[RP TownTalk] Weekly Specials - Thursday, May 1 - Asparagus, Flowers & Great Music

[Jim Coleman]

May 1 - Tomorrow's afternoon weather will be breezy with a high between 71
and 76, we'll take it. Hold onto your hats 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 asparagus,
apples, greens, flowers, plants, 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:

This week, the RPFM Fruit & Pickle Stand will be offering a special treat
for our Number One Sons pickle fans who like a milder pickle: Half Sours;
in addition, we have a new stock of Krauts, lots of Kale Chi & Kim Chi, and
a bounty of Kicky Kosher pickles. We're also offering fresh cider, Cameo &
Fuji Apples, more Apple Sauce, and delicious Apple Schnitz for your
enjoyment.

Musachio Produce will be making their first appearance of the season with
their customary first crops of potted flowers & asparagus.

Jack Creek Plants has a number of different tomato plant varieties. Stop by
and ask what's available this week.

Mystic Water Soap will be absent this week due to preparations for the
Faerie Festival @ Spoutwood Farm.

Simple Pleasures Ice Cafe is out of town this week.

Local legend Marianna Previti of the Smokin' Polecats will be our musician
this week. Here's a clip for your enjoyment:

Marianna Previti with Dave Sherman and the Smokin'
Polecats<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAGgEHSFGBQ>


Going Strong:

Please join me in welcoming for the first time ever, our new USDA Certified
Organic vegetable farm from Chestertown, MD, Boxer's Rest. This week
they'll have tatsoi, baby red kale, arugula, and spicy mix.

Migue's Magnificent Mini Donuts is back after a one year sabbatical.
Welcome back Migue!

Here's a message from Groff's Content Farm & a recipe: We have lots of
eggs. Berkshire Pork is still on special but we are coming to the end of
it. Chops, shoulder, spare ribs and loin roast are available. Off the
special we also have: bacon, pastured lamb, free range chicken, and many
cuts of grass fed beef. Here's your recipe: Saucy Pork
Chops<http://www.mrfood.com/Pork/Saucy-Pork-Chops-1164/>


Help our local urban farm, ECO City Farms, and get some great produce
tomorrow. Here's what's on the menu: Spicy mix, spinach, turnips, baby
carrots, head lettuce, pac choi, and maybe chard.

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.

Bonaparte Breads will be back this week with their great artisan breads
made with organic flour and superb Parisian style baked goods.

Geppetto Catering BBQ will be back with their delicious slow cooked
sustainable meats.

Shine Massage & Wellness will be back next week.

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!
* Cakes by Ruthann has decided to concentrate on larger farmers markets for
her products. When you see her, wish her well. We'll miss you.

Coming Soon:

More new farm announcements coming after our board meeting this week about
new farmers.

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 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! * Asparagus * fresh cider,
 *kale,  *Winter greens, etc. * Spinach, Spring Mix, * Cilantro, * Candy
Onions, * Free Range Eggs, * Fresh Chicken, * Potted flowers, * 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
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