Peppers, Pastries and Potatoes...add a Pickle and some Pork!
The HEAT is on and we mean in the PEPPER arena! Once we get to a little kick in the season, it is time to BUST loose in the kitchen and the grill!
Hailing from Provence, that little yummy region in the south of France near the Mediterranean Sea, ratatouille is a bright and chunky summer vegetable stew, rich with olive oil and fragrant with garlic and herbs. So - south of France, south of Virginia - no matter where, the ingredients of this versatile dish are in abundance at Cobblestone! Add some okra to this lush mix and freeze some for a chilly day in the fall with a roasted pork tender or brats - maybe they sit side by side in your freezer as a reminder!
Leave it to our producers to let us know that it is National Potato Day this Monday the 19th! Did you know that more than 45 billion pounds of potatoes are harvested in the U.S. each year? We use them to make baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, home fries, French fries—the list is endless! Check out more info below and note this fact - potatoes are not only tasty, they contain high levels of important vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C, potassium and iron.
AHHHH, PASTRIES! In each section of the market there is a splendid bakery featuring seasonal delights filled with fresh fruits, veggies, meats and cheeses along with beautiful breads and cakes. The first bite into a hand pie or galette is a sensory experience from beginning to end. We hope that you will treat yourself and perhaps take something home to extend the market feeling just a bit longer - kind of like extending that vacation - even if it is a slower cup of java in the morning, slow enough to catch sight of that hummingbird or monarch!
Cheers to this season of summer!
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MARKET MERRIMENT
Potatoes Poppin'
The wide variety of North Carolina potatoes (excluding sweet 'taters which are on a different growth and storing cycle) are primarily dug in June and July, when air and soil temperatures are high. All are sold over a six- to eight-week period in the summer, most being destined for markets.
Storage tip: Potatoes keep best when placed in a well-ventilated container and stored in a dry location, away from sunlight, and at temperatures between 45 and 55 degrees F. That isn’t too easy to find in most homes today but if you place them in a paper bag, cardboard box, or bowl (not in a plastic bag) and keep them in the coolest part of the kitchen or a dry part of your basement, it should help their longevity.
Get your FRESH TATER HAUL this weekend!
MARKET FINDS
Spice it up, SALSA time!
With all the beautiful produce at the market right now, it’s the perfect time of the year to make a variety of SALSAS. You can even grab some fresh fruit or corn to throw in switch it up!
Get those juices flowing with this simple recipe :
3 Ears Sweet Corn
3 Peaches Diced
5 Tomatoes Diced
1-2 Peppers Diced
2 Cloves Garlic Minced
1/2 Medium Onion Diced
1 Teaspoon Salt
3/4 Cup Cilantro
Fresh Lime Juice
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VENDOR LINE UP // AUGUST 17
Augustino Gusto
Brioche, Quiche, Tarts, and More European inspired pastries!
Billy Place Farm
Pastured lamb, farm fresh eggs, summer squash, sungold and red cherry tomatoes, red and green okra, shallots, red candy onions, red thumb fingerlings, sunflowers!
Borrowed Land
an assortment of cultivated and foraged mushrooms, including oysters, chanterelles, lion’s mane, and pioppini. We’ll also have mushroom broth and Shroom Cubes!
Brasstown Chocolate
Chocolate Bars, Bonbons, & More!
Buck Creek Farm
Whole Turkeys! 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
Natural, sweet or savory chevres, brined and marinated fetas, savory Farmer's Cheese, Queso Fresco and raw milk aged cheese. Savory or sweet samplers will be also be available - - - three chevre flavors in one container. In the cooler, will be our pastured ground and stew goat meat.
Camino Bakery
Enjoy the sweetness of summer with our freshly baked peach danish, or if you’re in the mood for something savory, try our sun dried tomato croissant
Chad's Chai
offering their super-refreshing Mango Breeze, along with iced CPR and Peachy Keen! Peachy Keen is the tea of the month. Buy a bag to make it at home!!
Chef Sharp
Bring your knives, Scissors, Garden Tools and anything else that needs sharpening. Stay Sharp!
Extraordinary Snacks
Vegan & Gluten-free sprouted & dehydrated snacks!
Fair Share Farm
Head Lettuce, Microgreens, Cucumbers, and Limited Tomatoes. Pre Orders available online.
Farmhaven
bringing delicious heirloom tomatoes, mixed cherry tomatoes, candy and cipollini onions, poblano peppers, dandelion greens, melons, herbs and our Italian style farm egg pasta…. tagliatelle, capellini and five cheese ravioli.
FarmGirl Arts
will have Wool Sculptures, Needle Felting supplies, Home Grown Hand Spun Yarns, EcoPrints and more from our flock of sheep!
Felsbeck Farm
blueberries, green beans, pears, multi colours bell peppers & pimentos, Italian eggplant, crooknecks & zucchini, tomatoes & 3 variety potatoes.
Fermentology
Red Kimchi, White Kimchi, Purple Kraut, Chowhound Kraut, Trifecta Kraut, and Organic Classic Kraut
Gary's Produce
Okra, Potatoes, Candy Onions, Cherry tomatoes, Squash and Green Beans
Goat Lady Dairy
Crumbly FARMERS feta style Kettle SMOKED over Applewood, Brie styles SANDY CREEK and SNOW CAMP, Raw cow milk gouda LINDALE, Goat milk aged PROVIDENCE, Spreadables in savory, hot, and sweet. WEEKLY SPECIAL - FROZEN CUPS $9
Gnomestead Hollow
will have a boatload of beautiful Italian, Blue and Golden Oyster Mushrooms. Smokey Nettle Kraut and Ramp Kimchi - or Curry Kraut and Royal Curtido! We will also have dried gourmet mushroom mixes, including: Porcini, Oyster, Chestnut, Pioppini, Chanterelle, Lion's Mane and Shiitake. These make fantastic Mushroom Broth, Risottos, Pasta and Rice dishes, etc!
Harmony Ridge Farms
Beefsteak tomatoes, gold tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, gypsy peppers, jalapeños, shishitos, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, zephyr and patty pans, assorted beets, eggs, pastured pork and bacon, limited beef, Pekin duck. Smiles and good mornings.
Heritage Harvest Farms
Grab gorgeous single variety bunches for mix & match, along with mixed bouquets filled with specialty sunflowers, giant + lime/blush zinnia, amaranth & celosia. Play on your own, or we can custom-craft a bouquet for you. Pre-order flowers to ensure availability. Reishi Wellness Honey, Creamed Honey & Raw Honey. Lion's Mane (culinary & medicinal), Oyster Blend + King Oyster. Pre-order available through website.
Krankies Coffee
Apple hand pies, Biscuits with Blueberry Jam, Peach crumb galette, Blueberry frangipane galette, Sausage egg cheese empanadas, Sweet potato field pea and cotija empanadas, drip coffee, nitro iced coffee, and house made soda!
Lavender and Honey
Jalapeño & Goat Cheese Scones, Maple Oat Scones, Blackberry Scones, Lemon Bars, Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Brownies, Salted Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Moonshine Cake, Sourdough, Amish Cinnamon Rolls and more. Please make specialty pre-orders by Wednesday morning & to reserve from market list please send requests by Friday morning through lavenderandhoneykitchen@gmail.com.
Lavender Anne's Herb Farm
handcrafted soaps, natural bodycare & herbal products !
Lil Sarah's Bee Farm
Raw Honey and Bee Pollen
Meadows Family Farm
Meadows Family Farms will be Taking Thanksgiving Turkey sign-ups!!! Reserve yours at our booth (green tent) or Meadowsffarms@gmail.com. Also Certified Grass-fed, Grass-finished beef in all cuts. Beautiful Thick-cut STEAKS! Pastured Heritage Pork in all cuts. Bacon and Canadian Bacon. Pet Food!
Miss Angels Farm
Fresh Peaches…and maybe a few pears! Ask us about our latest cultivar!
Myers Mushrooms
Shitake Mushrooms, Dried Shitake Mushrooms and Frozen Persimmon Pulp
Niki's Pickles
Spears, Okra, and All the pickled goodness
NOMAD Farms
will have fresh, never-frozen chickens available at market again this week. We also have a new beef back from the butcher and are well-stocked and grass fed beef, pastured pork, and some lamb.
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
Monday is National Potato Day so get ready to celebrate with a tapas favorite, Tortilla Espanola! We'll have a recipe along with the ingredients to create that dish with the potatoes, garlic and green chile -- all Certified Organic to boot! Our chile roaster will be cranking out delicious freshly roasted chile. You'll also find lots of other summer delights under the Purple and White tents like a wide assortment of hot peppers and tomatillos.
PTB Farm
Grass fed Lamb and Beef: ground, steaks, ribs, roasts. Pasture pork shoulder and sausages. Flower bouquets, basil, sweet peppers, hot peppers, and garlic
Rail Fence Farm
slicing and cherry Tomatoes, Kennebec Potatoes, Okra, Onions and Fall Vegetable Transplants.
River Ridge Organics
bringing blueberries, blackberries, jam and snowcones made with our organic berry syrups!!
Sanders Ridge Farm, Vineyard and Makers Kitchen
Becks Big Buck Okra! The last of the Heirloom Tomatoes, Silver Slicer Cucumbers, Spaghetti Squash & Fresh Basil & Flower Bouquets! From the Vineyard we will be sampling a variety of estate grown and bottled wines - dry and sophisticated as well as fruity and sweet! From the Kitchen we will bring our Smokey Pimento Cheese, and other fresh made seasonally influenced surprises!
Sophisticated Florals
will have lily bunches, lisianthus bunches, mixed bouquets, and single variety bunches.
Sungold Farm
okra, tuberoses, carrots and lots of sweet peppers.
To Your Health Bakery
GF and Vegan: Spinach wraps (Spanakopita), Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Sandwiches, Cinnamon Rolls, Keto: Pizza, Berry Brownies
Updog Kombucha
Kombucha to fill your cups or growlers with!
Village Juice Company
Fresh Pressed Juice
Wholesome Country Creamery
100% Grass Fed Milk, Chocolate Milk, Ice Cream cups, Butter, Half & Half, Yogurt, Goat Milk, and Ice Cream for Pre Order by the Quart - Call (336) 468-1520.
York Farm
Acorn Squash, Japanese and Italian Eggplant, Potatoes, Silver and Lemon Cucumbers, Savoy Cabbage, Heirloom Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Baby Leeks, Garlic, Basil & Pasture Raised Eggs.