[RP TownTalk] RP Farmers Market Weekly Highlights

[Jim Coleman]

*Riverdale Park's Farmers Market*

*TODAY: February 5, 2014 3 - 7PM*

*@: 6204 Rhode Island Avenue, Riverdale Park, MD*

Get your spinach, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, white potatoes, sweet
potatoes, turnips, carrots, kale, raab, chard, cilantro, thyme, sage, jams
and jellies, apples, pastured meats, free range hen eggs, fresh small batch
roasted coffees, goat meat and goat cheese products, award winning wines
while we enjoy the beginning of Winter. Don't miss it!  Evening hours are
fun at the market!   We look forward to seeing you Thursdays from 3 to 7pm at
the Riverdale Park Town Center, rain or shine.



*WEATHER: *High will be a windy 28F outside but it will be temperate and
cozy at our new indoor location. Chance of rain : 0% until 7 PM. We'll
see...

*Feature Farmer*: Mr. Peachy is one of the nicest guys we know and a great
farmer. *Peachy Family Dairy *offers the following items this time of
year: Fresh
feta; Chèvre,  marinated & aged goat cheeses; goat meat products.


*Feature News: *

This week, we continue our  Winter Market from *now to March 26, 2015*. *We'll
be right next door to the parking lot @ 6204 Rhode Island Avenue from 3 to
7 PM Thursdays.* Plans are going great for our beautiful rustic space
indoors. We continue to work with Neighborhood Design Center. So far, we
received 100 pallets donated from Central Services Office of the Prince
George's County government and some items from Community Forklift. We had
great professional help from Bob Bolton of Groff's Content Farm, an
anonymous local electrician, pro bono architects, Allie O'Neil & Alexeus
Nicol, market alum & captain of Team Tanglewood, Susan Older-Mondeel, great
vendors, Shahla Abdi & Michelle Burns. New local business Tanglewood Works
Studio  is helping to create our funky yet cozy atmosphere by outfitting
the market space with their upcycled furnishings. Hey, if you like it, you
can even buy it!

We still need volunteer help with painting and interior design elements. If
you or your kids are interested in being a part of this effort, contact Jim
Coleman @ rpkfarmmkt at gmail.com with the subject line of Volunteer for more
info. Once the Statement of Work is completed, we will be ready to enlist
lots of volunteers.


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 continue
the weekly $10 match of WIC (until November 30 & SNAP recipients' benefits
each Thursday until our budget runs out. Hopefully, the program can
continue until the end of the Winter season on March 26 (*new date!*).


*Feature Recipes: *
Winter Vegetable Soup & video from Alton Brown & Food Network
<http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/winter-vegetable-soup-recipe.html>


*Growers:* Groff's Content Farm - Pastured meats & eggs, Cat's Paw Organic
Farm, superb local apples & apple products from REX Farms Orchard, ECO City
Farm (market veggies & CSA) & Peachy Family Dairy (Goat cheeses, fresh
feta, goat meat)

*Tasty Treats: *Ruben's Crepes, Roy & RT's Garden & Kitchen, Stone Hearth
Bakery.

*Speciality: Zeke's Coffee of DC; Romano Vineyard & Winery; Christiane's
Designs; *furnishings by *Tanglewood Works*
<http://www.tanglewoodworks.com/>


*Entertainers:* Miles Spicer
<https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=709342502475340&set=vb.482988571777402&type=2&theater>
, RP resident and leader of MSG Acoustic Blues Trio
<https://www.facebook.com/MSGAcousticBluesTrio>
, will be our music act from 5 to 7 PM.


*Kid fun:* Crayons & paper


*This Sunday:* *Riverdale Rooster Sunday Coffee House Market #2*

*Hosted by:* *Riverdale Park Farmers Market*
*Where:* *6204 Rhode Island Avenue, Riverdale Park, MD*
*When:** Sundays 9 to 2PM, Feb. 8 to Mar. 22*
*How much?:* Free but please tip musicians...
*Description: **Coffee, tea & hot chocolate by Zeke's Coffee; local apples,
hot cider & other drinks by RPFM; Stone Hearth Bakery bread & pastries; hot
food by Ruben's Crepes & Mexican food (really, this week);  Shahla Abdi -
Antique Trading Bead Jewelry.*
*kids activities:* crayons & paper
*Local Music venue:* 10 AM to 1 PM, Christopher Ousley of the Bumper
Jacksons
<https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=800378919997670&set=vb.247017445333823&type=2&theater>

*Proceeds:* farmers market fundraising
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