<div dir="ltr">Actually, Mystic Water Soap will be at the market today (weather permitting, as always, and the forecast looks pretty good right now!)!</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Jim Coleman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rpkfarmmkt@gmail.com" target="_blank">rpkfarmmkt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p></p><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">May 8 - Tomorrow's afternoon weather will be cloudy with a high of 83 with between 32% and 36% rain chance, 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. </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">New for this week:</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">This week, the RPFM Fruit & Pickle Stand will be offering a <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">special</span> 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.</font></span><font color="#000000"><br>
</font></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><font color="#000000">Musachio Produce will be making their first appearance of the season with their customary first crops of potted flowers & asparagus, and maybe strawberries.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px">Here's what ECO City Farms is selling at market this week: Spring mix, spicy mix, radish, turnips, spinach, carrots & pac choi.</span></font><br>
</font></p><p><font><font color="#333333" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">Boxers Rest Farm will be offering spinach, mesclun mix, arugula, spicy salad, red kale, and tatsoi this week.</span></font><br>
</font></p><p><font><font color="#333333" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px">Jack Creek Plants will have more tomato varieties this week, including heirlooms. Basil and cilantro plants will be around too.</span></font><br>
</font></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Shine Massage & Wellness will be back with chair massages this week (Sorry, no more freebies).</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
Simple Pleasures Ice Cafe is back in town this week.<br></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Mystic Water Soap will be absent this week due to preparations for the Green Man Festival in Greenbelt, MD.</p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">We're not sure about our musician this week due to an unconfirmed appearance.</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Going Strong:</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Migue's Magnificent Mini Donuts is back after a one year sabbatical. Welcome back Migue!</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Here's a message from Groff's Content Farm & a recipe: We have lots of eggs. Berkshire Pork is still on <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">special</span> but we are coming to the end of it. Chops, shoulder, spare ribs and loin roast are available. Off the <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">special</span> we also have: bacon, pastured lamb, free range chicken, and many cuts of grass fed beef. Here's your recipe: <a href="http://www.mrfood.com/Pork/Saucy-Pork-Chops-1164/" target="_blank">Saucy Pork Chops</a></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">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.<br>
</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Bonaparte Breads will be back this week with their great artisan breads made with organic flour and superb Parisian style baked goods.</font></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Geppetto Catering BBQ will be back with their delicious slow cooked sustainable meats.</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<font face="arial, sans-serif">Shine Massage & Wellness will be back next week.</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Zeke's Coffee of DC will have: </font><br>
<font face="arial, sans-serif">their normal coffees plus Costa Rican Tarrazu La Pastora. Ask them about the new roastery on Rhode Island Avenue, NE.</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<font face="arial, sans-serif">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. </font><br>
<font face="arial, sans-serif">Stone Hearth Bakery will be back with their great line of European style artisan breads, pastries, and cookies</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
Going, going, gone!<br>* 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.<br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
Coming Soon:</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Blades Orchard will be back as soon as their berries are ripe, approximately two weeks.</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
Number One Sons is having trouble getting to the market this month but the market stand will have limited quantities of their products available.</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
Important Notices:</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Got ideas for improvements? Talk to or email Jim Coleman and share your thoughts! We can do it: change begins in Riverdale Park! <br>Bring Your Own Bag! <br>
We are also interested in making sure folks know about us on Yelp and Chowhound.<br>Shameless Promotion: Check us out on Twitter and Facebook!<br>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 </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Our favorite nationally known local food site, <a href="http://localharvest.org/" target="_blank">localharvest.org</a></p><div style="width:16px;min-height:16px">
</div><p></p><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;width:16px;min-height:16px"></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> is always looking for more reviews of the market.</span><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">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! </p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">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, <a href="mailto:rpkfarmmkt@gmail.com" target="_blank">rpkfarmmkt@gmail.com</a>. 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</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Riverdale Park Farmers Market is supported in part by So Maryland So Good</p></div>
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