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The Market is Open


This post expired on October 23, 2023.

Morning everyone,
Well, The Market is enjoying its peak season, which is, oddly enough, Fall. As other markets close down for the Winter, we pick up extra orders, and the Fall offerings lend themselves better to an online market. Greens and salad lettuces are perfect for our setup, since we can keep them refrigerated and packaged. Plus, it’s getting a lot less enjoyable to venture out on early Saturday mornings, but we of the Local Food Club enjoy our climate-controlled safety every Saturday.

The Little Rock Local Food Tour is shaping up nicely: we’re looking forward to some Butternut Squash Soup for dinner at Little Rock Urban Farming, with the Wintry sounds of Lark in the Morning, plus Cinnamon Ice Cream and Caramel Apple Compote from Loblolly Creamery. Pulaski Heights Elementary Garden will be pressing fresh cider, and Mylo Coffee Company will be taking us from farm to field with their delicious coffee. It’s going to be a great day! November 9th, 11am-5pm. Tickets available here: https://littlerocklocalfoodtour.eventbrite.com.

And please consider a FRESH Local Food Directory sponsorship in mind. We’re keeping this directory free for the public and printing more copies this year than last, and your sponsorship helps us get there. Sponsorships are available in the Market under Tickets & Gifts.
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In the Market this week…

  • McSwain: Whole Cow Hamburger: this I have learned from Michael McSwain: most ground beef is a amalgamation of the less choice parts of a cow, i.e., not the loins or rib-eyes or steaks. But Mike currently has ground beef that encompasses the the whole cow, including the most prized cuts. This ground beef, Mike, says, is unreal. And limited in availability.
  • Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese from Honeysuckle Lane. This, to say it simply, is real good cheese. Especially when melted atop the aforementioned McSwain beef.
  • Broccoli Greens from Kellogg Valley Farm. Certified naturally grown. We don’t usually cook with broccoli greens, but, as Eddie of Kellogg found, they carry all the same delicious flavor as broccoli heads. And, with a dash of bacon grease, some onion, and garlic, make a perfect comfort food for Winter weather.
  • Carrot Curry Hummus from Geek Eats. This delicious hummus featured roasted carrots and curry spice and offers a tasty, exotic take on the traditional Mediterranean staple.
  • Organic lettuces from Crimmins Family Farm. Crimmins is your source for lettuce greens at the moment, it seems. Green leaf salad lettuce, red romaine, magenta tipped lettuce. Willow Springs is in the mix too, with Five Star Salad Mix and Freckles lettuce.
  • Yellow Popcorn from Armstead Mountain Farm. When Sue & Rusty of Armstead say popcorn, they actually mean ears of popcorn corn, like the kind of corn that’s best for making popcorn. It also happens to be beautiful and, while it cures, can be used for Fall decoration.
  • Shunkyo Radishes from Armstead Mountain Farm*. The bright, pink color of these radishes is quite eye catching. A specialty variety from China, with some nutty, spicy flavor.
  • Sweet Potatoes from Kellogg Valley Farm. Certified naturally grown and just dug from the earth. Eddie is offering a great deal: $20 for 20lbs of naturally grown sweet potatoes.
  • Still plenty of Apples from Drewry Farm & Orchards. Granny Smith, Pinova, and, of course, Arkansas Black. Drewry’s apple’s storage life is great, but the season is winding down. Might well be time to load up!
  • There’s much much more I haven’t included. ’Tis the season of root vegetables, like turnips and radishes and sweet potatoes, as well as the season for Winter squash, another vegetable with a great storage life and flavor profile. Make sure you’re well stocked on Butternuts and Acorn squashes for the Winter, and you shall be a true person of the land.
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See you soon!

Sincerely,
Sam Hedges