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Happy Halloween, Local Food Lovers!
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Place your order from Western Maine Market today or early Thursday morning for pick-up or delivery this Friday or Saturday.
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Transition to our Winter Schedule
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This is the final week of our summer schedule. Starting next week:
- Friday pick-up in Farmington will involve meeting at Deborah's Prius in the parking lot outside the Farmington Food Co-op at 181 Front Street, with no outdoor farmers' market in progress.
- The time frame for pick-up on Front Street in Farmington will be shorter. Orders will be ready by 11:00, and we ask that you pick up before noon or call to make arrangements for later.
- Friday delivery orders will arrive a couple of hours earlier in the day - closer to 1-2 pm than to 3-4 pm.
- At most of our Friday pick-up locations, orders will be available earlier in the day.
- Saturday pick-up in Farmington will move to the indoor farmers' market at 130 Quebec Street, 10am-1pm.
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Farmington Farmers' Market Moves Indoors
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Farmington Farmers' Market is scheduled to hold the final outdoor markets of the season this weekend. Next week, on the 7th of November, the Saturday market will move to its winter location, indoors at 130 Quebec Street (St. Joseph Center.) 10-1, and market will be held Saturdays only.
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New and Returning Products
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Cornbread
Menu Group: Food
Section: Baked Goods
Category: Bread
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Old fashioned cornbread recipe, made with organic cornmeal, Maine Grains flour, organic milk, sugar, local eggs, butter, baking powder, salt. Available square or round.
Contains wheat, milk, eggs.
Delicious by itself, buttered - or as a stuffing ingredient!
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Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie
Menu Group: Food
Section: Baked Goods
Category: Cookies
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Vendor: Happy Snowman Alpaca Farm
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This is my OCTOBER COOKIE OF THE MONTH
(It can be ordered by request any other time as well)
Each cookie weighs in about 2.5 ounces... that's 1/4 cup of cookie!! Ingredients: All-purpose flour, chocolate chips, sugar, brown sugar, butter, shortening, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, and sea salt.
Allergens: Eggs, wheat, milk, soy
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PUMPKIN Cafe-style muffins NEW RECIPE!
Menu Group: Food
Section: Baked Goods
Category: Muffins
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Vendor: Happy Snowman Alpaca Farm
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This is my OCTOBER MUFFIN OF THE MONTH
New recipe- The apple sauce added makes for a perfectly moist and delicious Pumpkin Muffin.
Available jumbo or standard sized.
Ingredients: Pumpkin, all-purpose flour, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, apple sauce, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda,
cinnamon, sea salt, nutmeg, ginger, and ground cloves
Allergens: Eggs, wheat
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Sweet potato pie
Menu Group: Food
Section: Baked Goods
Category: Pies
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Locally grown sweet potatoes, roasted & pureed, baked in our all-butter crust made with Maine Grains organic pastry flour and European-style butter. Spices are certified organic as available.
Filling: sweet potatoes, brown sugar, local eggs, org. cream, sugar, butter, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, salt, nutmeg, and allspice.
Crust: Maine Grains org. pastry flour, butter, water, sugar, salt.
Contains milk, eggs, & wheat.
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Baby carrots
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Carrots
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Your choice of orange or rainbow colors. These are actual baby carrots, tapered, sometimes longer, and slenderer than the larger carrots cut down to baby-size that you find in the stores.
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Mustard Greens
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Greens
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Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
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Peppery mustard greens are filled with nutrients, can be eaten raw or cooked. What we have now are all red leaved.
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Pea shoots
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Greens Micro
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Vendor: Hemlock Hill Farm
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Freshly harvested pea shoots. Mild and sweet with the flavor of fresh peas. Excellent addition to stir frys. Adds texture and flavor to any salad.
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Spanish Sweet Yellow Onions
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Onions
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
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Hot peppers
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Peppers
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
Jalapenos
Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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(pictured) Certified Organic Hot Paper Lantern hot peppers: Beautiful red, and related to Habaneros. Right up there in the heat department like traditional orange habaneros! Beautiful and dangerous!
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Sweet Peppers
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Peppers
Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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(pictured) Certified Organic Apple Sweet peppers, brilliant red and sweet: Apple peppers are simply superb ...mild and sweet, non-bell peppers, and right on our list of favorites. Apples start out a deep green and eventually turn a brilliant red.
Certified Organic Stunning Corbaci Turkish Sweet Peppers: Although they LOOK a little dangerous, Corbaci peppers are not the least hot. They have a sweet, strong, and earthy flavor that is kind of addictive. They ripen from a bright yellow, through orange, and finally to red when they are fully ripe. Some of each will provide a rainbow for your salad!
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Small/Medium Size White Storage Potatoes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Potatoes
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Vendor: Shady Maple Farm Products
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Tomatoes
Menu Group: Food
Section: Vegetables
Category: Tomatoes
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Vendor: Whitehill Farm
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(pictured) Beautiful red and pink Italian sauce tomatoes - OXHEARTS that are meaty and sweet. Certified Organic, Maine family heirlooms. Gaccetta and Cecil's Grandpa's tomatoes, Italian varieties saved here in Maine for several generations! Juicy enough for fresh eating, and great for cooking down into sauce. At least 3 lbs.
Vendor: Rasmussen Farm
Green (unripe) tomatoes: Fried green tomatoes, green tomato frittata, green tomato & Swiss chard gratin... find these recipes and more at http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/health/series/recipes_for_health/green_tomatoes/index.html
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