Pleasantville Indoor Farmers Market January 9th

COLD WEATHER
WARM KITCHENS

2015 is underway, and the holidays are behind us. For farmers and shoppers, this week was back-to-work with some really cold weather. If filling up your car's gas tank in sub-zero weather and putting away holiday items in the evenings leaves you blue, cheer yourself by fitting in some simple recipes with real foods. The Pleasantville Farmers Market is full of root vegetables, apples, meats and fresh winter-grown produce, providing diverse ingredients for winter meals. Winter cooking can be colorful, like Mead Orchard's winter squash. And hearty meals (soups, stews, roasted vegetables, baked pork chops, meatloaf or chicken) really do warm one's outlook and home.

Phelps Health Tip:
Health experts emphasize the significance of reducing sodium (high in processed foods) and increasing potassium levels in one's diet. Potassium occurs naturally in many items such as beets and beet greens, Brussels sprouts, chard, kale, mushrooms, potatoes, radishes, spinach, and squash.

So who's here this week?
Rotation Vendors are specifically listed in the left column of this newsletter. Look to our Map of the Market to see all vendors in this Saturday.

Satisfyingly Unique Cheeses
Sometimes a display of artisanal cheeses holds the best potential of lifting one's menu out of the doldrums. This week all three farms with cheeses are in: Chaseholm Farm Creamery (formerly Amazing Real Live Food Co.), Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, and The Butterfield Farm Company. When speaking with our cheese producers collect some recipe ideas from them too.

Sales at the Market This Week
Our vendors are always developing new ideas (Red Barn Bakery now has a veggie pot pie), but some weeks vendors have sales on certain items. Here are sales being highlighted this week: $1.00 OFF all containers of Pickle Licious olive combos including the Citrus Olive Combo with hints of summery oranges and lemons, and their Hot Olive Combo with a zing of hot peppers. Madura Farm has crimini mushrooms at 33% OFF, (regularly $12/lb, on sale for $8/lb). Cowberry Crossing Farm has lamb riblets 25% OFF (now $10.50/lb), and additional sales on their beef rib steaks and ground beef. Cowberry also reports they discovered (stored with the onions) a crate of gorgeous extra-large shallots which they will bring down this week. The last highlighted sale item is noted below with Jake's Cakes.

Visiting Community Organization:
Pleasantville Music Festival
Volunteers for the Festival will be at the Market this Saturday to highlight their refreshed website www.pleasantvillemusicfestival.com, their Kickstarter campaign (check it out by clicking here), and to share news about some pretty terrific goals being set for 2015.