The Byrd House Market Weekly - May 29, 2007

Your source of news for the coming Market week

Visit the Byrd House Market

Every Tuesday 3:30- 7pm
May thru October
Rain or Shine
FREE PARKING

Our farmers, growers, bakers, crafters and artisans work hard all week to bring Richmond farm fresh
and local vegetables, fruits, meats, eggs, baked goods, plants and flowers, crafts and art. Each week a
kaleidoscope of goodies awaits! This week, peas, squash and potatoes enter the market scene while
strawberries and asparagus are heading off stage …
For my favorite Squash Soup, see page 3. See you at the Market! ---- Stacey

Market Vendors
Tuesday, May 29th
• Bread for the People - nuefchatel coffee cake, peanut
butter oat nut bars, whole wheat bread , plain bread,
italian bread, calamata olive with rosemary bread,
onion and rosemary focaccias and garlic and romano
cheese baguettes.
• CCL Farm - free range brown eggs, free range pork &
chicken
• Faith Farm - grass-fed beef, pastured poultry & pork,
farm fresh brown eggs. raw local honey and shiitake
mushrooms, goat cheese, fresh squeezed limeades
• Fleet Creations - pottery leaves and other creations,
fused glass jewelry, Kaffir lime leaves
No Need to be hungry! Come
• Grower’s Exchange - cut flowers to the Byrd House Market and buy
• Bill Heath - tomato and hot pepper plants, radishes, your fill of fresh veggies, meats,
lettuces, greens, spring onions, rutabaga, beets, garden eggs, breads, and baked treats!
peas, kohlrabi, yellow squash
• Hidden Knoll – Cut flowers, goat’s milk soap
• Koralee's Coffee House - Indonesian Coffee Beans and MARKET HAPPENINGS
Tea; fresh brewed coffee and tea, iced coffee and tea, Tuesday, May 29th
bags of roasted beans and boxes of tea
• Perennial Pleasures Plant Pharm – yellow or blue
Music by Pam McCarthy –
baptisia, peonies in three shades of pink and also white,
medium mixed bouquets. 4" pots of New Guinea Acoustic Folk
Impatients, red dahlias, and a few other annuals for
pots and outdoor decoration. Laptop Librarian
• Pleitez Produce – strawberries, asparagus, baby
zuchinni & yellow squash, new potatoes Great FREE Kid’s Activities
• Simply Delicious - poundcake slices, cookies, brownies, Storytelling in the Garden
pie slices Crafts & More!
• Mike Wiblin - new potatoes (Yukon Gold), yellow
squash, onions Polka Dot Arts
• John Wise & Chris Pool- unusual plants & whimsical art Waldorf School
• Wildwood Carver – handcarved wooden bowls, spoons St. Andrew’s Church
and ladles Laptop Librarian
 Volunteers Needed!! We need volunteers to help with various market tasks
including: Market Take down; Market Information Booth; Share Table,
Volunteer Rovers etc. For more information, download the Volunteer Form:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/d0aeee10-8dcb-4a05-9087-5f88ccc4d363/Volunteer-
Description
Help Make the market Yours!! Volunteer With Us!

Proud Market Raffle Basket Winner Nikole Sarvey, pictured

MUSIC at the MARKET here with husband John and their new puppy. Turn in your
raffle ticket at the Market Info Booth and you could be
next week’s winner!
The Market would like to feature
musicians each week. If interested in
playing your music at the Byrd House
Market, contact Stacey:
byrdhousemarket@gmail.com
or call (804) 241.6242

Know more…
from the Laptop Librarian

Favorite Site of the Week: Human Flower Project - http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php

Seeing folks carrying bags and baskets overflowing with fresh produce and flowers is a weekly pleasure for me. We have
the choice of some of the most gorgeous flowers and plants at the Byrd House Market. You can get beautiful bouquets
from Perennial Pleasures Plant Pharm, Japanese irises and peonies from Hidden Knoll, tall snapdragons and from the
Growers Exchange, and exotic plants and trees from John Wise.

So I was particularly pleased when I happened across the Human Flower Project site, it is filled with stories about
the intersection of humans and flowers. In just a few minutes I was hooked, I wanted to read all their archived stories back
to 2004. I had some dahlias to plant, or I would have read them all...now I have something to look forward to reading daily.

Some of my favorite stories included the protocol for giving Queen Elizabeth flowers; that the Preakness winners' blanket
is made from yellow chrysanthemums painted with black centers to look like Black-eyed Susans; and a
reminder about Bruno Legeron, owner of the last flower making company in Paris... check out these interesting stories,
pictures and great links. On the home-page you will find a topics index, so you can read your favorite topics first.

Judith Ardery maintains the The Human Flower Project , she describes it "as an international newsgroup, photo album
and discussion of how people live through flowers. We report on art, medicine, society, politics, religion, and commerce.
Written and photographic submissions are welcome."

May
is all about
GREENS
For JoLinda Sander’s Kale recipe:
http://www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/
 The Byrd House Market
was Visited last week by
Mayor Marc Cranfield-
Adams of Richmond on
the Thames, London
Borough, England as
part of Richmonds of
the World Initiative.
peruses produce grown
by vendor Mike Wiblin.
Peas, Please!

Tips for Shopping at the Farmers Market

Reprinted from In The Kitchen, May 2007 edition

• Come early for best choice and take a stroll around the market to see what is available
and what catches your eye
• Wear comfortable clothes, bring cash, reusable shopping containers and a cooler
• Get to know the vendors. Ask questions when you see unfamiliar products. Vendors are
proud to share their knowledge. Many try something new to catch your attention.
Inquire about their standards and methods of production- location of farm, whether
organic or natural? Is there a farm store?
• This is your best opportunity to try new things. Ask for a recipie if you don’t know how
to prepare something. Plan to cook what you purchase rather than shopping for
particular items.
• Be prepared to use your purchases quickly to enjoy their unique local freshness and
flavor.
• When children are with you, give them a few dollars to buy fruits or vegetables they
want to eat.
• Develop vendor relationships and tell friends about your market experiences.

A Monthly Menu Planner, prepared by In The Kitchen, is available for viewing at the Market Info
Booth. For more information about this monthly magazine from Charlottesville, VA go to:
http://www.inthekitchenonline.com/index.html

To Subscribe To In The Kitchen, send Check Or Money Order For $20(Yearly) to: In The Kitchen, 28
Woodlake Dr., Charlottesville VA 22901.

Gingered Yellow Squash Soup - adapted by Pesto, by Lou Seibert Pappas

1 tbsp. Olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp. Minced fresh ginger root ;1/4 tsp. ea. of
ground cumin and ground turmeric; 1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper; dash cayenne pepper; 11/2 lbs yellow
summer squash, cut into ½-in thick slices; 3 cu chicken or vegetable broth; ½ cu. plain yogurt; pesto.
In large heavy pot, heat oil and sauté onion, garlic, ginger until translucent. Add spices and sauté 2 more min.
Add squash and broth. Bring to boil, cover and summer until squash is tender, about 15 min. Let cool slightly.
In blender, whirl vegetable mixture until smoothly pureed. Blend in yogurt. Ladle into bowls and garnish
with spoonful or pesto.

Walk, Ride, Bike, Drive to the Market

William Byrd Community House @ South Linden St &
Idlewood Ave • I -195 Downtown Expressway South
Exit 186 (Belvidere St) • Next to Grace Arents
Community Garden
More information
http://www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/
byrdhousemarket@gmail.com
804-643-2717, ext Byrd House Market