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Richmond Main Street Farmers' Market August 2012

Featured Summer Produce

Awesome summer produce like peppers, squash, corn, tomatoes,stonefruit, melons, berries, and more are now at your farmers' market.Try some sweet local corn in white, yellow, and bi-color, or select a juicymelon from one of many tasty varieties.

Sweet Corn

Theres nothing better than sitting down to a big ear ofsweet summer corn, hot off the grill. Corn on the cobis hard to top for flavor, freshness, and just plaindelicious fun. Corn is now available at your farmers

market through September. Learn more here.

MelonsGrab both hands and bite into a big juicy slice ofwatermelon. Or cook thick wedges of cantaloupe on thegrill! Or make a cubed melon salad tossed with goatcheese and fresh herbs. Yes, melons are here! There are

many new varieties of specialty melons at your farmers market now, notjust cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon. From Casaba andCrenshaw, to Persian and Canary melons, theyre all tasty and sweet.More about melons here.

Market Highlights

J&M Farms: Lots of fresh organic vegetables like corn, green beans,eggplant, onions, leafy greens, bok choy, longbeans, summer squashlike zucchini and yellow crookneck, and more. Try some of their

wonderful conventional mushrooms as well.

Ochoa Flowers: A wide selection of glorious summer flowers in mixedbouquets or single flower bunches. From roses and sunflowers to irisand godetias, they're sure to make you smile.

Medina Berry Farms: A great selection of berries - sweet little red andgolden raspberries, plump strawberries, and awesome blackberries. Geta flat with a variety of each!

Big Paw: For your summer salad dressings and marinades, you'll needgood olive oil and balsamic vinegars and they're here at Big Paw. Trytheir different flavors to match your recipe.

Julie's Roasted Corn & Potatoes: Awesome roasted corn and potatoeswith all the toppings you could want. Take some home for a quick lunchor in addition to your main course dinner entree.

Market Events

August 8: Find the secret word of the day on the market Facebook pageand mention the word to the market manager for some great produceprizes, while supplies last.

August 15: Guess the weight of the big melon and you could win twolarge summer melons.

August 22: Enter to win a nice big jar of sweet local honey.

August 29: Enter to win a big bag of fresh summer fruits and veggies.

In This Issue

Featured Summer ProduceMarket HighlightsMarket EventsFab Food FestivalsCookin' the MarketCool Summer RecipesFresh ApproachIn SeasonYour CommunityVote For Your Favorite Farmers'Market

Fab Food Festivals

Celebrate California's bounty atthese fun food festivals!

Watsonville Strawberry

Festival, Saturday and Sunday,August 4 & 5, 10am to 7pm,Historic Downtown Watsonville.Great food, strawberry recipecontests, live music, arts andcrafts, carnival rides, and lots

more.

Gravenstein Apple Festival

Saturday and Sunday, August 11& 12, Ragle Ranch Park. Livemusic on two stages, deliciousfood, cooking demonstrationsfrom local chefs, arts and craftsbooths, a petting zoo, pony rides,apple pie contest, and so muchmore.

Paso Robles Olive Festival

Saturday, August 18, 10am to5pm, Paso Robles City Park.Free olive oil and olive productsampling, producers from all over

California, 'Culinary Row' servinggreat food, wine and beer tasting,open 'Olive Dish' cooking contest.

Fresh Approach

PCFMAs sister organization,Fresh Approach, has launched its2012 VeggieRx program inpartnership with two San Josecommunity organizations: AsianAmericans for CommunityInvolvement (AACI) and GardnerFamily Health Network.

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Keep up-to-date! Check the farmers market Facebook page for eventupdates or changes.

Vote for Your Favorite Farmers' Market!

To raise national awareness about local farmers'markets, the role they play in supporting local farms, andthe importance of protecting American farmland, vote foryour favorite market here! Cast your vote throughSeptember 3rd.

Cookin' the Market

Summer is here and that means one of the world'smost loved fruits is readily available at your farmersmarket.

Tomatoes are a wonderfully versatile fruit (yes, fruit!)that can be enjoyed fresh, cooked into a sauce,canned, or dried. One reason tomatoes taste so goodis because they contain a substance called glutamate.Glutamate is a natural part of protein-containing food. It

is what gives tomato sauce its mouth-watering savory flavor.

You will find the sweetest and most nutritionally dense tomatoes duringtheir peak seasons from July through September at your local farmersmarket. Choose from many colors, shapes, and sizes. Eat them whole,mix them in a caprese salad, make a bruschetta, or enjoy a cooling

gazpacho. Or check out our Fresh Tomato Sauce with Angel Hair Pasta.

Look for lots of cooking tips and tricks on the Cookin' the MarketFacebook page!

Cool Summer Recipes

Stay cool this summer with simple, tasty, and easy to prepare recipesmade with fresh summer produce.

Melon Salad with Basil Mint Vinaigrette

Corn Stuffed Tomatoes

Grilled Peach & Spinach Salad

Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad

More great recipes here!

Richmond Main Street Farmers' MarketWednesdays, 10am to 2pm, June 27 to October 31,

Nevin Plaza at Marina Way.

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Fresh Approach providesprescription vouchers for freshfruits and vegetables tolow-income families at theseclinics. During their bi-weeklyclinic visits participants alsoattend an interactive nutritioneducation lesson and receive BMImeasurements. The goal is toshow that increasing fresh fruitand vegetable consumption leads

to health benefits.

Many participants have begunredeeming their vouchers at localmarkets: about fifteen familiesredeemed vouchers at the AlumRock market alone the week theyreceived their vouchers, apromising indicator of the powerof programs such as VeggieRx toincrease healthful food access.

Farmers, clinicians, communitypartners, staff, and participantsare all vital to program success.Volunteers who could assist withVietnamese or Spanish translation

during the clinic visits would beextremely helpful. If you areinterested in volunteering, pleasecontact Katie Gronsky, atkatiegronsky@freshapproach.org .

In Season

Fruit: Apriums, blackberries,cantaloupe, grapes, honeydewmelons, nectarines, peaches,plums, pluots, raspberries,strawberries, watermelon.

Vegetables: Artichokes, beets,bell peppers, bok choy, broccoli,cabbage, carrots, cauliflower,

celery, chard, corn, cucumber,eggplant, garlic, greenbeans, herbs, hot peppers, kale,leeks, lettuce, mushrooms,onions, potatoes, spinach,summer squash, tomatoes.

Coming Soon: Apples, figs,pears, persimmons, wintersquash.

Your Community

WWII Film Festival aboard thehistoric USS Red Oak Victoryship, Richmond, August 9 and 23.7:00pm to 8:30pm, $5 donation,

popcorn and refreshments and anintroduction by a National ParkService ranger.

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