The Market Is Open

Good Morning,

The market is open, and we are ready for a new week.

1. This week we have a new grower joining ALFN. Mac Family Farm is a small diversified homestead in southwestern Pulaski County. They plan to provide various produce and products from their farm, and this week they are showcasing their skin snack products. Check out their page on the website and the products up for this week including lotions, deodorant, diaper creams and salves.

2. Also, one of our members shared a recipe this week for eggplant and mushrooms. It looks simple and delicious…a wonderful combination!

Eggplant and Mushroom Hash

• 1 medium fairytale eggplant, diced
• 4-5 med-large baby bella mushrooms, diced
• 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
• Olive oil
• Salt & pepper

Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add eggplant and mushrooms. Cook until just beginning to brown, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking. Add salt, pepper to taste, another drizzle of olive oil, and fresh spinach. Cook for another minute or so until spinach is just wilted.

3. This will be the last week of summer for our kids as LRSD starts back on the 17th. In countless homes across the city, a new rhythm will grind into movement. Late nights and late starts will give way to structure, schedule and vigilance. The languid philosophy of summer will morph into the up-start posture of fall productivity, mental harvest and etiquette. Here is a poem for those who must reconcile a persistent summer weather with the machinations of society.

Bed in Summer

In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.

I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people’s feet
Still going past me in the street.

And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Peace

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager