Collards, Potlikker and Biodegradable
What Goes Around Comes Around
Two articles from years back popped up about Collards and the 'good for you, yes yum' POTLIKKER while thinking about how to share our passion for reuse, recycle, biodegrade. I almost switched to yapping about the beautiful green liquid and its top dog star, the collard, when it became clear that there was a true correlation between the two.
When we cook up 'a mess of greens' (Angie Mosier, Southern Foodways Alliance from Ryan Stiner's article), the broth left when the greens are drained and served becomes the base for yet another delicious, nutritious staple originally of slave cooks, potlikker. Potlikker is known to nourish in a multitude of ways, according to Sheri Castle in her Our State article.
This is where linking up what we use in terms of packaging (or no packaging) with the intention of these materials having additional purpose comes into play - be it nourishing garden and farm soils through composting or becoming an essential element of an innovative material that becomes a useful item such as REPREVE, a fabric which is made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles then used by companies like ChicoBag to make usable, long lasting bags such as the Cobblestone sling bag.
What goes around, comes around is the natural cycle of our producers growing, raising or making their products in sustainable ways and using biodegradable/compostable packaging. At Cobblestone, this includes all coffee, tea and kombucha cups, microgreen and select bakery clamshells, many of the greens bags as well as recycled bottles and the unbleached paper bags for produce, bakery, and floral. There are some new initiatives in the works (check in with our resident tea vendor to learn about their latest campaign for zero waste packaging!). Biodegradable packaging materials are 100% compostable industrially, turned into nutrient rich compost, and returned to soil at work, farms and gardens everywhere!
So, there you have it - what goes around comes around, yummy and useful, what a cycle!
Ready for a sip of potlikker broth and a dunk of cornbread! See you Saturday!
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The Good Stuff
Creamy Turnip, Kale, and Sausage Soup
Parsnips (about 8)
1 Bunch of Kale
1 lb. Sausage (Optional)
5 Cloves of Garlic
1 tbsp fresh/dried rosemary
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 Onions
32 oz. stock of your choice
Pre heat the oven to 350F.
Wash the parsnips well and then cut into 2cm chunks. Peel the garlic and place in a roasting tin with the parsnips. Drizzle some vegetable oil, rosemary, maple syrup, salt and pepper on them and place in the oven. They will take about 20-30 mins.
Cook sausage on stove until brown, then drain grease.
Thinly slice the onions and place in a saucepan with some oil on a low heat. Leave them to cook for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. They will slowly start to soften and caramelize.
In a heavy bottom pan, place the roasted garlic, parsnips, caramelized onions and stock. Use a hand held blender to blend until smooth. Alternatively, do this in a a blender. Add extra water accordingly, if you want a thinner consistency.
Put back in a deep pot on the stove and shred in kale and add sausage to cook down for 10 minutes.
Garnish with cheese or toasted seeds and enjoy!
Vendor Line Up // November 16
Augustino Gusto
Brioche, Quiche, Tarts and More European inspired pastries!
Billy Place Farm
Pastured lamb, Farm fresh eggs, book choy, broccoli, green beans, candy roaster squash
Borrowed Land
Will have a variety of mushrooms, including oysters, pioppini, and lion’s mane. Grow your own mushroom cubes. We’re taking orders for anyone who will want mushroom spawn this winter. And we’ll have mushroom broth, too!
Brasstown Chocolate
Chocolate bars, Bonbons, Nibs, Coffee Bark.
Buck Creek Farm
Whole Turkeys! And chicken - everything from whole birds to thighs to sausage and bratwurst waiting and ready for you!! Don't forget you can preorder on our from our website or Facebook page.
Buffalo Creek Farm & Creamery, LLC
Under our market tent, you'll find our fresh, aged, brined and marinated cheeses along with pastured ground and stew goat meat and goat's milk soap. Seasonal cheese alert - Orange Cranberry Chevre. FYI, marinated fetas make great hostess gifts. They require no refrigeration while you are traveling!
Camino Bakery
Stop by and grab one of our many chocolate based items at our booth this week; chocolate croissants, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, banana chocolate chip muffins, and espresso chocolate chip scones! If you haven't yet tried the "pain au levain" loaf, we highly recommend it. A sourdough with whole wheat and rye that makes for an excellent soup accompaniment.
Chad's Chai
is here to keep you warm. Our specialty tea for November is the steamy dreamy creamy Naked Chai--all spice and no tea! Made by simmering the spices from the Original Black Chai in milk. Grab a cup and a bag to make at home. The tea of the month is Cocoa Mate. Buy one, choose any small bag free.
Chef Sharp
Bring your knives, Scissors, Garden Tools and anything else that needs sharpening. Stay Sharp!
Extraordinary Snacks
Vegan & Gluten-Free sprouted & dehydrated snacks!
Fresh batches of all our crackers, assortment of Cashews & walnuts.
Buy 2 get 1 free on all the Cashews!! (3 for $12)
Fair Share Farm
Microgreens, spring mix, head lettuce, kale, salad arugula, beets, carrots, radish, bok choi, mustard greens (mild and hot)
Don’t forget, all hard clamshell packaging is compostable in the green Gallin’s bin provided by the Market!
Pre Orders available online
Farmhaven
bringing freshly made batches of Ravioli, Tagliatelle and Capellini.
FarmGirl Arts
will have wool Art Brooches, Wool Sculptures, Needle Felting supplies, Home Grown Hand Spun Yarns, EcoPrints and more from our flock of sheep!
Felsbeck Farm
winter squashes, pie pumpkins, red-skinned "Irish" potatoes, Kennebec potatoes, sweet potatoes, "Down-East" sweet/mild cabbage collards, probably broccoli, pecans, hazelnuts, black walnuts, Jerusalem artichokes, green & ripening tomatoes.
Fermentology
Red Kimchi, White Kimchi, Purple Kraut, Chowhound Kraut, Trifecta Kraut and Organic Classic Kraut
Gary's Produce
Cooking pumpkins, persimmons, COLLARDS, turnip greens, broccoli, cabbage and kale.
Goat Lady Dairy
SPREADABLES: Classic, Basil & Garlic, Triple Heat and Fig Honey
BRIE STYLES: Sandy Creek and Snow Camp
AGED CHEESES: Lindale and Providence
SPECIALTY CHEESES: Marinated, Smoked Farmers
Harmony Ridge Farms
Arugula, chioggia and red beets with greens, scarlet and hakurei turnips, lacinato kale, COLLARDS, rainbow chard, bok Choi, pastured pork, belly and jowl bacon, Pekin duck including breasts, legs and wings, beef and eggs.
Heritage Harvest Farms
10% off all honey flights (3+ jars) for Thanksgiving meals + gifts!
Plus tastings & pre-orders for our NEW barrel-aged Wicked Whiskey raw honey in collaboration with Broad Branch Distillery of Winston-Salem. Available for pick-up at the 11/23 Market.
Grab our delicious Reishi Immune Impact Wellness Honey & Extract in prep for cold season, in addition to our Creamed + Raw Honeys.
Lion’s Mane, Oyster, King Oyster, Chestnuts & Shiitake. Come early for the best selection or pre-order if you have favorites.
Prepare your Thanksgiving tablescape with authentic dried wreaths & arrangements.
Pre-order available through website.
Krankies Coffee
Apple hand pies, Biscuits with Jam, Sweet and Savory Galettes, Empanadas, drip coffee, nitro iced coffee and house made soda!
Lavender and Honey
Amish Cinnamon Rolls, Sweet Potato Brioche, Lamingtons, Burnt Sugar Gingerbread Cookies, Apple Hand Pies, Cranberry Parsnip Cake, Bourbon Pecan Pie, Cheddar Apple Scones and more.
lavenderandhoneykitchen@gmail.com
Lavender Anne's Herb Farm
This week lavender annes will have our four seasonal/holiday soaps available: Mint Chocolate, Vanilla & Vetiver, Sugar & Spice, and Coffee Soap. We will also have a fresh batch of Turmeric Infused Honey and Turmeric & Black Pepper Finishing Salt.
Lil Sarah's Bee Farm
Raw Honey and Bee Pollen
Meadows Family Farm
Thanksgiving HAMS Limited supply so get yours quick! Thanksgiving TURKEY list is filling up fast make sure yours is reserved!
Certified Grass-fed Beef in all cuts, come see what's on sale! Pastured Heritage Pork in all cuts. BACON is Back!!! Fresh Dog Treats. Popcorn!
meadowsffarms@gmail.com
Myers Mushrooms
Shitake Mushrooms, Dried Shitake Mushrooms and Frozen Persimmon Pulp
Niki's Pickles
All the pickled goodness
NOMAD Farms
fully stocked with grass fed beef, lamb, pork and chicken
Organix
Fresh Pressed Juice and Wellness Shots!
Pioneer Farm
Ribs, Roasts, Brisket, STEAKS and MORE!!! Swing by the booth to see this week’s specials!
Plum Granny Farm
Make it SWEET and SAVORY and SPICY! Cold weather calls for some bolder tastes and we've got the goods. Sweet potatoes and baby ginger along with a wide variety of potent peppers for hot sauces, stews and more. Come check out those and lots more Certified Organic goodies at our table.
PTB Farm
Pasture pork: Chops, Roasts, Belly, Ribs, and sausages. 100% grass finished beef Ground, steaks and more. Greens Mix, Lettuce, Turnips Radishes, Fennel.
Rail Fence Farm
Stonehead Cabbages, Collards and Kale.
River Ridge Organics
frozen blueberries and red raspberries this week — these are peak season fruits in our 1-gallon freezer pails. Blueberry Jam and Berry Concentrates.
Sanders Ridge Farm, Vineyard & Makers Kitchen
Detroit Red Beets, Green Meat Radish, Misato Radishes, Kookaburra Spinach Butternut Squash, Spaghetti Squash, Danver Carrots & Hernandez Sweet Potatoes
Delicious wine for tasting!
And from the Kitchen we will bring our Smokey Pimento Cheese and other fresh made seasonally influenced surprises!
Sophisticated Florals
Fresh cut Flowers
Sungold Farm
Sweet potatoes, pickled okra, Jerusalem artichokes, Turnips, and more!
To Your Health Bakery
GF/V Pumpkin Spice Muffins, Pumpkin Bread, Southern Carrot Cake, Southwest Wraps, Brownies, Paleo Cookie Cake, KETO Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars, and more!
Updog Kombucha
Kombucha to fill your cups or growlers with!
Village Juice Company
Fresh Pressed Juice
Wholesome Country Creamery
New this week - Eggnog!!
100% Grass Fed Milk, Chocolate Milk, Ice Cream cups, Butter, Half & Half, Yogurt, Goat Milk. For more Ice Cream flavors Pre Order by the Quart - Call (336) 468-1520 or request one at market for the following week!
York Farm
Green and savoy cabbage, Baby carrots, Rutabaga, Butter lettuce, Romaine lettuce, Collards, Kale, Fennel, Watermelon radishes, Daikon radishes, Kohlrabi, Turnips, and Garlic
More Good Stuff
The Cooler the Weather, the Sweeter the Greens, or Roots
Not everyone realizes that certain vegetables actually taste much better when they’re grown in the winter.
Winter sweetening is a phenomenon you often see in vegetables that grow naturally in cold weather. While the first frost of fall will kill lots of plants, there are many varieties, root crops in particular, that will survive these much colder temperatures. This is due, in part, to their ability to convert starch into sugar. Over the course of the growing season, these vegetables store up energy in the form of starches. When temperatures start to drop, they convert these starches into sugars, which act as an anti-freezing agent for their cells. This change doesn’t happen overnight, but as long as you pick your root vegetables sometime after the first frost of autumn, chances are good that they’ll taste a lot sweeter than if you’d picked them in the summer.