[RP TownTalk] Riverdale Park Farmers Market Weekly Highlights

[Jim Coleman]

*Riverdale Park's Farmers Market*

*TOMORROW: September 11, 2014 3PM - 7PM*

*@: 4650 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, MD*

Get your tomatoes, peaches, sweet corn, cilantro, beans, butternut squash,
eggplant, cantelopes, cukes, fingerling & Yukon Gold potatoes, Malabar & NZ
spinach, cucumbers, turnips, chard, jams and jellies, apples, local
watermelon, pastured meats, fresh caught local seafood, free range hen and
duck eggs, fresh cut flowers, artisan aged goat and raw milk cheeses while
we enjoy the heart of Summer. Don't miss it!  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.



*WEATHER: *High 86F & breezy. Chance of Thunderstorms : 10 to 70%. We'll
see...

*Feature Farmer: *Groff's Content Farm, Rocky Ridge, MD. Did you ever
wonder which breed of cattle
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Devon_cattle>
 is most popular with Groff's Content Farm? Feel free to ask more questions
about their preferences for beef production.


*Feature Food Prep: *

Scholastic.com offers kid friendly recipes for butternut squash
<http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/parent-child/butternut-squash-recipes-9-kid-friendly-ideas>
, which is high in magnesium.


*Feature News: *

Through the generous contributions from the Riverdale Park Town Council and
the facilitation of the Maryland State Farmers Market Association, the
Maryland Market Money program is up and running again. We will revive the
weekly $10 match of WIC & SNAP recipients' benefits on Thursday, September
11 until our budget runs out. Hopefully, the program can continue until the
end of the outdoor season on November 20.


*Growers:* Blades Orchard, Thanks God It's Fresh, Happy Hens Barnyard &
Local Seafood, Boxers Rest Farm, Musachio Produce, ECO City Farms, Groff's
Content Farm, Jack Creek Plants, Red Chimney Flower Farm, Peachy Family
Dairy (goat products).

*Tasty Treats: *Simple Pleasures Ice Cafe, Geppetto Catering BBQ, Zeke's
Coffee of DC, Ruben's Crepes, The Verandah (Indian), Migue's Magnificent
Mini Donuts, Stone Hearth Bakery, and Bonaparte Breads.

*Speciality: *Mystic Water Soaps, Romano Winery & Shine Massage & Wellness.


*Entertainers:* Local favorite Mary Wheatley will be offering a mix of kid
and adult music.

*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.
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