Tremont Farmers' Market

As you may have gathered, I love plants and I love gardens. I participated in a garden tour this weekend, and aside from forcing me to spiff up long neglected corners, what I found most enjoyable was showing folks my edibles. I’ve written a bit about the free-flowing food growing in my backyard, but one of the things I love the most is incorporating food throughout my “ornamental” garden. These are the plants that elicited the most comments and questions: fig, bronze fennel, rhubarb, asparagus, brussel sprouts and rosemary; all look really cool and/or smell great. One could literally graze while browsing the garden, or snack while weeding. Plants definitely appeal to our sense of beauty. Observe the aesthetics at TFM this week, as our dedicated farmers artfully display their incredibly gorgeous vegetables and fruit. This Tuesday, select the palette for your own fantastic meals!

Vendors:
Blaze Gourmet, Blue Sage Farm, The Bonbon Bake Shop, Hickory Acres Meats of Oberlin, Humble Pie Baking Co., Lucky Penny Creamery, Morningside Farm, Ms. Julie’s Kitchen, Noon Sharpening, No Whey Chocolates, Ohio Farm Direct, Plant Kingdom Bakery, Por-Bar Farms, Posh Pierogies, Red Basket Farm, The Spicehound, Tremont Digs, t. by Sarah, Woolf Farms, and Wonder City Farm.
Please note Foodgazi Farms will be taking a few weeks off from market. We look forward to their return!

Highlights:
No Whey Chocolates: XL PB Cups, made with Organic Fresh Ground peanut butter. Heart healthy Organic Fair Trade Dark Chocolate with cacao nibs or pineapple blueberries and almonds. Great Antioxidants.
Plant Kingdom Bakery: Goo Balls, nutty goodness!
Por-Bar Farms: Will have tomatoes and husk cherries!
t by Sarah: Elderberry White Tea.
Woolf Farms: First apples of this season! Red Transparent Apples! Tart and great for pies.

Market Offerings: Onions, beets, garlic scapes, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, lettuce, parsley, broccoli, peas, beans, swiss chard. Eggs, meat, Chevre and Feta cheeses, grass-fed organic cheese, pierogies, whole grain bread, waffles, granola, pies, hot sauces & salsas, scrumptious baked goods, vegan chocolates, spices, cherries, blueberries and apples. Whacky and whimsical planters. AND bring your knives for sharpening!

5PM Chef Demo: Dante Boccuzzi agreed to return for another cooking demonstration! Dante impressed me with his flexibility and comfort at the helm of the cutting board, deftly choosing items at the market and creating a feast in a matter of moments. Don’t miss out on his demo this week! You can also try his food at Restaurant Dante in Tremont.

4-5 & 6-7PM Music: Ryan Wilkins of Good Touch Bad Touch will be crooning for market goers this week.
Free 5-10 minute Reiki session with Greg Tomasi. Greg is a fully certified Reiki instructor, resident of Tremont, and brings peaceful energy and cheer to the market.

Looking for parking near the market? We have been given permission to use the lot at the Holy Ghost Byzantine Church on W14th & Kenilworth Aves. Look for the A-frame TFM sign and parking signs on the chain link fence.

WIC, Senior’s Coupons and EBT (Food stamps) proudly accepted.

“If we are blessed with an abundance of choices about food, we are surely obliged to consider the responsibility implicit in our choices. There has never been a more important time to think about where our food comes from. We could make for ourselves a safer nation, overnight, simply by giving more support to our local food economies and learning ways of eating and living around a table that reflects the calendar.
Taken from: Small Wonder. Essays. By Barbara Kingsolver

Peace,
Jody Lathwell