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Richmond Main Street Farmers' Market June 2013

Summer Shenanigans!

In This Issue

ApricotsSummer SquashFoodie FestivalsMarket HighlightsMarket EventsLocavoreCookin' the MarketFresh ApproachFather's Day RecipesWhat's in SeasonYour Community

Foodie Festivals

Crawdad Festival

Friday to Sunday, June 14to 16, Isleton. Crawdads,

jambalaya, gumbo, andmore food and drink. Greatmusic, a carnival and kidsactivities, a 5K run, andvendor booths. Sponsoredby the Isleton Chamber ofCommerce and Budweiser,Southwest Air lines, 95.3KUIC, and the Contra CostaTimes.

The Golden Glass

Saturday, June 29, 20131:00pm to 5:00pm,

11:00am-1:00pm, CityView at the Metreon, 1354th Street, 4th floor, SanFrancisco. The Golden Glassis a lively gastronomic andeducational event featuringlocal and internationalsustainable winescomplemented by culinarydelights from the BayArea's top restaurants andartisan producers. GoldenGlass is the annualfund-raiser for Slow FoodSan Francisco.

Fresh Approach

June is a great month toget involved with FreshApproach! Our HealthyFood/Healthy You classes,VeggieRx program, and

Freshest Cargo mobilefarmers market truck areup and running.

Interested in checking outone of our events that isopen to the public? Well beat the Health Fair at TheGarden Academy in BayPoint on Saturday, June 8thfrom 11am-2pm! This freecelebration will have food

Market Highlights

NEW!Loving Nature Farm:Arugula, Asian greens, basil,beets, bok choy, sweetcarrots, fat cucumbers, andlots of fresh lettuce. Watchfor their bell peppers andsummer squash!

MarElla Honey B's: Big jarsof sweet local honey frombees buzzing around theConcord area. Enjoy inhomemade salad dressingsand marinades for summergrilling.

Cobblestone Bakery:Awesome pastries likeDanish filled with fruit,cheesecake, cannoli, andcroissants stuffed withchocolate and other goodthings.

J&J Ramos Farms:Deliciouscherries and stonefruit arehere. Try some peaches onthe grill for Fathers Day!Sweet! And pick up some oftheir awesome almonds, too.

Ochoa Flowers: Gorgeousbouquets of late spring/earlysummer flowers - calendulas,agrostema, coreopsis,freesias, and more are here.

Apricots

Fresh apricots are nowavailable at your farmersmarket, a sure sign thatsummer is here. Gather themnow and make some freshfruit salads, apricot sherbet,or apricot preserves. Yum!

About 95 percent of theapricots grown in the U.S.come from California. Manydifferent varieties grow inCalifornia, each with specialcharacteristics.

The most prevalent varietiesare the Poppys, Pattersons,Blenheims, Tiltons, andCastlebrites. The seasonusually runs from Maythrough July.

Look for fairly firm, smooth,plump, well-formed fruit thathas an orange-yellow toorange color. If the fruit ishard and tinged with green itwont develop its full flavor.Fully ripe fruit is soft to thetouch, full of juice, andshould be eaten as soon aspossible. More here..

Summer Squash

Summer squash tops the listof easy-to-prepare andgood-for-you summer fare. Avery prolific vegetable(remember all those zucchiniyour neighbors tried to passon to you?), summer squashis a soft-shelled variety withthin edible skins and edibleseeds, as compared to thehard-shelled winter squashwith inedible skin. It has atender flesh that requiresonly a short cooking time.It's available now throughAugust or September.

And dont forget you can eatsquash blossoms! SquashBlossoms are the flowersfrom the squash. They comein varying shades of yellowand orange, with a flavorsimilar to the squash itself.Use as a garnish, eitherslivered or whole, for almosteverything from soup tomain dishes, stuff and grillthem, or use them to addcolor and flavor to salads.Read more here...

Market Events

June 5: Enter to win a verynice straw hat and somefresh produce for Dad onFather's Day!

June 12: Enter to win a bigbag of fresh summer fruitsand veggies - great o thegrill!

June 19: Enter to win a largeAmerican flag to fly proudlyon the 4th of July!

June 26: We're celebratingthe Red, White, and Blue

with our producersdecorating their booths inhonor of the 4th of July! Votefor your favorite one and thewinner gets a free produceprize! Get in the spirit andwear your red, white, andblue, too!

Keep up-to-date! Check

the farmers marketFacebook page for eventupdates or changes.

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samples, games, crafts,raffle prizes and muchmore. Its located at 205Pacifica Avenue in BayPoint right next toRiverview Middle School.

Well also be at the District2 Health Fair on SaturdayJune 15th, from 10am to2pm at Kaiser San Jose, at250 Hospital Parkway. Thisfree event will have live

entertainment, kidsactivities, prizes, freshfruits and vegetables, andmore. Come stop by! Or,find out about our eventsby following us onFacebook!

What's in Season

Fruit: Apricots,blackberries, blueberries,cherries, peaches, plums,raspberries, strawberries.

Vegetables: Artichokes,arugula, asparagus,avocados, beets, bok choy,

broccoli, cabbage, carrots,cauliflower, celery, chard,collards, cucumbers,eggplant, garlic, greenbeans, herbs, kale, leeks,lettuce, longbeans,mushrooms, onions, peas,potatoes, spinach, summersquash, tomatoes.

Coming Soon: Bell peppers,corn, melons.

Pick up a copy of"Summer Produce

Selection & Storage" atyour farmers' marketinformation booth to learnhow to keep summer fruitsand vegetables at theirbest.Your Community

Juneteenth Family Day

Festival & ParadeSaturday, June 22. WestContra Costa Countycelebrates JuneteenthFamily Day Parade &Festival in Richmond,California. Join us for theParade, Festival and twostages of entertaiment,ethnic food, kids expo, local

vendors and so much more.Click above title for moredetails.

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Cookin' the

Market - ChefAnna Buss

Kohlrabi, amember of thebrassica family,is one of thosevegetables at the farmersmarket that people tend tolook and think what amI supposed to do with this? Idont even know where to

start. In contrast to itsperplexing appearance,preparing kohlrabi is actuallyvery simple.

The flavor is mild anddelicious; it tastes like themarriage of cabbage and

broccoli with alittle bit moresweetness. Themiddle is crispand hydratingwhich makes it

easy to enjoy raw. You canalso pure, roast, or sautkohlrabi. Dont forget toblanch the leaves and addthem to your dish for more

kohlrabi goodness.

Next time you are at thefarmers market make it apoint to try somethingdifferent, you may juststumble on your new favoritevegetable!

Look for recipes, cookingtips, tricks, and more on theCookin' the Market Facebookpage!

Locavore

"The changing of the seasonsprovides us with the uniqueopportunity to buy a varietyof fantastic foods that areonly available during thatseason. Seasonal foods offera natural diversity that weshould take advantage ofwhen eating holistically forboth our health and thehealth of our planet. There is

nothing better than eating ajuicy organic summer peach,vine-ripe heirloom tomato, orsweet strawberry grown by alocal farmer that you knowby name."*

The best thing about summerproduce is that you will findvarieties of fruits andvegetables you won't find inthe grocery store! Many ofthese old heirloom varietiesdo not travel well andtherefore are found at thelocal level. They were notbred to travel thousands ofmiles! Blenheim apricots area prime example of produce

that is found locally. Manytypes of heirloom tomatoesor interesting summersquash have varieties bestpurchased and eaten locally.So get out there and trysome yummy heirloomproduce with honest-to-goodness flavor!

*Shelley Alexander, CHSF,eatlocallygrown.

Dinner for Dad

Keep it simple for Father's Day with great grilling recipes,plus side recipes and dessert recipes guaranteed to please.

Plank-Grilled Sweet Soy Salmon

Spicy Grilled Zucchini

Grilled Herbed Potatoes & Onions

Grilled Peaches with Brown Sugar

More delicious recipes can be found at pcfma.com/recipes.

Richmond Main St. Farmers' Market

Wednesdays, 10am to 2pm, May 8 to October 30,13th and Nevin Ave.

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