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A weekly insight to what’s happening at the Monticello Farmers’ Market

-Asparagus, Green Onions, Radishes

-Kohlrabi, Summer Squash

-Rhubarb, Strawberries

-Herbs, Lettuce, Kale, Baby Greens

-Napa Cabbage, Garlic Scapes

-Snap peas, snow peas, shelling peas, beet

greens

-Vegetable Plants

-Baked Goods, Breads, Pretzels, Pastries

-Coffee Beans

-Farm Fresh Eggs

-Frozen Chicken, Beef & Duck

-Cheese: Several varieties

-Canned Goods, Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Mustards,

BBQ Sauce

-Popcorn, Caramel Corn, Caramel Puff Corn,

Cheddar Corn, Bacon Cheddar Popcorn

-Hand Crafted Items

-Home Saved Seeds

-Natural Lotions made with essential oils

-FREE Chair Massage

-& MORE!

Issue 8 July 2nd 2015

Thursdays, 3:30-7:00pm Monticello Library Parking Lot

Featured Vendor:

JT’s Sweet BBQ Sauce

We are looking for local crafters for a special Craft Market on August 20. Please visit the information booth or www.monticellocommunitycenter.com for an application. Booth Cost is only $15. Vendors must make the items they sell and provide all their own supplies (canopy, table).

Short on cash? Want to use your EBT benefit or credit/debit card to purchase products at the market? Stop by the information booth to swipe your card in exchange for tokens which can be used to purchase goods from vendors.

This is my fifth year as a vendor here at the Monticello Farm-ers Market. I started making BBQ sauce many years ago with my mother's very simple, 3-ingredient recipe. Over the years, I have worked at adding to and taking away from that core recipe to make what I'm selling today. When I started in 2011 at this market, I had only my original sauce. Today I offer 4 different flavors; original, mild, chipotle and blueberry. Each customer has their favorite and I love to hear their stories of how they like to use JT's Sweet BBQ Sauce. I love being with the people and I love making a product they enjoy.

*This season JT is also selling lotions made with essential oils.

1. Taste Real Flavors

2. Enjoy the Season

3. Support Family Farmers

4. Protect the Environment

5. Nourish Yourself

6. Discover the Spice of Life: Variety

7. Promote Humane Treatment of Animals

8. Know Where Your Food Comes From

9. Learn Cooking Tips, Recipes, and Meal Ideas

10. Connect with Your Community

10 Reasons to Support Farmers Markets:

From the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture: http://www.cuesa.org/learn/10-reasons-support-farmers-markets

Gardner’s Garden (canned goods, produce, hand sewn items and soft pretzels) Jeff Gardner-Monticello

JT’s Sweet BBQ Sauce (3 kinds of BBQ sauce, natural lotions) Jeremy & Sandie Teicher-Monticello

Hasty Woods Tree Farm (landscaping plants, trees & flowers) Grant Everson-Hasty

Barthel’s River Road Gold (maple syrup, maple glazed nuts) Heidi Barthel-St. Michael

Back 2 Health Chiropractic & Massage-Monticello

Homemade Bakery (breads, Pulla loaf, car-amel rolls, cinnamon rolls, hot dog and hamburger buns) Brenda Kumpula-Monticello

Mister Dister (BBQ sauce) Mark Christian-sen-Monticello

Popcorn Patty (Caramel corn, caramel puffed corn, cheddar popcorn) Patty & Dale Scott-St. Cloud

Katie Lillo (produce, canned goods, baked goods)-Big Lake

Redhead Creamery (cheese) Lucas & Elise Sjostrom-Brooten

Schyma’s Pickles & Preserves (cucumber pickles, carrot pickles, fruit preserves) Chris Schyma-Monticello

Beck’s Elk River Greenhouse & Vegetable Farm (plants, fresh vegetables) Barb Beck-Elk River

Ivy Lane Garden Shop (plants, baked goods, jams, crafts) Rita McCooley-Clearwater

Greenbush Farms (produce and canned goods) Chuck Long-Milaca

Windy River Eco Farm, formerly Grandma’s Garden (plants, herbs, vegetables, baked good) Tamara Hanson-Big Lake

Diamond City Bread (artisan breads, cinna-mon rolls, scones) Garrett Jordahl-Elk River

Hunz Farmz (eggs, chicken, beef, pork)Dan Hunz-Clear Lake

Our Gang Concessions (lemonade & snow cones) Steve Tryggeseth-Big Lake

Kari Wise-Monticello (natural laundry de-tergent)

Somethings Wonderful (coffee beans, hand-crafted items) Crystal Anne Haws-St. Cloud

We do our best to portray an accurate map each week but vendor layout may change after print.

Farmers’ Market Coordinator: Sara Cahill sara.cahill@ci.monticello.mn.us 763-271-7124

Farmers’ Market Manager : Stephanie Ellingson stephellingson@hotmail.com

Katie Lillo-canned/baked goods

INFORMATION EBT/Credit/Debit

Gardner’s Garden

Schyma’s Pickles & Preserves

Beck’s Elk River Greenhouse & Vegetable Farm

Hunz Farmz

Hasty Woods Tree Farm & Nursery

Diamond City- Bread

JT’s Sweet BBQ sauce

WALKWAY

Custom

er Parking

Mister Dister BBQ Sauce

Popcorn Patty

Parking on Locust Street

Homemade Bakery

Back 2 Health

Redhead Creamery

Ivy Lane Garden Shop

Kari Wise-

It’s officially strawberry season! Some vendors will have ber-ries to purchase at the market starting this week. Beck’s Elk River Greenhouse & Vegetable Farm also has a pick-your-own strawberry patch that is now open for picking! Talk to Barb Beck at her booth for more details.

Ingredients

4 cups lettuce, chopped

1 cup beans, pulled pork, or ground beef

2 small tomatoes, chopped

½ cup corn, canned or fresh

2-3 scallions, finely chopped

1 cup tortilla chips, roughly crushed

sharp cheddar or queso fresco, for sprinkling

Dressing

¼ cup sour cream or yogurt

juice of one lime

salt and pepper

Mix up the dressing and taste it. Adjust the salt, pepper, and lime to your liking. Mix the other ingredients in a large bowl. Pour the dressing over just before serving and toss to coat the salad evenly. Eat immediately, may-be with a few extra tortilla chips on the side.

Recipes of the Week:

Taco Salad *recipe from Leanne Brown, Author of “Good and Cheap” www.leannebrown.com

Optional Additions

cucumber

jalapeño

bell peppers

salsa

Maple Salad Dressing Courtesy of Heidi Barthel of Barthel’s River Road Gold

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup of mayonnaise

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

3 tbsp. white wine vinegar

2 tsp. sugar

Mix all ingredients together and chill. Pour over your favorite fruit or leaf salad. (Mayonnaise can be substituted with yogurt.

Greenbush Farms

Somethings Wonderful