Duvall Farmers Market
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The Official e-Newsletter of the Duvall Farmers Market
Week of July 3rd
 Last
Thursday, the Duvall Farmers Market saw once again record
sales and customer attendance. Market vendors reported a
480% increase in sales compared to the 4th week of 2007,
when our volunteer counters counted 850 shoppers!
What an incredible sight to see so many coming from not just
Duvall but from Carnation, Redmond, Monroe, Goldbar, Sultan,
Snohomish, Woodinville, and Seattle.
A BIG WELCOME to those who are new to our e-newsletter
family! Don't forget to check out our website at
www.DuvallFarmersMarket.com.
This past
week we were entertained by FEAST, a group of 9 very
talented local musicians, playing and singing to the market
masses while market goers sampled wonderful vegetable
creations by Culinary Expert, Chef Eric Wright. The Sunchoke
was our featured 'Fresh Guest' and it was great to see so
many trying the different ways a Sunchoke could be prepared.
From raw to cooked, the Sunchoke is delicious! Try it with
Full Circle Farm's Braising Mix and some garlic, stir fry
and add your favorite herbs! Yum!
The long
awaited Strawberry FINALLY arrived in farm stands this past
week and the season should last for a few weeks. For a fun
family outing, head to some of our local farms who offer
U-Pick!
This Week at the Market
Welcome back
to our favorite Master Gardener, Lin Wurdack Lin will be at
the market this week and is there to help you with all of
your plant and gardening questions. Lin will return the
first Thursday in August, September and our final night,
October 2.
Exciting Market News!
Please help
us warmly welcome this coming Thursday, GOLDEN GLEN
CREAMERY to our Vendor Family!
Golden
Glen Creamery
is a small
family farm that has been producing only the highest quality
milk for over 40 years,
Vic and Judy Jensen have
been dairy farming since 1967. Located along the Samish
River in Bow, Washington, their son Doug is also part owner
of the dairy.
In 2004 Judy and Doug’s wife, Brandy, decided
to begin a cheese business, known today as Golden Glen
Creamery.
The dairy milks about 65 cows and the ladies
buy milk directly from the dairy to make their delicious
farmstead dairy products.
Here are some of their products that they
will be selling: Flavored Cheddar Cheeses like Chives &
Onions, Dill & Garlic, Cloves, Caraway & Cardamom, Red
Pepper w/ Onion/Garlic, Jalapeño, Sweet Basil, Garlic and
Onion. Their Cheddar Cheese comes in medium, sharp, extra
sharp and also fresh cheese curds (squeaky cheese)! None of
their cheeses have preservatives or coloring agents!
Golden Glen Creamery also sells Farmstead Butter which
is made from their cream, milk and salt. They also offer
Whole Milk, 2% and Skim Milk, Chocolate Milk, feta cheese,
mozzarella, gouda, half and half, heavy cream. Please visit
their website at
www.goldenglencreamery.com . Make sure you stop by
their booth this week, buy some wonderful local creamery
items and help welcome them to Duvall! We are honored to
have them bring their wonderful farm-fresh products to add
to our Market Baskets this week! We are honored to
have them bring their delicious farm-fresh products to
Duvall!
Certified Organic anyone?
 Another great farm
is Full Circle Farm. Certified Organic and family
owned, Full Circle is located right here in our
fertile Snoqualmie Valley in Carnation. They grow over 75
varieties of Certified Organic fruits and vegetables.
Beginning with only 3 acres the farm now operates on 260
acres and they provide their organically grown produce to 50
restaurants and 14 grocery stores.
Full Circle Farm also can
be found in other Farmers Markets in our area and they also
sell their produce thru their CSA program to various
families and individuals. Full Circle Farm is owned by
Andrew Stout and Wendy Munroe and we are honored to have
them join us each week in Duvall.
For more information
about Full Circle Farm and their CSA program, visit them at
the Duvall Farmers Market every Thursday or go to their
website at:
www.fullcirclefarm.com and join their CSA today!
What is a CSA, you ask?
CSA simply means Community Supported
Agriculture. Those farms, who offer a CSA program, have an
order system where the consumer is able to order in advance
a box of produce, fruits, eggs, etc., and have it either
delivered or pick up directly from the farm. The Duvall
Farmers Market is encouraging you to shop directly either by
supporting your local farmers market or order today from a
CSA farm. You can find a CSA Farm at the Duvall Farmers
Market or by visiting other Farmers Markets where you live.
Featured Fruits!
Local Strawberries arrived last week at the
Duvall Farmers Market and this week we welcome the Rainier
Cherry, both sweet, juicy and worth the wait! This has been
a slow season for our fruits this year, but thanks to our
few weeks of sunshine, our Market Baskets are filling up
with incredibly delicious seasonal items.
This week, while putting your shopping lists
together for your 4th of July meals, why not
challenge yourself to purchase as many of your fresh foods
from your local Farmers Market! Here are other Vendors who
are selling this week!
Please Remember
When
visiting the Duvall Farmers Market you will want to remember
that most vendors do not have Debit or Credit capabilities.
Some may, but it is not guaranteed. All vendors will accept
cash or checks. Those who do accept Debit/Credit at the
Duvall Farmers Market is Chocolate Serenade and Simply
Charmed Jewelry.
Those with Companion Pets
 As
the temperature sores throughout the season, please remember
that the asphalt will get incredibly hot. We encourage you
to leave your companion pets home on days like this as the
asphalt will burn the pads of their feet.
The Duvall
Farmers Market cares about the well being of each of our
market visitors and our vendor family. We ask that if you
so desire to bring your dog to the market, you must keep
them on a short lead and keep a watchful eye on them at all
times. Please also remember that not all Farmers Markets
allow dogs.
We also wish
to remind you to be mindful of small children and those who
may be fearful of dogs. With so many people concentrated
in one area the Duvall Farmers Market would hate to have an
incident of biting or damage done to vendor displays.
Don’t forget
to stop by Grammy’s Bag O’ Bones this week and pick up a
sample for your pet. Grammy also has 4th of July
scarves, special 4th of July Organic Dog Bones and
Cupcakes..
At the Information Booth
This week!
 Stop
by the Information Booth and purchase a 100% Organic Cotton
Shopping Bag for $15.00. This heavy duty bag has the Duvall
Farmers Market logo on it and is machine washable. A great
bag to do your weekly shopping at the Market or you may use
it as a Book Bag, Knitting Bag or send one to someone you
know! A great way to show support to the Duvall Farmers
Market as all proceeds go to benefit the Market!
Kids Activity Booth
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The Duvall Farmers Market began our
season on June 5th with our traditional Kids’ Planting
Competition.
With so much sunshine these past few
weeks, it looks like we will have some pumpkins and
sunflowers after all!
Meg and Max Burris of Duvall sent their
photo in last week and it looks like they are doing
great with their young plants!
Keep up the AWESOME WORK kids!
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Meg
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If you planted seeds this season at the
market, don’t forget to keep sending your pictures in and
you too will be featured in our newsletter! We LOVE to
feature our “Future Farmers’ at the market! Some kids LOVE
to write or draw pictures and we love those also! Send
these to Laurie Gilbertson, Director at
DuvallFarmersMarket@msn.com.
This week's Kids Activity
Booth is sponsored by Twinkle Stars!
Musicians Corner
 We
welcome back, Charlie Spring (www.CharlieSpring.com)!
We love having Charlie perform at the Duvall Farmers Market!
Charlie has an extensive repertoire for just
about every audience that includes Folk Songs from all eras,
Blue, Ballads, Standards, Country Western, Cowboy Songs,
Children's Songs, Rock 'n Roll and more... as well as quite
a few original tunes receiving airplay on local and internet
radio. The perfect 4th of July entertainment this week!
Stop by and purchase one of Charlie’s CD’s and give as a
gift or keep for yourself!
Weekly Drawing
 Don't
forget to stop by the Information Booth and fill out your
Weekly Drawing slip! Those entering nightly have the chance
of winning the special market giveaway for that night. The
drawing takes place at 7:00 pm each night and you do not
need to be present to win.
Each week, one name is drawn and the winner is announced in
this e-newsletter or by phone/email. The more you visit the
market, the more chances you have of winning one of three
market bags filled with goodies from the market on October
2!
This Week's Winner
is...
Amy Ferguson!!!
Congratulations, Amy! You have won a wonderfully
fragrant Lavender Sachet from Trinity Lavender Farm in
Duvall! Stop by the Information Booth to claim your
prize!
Come meet our Farmers, Artisans and
Food Vendors this week!
Farms (The Duvall Farmers Market is a Pesticide-Free Zone)
Artisans
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Married
Merchants
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Garden
Tango
-
Mod
Mommy Designs (Sept 4 only)
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Martin-Robinson Produce
(Back on July 3)
-
Gisele's
Collections
-
Trinity
Lavender Farm
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Crayons
-
Creations of the Heart
-
Simply
Charmed Jewelry (returns in September)
Foods
-
Chocolate
Serenade
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Kettle
Beach Concessions (Back on July 10th)
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Cadillac
Bar-B-Q (BBQ Chicken, Pork Ribs, Beef Brisket
Sandwiches, Burgers, Drinks, Coleslaw and Beans)
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George's
Bakery (Everything Baked - Apple Chunk Bread, Seasonal
Pies, Sliced Breads, HUGE donuts and more!)
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Grammy's
Bag O' Bones
(Organic
Dog Bones, Cat Treats and Pet Birthday Cupcakes and more!)
Recipe Corner - 4th of July
Recipes!
Purchase
your strawberries from CNL Gardens, Milk, Cream and Butter
from Golden Glen Creamery, Eggs and Mint from Trinity
Lavender Farm.
Strawberry Shortcut Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Strawberries and Cream:
2 pints strawberries
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
For the
cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch
round cake pan, line it with parchment paper, butter the
paper, and dust the pan lightly with flour.
Whisk
the flour with the granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt
in a medium bowl. Lightly whisk in the butter, egg, milk,
and vanilla, just until smooth. Pour the batter into the
prepared cake pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the
center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool on a rack for
10 minutes, then turn it out of the pan, flip upright, and
cool completely on the rack.
For the
strawberries and cream: Set aside 1 pint of the best-looking
whole berries for topping the cake. Hull and thinly slice
the rest of the berries and toss with the granulated sugar.
Set aside. Whip the cream with the confectioners' sugar and
vanilla to soft peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
To
assemble the cake: Cut the cake in half horizontally with a
serrated knife. Place the bottom layer cut side up on a cake
stand or serving plate. Drizzle the juices from the sliced
berries over the cut sides of both halves. Fold a couple
tablespoons of the whipped cream into the sliced berries and
spread over the bottom layer. Top with the other piece of
cake, cut side down. Spread the remaining whipped cream on
the top of the cake and top the cake with the whole berries.
Know-How: Cutting a cake into layers is easy as
saw-spin-separate: Begin to saw the cake in half
horizontally. Just before you reach the middle of the cake,
give it a quarter turn. Continue to saw almost to the
center, then give it another quarter turn and saw again
until you reach your original point of entry. Saw completely
through the cake's center and separate the layers.
 Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
2 cups
water
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
2 cups cold sparkling water or club soda
Ice
Mint sprigs, garnish
Whole strawberries, garnish
Directions
In
a medium saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the
sugar dissolves. Add the lemon peel and lemon juice, stir,
and remove from the heat. Let cool completely, then strain
into a clean pitcher.
In a
blender, puree the pint of strawberries and add to the
pitcher with the lemon juice. Stir well to combine and
refrigerate until well chilled.
Add the
sparkling water and stir well. Pour over glasses filled with
ice and serve, garnished with mint and strawberries.
Happy Independence Day Week!
 The
Duvall Farmers Market wishes you and your family a very
relaxing, happy and safe 4th of July! As we each celebrate
this holiday may we remember our men and women serving
overseas and in this nation and remember that most people in
the United States who celebrate the 4th of July tend to
forget why this holiday is so important to our country.
The
Colonists felt in the years leading up to 1776 that Great
Britain kept trying to make the colonists follow more rules
and pay higher taxes. People started getting mad and began
making plans to be able to make their own rules. They no
longer wanted Great Britain to be able to tell them what to
do, so they decided to tell Great Britain that they were
becoming an independent country.
 Congress
met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and they appointed a
committee to write a formal document that would tell Great
Britain that the Americans had decided to govern themselves.
The committee asked Thomas Jefferson to write a draft of the
document, so he worked for days, in absolute secret, until
he had written a document that he thought said everything
important that the committee had discussed.
On June
28, 1776, the committee met to read Jefferson's "fair" copy.
They revised the document and declared their independence on
July 2, 1776. They officially adopted it on July 4, 1776.
That is why we call it "Independence Day." Congress ordered
that all members must sign the Declaration of Independence
and they all began signing the "official" copy on August 2,
1776. In January of the next year, Congress sent signed
copies to all of the states.
The
Declaration of Independence is more than just a piece of
paper sitting in a museum someplace. It is the very symbol
of our country's independence and commitment to certain
ideas. The men who signed the Declaration of Independence
wanted the citizens of the United States to have a document
that spelled out exactly what was important to our leaders
and citizens. They wanted us to be able to look at the
Declaration of Independence and immediately think of the
goals we should always be working for, and about the people
who have fought so hard to make these ideas possible. The
people who signed the Declaration risked being hanged for
treason by the leaders in Great Britain. They had to be very
brave to sign something that would be considered a crime! So
every time we look at the Declaration of Independence, we
should think about all of the effort and ideas that went
into the document, and about the courage it took for these
people to stand up for what they knew was right – Our
Freedom, Our independence!
Did you
know? Laurie Gilbertson, owner of Trinity Lavender Farm is a
distant grand daughter of Sir Oliver Wolcott, one of the
signers of the Declaration of Independence?
For more
Information about the Declaration itself or the men who
signed it, you will want to visit this incredible website at
www.USHistory.org
Upcoming Events
July 10: Todd Carter-Koeppen performs
www.ToddCarterKoeppen.com; Kids' Activity Booth
sponsored by Foothill's Farm Fiber.
August 14: Salsa-licious Competition
September 11: Emergency Preparedness Day
September 18: Pie Competition
September 25: Jam and Jelly Competition
Be a Localvore
and support your Duvall Farmers Market!
Buy Local ~ Eat Fresh ~ Stay Healthy!
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