Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market is held inside year-round for your shopping comfort at Cheviot United Methodist Church 3820 Westwood Northern Blvd. 45211. The market is held in the church's Narthex, which is just inside the main entrance of the church. Please note that this location could vary depending on other activities taking place at the church. Follow the happy voices and you'll find us.
Come to Market Hungry and Be Well Fed
This week you will be able to do lots of taste testing, along with learning how to
prepare the foods yourself at home. Teresa of My Plum Crazy Farm is a bundle of energy and she's been using lots of it to help us all Eat Well. Teresa, along with Cy, relentlessly works out in the heat and humidity to bring a variety of nutritious produce to our market each week.
Growing the produce is not all Teresa does. This week, she has branched out to trying her hand at some very fancy ways to use squash blossoms. Come to market this Friday and watch her magically turn them into yummy edibles. She'll have samples for you to try, along with copies of her recipe. When harvesting the squash blossoms, they pick only the male blossoms and leave the female blossoms on the plants to produce the actual squash. They will have a limited supply of the raw squash blossoms for purchase; therefore, they suggest pre-ordering them. If you are unfamiliar with pre-ordering, see details in the Previously Announced section.
Back for an encore performance: this week Jenny Evan from Ohio University Extension office will return to provide market shoppers with instructions on how to prepare this season's various produce items. Jenny will provide samples and recipes so you, too, can easily replicate the items at home. In addition to the samples from our two cooking demos, many of our other vendors provide samples of their products. As I said, come to market hungry and be well fed. We love to see the happy faces on our customers as they go from vendor to vendor and eat their way through the market.
This week you will be able to do lots of taste testing, along with learning how to
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| From Teresa of My Plum Crazy Farm |
Growing the produce is not all Teresa does. This week, she has branched out to trying her hand at some very fancy ways to use squash blossoms. Come to market this Friday and watch her magically turn them into yummy edibles. She'll have samples for you to try, along with copies of her recipe. When harvesting the squash blossoms, they pick only the male blossoms and leave the female blossoms on the plants to produce the actual squash. They will have a limited supply of the raw squash blossoms for purchase; therefore, they suggest pre-ordering them. If you are unfamiliar with pre-ordering, see details in the Previously Announced section.
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| Jenny Evan |
Back for an encore performance: this week Jenny Evan from Ohio University Extension office will return to provide market shoppers with instructions on how to prepare this season's various produce items. Jenny will provide samples and recipes so you, too, can easily replicate the items at home. In addition to the samples from our two cooking demos, many of our other vendors provide samples of their products. As I said, come to market hungry and be well fed. We love to see the happy faces on our customers as they go from vendor to vendor and eat their way through the market.
NOTICES
In this week's newsletter we bid a fond farewell to John Small of Small Acres Family Farm. As you know, John has been selling his 100% grass fed beef at our market. John recently informed me that he has now sold all of his beef. At this time, he doesn't know when he will be able to replenish his supply. We thank John for providing us with his quality beef and we wish him well in all his future endeavors.
Knowing that 100% grass fed beef is an important item to have at our market, I have already contacted another local farmer who raises 100% grass fed beef. My hope is to have the new farmer on board very soon. Thanks for your patience with this. The results will be worth the wait!
In this week's newsletter we bid a fond farewell to John Small of Small Acres Family Farm. As you know, John has been selling his 100% grass fed beef at our market. John recently informed me that he has now sold all of his beef. At this time, he doesn't know when he will be able to replenish his supply. We thank John for providing us with his quality beef and we wish him well in all his future endeavors.
Knowing that 100% grass fed beef is an important item to have at our market, I have already contacted another local farmer who raises 100% grass fed beef. My hope is to have the new farmer on board very soon. Thanks for your patience with this. The results will be worth the wait!
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
Newsletter compiled by Mary A. Hutten, Market Manager
Some of you are long-time readers of the newsletter; others are new to the market and are reading the newsletter for the first time. This section is included each week to bring your attention to important happenings around the market and around town.
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RECENTLY ADDED
From Honey Tree Acres: organic popcorn. HTA did not grow the popcorn but obtained it from a regional source. It is certified organic, grown on certified organic farms in the Ohio/Indiana/Illinois region.
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Pre-ordering Pays Off
Have you ever arrived at market to purchase your favorite item/s from your favorite vendor/s only to be disappointed because the vendor/s sold out of the item/s? Did you know that no longer has to happen? At LEWFM you can pre-order your items and pick them up any time during regular market hours. Pre-ordering not only pays off for you, it also helps the vendors know how much to prepare/harvest, which greatly reduces waste. Pre-ordering is a real win-win for all, and it only takes a few minutes of your time to plan ahead and place your order. Given the importance of Eating Well, getting into the habit of placing your pre-orders each week will likely become a high priority on your weekly To Do List.
There are two easy ways you can place your pre-orders, in person at market or via email. Here's how the email ordering works: Email me at LEWFMLOCAL@GMAIL.COM and ask to be added to the vendor email pre-order list. Each week you will receive emails from the vendors detailing the items they have available for you to order that week. Reply to their email, letting them know the items you wish to order, then come to market on Friday to pick up your items.
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For a full listing of our vendors, their products, and services including:
Have you ever arrived at market to purchase your favorite item/s from your favorite vendor/s only to be disappointed because the vendor/s sold out of the item/s? Did you know that no longer has to happen? At LEWFM you can pre-order your items and pick them up any time during regular market hours. Pre-ordering not only pays off for you, it also helps the vendors know how much to prepare/harvest, which greatly reduces waste. Pre-ordering is a real win-win for all, and it only takes a few minutes of your time to plan ahead and place your order. Given the importance of Eating Well, getting into the habit of placing your pre-orders each week will likely become a high priority on your weekly To Do List. There are two easy ways you can place your pre-orders, in person at market or via email. Here's how the email ordering works: Email me at LEWFMLOCAL@GMAIL.COM and ask to be added to the vendor email pre-order list. Each week you will receive emails from the vendors detailing the items they have available for you to order that week. Reply to their email, letting them know the items you wish to order, then come to market on Friday to pick up your items.
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For a full listing of our vendors, their products, and services including:
- Kids & Krafts, where the kids can have loads of fun so you can leisurely shop the market
- Many food and non-food items
- and a list of vendors who accept credit cards
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Produce Perks
For those who noticed the logo at the bottom of the newsletter recently and wondered what it means, here is the good news about a new program. Produce Perks is an incentive program that is meant to encourage and help those who receive EBT (formerly known as food stamps) purchase more produce. Produce Perks is a dollar for dollar match (up to $10), with the matching dollars used on produce. The Produce Perks website offers the following additional information:
Please help us spread the word about this very worthwhile program. One way to help get the word out is to stop by the market management booth to pick up brochures to share with those you know who receive EBT benefits. You could also leave brochures at your church, doctor or dentist's office, or any locations that would permit you to do so. For those who noticed the logo at the bottom of the newsletter recently and wondered what it means, here is the good news about a new program. Produce Perks is an incentive program that is meant to encourage and help those who receive EBT (formerly known as food stamps) purchase more produce. Produce Perks is a dollar for dollar match (up to $10), with the matching dollars used on produce. The Produce Perks website offers the following additional information:“Produce Perks” is an initiative modeled after a similar program in Cuyahoga County. Focus is on access and affordability of healthy fruits and vegetables for under-served consumers.
Produce Perks are incentive tokens given to customers at participating farmers’ markets who use an Ohio Direction Card (“electronic benefits transfer” or EBT card) to purchase food. A customer wishing to use their food assistance benefits can swipe their card at one central terminal, located at participating market’s information booths, and ask to withdraw a desired amount. The market provides tokens for the transaction and additional Produce Perks that can be spent on fruits and vegetables. As the name suggests, Produce Perks are only good for purchasing fruits and vegetables. All other tokens purchased with the Ohio Direction Card are good to use on eligible items at the market.
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We hope to see you real soon at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market!
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