Great Memorial Day Buys at the Market

Get fresh strawberries and vegetables for Memorial Day Weekend Atchison  Farmers’ Market Fresh, Friendly, LocalMarket E-Newsletter, Saturday, May 27, 20178 a.m. - noon Cooking out this weekend?  Our farmer/vendors have fresh, locally grown produce and so much more for your celebration! Debbie Genova, the market manager, can swipe your credit, debit and SNAP (Double Up Food Bucks).   Buy Atchison Farmers’ Market gift cards.  Also, register at her booth for our June 3rd Bundle Give Away. Visit us on www.atchisonfarmers.market. and www.facebook.com/AtchisonFarmersMarketVendor Produce (Saturday, May 27):Cedar Lane Farm  (Carrie Kesse and Kirk Russell and Gus)  Green onions, salad turnips, spinach, eggs, bedding plants (tomato, pepper and herbs) Elias Honey (Chuck Elias)  Local honey and honey sticks Debbie Dooley  Goat milk soap and lotion, angel food cakes, lemon pound cakes, cookies and eggs Genova Farm (Debbie and Mark Genova and girls) Green onions, radishes, lettuce, salad mix, baby kale, and marigold plants Ghost Roast (Rita and J.D. Hartman, Zach and Melissa Wolfe) Fresh roasted coffee, coffee beans (can be ground at the market), Guatemalan, Rwandan, Ethiopian, Sumatran, and decaf.  Samples and a fresh cup. Glacier Rock Produce (Lynn Dee Galey)  Strawberries, green onions, buttercrunch lettuce, new potatoes, strawberry preserves and strawberry sauce. Interbrook Ridge Farm (Juan Jorge) Baby spinach, gourmet chocolate chip cookies/bars,  corn chips L&R Farms (Monie Frakes) Tomatoes, grape tomatoes, English cucumbers, shelling peas, Spring blend lettuce, kale, spinach, radishes, green onions, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, sweet potatoes, strawberry hanging baskets, bedding plants (herbs, flowers, peppers, tomatoes) Long View Farm (Gunther and Betty Fischer) Baby bok choy, radishes (4 kinds), mustard greens, broccoli, arugula, endive, scallions, rhubarb, asparagus, spinach, kale, kohlrabi, brown eggs, French bread, jams and jellies, variety of fresh cut herbs, and fresh cut flowers Lynn Hoffman Salsa, jams, fruit breads and dog biscuits.  Pies, rolls, and other baked goods. The Tortilla Man (Gilbert Gasper)  Regular, whole wheat, and spicy flour tortillas.  (He makes balloon animals for children.) Two Hungrey Lads (Rosa and Luca Zia)  Cheese biscuits, cookies, Crostoli (Italian pastry), fresh squeezed lemonade and cinnamon-mint infused water Other vendors may be present. Recipe with ingredients from our Market Strawberry Spinach Salad from Martha Stewart, prep time 10 mins., 2 servings (multiply for more servings) Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar

• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

• 4 cups lightly packed baby spinach

• 6 ounces strawberries (1 1/2 cups) hulled and thinly sliced

• 1/4 cups almonds (1 1/2 ounces), toasted and coarsely chopped

• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

• 2 ounces feta, crumbled

Directions

1. Whisk together oil and vinegar in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add spinach, strawberries, almonds, sesame seeds, and feta. Gently toss until spinach is evenly coated with dressing. Serve immediately.