Amelia Weekend at the Farmers' Market

Atchison Farmers’ Market Fresh, Friendly, LocalMarket E-Newsletter, Saturday, July 19, 20148 a.m. to 12 noon Let’s celebrate our most famous local daughter, Amelia Earhart! There are all kinds of activities going on, culminating with the wonderful fireworks that are accompanied by music. It is always a tremendous finish to a great weekend. Nothing could be more appropriate than to feast on local produce this weekend. Show your out-of-town guests what wonderful vegetables and products can be found at your local Atchison Farmers’ Market. Remember, we are on the northwest corner of the 7th and Kansas parking lot, across from the post office, today. We will have entertainment by Dixon and Reid (R2D). Also, don’t forget that now we are able to accept credit, debit and SNAP cards. If you would like to use your card, please go to our Market Manager, Lyn Hoffman, who is located on the street side of the market toward the middle. She will be able to scan your card for the amount you wish to use at the Market. You will be given wooden Atchison Farmers’ Market tokens to use at any of the vendor stalls. We also accept Chamber of Commerce gift cards, “Walk Kansas” gift certificates, Senior Nutrition Program coupons, and, of course, our own Atchison Farmers’ Market gift cards. Visit us on www.atchisonfarmersmarket.com and www.facebook.com/AtchisonFarmersMarketVendor Produce (Saturday, July 19): Cedar Lane Farm(Carrie Kesse and Kirk Russell) Plants and produce, grown chemical free. Cold Spring Acres (Wayne and Marla Olson) Will return at a later date. Country Girl Veggies ( Courtney and Debbie Blohm) Gone this weekend. Will return on July 26th.                                                    26 Cupcake Haven (Haven Fry) Will return on Saturday, July 26. Earl Farms (Dan and Trina Earl) Cabbage, broccoli, and potatoes. Elias Honey (Chuck Elias) Honey in 2, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, and 80 ounce sizes and honey straws in 10 flavors. Emilie Koehn – The Pie Lady Breads, rolls, and pies. Genova Farms (Debbie and Mark Genova) Sweet corn, kale, red candy onions, green onions, new potatoes, green beans, carrots, yellow wax beans, cucumbers, and squash Gilbert Gasper – The Tortilla Man A variety of fresh tortillas. Ghost Roast Coffee (Brad Pietzyk) Locally roasted Guatemalan, Rwandan, and Ethiopian coffee beans. Jirak Farm (Mark and Teresa Jirak and Children) Sweet corn, squash, cucumbers, green beans, and zucchini L&R Farms (Monie Frakes) Green beans, tomatoes, candy onions, kohlrabi, beets, zucchini, patty pan squash, sweet corn, peaches, eggplant, cucumbers, and yellow squash.. Long View Farm (Gunther and Betty Fischer) Green beans, savoy cabbage, other cabbages, cucumbers, shallots, leeks, garlic, Elephant garlic, Japanese eggplants, Yukon Gold, Colorado Rose, and Purple Mountain new potatoes, a variety of onions and summer squash, sweet peppers, jams from homegrown fruit, brown eggs, fresh flowers, fresh cut herbs, and French bread baked with organic unbleached flour. Lyn Hoffma Quick breads, jams and jellies, dog biscuits. Mallow Farm (Barbara Bramblett and Jim Mallow) Several varieties of flowers, garlic, and herbs, McLenon Produce (Rob and Pat McLenon) A variety of vegetables as well as pecans and black walnuts.   Other vendors may be present also. Recipe of the Week: A delicious, simple dressing for summer salads. Shallot Vinaigrette Combine in a jar: 1 finely chopped shallot 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice wine Add: kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Let sit 20 minutes Add 1/3 cup olive oil and cover. Shake to combine.