Hello All!

Only two more Saturday markets remaining this season!  There was a hard frost out in The Valley this past Tuesday.  Arthur said that there was ice here and there and had to scrape his windshield!

We all know that using quality ingredients means a quality end product.  Case in point is Joan Flowers who took home a ribbon from the Palmer State Fair for her delicious dill pickles.  She used Arthur’s pickling cucumbers and a 100 year old recipe that came from her grandmother.  I will try to post the great picture they sent on the web site.

NEW EAGLE RIVER FARMERS’ MARKET
There is a new Saturday farmer’s market located outside of Mike’s Meats, 12110 Business Blvd. Hours are 9 am-2 pm.  Glacier Valley Farms will be there with their selection of zucchini, carrots, cabbage, celery, beets, tomatoes and maybe the last of the season sweet strawberries.  Bob Shoemaker will also be there bringing lots of greens and lettuce.

GLACIER VALLEY FARM
Glacier Valley Farms will be here at the South market with their selection of zucchini, carrots, cabbage, celery, beets, tomatoes and maybe the last of the season sweet strawberries.

VANDERWEELE FARMS
They will have broccoli, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, greens, and tons of different lettuce.  That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Check out their beautiful table of produce.

REMPEL FAMILY FARM
The Rempels might have some zucchini and maybe sugar snap peas along with the many other wonderful fall vegetables.  Parsnips are sizing up nicely, celery is sweet and we should have lots of sugar pumpkins.  Carrots, beets and potatoes are available in large quantities and we are beginning to take orders for winter storage.  We still have lots of greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, several kinds of winter squashes, green onions, and new this week: celeriac or celery root, a wonderful addition to a vegetable soup.

STOCKWELL FARMS
Vern Stockwell has 8 different kinds of new potatoes; red bliss, German butterballs, Yukon Golds, and lots of others.  Also 20 lb bags of potatoes for just$20.00! Lots of sweet carrots, leeks, onions and cauliflower.  Beautiful dark leafy greens and kale.  Interesting jams, jellies, and pickled vegetables too.

ARCTIC CHOICE SEAFOODS
This week Arctic Choice will have lots of seafood to choose from, fresh Halibut, Rockfish, Cod, King salmon, Coho salmon, and live Clams and Oysters. There will be Razor Clams, Salmon Meat, and Scallops. Also Red King Crab legs and more of those Spot and Sidestripe Shrimp you can’t get enough of.

NORTHERN LIGHTS MUSHROOM
We hope to see them with their tasty oyster mushrooms!

MARY JANE
Mary Jane has a new addition to her awesome selection.  Huge cinnamon rolls (with or without raisins) from Europa Bakery.  Both have a great cream cheese frosting on top.  Who can resist?  She will also have her selection of pastries and breads from The French Oven and Slack’s Sugar Shack from Palmer. 

THE RED BEET
They have not been at the markets for a couple of weeks so we need to let our Glutenos know their product will be back as well as all of the fall harvest items!

Wild seed breads with ripe seeds now available, such as the dock, cow parsnip and wormwood. 

Also wormwood date dressing, beet-raspberry dressing, fresh bison market pies and fresh CHERRY pies as well, fresh yogurt, fresh spiced cabbage (spiced in wild raspberry chipotle) and lots of fresh baked gluten free products as well as other fresh harvest dressings and vinaigrettes. 

RISE & SHINE BAKERY AND THEIR WINTERTIME SCHEDULE
This week is the last week at the Saturday South Anchorage Market for Rise & Shine Bakery.  After this, you’ll get to pre-order your bread ahead of time, and have your exact order waiting for you on Wednesdays! But this Saturday at the market, the 100% whole grain sourdough pan loaves will be their SIGNATURE LEVAIN (French for “naturally-leavened bread”) and the SPENT GRAIN bread, studded with the moist and flavorful cooked barley groats left over from Midnight Sun Brewery’s beer-making process.

As for savory sourdough hearth loaves, the special event this week is that we’ll have ALASKAN ROSEMARY hearth loaves! Mr. and Mrs. Schierhorn, long-time supporters of the bakery, have provided Alison & Dan with rosemary from their local organic garden! You’ll also be able to get the 60% whole wheat CHEESE & ROASTED GARLIC bread. (Try toasting it—it’s like a cross between a toasted cheese sandwich and a garlic bread!)
And for the sweet loaf of the week… have you wondered when the DARK CHOCOLATE & CHERRY sourdough bread was coming around again? It’s here on Saturday!

As for Rise & Shine’s wintertime schedule, Dan & Alison will switch over to their wintertime baking routine after this week at the market.  Visit their website, http://www.riseandshinebread.com, to sign up for the weekly bakery bulletin, and Alison will email you each week to tell you the bread flavors of the week, and to remind you to order on their website for Wednesday pickups!  You can start ordering the week before their first pick-up day on Wednesday, October 14. You can pick up your bread in South Anchorage (Over the Rainbow Toys, 12201 Industry Way, D5, next to the Huffman Post Office: 4-6pm) or Downtown (Side Street Espresso, 412 G Street: 8-10am).

VITALI AND MONICA SELDOVITSCH
They will have peanut potatoes, cucumbers, green beans, onions and a variety of fresh herbs.

FAT BOY RIBS AND BARBECUE
Tasty ribs, pork, and hot dogs with a nice tangy sauce. Great for lunch or a quick snack while walking around the market.

THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA
The Future Farmers of America will bring more fresh Alaskan honey and cut flowers.

GRAY OWL
A great variety of peppers, from sweet to spicy.

MY LORD’S FLORAL
They are selling flowers from Larson’s Nursery, a local cut flower producer.  These flowers come from the valley and last for weeks.

THE SOUTH ANCHORAGE FARMERS’ MARKET COOKBOOKS HAVE RETURNED!
The South Anchorage Farmers Market cookbooks are re-printed and are ready for you to pick up.  The cookbook, written by Alison Arians (one of your Farmers’ Market Reporters) is a compilation of all the recipes from last year’s summertime farmers’ market newsletters, as well as from her wintertime Rise & Shine Bakery Bulletin emails, plus some additional recipes.

The book contains over 100 recipes, on full-sized, spiral-bound pages. Alison wrote a thorough index and table of contents for the book, organized the vegetable section of the book alphabetically, and cross-referenced the recipes exhaustively, so you can easily find just the right recipe. Now you don’t have to search through your emails for recipes you vaguely remember, print out the pages of the newsletters, or try and figure out how to organize them once you have a pile of printouts on your counter. We all hope this cookbook is the answer to getting the recipes out of your computer and into your kitchen! And we hope you’ll be even more inspired to cook up loads of fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, and bread.

When you buy the cookbook, which costs $20, you can also get the COOLEST folding wire cookbook holder! It’s called the Pageboy Adjustable Bookholder. It folds up to almost nothing to fit in a kitchen drawer, it holds your place in two recipes at once so you can easily flip back and forth between recipes, and holds ANY size cookbook in the perfect position to read it while you’re cooking.  Two more reasons I love it: it saves space on your counter because the cookbook is up on its edge, and your cookbook isn’t lying flat in a puddle of balsamic vinegar or maple syrup while you cook! The cookbook holders, sold separately, are $6.

You can get the cookbook and holder at the South Anchorage Farmers’ Market this coming Saturday at the Glacier Valley stand.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE MARKET ENDS FOR THE SEASON?
Glacier Valley Farm CSA produce boxes might just be your answer!  Have you ever considered joining a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture not only gives you some motivation to eat what is good for you, it also helps your local farmers.  You also won’t be going to the grocery store as often.

Check out http://www.GlacierValleyCSA.com The website has lots of information and pick up spots are growing all around Anchorage and the Valley.  And of course it has recipes! Sign up is easy and there is no monthly commitment.

Please pass this email along to anyone you think might be interested in receiving the weekly market news—they can visit our website at http://www.southanchoragefarmersmarket.com and sign up for our newsletter list.

For more information about the market, contact Arthur Keyes, South Anchorage Farmers’ Market Manager, at 907-354-5833, or at .

related recipes

http://southanchoragefarmersmarket.com/index.php/site/single/radish_slaw/
http://southanchoragefarmersmarket.com/index.php/site/single/pan_browned_brussels_sprouts/