"Slide the
City" DOWNTOWN @10 AM
There's a fun looking,
massive water slide getting set up from Bank & Main down Main street. If
you're coming from South Main street, detours will probably be necessary all
morning. The main event seems to start around 2pm and there are lots for
shuttle parking so it could be a bit crazy all day (until it ends at 6).
Info for Slide the City: www.slidethecity.com/events/salisbury/
Market News
There will be NO MORE
WEDNESDAY MARKETS.
And, starting NEXT WEEK hours reduce to 9-noon officially and there are . Most vendors will probably set up by 8:30 for a week or two, but please keep in mind this up coming change.
And, starting NEXT WEEK hours reduce to 9-noon officially and there are . Most vendors will probably set up by 8:30 for a week or two, but please keep in mind this up coming change.
We'll be having our Youth
Market Chef September 19th. Info and sign up:
Here's what we've got
lined up for tomorrow!
Grassfed beef, pastured
pork, free range eggs and meat variety packs.
Bread Basket:
They'll have Multigrain
bread, pumpkin bread, apple pies, coffee cake, granola, and donuts!
BACK. They return this
week with tomatoes, grape tomatoes, eggplant, cantaloupes, and winter squash.
Eagle Produce Farm
(Accepts WIC/Senior FMNP Vouchers):
Bi-color corn. Great slicing and cherry tomatoes including Virginia sweet, Cherokee purple, better boy, German Johnson, Big Beef, Crista, Roma. They may also have peppers and probably eggplant. Also assorted squash (including patty pan), zucchini (yellow and green). SC peaches. GA onions.
Bi-color corn. Great slicing and cherry tomatoes including Virginia sweet, Cherokee purple, better boy, German Johnson, Big Beef, Crista, Roma. They may also have peppers and probably eggplant. Also assorted squash (including patty pan), zucchini (yellow and green). SC peaches. GA onions.
How Sweet It Is:
(Recent lineup, which
has frequent slight changes) Cinnamon buns, "black bottoms". Cakes:
pound cake, chocolate, lemon, vanilla. Brownies (Butterscotch & triple
chocolate) Cookies: sugar, choc. chip, molasses, peanut butter. And her usual
items including: morning muffins (lemon and harvest), pound cake, coffee cake,
chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies and more!
Lee's Fresh Flowers and
Vegetables (Accepts WIC/Senior
FMNP Vouchers):
Garlic, baby bok choi,
regular bok choi, thai hot chili peppers, thai eggplant, thai basil, cherry
tomatoes, green beans, purple top turnips, malabar spinach.
Statics, zinnias,
sunflowers, tuberoses, dahlias.
McCombs & Company:
Top-notch pimento cheese, homemade chicken salad, plus slaw and spicy snack crackers. The "firecrackers" are killer with pimento cheese!
Top-notch pimento cheese, homemade chicken salad, plus slaw and spicy snack crackers. The "firecrackers" are killer with pimento cheese!
Miller Produce
(Accepts WIC/Senior FMNP Vouchers):
October beans were available Wednesday... Plus Silver King sweet corn. Also: green beans, bell peppers, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers. (As well as peaches from Asheville and canteloupe and watermelons from Rowan County.)
October beans were available Wednesday... Plus Silver King sweet corn. Also: green beans, bell peppers, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers. (As well as peaches from Asheville and canteloupe and watermelons from Rowan County.)
OBX Seafood:
Pompano, Whole Pompano, Pink Snapper, Swordfish, Bluefin Tuna, Flounder, Whole, Flounder, Black Grouper , Mahi Mahi , Yellowfin Tuna , Scottish Salmon , Halibut , Codfish , Whole Rainbow Trout, Lobster Tails, Lg Sea Scallops, Jumbo & Large Shrimp, (21/25) , Jumbo Peeled & Deveined Shrimp (16/20) , Littleneck Clams
Pompano, Whole Pompano, Pink Snapper, Swordfish, Bluefin Tuna, Flounder, Whole, Flounder, Black Grouper , Mahi Mahi , Yellowfin Tuna , Scottish Salmon , Halibut , Codfish , Whole Rainbow Trout, Lobster Tails, Lg Sea Scallops, Jumbo & Large Shrimp, (21/25) , Jumbo Peeled & Deveined Shrimp (16/20) , Littleneck Clams
Pruett Farm:
Butter beans, green beans,
okra, maybe some tomatoes.
Treehouse Soaps:
MORE! Natural bug repellent (she keeps running out), and "soap, soap, soap!" Some recent soaps: Star anise, Citrus Loofa, Bamboo Forest, cooling mint, soothing oatmeal, shaving soap, unscented and more.
MORE! Natural bug repellent (she keeps running out), and "soap, soap, soap!" Some recent soaps: Star anise, Citrus Loofa, Bamboo Forest, cooling mint, soothing oatmeal, shaving soap, unscented and more.
Two Pigs Farm:
The drought has nipped the rest of their veggies until fall crops some in. But they've got plenty of free range eggs, beef, pork, chicken! (Duck and turkey may also be available). If you're looking for a specific cut you may want to email them in advance: twopigsfarm@gmail.com
The drought has nipped the rest of their veggies until fall crops some in. But they've got plenty of free range eggs, beef, pork, chicken! (Duck and turkey may also be available). If you're looking for a specific cut you may want to email them in advance: twopigsfarm@gmail.com
Upside Down Farms:
Back this week with shiitake mushrooms! Plus muscadines and veggies. And commission a custom painted cornhole bag toss board as weather cools and you want to play some yard games.
Back this week with shiitake mushrooms! Plus muscadines and veggies. And commission a custom painted cornhole bag toss board as weather cools and you want to play some yard games.
The "DL":
Out: All Grown Up (family funeral),
Inactive: Dover Vineyard, Cherry Hill Farm
With locally grown love,
-Eric
Manager, salisburyfarmersmarket.com
Executive Director, breadriot.org
LAST WEEK'S RECIPE: Okra Fries
At some point in the past
couple weeks, okra sales totally bottomed out. I guess at some point we get
burned out on okra... even if it's still producing. I mix it up with my okra
and it takes me a while to burn out. One of my favorites of all time are the
Okra Fries at Chai Pani in Asheville. I looked up "okra fries" and
the first recipe to come up was theirs as featured in Garden and Gun magazine.
Here's an excerpt:
From Meherwan Irani,
Chai Pani and MG Road, Asheville and Atlanta
Serves 4 as an appetizer
Serves 4 as an appetizer
Ingredients
1 lb. okra
Approximately 2 quarts canola oil, for frying
1 tsp. sea salt, plus more to taste
Juice of 1 lime
1 lb. okra
Approximately 2 quarts canola oil, for frying
1 tsp. sea salt, plus more to taste
Juice of 1 lime
Preparation
Julienne okra lengthwise, cutting it into thin strips about the width of shoestring fries. In a stockpot or deep fryer, heat canola oil over medium-high. Once the oil reaches 350 degrees, add the okra in small batches, taking care not to crowd the pot. Using a skimmer or tongs, gently turn the okra to ensure even cooking. Fry 2-3 minutes or until the okra is lightly browned, and then remove it to a paper towel using a skimmer or slotted spoon. The okra should be crispy but not dark. Once the paper towel has soaked up some of the excess oil, place the hot okra in a bowl and toss with salt and lime juice. (Squeeze just half the lime at first, and then increase the amounts of salt and lime juice to taste.)
Julienne okra lengthwise, cutting it into thin strips about the width of shoestring fries. In a stockpot or deep fryer, heat canola oil over medium-high. Once the oil reaches 350 degrees, add the okra in small batches, taking care not to crowd the pot. Using a skimmer or tongs, gently turn the okra to ensure even cooking. Fry 2-3 minutes or until the okra is lightly browned, and then remove it to a paper towel using a skimmer or slotted spoon. The okra should be crispy but not dark. Once the paper towel has soaked up some of the excess oil, place the hot okra in a bowl and toss with salt and lime juice. (Squeeze just half the lime at first, and then increase the amounts of salt and lime juice to taste.)
