Earth Day Parade

We are planning to attend both the Lawrence Farmers Market and the Earth Day Parade tomorrow. It should be a fun yet long day. Please join us! We will purchase a chicken and possibly some cilantro. Here is the list of what should be available tomorrow:
Produce
Green onions, cilantro, radishes, spinach, salad mix, greens

Meats
Lamb, emu, elk, summer sausage, pasture-raised chicken, goat

Eggs
Farm-fresh chicken eggs, emu eggs

Baked Goods
Tortes, pies, herb and regular breads, muffins, pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, biscotti, cupcakes, and a whole range of gluten-free, and vegan baked goods

Prepared Foods
Coffees, teas, hummus, baba ghannouj, lebanese beans and baklawa, turkey pie, Spanish pie, cheese pie, sausage biscuits, tamales, breakfast burritos, polish sausage, spring rolls

More Goodies
Goat cheese, salsa, jellies, olive tampenade,

Plants
Herbs, perennials, vegetable plants, asparagus crowns

Worm Products
Worm casting tea

Honey Bee Products
Honey, honey sticks, lip balms and lotions, and Bar BEE Que sauce

Sheep Products
A selection of wool products including sheep skins

Value-added Products
Herbal soaps, lotions and creams, emu oils and products, pet food and treats, blown emu eggs

Sunshine makes me happy

The opening day at the market was amazing. Weather was perfect, the girls were great, had a friend to enjoy the time with. The only problem is that I have had little time to write since Saturday. The baby developed a fever later in the day and I have been swamped since. I still do not have time for a full post but I thought I would give a sneak preview of what is to come:

• New merchants at the Market this year
• A new location for Thursdays (the west side!)
• Going local (Iwig makes cream!)
• Our half share of Mellowfields Farm

Stay tuned as these are all wonderful subjects that I want to share. I can share one other quick piece of information: we purchased mixed greens, honey, and a traveling bar this past Saturday. Next week we are hoping to get some chicken and maybe a few more greens.

Opening Morning Tomorrow

I received an email today from the Lawrence Farmers Market and along with it a list of what to expect right now. Here is the list:

ProduceGreen onions, cilantro, arugula, radishes, spinach, salad mix
Meats
Grass-fed beef, lamb, emu, elk, summer sausage, pasture-raised chicken, goat

EggsFarm-fresh eggs

Baked GoodsTortes, pies, herb and regular breads, muffins, pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, biscotti, cupcakes, and a whole range of gluten-free, and vegan baked goods

Prepared Foods
Coffees, teas, hummus, baba ghannouj, lebanese beans and baklawa, turkey pie, Spanish pie, cheese pie, sausage biscuits, tamales, breakfast burritos, polish sausage

More Goodies
Goat cheese, salsa, jellies, olive tampenade,

Flowers
Geraniums, calendula, and other ornamentals

Plants
Herbs, perennials, vegetable plants, asparagus crowns

Worm Products
Worm casting tea
Honey Bee Products
Honey, honey sticks, lip balms and lotions, and Bar BEE Que sauce

Sheep Products
A selection of wool products including machine washable sheep skins
Value-added Products
Herbal soaps, lotions and creams, emu oils and products, pet food and treats, blown emu eggs

The first thing I noticed was that there was no asparagus listed. So did I get that information erroneously or are the seasons out of whack from weather issues? I believe I will have to ask a few merchants tomorrow and see what I find out. Regardless, we are heading out around 8:30 to meet up for a walk and then shop after. Hope to see you there.

Asparagus here I come

With the opening day of the Downtown Market just days away I have begun to plan. I am planning what to buy like a child anticipating a trip to a toy store. I know that asparagus is in season so that is what I have been fixating on, mostly. When I think about it I have been looking for good asparagus recipes, like the one on my blog and one found on Foodista. Saturday will be here soon enough and I will have my treasured purchases. When I bring them home I will share the recipe I decide on and pictures. Please share if you have a good asparagus recipe.
Want to join me downtown? I plan to head out between 8:30 and 9:30 AM and we (the babies will be with me) should last a good hour downtown before we head home. If I find a friend to have coffee with we may just stay until nap time. Look for my tweets @krisadair.