Summer is over but the market is still fit to burst with flavor and selection!
Tomatoes, sweet corn, apples, cheese, raspberries, eggplant, celery, garlic, potatoes, summer squash, sweet peppers, hot peppers, to name but a few of the things to be found at the market this weekend.
Slow Food MN cooks at Kingfield Farmers Market
10:30am to 11:30am
They will be hanging out with us for the whole market day, but if you want to get a taste of what they’ve got cooking, come between 10:30am and 11:30am. On the menu: grilled farmers market squash with garlic and thyme (unless they are moved at the last minute to cook up something else…)
More info about Slow Food MN can be found on their website by clicking here. They are part of an international organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional foodways, biodiversity, and just plain good eating.
Get ready for the Apple Bake-Off
Buy your farmers market apples this Sunday so you will be prepared to bake your best for the Apple Bake-Off set for Sunday, September 13th
Anyone can enter but only one person can win! (Okay, there are two winners: People’s Choice and Pro-Choice) More info on how to enter and registration forms here.
As usual, folks should visit the market on the 13th, get your 5 bites for 5 bucks, and cast a ballot for your favorite entry. The Bake-Off events are sponsored by Linden Hills Co-op. They also donate the prizes: $35 gift certificate for the Pro-Choice 1st Place Winner and a $15 gift certificate for the 1st Place People’s Choice Winner.
The Corn Bake-Off prize winners:
1st Place People’s Choice Award: Sarah Duniway’s Zaneti Italian Corn Cookies
Check back shortly for the recipe!
1st Place Pro-Choice Award: Susan Spongberg’s Fresh Corn Scallion and Cheddar Cornbread
Check back shortly for the recipe!
Thanks to Corn Bake-Off judges Jeremy Iggers (TC Foodies) and Jessica Chapman (City Pages’ The Hot Dish)
Double Kids’ Stuff at the market–
Twin Town Guitars’ Musical Petting Zoo–they’re back!
More drum beating, guitar strumming fun for kids (and adults)
Simply Jane Studio
Art at the market–painting, drawing, coloring…
Music at the Market
This Sunday Features: TC Playboys
Music starts around 9 a.m.
Vendor Profile
Yer Yang
Yer Yang’s stall and its accompanying pails of flower bouquets spread out to greet market patrons as they enter Kingfield Farmers Market from the sidewalk along Nicollet Avenue. The riotously colored bouquets run just a few dollars, and they are crafted each Sunday morning by Yer Yang and her daughters, Pa and Ma. After sniffing around the flowers for a bit, waiting for a break in the steady stream of customers, I got the chance to speak with Pa while her mother, Yer, set out pints of green beans. read more>>
More vendor information and profiles.
The Hennepin County Master Gardeners
Master gardeners come to the market each week and are available to answer your gardening questions free of charge.
