[RP TownTalk] Weekly Specials - Thursday, April 10 - Windy with an abundance of Fresh Veggies

[Jim Coleman]

April 10 - Tomorrow's weather will be windy with a high of 68, we'll take
it. Hold onto your and your tents, folks. Get outside and enjoy our full
complement of market products as we build toward our full complement of
farmers and other vendors.  Get your apples, greens, beets, onions,
pastured meats, free range hen eggs, artisan aged goat and raw milk cheeses
while we enjoy the transition to Spring.   Don't miss it!  Many new and
enticing products will be coming to the market this year!  Come and enjoy
the festive early Spring atmosphere!  Evening hours are fun at the market!
  We look forward to seeing you Thursdays from 3pm to 7pm at the Riverdale
Park Town Center, rain or shine.

New for this week:

   - Here's what *RPFM Fruit & Veggies Stand* will have this week: Cameo &
   Fuji apples  from Three Springs Fruit Farm; Number One Sons products
   including: Wich & Stinkin' Rye Kraut, Kale Chi & Kim Chi, Kicky Kosher &
   District Dills pickles; we'll also have Curly Kale, Red & Yellow Beets,
   Pontiac Red potatoes, fresh cut spinach, Savoy Cabbage, Celery Root, and
   Candy Onions from Zaradhka Farm of Essex, MD.
   - *ECO City Farms* will have CSA shares, spring mix (how fitting), kale,
   and cilantro this week.
   - *Bonaparte Breads* will be back this week with their great artisan
   breads made with organic flour and superb Parisian style baked goods.
   - *Shine Massage & Wellness (Free Chair Massages)*


Another local favorite, Mary Wheatley, will be our musician for this week.

Going Strong:


   - Due to the harsh Winter weather, RPFM's Fruit & Veggies Stand will be
   operating @ the outdoor market until the farmers recover, probably in the
   first week of May.
   - The chickens @ Groff's Content Farm are laying eggs again. Pastured
   meats including: lamb, pork, and (sometimes goat); grassfed beef, free
   range chickens are available from *Groff's Content Farm*.
   - *Red Chimney Farm* will have the following for this week: Spirea,
   Pussy Willow, Fasciated Willow, and new for this succulent plants. Do come
   over and check out Suzanne's exciting new direction.
   - Come and see what *Mystic Water Soap* is up to this Spring.
   - *The Verandah* will be back with their fabulous Indian food.
   - *Geppetto Catering BBQ* will be back with their delicious slow cooked
   sustainable meats.
   - *Shine Massage & Wellness (Free Chair Massages)*
   - *Zeke's Coffee of DC *will have:
      - their normal coffees plus their new DC area only RIA Roast in
      pounds and by the cup. Ask them about the new roastery on Rhode Island
      Avenue.


   - *Eat Fresh Maryland* and the market are continuing to offer incentives
   for folks using SNAP, WIC, Seniors, and Fruit & Vegetable Checks and will
   accept these forms of payment @ the market. We will also be accepting both
   debit and credit transactions for a $1 fee.
   - *Stone Hearth Bakery* will be back with their great line of European
   style artisan breads, pastries, and cookies

Going, going, gone!
 * *Thank God It's Fresh* has retired from Riverdale Park Farmers Market
this year. Thanks Avis for the great food and your service to our
community. Look for her on Tuesdays in Hyattsville during the Summer.

Coming Soon:

   - *Jack Creek Plants* believes they can be ready on  April 17 for market.
   - *Romano Winery* will be back next week.
   - *Simple Pleasures Ice Cafe* will make their first appearance in two
   weeks on the 24th.
   - New and exciting developments are happening in the area of farming.
   - *Number One Sons* is having trouble getting to the market this month
   but the market stand will have limited quantities of their products
   available.



Important Notices:

Food safety notice: Due to a preponderance of evidence, and our county's
health department regulations, dogs are no longer welcome at
the farmers market. We regret the loss but hope that our dog owning
customers will forgive us for this change.

Important note about parking: only parallel parking is allowed on Maryland
Ave (the road that passes under East-West Highway) -- please do not park in
any other manner.

Got ideas for improvements? Talk to or email Jim
Coleman<rpkfarmmkt at gmail.com> and
share your thoughts!  We can do it: change begins in Riverdale Park!
Bring Your Own Bag!
We are also interested in making sure folks know about us on Yelp and
Chowhound.
Shameless Promotion: Check us out on Twitter and Facebook!
Here's a sample of more top-quality, locally grown/made items
available Thursday at the market:  * Apples! * Cider! * Beets!  *kale!,
Savoy Cabbage *Winter greens, etc. *Celery Root * Spinach, Spring Mix, *
Cilantro, * Candy Onions, * Free Range Eggs, * Fresh Chicken, * Baked
Goods, *  Grass fed Beef, * Pastured Pork and Lamb * Fresh Sausages *
Breads & Pastries  * Small Batch Roasted Coffee

Our favorite nationally known local food site, localharvest.org, is always
looking for more reviews of the market.

Send us your recipe with local ingredients and we'll put the best recipes
in next week's newsletter and give you a $10 Fruits & Veggies gift
certificate from the market!

Facebook is soliciting for reviews of our market. Please tell them what you
love about our market! If there's something you dislike about our market,
please tell me first so I can address it personally, rpkfarmmkt at gmail.com.
   As one customer recently told us, "Riverdale Park is the fun market!"
Each week we offer live music by award winning local artists, kids'
entertainment, and a wide selection of fresh produce and specialty items
sold directly by Maryland farmers. Held at our town center, 4650 Queensbury
Road, Riverdale Park, MD

Riverdale Park Farmers Market is supported in part by So Maryland So
Good<http://www.somarylandsogood.com/>
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