tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53353204096871867322009-12-27T07:15:08.432-08:00Information, Recipes and Pictures from the Downtown Clay Center Farmers Market.Jay Sleichterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382406772893279440noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335320409687186732.post-52884294315233736142009-11-23T20:58:00.001-08:002009-11-23T20:58:44.622-08:00

The Clay Center Farmers Market is going to have an end of season meeting on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 pm, at the Clay County Extension office.We will be discussing the following:• problems and praises for the last year’s market• current rules• marketing and advertising ideas for the next year’s market• discussion about a Wednesday market• set dates for the 2010 market• any other issues that are

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School has started, the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler ... you know what that means? It's FOOTBALL SEASON! It's also tailgating season! Whether you're headed to the K-State Fan Appreciate Day tomorrow, or anxiously awaiting the start to high school football, it's a great time to stock up for your tailgating menu. Come visit our Clay Center Farmers Market to get great

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Ready or not, here it comes! School starts next week for USD 379 Clay County and most surrounding districts. With the start of school comes the big question: what's for snack?! The Farmers Market provides lots of options for healthy, delicious after school snacks. Why not serve up a colorful bowl of watermelon and cantaloupe? Or a plate of zucchini bread? One of our household's favorites is a

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It's official. August 2-8 is National Farmers Market Week, and August is Kansas Farmers Market month. As one blogger said, "In Kansas, we've believe our farmers and markets are so sensational we need an entire month to celebrate."In honor of the Farmers Market week, we want to sincerely thank the Clay Center community. It has been a great year for the market -- and we're not even to the half-way

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Bring your appetite to this week's market. The Master Gardeners will be grilling up some tasty buffalo meat and assorted vegetables. If you haven't yet tasted buffalo, it will be worth your time to come downtown and see what you've been missing. And yes, we will be downtown again this weekend, even though it is fair week. As an added bonus, our wonderful Master Gardeners also just finished

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Bring your appetite to this week's market. The Master Gardeners will be grilling up some tasty buffalo meat and assorted vegetables. If you haven't yet tasted buffalo, it will be worth your time to come downtown and see what you've been missing. And yes, we will be downtown again this weekend, even though it is fair week. As an added bonus, our wonderful Master Gardeners also just finished

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This Saturday, a trip to downtown Clay Center is even more enticing. Not only can you pick up the fresh, home-grown produce and meats and homemade products you've come to expect at the Farmers Market, plus swing through Tasty Pastry for your morning coffee and roll, but you also can enjoy the sidewalk sales. Most of the downtown businesses have some great deals right now, on all sorts of items.

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It was great last week to see so many new vendors at the Clay Center Farmers Market. More vendors mean more great products and produce to chose from. At our local market, you may find tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peppers, green beans, yellow beans, buffalo meat, baked goods (that bread looked delicious last week!), zucchini and assorted squash, cucumbers, potatoes (red, white, and blue), onions,

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I hope everyone starts off the Fourth of July with a trip down to the Farmers Market. We will have the following, Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Red, White and Blue Potatoes, Cucumbers, Onions, Beets, Yellow, Light Green and Dark Green Zucchini, Round Zucchini, Crookneck Squash, Pattypan Squash, Papaya and Lemon Squash, Buffalo Meat, Eggs, Peppers, Fruit and Pepper Jams and Jellies, Breads and other

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Things are really heating up outside and also at the Farmers Market. We will start seeing the first tomatoes at the market this week. Did you know that tomato pigments, lycopene and carotene, are not produced above 85 degrees. Tomatoes will ripen, they will just not be as red. They will be more pink. When it is super hot outside, pick them when they are about half red and allow them to ripen

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Every year I hear the following comment, "What do you do with Zucchini or Summer Squash?" There are lots of different things you can do with summer squash. One of the quickest and easiest ways is to use the grill. Here is what you do.Turn on your gas grill, charcoal will work too but the cooking times may differ. Wash and cut up your favorite kind of squash. I like to cut it into 1/4 inch slices.

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I hope everyone has found a place to cool off with the added heat this week. The Farmers Market is starting to really take off. We are seeing more and more produce coming each Saturday. Bring Dad down to the market and pick up some vegetables to put on the grill.What you can expect to see this week. Green Peppers, Peas, Snow Peas, Yukon Gold and Red Potatoes, Green Onions, Beets, Radishes,

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This morning I spoke at the Chamber Coffee. I was asked about when we could expect certain crops. This is a very good question. Since we are a producer only market, we are only able to sell what we can produce in this area. For example, if it is May you aren't going to be seeing melons and sweet corn at the market. However, asparagus, radishes, lettuce, broccoli, onions, and spinach is

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It is hard for me to believe that the Clay Center Farmers Market has been going for six weeks. We are starting to see more and more produce. If we could only get the sun to come out and shine, we would be doing much better! What we can expect to see this week at the market: Baby Beets, Peas, Radishes, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cucumbers, Cherry Tomatoes, Green Onions, Potatoes, Green Peppers,

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With the recent rains in the area many producers are spending more time weeding and harvesting than watering. What you can expect to see at the market this week, potatoes, onions, radishes, broccoli, lettuce, squash, squash blossoms, eggs, jams and jellies, and rhubarb. We may see the following snow peas and strawberries. I was in Concordia last night and one of the vendors had lots of fresh

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One of the easiest ways to prepare vegetables during the summer is on the grill. At our house new potatoes or squash are always a hit in a foil packet. They are very simple to prepare and there is very little clean up. Here is how we make them.Cut up your potatoes or squash in even sized pieces. I prefer a quarter inch or less slices of squash or potatoes. Place them on a piece of foil.

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In a recent episode of Iron Chef America on the Food Network, they had Battle Zucchini. It was neat to see all the uses for Squash. One of the things I though was really interesting was the Squash Blossoms. They were stuffed and fried. Since I have squash I thought we could give them a try.WOW, they were really good. It was a little strange when we prepared them, but we were fighting over

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Week Four and we still have more!It is hard to believe, but the market has been open for four weeks now. It looks like we will have great weather again this week. I hope everyone can make it out to see what we have to offer on Saturday from 8-11. With the warmer weather comes more produce. It will only be a matter of time before we have homegrown tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet corn, melons, potatoes,

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I would like to say thank you to all the people who came down to support the Clay Center Farmers Market last Saturday. We had a great turn out of people. Our vendor numbers weren't as high as I had hoped, but this spring has been a difficult one.We will be back on Saturday this week. We will have fresh produce, jams and jellies, tomato plants, flowers, crafts and much more expected. As I get

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If you have seen the bright green posters around town and came to this website, WELCOME! We are happy that you came to check us out. Tell us where you saw our poster.It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day for our first Farmers Market. I hope you are excited about local food as we are about growing it.Help us make this year successful. If you don't see an item that you would like,

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The official opening of the Clay Center Farmers Market is on May9th from 8-11 on the WestSide of the Courthouse. We have moved up the start date to include all those cooler season crops. It has been a very difficult spring for gardening. I know we will have some vendors with plants, hanging baskets, jams, jellies, craft items and probably a limited amount of produce. We are a "producer"only

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Why eat locally grown foods?Buying direct from local farmers supports the local economy.When you buy direct from local farmers, your dollars stay within your community, and strengthen the local economy. More than 90¢ of every dollar you spend goes to the farmer, thus preserving farming as a livelihood and farmland.1This is important because as mergers in the food industry have increased, the

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Spring is almost here! There maybe snow on the ground and a strong north breeze, but plans are being made and seeds being started for another great year at the Clay Center Farmers Market. If you have never come to the market, make it a priority this year. There are many advantages to buying locally grown food. Some of these include, taste, flavor, freshness, variety and grown by the person who

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Last week was our opening week. We had wonderful weather and lots of produce to choose from.Things that will be at the market.TomatoesSquashPotatoesOnionsBuffalo MeatHot PeppersCucumbersGreen BeansEggsVinegarsPepper JelliesLavenderPotted Tomato and Pepper Plantsand much, much more!We hope to see you there!

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I hope everyone is ready! The first Clay Center Farmers' Market is going to be open at 8 am on Saturday. It is located on the west side of the Courthouse. With all the crazy weather, it hasn't been an easy spring. I am hoping to see a good turn out of vendors and patrons. Things I know that will be available are the following:Jams and JelliesZuchinniCucumbersOnionsNew PotatoesPotted Tomato

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