Sundays 10 am to 2 pm at the Farmers Market. Be there or be square.

Grab a friend or relative and stock up on local products and services that nourish mind, body, and soul. We have tons of local products to grill, steam, fry, blanch, or just eat raw. Focus on the market for your weekly food purchases and only use mass-market big box retailers for things not found at the market. This way your local economy is the winner, not a corporate office in some other part of the world!

Although most of you are coming for the Farmers Market on Sunday, please also take a look at the continuing revitalization of Elkins Park and its businesses, including Elkins Perk, The Frame House, Calligraphics Gallery, Ashbourne Cleaners, Jiang Jewelry, Janna’s Original, Paul Ross Jewel Smith, Neulight Construction, Impact Group, Kokikai-RYU Aikido, Etz Haim Jewish Learning Center, Rolings Bakery, and the new Shatki Yoga. 

Weather report: 85 degrees with scattered clouds and possible showers.

 

Did you know…

• that we have a great Web site for all the latest info on the CreekSide’s Co-Op’s progress? Check out www.creekside.coop
• that we want to grow the market? We welcome any thoughts on new vendors or farmers so pass the on the word to all your friends.
• that you can write checks for all of your favorite products?
• that many of our vendors have promotions going on?
• that our produce is all within 50 miles of the market?
• that we are a vendor-produced market? This means is that we sell products grown or produced by the vendors. 

It’s very important to be aware of your food purchases and consumption on all levels. We at CreekSide want to help you help yourself in understanding what being a “locavore” means for you and the environment. Please follow this link and read up on the basics of your local food system: http://www.locavorenetwork.com/. To help you along the way, here is a quick guide to seasonality: http://www.locavorenetwork.com/content/pennsylvania-availability-guide 

Disclaimer: CreekSide Co-Op is the organizer of the Sunday Market. The vendors participating in the market may or may not be suppliers for the upcoming Co-Op. The pricing of the products sold are at the sole discretion of the independent owners who grow, produce, and sell them.

Special Announcements:

Otolith Sustainable Seafood will be at the CreekSide Co-op Farmers Market this Sunday and will offer pink salmon, halibut, sablefish, king salmon, and squaw candy. E-mail amanda@otolithonline.com to place an order for Dungeness Crab [$12.50/lb] for pickup on Sunday. Community-supported seafood will deliver to CSS salmon and CSS dungeness shareholders.

Bell Flour Inc. is proud to offer delicious European gourmet cookies and pastries. A wide selection of low-sugar, low-sodium gourmet crispy cookies, gluten-free cookies, vegan/gluten-free walnut and raspberry brownies, and filled and butter croissants are available. Andplease ask about the upcoming comfort foods menu, including authentic Mexican chillies. Visit www.philading.com or

www.philading.etsy.com

Current Vendor List

• Anita’s Guacamole- guacamole and salsa
• Anita’s Bakery- Italian breads
• Banyan Yoga-message and yoga
• Bruce Weiner Pottery - mosaics, tiles
• Bucks County Preserves – jellies, jams, pie fillings, fresh berries
• Cardamom and Curry – spices and teas
•    Chris’s Mushrooms – mushrooms of course
• Christina Kouzina – Greek pastries
• Christina Maser –Crafts glass work
• Chef Salt – salt herb mixes for cooking on any occasion
• Elkins Estate Stream Side Farm – fresh-cut flowers, various vegetables (only 1 mile from the Farmers Market)
• Everich Farms - honey, eggs
• Frecon Farms- peaches, apricots, blueberries, apples and nectarines
• Grace Covey- glass-fired jewelry
• Herr Castle farms- tomatoes, other greens
• Lancaster Trading House – omega-3 snacks
• Lone Wolf Farms – large assortment of produce, over 25 items
• MB FarViewFarm – meats, cheese, dairy
• Mindy’s Bakery- breads and baked goods 
• One Village Coffee – prepared coffee, beans, ground (taking the week off)
• Otolith Sustainable Seafood – Vendor-caught fresh than flash-frozen Alaskan seafood                                   
• Shellbark Hollow Farms – goat cheese, yogurt, and milk
• Shakti Yoga- messages and yoga
• Steve’s Pound Cakes – 21 varieties of pound cake
• Tall Pine Farms – vegetables and fruits
• Twisted Lemonade- fresh squeezed lemon and lime drinks
• Under the Oak Café - quiche, scones, fresh-baked pies
• Lucky Dog Treats –food and treats for dogs

Produce available this week, all locally grown*:

• Jersey tomatoes
• Corn-Best time of year for corn
• Peaches-Best time of the year for peaches
• Nectarines-White and yellow
• Beets
• Yellow Squash
• Eggplant-3 different types
• Red and green peppers
• Carrots
• Onions
• Potatoes
• Spinach
• Watermelon
• Cantaloupe
• Green Beans
• Okra
• Asian eggplant
• Cucumber
• Squash blossom
• Spring onion
• Various herbs
• Tomatoes
• Fresh-cut flowers
• Various other greens depending on what grew in the last 3 days?

*Disclaimer: Veggies and fruits that are local are not necessarily organic. Please talk to the vendor before making your purchase.

Tell all your friends and acquaintances.

Ciao.