedge
- Parish Hill Creamery- Westminster West, Vermont- Provolone cheese made by renowned cheese maker Peter Dixon
- King's Kreamery- Lancaster County, PA- Camembert, mushroom leek and young sheep cheese
- Misty Creek- Lancaster County, PA- Semi soft aged goat cheese and a blue cheese made with three milks- cow, goat and sheep
- Shepard's Hollow Farm- Lancaster, PA- they make a combination cow and sheep milk cheese and a sheep milk blue
In the next few weeks we will be offering an expanded list of award winning regional cheeses. Please stop by and taste some of our 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 hand made items.
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.
J. L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
Special items for this Saturday, February 1st...
LAMB LOIN CHOPS
WHOLE LAMB SHANKS
GROUND LAMB
**please be specific with amounts **thanks for your timely order pick-ups by 10:30 on Saturday's
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
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.
J. L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
Special items for this Saturday, January 25th...
- BONELESS PORK SHOULDER...inexpensive juicy and flavorful for braising and slow cooking
- BONELESS PORK LOIN CHOPS
- BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
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.
J. L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
Special items for this Saturday, January 18th...
EXTRA LEAN GROUND TURKEY = over 99% lean & ultra - versatile from burgers to sauces to stews
BONELESS PORK LOIN CHOPS OR ROASTS = easy slow cooking or braising with coating of poultry seasoning alongside onions, apples, cranberries in chicken broth/stock
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
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.
J. L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
Special items for Saturday, January 11th...
- Sirloin steaks
- Bone-in pork loin chops
**next week Jan 18th is extra lean ground turkey so please order
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
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.
J. L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
FOR SATURDAY, JAN. 4 th...
- BONELESS CENTER CUT PORK LOIN ROAST OR CHOPS
- THIN-SHAVED CHIPPED SIRLOIN TIP
- BEEF TOP ROUND FOR STEW
- ROLLED RUMP ROAST
**Kennedy Kid's dairy cattle judging team cheese sale of shredded cheddar in 5# bags for $20
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
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 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.
J.L.KENNEDY MEAT STAND...
Special items for this Saturday, December 28th...
**PORK AND FRESH LOCAL SAUERKRAUT**
PLEASE specify all your pork cuts and amounts needed please.
BONE - IN or BONELESS PORK LOIN ROAST OR CHOPS
SPARE RIBS OR BABY BACKS...
**great seeing everyone over the holidays and a humble thank you for your business...
Our supply to you of fresh - cut local meats can remain strong based on your generous and faithful patronage on Saturday mornings!! Happy 2014 !Update for Saturday, December 21st...
**KENNEDY KIDS have local mercer cheese for sale this SATURDAY 12/28... Benefit for their BUTLER/BEAVER DAIRY CATTLE JUDGING TEAM in 4-H....
- SMOKED CHEDDAR
- SWISS
- PARMESAN
- FRESHLY GRATED CHEDDAR
**CALL TO ORDER OR STOP IN SATURDAY TO SEE THESE LOCAL OFFERINGS
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
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....
J.L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND
SOME ITEMS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SAT HOLIDAY PICK-UP..
- Capons
- Turkeys
- Smoked pheasants
- Beef standing rib roasts
- Rolled rump roast
- Pork loin chops or roast
- Sirloin steaks
- Porterhouse and t - bone steaks
- Lamb loin chops or rack roasts
Also, there will also be some extra small and large turkey breasts available PLUS geese and ducks. Please call out to the farm ASAP.
** all orders picked up by 10 am please
The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.
The Kistaco Farm stand will still have some locally grown items such as local apples grown on the farm. They will also have some shipped in fruit and vegetables and of course fresh squeezed cider. As always, fresh baked bread from Wood Street Bread Co.
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.
California Connection- Lots of dried fruit and nuts from California. These items are great on your holiday table. With fresh locally grown fruit season over, they are a good replacement. This Saturday we will have the following at the market:
Apricots (organic)
Dates (organic)
Peaches
White Figs
Plouts
Raisins
Raw almonds
Pistachios (organic)
Introducing Wheel and Wedge- Our family has been selling locally made cheese at the market for 3 years now. We started with the goat cheese made by Riverview Dairy, but then expanded to other local cheese makers. We called it- PA Made Cheese- which emphasized the origin of our cheese. Although we love our local cheese producers and the cheese that they make, we have been wanting to expand our offerings to include cheese styles that are not being made locally. But we also realized that we needed to sell a larger volume of cheese to support the expansion. So we also wanted to find a venue to sell cheese more than just on Saturdays. We decided to open up a cheese stand at the Pittsburgh Public Market- which is open 5 days a week- Wednesday through Sunday. Having the outlet at PPM will actually help support our offerings at East Liberty because we will be able to stock cheese from more cheese makers and a offer a more diverse variety of styles.
To reflect this change, we decided to abandon the PA Made Cheese name and adopt the name Wheel and Wedge. The new name emphasizes our focus on stocking full wheels of cheese and cutting it by hand into wedges. We will work exclusively with regional producers of farmstead and artisan cheese. We are also expanding the cheeses being aged in our Armstrong County cheese cave. We are now aging cheddar and gouda, in addition to the goat and sheep milk cheese that we have been aging since July.
The first tangible result of these changes is that we have new varieties of cheese for sale at the East Liberty Market. New producers include:
- Parish Hill Creamery- Westminster West, Vermont- Provolone cheese made by renowned cheese maker Peter Dixon
- King's Kreamery- Lancaster County, PA- Camembert, mushroom leek and young sheep cheese
- Misty Creek- Lancaster County, PA- Semi soft aged goat cheese and a blue cheese made with three milks- cow, goat and sheep
- Shepard's Hollow Farm- Lancaster, PA- they make a combination cow and sheep milk cheese and a sheep milk blue
More cheese from other producers in Ohio, Indiana and Vermont are on their way.
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.
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.
*****************************************************
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.