Downtown Farmers' Market at Public Square

Please help DFM determine what's best for 2012!

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Downtown Farmers Market needs your help in determining what’s best for the 2012 farmers market season. We want to learn a little bit about you and also want you to share your ideas about the timing and location of this year’s farmers market as well as vendors and food items you’d like to see at the market.

Click here to take the survey!

Growhio's Farmers Market Vendor Assistance Program

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Growhio is continuing its vendor assistance program through 2012! Under the program, furnished vendor “incubator” booth space and technical assistance is available at 8 Cleveland area farmers’ markets for start-up vendors to help reduce the risk involved in trying out selling at a farmers’ market. The program is open to farmers who have not vended at a farmers’ market before and will sell specialty crops (i.e. fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey and maple syrup). If you are interested in participating in the vendor assistance program, please email info@growhio.org to let us know!

Tomorrow at DFM: Friday, December 2, 1011

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  TOMORROW at Downtown Farmers Market! 

Food and Toy Drive

Tomorrow will be the last day that shoppers can give back by bringing canned goods and new, unwrapped toys to the market. These items will be donated to Old Stone Church on December 4. The food items will be used for Old Stone’s free weekly grocery bag program and the toys will given to Family Promise of Greater Cleveland, a shelter for homeless families. (See here for requested food items)

The Grateful Dog Bakery is back - (tomorrow only)

Your canine friends deserve only the best this holiday season. Stock up on The Grateful Dog Bakery's gourmet and all natural dog treats tomorrow at DFM. Their products use only the best ingredients sourced from local, sustainable farms. They contain NO GMO's, antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, salt, chemicals, or bi-products. Great stocking stuffers!

Drink Local. Drink Tap. and give back this holiday season.

We also welcome Drink Local. Drink Tap., a local non-profit that creatively reconnects NEOhians to our local water wealth and shares that wealth with people in need. Drink Local. Their projects include monthly beach clean-ups at Edgewater Park, building a water well for an orphanage in Uganda, filming a documentary, education outreach at Cleveland's schools, and so much more! Drink Tap. is on a mission to raise $30k in 30 days.

For more information or to make your drop in the bucket, visit DLDT online at www.drinklocaldrinktap.org.

We're now located indoors at The Arcade 

(401 Euclid Avenue)   

Here's a complete list of vendors that you can expect to find at the market tomorrow:

Por Bar Farms
Community Greenhouse Partners
Plant Kingdom
SpiceHound
Oh Baby Cakes
Pig Lickin' Good BBQ
Ohio Farm Direct
Blaze Gourmet Hot Sauces and Salsas
Medina Pasteries
The Gourmet Dog Bakery

The 2011 Holiday Market will take place on Fridays, 11am-2pm at The Arcade (401 Euclid Avenue) from November 4 – December 23.

Questions? Interested in becoming a vendor? Email me at DowntownClevelandMarket@gmail.com.

Cleveland Cooks with John Q's Steakhouse

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Cleveland Cooks with John Q's Steakhouse

- FREE Cooking Class!

Chef Curtis Parker from John Q's Steakhouse will prepare a few of the restaurant's specialty steaks for our next cooking class, which takes place on Friday, November 11 at 1:30-3:00pm at Old Stone Church.

Located on Public Square since 1979, John Q's Steakhouse has been an anchor in downtown dining. John Q's uses locally sourced ingredients, including produce from our very own Por Bar Farms.

To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254.

About Cleveland Cooks

A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes are free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks was made possible thanks to a grant from Neighborhood Connections.

For photos from previous Cleveland Cooks classes, please check out our Facebook page.

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We're now located indoors at The Arcade

 (401 Euclid Avenue)   

The 2011 Holiday Market kicks off tomorrow, 11am-2pm at The Arcade with a Vermicomposting workshop with Dan Morgan from Morgan Farmstay. Composting starter kits will be available for sale. Chair massages will also be available from Dreams Massage and BodyWorks - $10.00 for 10 minutes!

Here's a complete list of vendors that you can expect to find at the market tomorrow:

Por Bar Farms
No Whey Chocolates
Oh Baby Cakes
Plant Kingdom
SpiceHound
Pig Lickin' Good BBQ
Ohio Farm Direct
Sweet Nostalgia Bakery
Blaze Gourmet Hot Sauces and Salsas
Medina Pasteries
Grateful Dog Bakery

Throughout the season we'll also be taking orders for poinsettias, which will be grown locally at Kollman's Greenhouse in Twinsburg. Poinsettias will be delivered to DFM in early-December and will be available for pick up at the market.

Shoppers can give back by bringing canned goods and new, unwrapped toys to the market. These items will be donated to Old Stone Church on December 4. The food items will be used for Old Stone’s free weekly grocery bag program and the toys will given to Family Promise of Greater Cleveland, a shelter for homeless families. (See here for requested food items)

The 2011 Holiday Market will take place on Fridays, 11am-2pm at The Arcade (401 Euclid Avenue) from November 4 – December 23.

Questions? Interested in becoming a vendor? Email me at DowntownClevelandMarket@gmail.com.

Cleveland Cooks with John Q's Steakhouse - FREE Cooking Class!

Rick Cassera, Owner at John Q's Steakhouse will prepare a few of the restaurant's specialty steaks for our next cooking class, which takes place on Friday, November 11 at 1:30-3:00pm at Old Stone Church.

Located on Public Square since 1979, John Q's Steakhouse has been an anchor in downtown dining. John Q's uses locally sourced ingredients, including produce from our very own Por Bar Farms. The menu features Certified Angus Beef, including items such as a 24oz porterhouse, 12oz black pepper strip steak, 12oz bone-in filet mignon and a 18oz bone-in Rib eye steak. It also features lamb and pork chops, along with a variety of fresh fish daily

To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254.

About Cleveland Cooks

A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes are free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks was made possible thanks to a grant from Neighborhood Connections.

For photos from previous Cleveland Cooks classes, please check out our Facebook page.

Canned Food Drive for Old Stone Church

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As part of our indoor holiday market, we're collecting canned goods for the free Friday meal package at Old Stone Church. We'll have a basket for donations at the information table. Please see below for the preferred donation items.

Food items will be collected at the DFM Holiday Market until Friday, December 2, 2011.

2011 DFM Holiday Market

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Downtown Farmers Market moves indoors for the Holidays!

Public Square’s first farmers market in over a century moves indoors for the holidays. Downtown Farmers Market will relocate to The Arcade for November and December, providing Downtown residents and employees access to fresh, local produce throughout the holiday season. In addition to fresh produce, unique holiday gifts and specialty food items will also be available.

The 2011 Holiday Market kicks off Friday, November 4 with a Vermicomposting workshop with Dan Morgan from Morgan Farmstay. Composting starter kits will be available for sale. Chair massages will also be available from Dreams Massage and BodyWorks - $10.00 for 10 minutes!

Join us the following week, Friday, November 11 for our next free cooking class. Rick Cassara of John Q’s will prepare a few of the restaurant’s signature steaks.

On Friday, November 18, we’ll be hosting a knitting workshop with That’ll Do Farm. Their yarn is from the Alpacas and Angora Goats raised on the farm and will be available for sale at the market.

Throughout the season we'll also be taking orders for poinsettias, which will be grown locally at Kollman's Greenhouse in Twinsburg. Poinsettias will be delivered to DFM in early-December and will be available for pick up at the market.

Shoppers can give back by bringing canned goods and new, unwrapped toys to the market. These items will be donated to Old Stone Church on December 4. The food items will be used for Old Stone’s free weekly grocery bag program and the toys will given to Family Promise of Greater Cleveland, a shelter for homeless families.

The 2011 Holiday Market will take place on Fridays, 11am-2pm at The Arcade (401 Euclid Avenue) from November 4 – December 23.

**Our final week on Public Square is this Friday, October 28**

Questions? Interested in becoming a vendor? Email me at DowntownClevelandMarket@gmail.com.

Cleveland Cooks with Crop Bistro

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Mitch Keener, Executive Chef for Crop Bistro will lead this week's cooking class, which takes place on Friday, October 28 at 1:30-3:30pm at Old Stone Church.

One of Cleveland's most innovative restaurants, Crop Bistro opened this month after relocating to the United Bank building at West 25th and Lorain in Ohio City. Crop's menu relies heavily on locally-sourced food from the region's small farmers & artisanal producers.

To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254.

About Cleveland Cooks

For photos from previous Cleveland Cooks classes, please check out our Facebook page.

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We'll be at Public Square tomorrow 11am-2pm, RAIN or SHINE!

Grab an umbrella and come on down!

As I'm looking at yet another rainy forecast, I wanted to take the time thank all of the loyal patrons who make it down to the market each week - no matter how cold or wet - to support their favorite vendors. This season's market runs through Friday, October 28 so we have just a few weeks left on Public Square. Come on out and make the best of what's left of the 2011 farmers market season.

Your support does not go unnoticed - Thank you!

Ahh, how many days until summer?

September 15: This week at Downtown Farmers Market!

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Cleveland Cooks with The House of Blues Foundation Room

Theresa Todia, Executive Chef for The House of Blues Foundation Room will lead our next cooking class, which takes place on Friday, September 30 at 1:30pm. To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254.

A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes are free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church on the last Friday of the month. Cleveland Cooks was made possible thanks to a grant from Neighborhood Connections.

Photo: For photos from previous Cleveland Cooks classes, please check out our Facebook page.

Live music tomorrow: Paul Norris will be playing from 11:30am-2:00pm. Listen here.

Featured Vendor: Frickaccio's Pizza Market

Frickaccio’s Pizza Market is Cleveland’s one-stop shop for fresh pizza making supplies and ready-to-eat hot Italian foods. Known for their grilled pizza kits, the crew prepares packages of homemade doughs, par-baked crusts, sauces and cheese for patrons to take home or to their next tailgate.

Frickaccio’s is home of the world-famous pizza bagel, a tradition for thirty years at the West Side Market. Owner and specialty foods veteran, Terry Frick, took over the stand about eight years ago and brought back the original recipe that parents and even grandparents remember. “It’s fun to hear families talk about their history with the pizza bagel, and we hope to continue the tradition for the next 30 years.”

And continuing they are! Nestled in their stand A8 at the West Side Market, Frickaccio’s is expanding their line of specialty frozen doughs like the gluten-free, whole wheat and roasted garlic to retailers like Cleveland’s Natures Bin and Fresh Fork Market. Frickaccio’s also offers fundraising packages that help even the smallest bake sale turn a profit. Katie Jagusch, president of the non-profit STEMout, says “We had two bake sales and raised over $1,300. We couldn’t have done that with just chocolate chip cookies!”.

Frickaccio’s continues to service Cleveland businesses with a diverse catering menu. More than Italian foods and grilled pizza parties, they make everything from boxed lunches for conferences to gourmet spreads for large networking events. Mary Kaye Denning, president and founder of The Manufacturing Mart in the Galleria, states “We hired Frickaccio’s for an evening party and a morning breakfast buffet. The food was fresh from the Market, well presented and the menu options for our budget were impressive.”

Frickaccio’s Pizza Market will be at the Downtown Farmers Market every Friday selling hot foods like stomboli, pepperoni rolls, pizza bagels and pizza slices. Any of these foods can be packaged to take home. You can also take home their gluten-free dry mix crust, which is a healthy and easy way to make your own pizza crust with just a few extra ingredients. So visit Public Square this Friday and order a toasted pizza bagel; you will truly experience a taste of Cleveland!

West Side Market, Stand A-8

Hours: Mon 9-4, Wed 9-4, Fri 8-5, Sat 8-5

Phone: 440-227-6073

Email: frickaccios@yahoo.com
Facebook/Twitter/Foursquare: Frickaccios

www.Frickaccios.com

Featured Recipe: Homemade Pizza with Fresh Herbs

• Pizza Dough (see below) - or take home some of Frickaccio's!

• Corn meal

• Tomato sauce

• Cheese – Garlic & Herb from Ohio Farm Direct

• Fresh herbs from the garden – basil, thyme, parsley, sage

• EVOO

• Salt & pepper

Spread cornmeal onto the bottom of your pizza pan. Flatten pizza dough onto pan to your desired thickness. Add tomato sauce, cheese, fresh herbs, salt and pepper. Drizzle with EVOO and bake at 400 degree for 8-10 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Pizza Dough

Making pizza dough at home is so easy. I usually make at least 4 batches at a time so I can freeze them and have on hand when I need to make a quick dinner. This recipe is from the

book, Delicious Pizza: Traditional and Contemporary Recipes for the Perfect Pizzas.Each batch makes a thin pizza of about 2 servings. Double the recipe if you want to feed more people or if you would prefer a thicker pizza.

• 1 tsp dried yeast

• 6 tbsp lukewarm water

• 1/2 tsp sugar

• 1 tbsp EVOO, plus extra for oiling

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting

• 1 tsp salt

Combine the yeast, water and sugar in a bowl. If using dry yeast, whisk until dissolved. Set aside in a warm place for 10-15 minutes, until frothy on the surface. Stir in EVOO. Add flour and salt in a separate bowl and make a well in the center to pour in the yeast mixture. Mix together to form a dough ball, knead on countertop for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a large oiled plastic bag and set aside in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled inside. Knead about 4-5 times and the dough is now ready to use.

The Cleveland Farmers Market Guild and Growhio have teamed up to bring you this collection of recipes featuring ingredients from your favorite Cleveland area farmers markets. Please feel free to send your own market recipes to downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com and we'll share them on this page.

EBT Incentive Program: Just a reminder that this week and every week, you'll get $5 free when you use your EBT card at Downtown Farmers Market. Thanks to the generousity of The Gund Foundation, residents who use their Ohio Direction Card to make purchases receive an additional $5.00 in tokens (w/ a minimum $5.00 purchase). Please stop by the information table tomorrow for more information or to use your card.

September 8: This week at Downtown Farmers Market!

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Learn about Agritourism from Morgan Farm Stay
Morgan Farm Stay will be joining the market this week to share it's vision of Agritourism in todays exciting sustainability, local food movement. Morgan Farm has availability for family vacations this fall, during the most beautiful time of the year in Ohio. All the joys of farm living, without the hard work.

Cleveland Cooks at Downtown Farmers Market A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes are free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church on the last Friday of the month. Cleveland Cooks was made possible thanks to a grant from Neighborhood Connections.

Our next cooking class is Friday, September 30 at 1:30pm. To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254.

Photo: Chef Brian Goodman of the Greenhouse Tavern on August 26, 2011. For additional photos from previous Cleveland Cooks classes, please check out ourFacebook page.

Live music tomorrow: Harry Bacharach will be playing from 11:30am-2:00pm. Listen here.

Featured Vendor: Plant Kingdom Bakery
Specializing in nutrient-dense goodies, Plant Kingdomcomes stocked on Fridays with all vegan baked goods and nutty snacks. Ask baker, Jeremy, what makes the goods so valuable and you're sure to hear about the benefits from Hemp Seeds.

Hemp is the primary protein source in Plant Kingdom's energy bars. Scrumptious and satisfying choices abound including coconut, berry, apple maple, carob, and chocolaty snack varieties. "We're really rooting for sustainable farming practices to win out over the polluting ones" Jeremy says. Ohio-proud to the max, Plant Kingdom sources Spelt & oats from Organic land in Holmes County. If it's not made with those Ohio-grains, that's because it's a gluten free option! Find out more on Fridays or visit www.plantkingdombakery.com

Since Plant Kingdom is dedicated to putting the Industrial Hemp crop to work in N E Ohio. Operations Manager, Jeremy Koosed, is always fielding questions related to the Hemp seed snack foods. By posting some FAQ's here, we're hoping to bring clarity to the subject.

Q: What is Hemp? What are Hemp seeds?
The term Hemp refers to the Industrial Hemp crop, a non-drug variety of Cannabis Sativa that is genetically (and visibly) distinct from Marijuana plants. Hemp has a tall, woody stalk, growing well over 8 ft tall. It only needs to be planted 6 inches apart. Fibers derived from the Hemp stalk or other stalks are called "bast-fibers". Hemp fiber was a primary resource for Paper, cloth, strong rope for thousands of years. In fact, the term "canvas" is derived from "cannabis."

Hemp is a bast-fiber as well as an oilseed crop. The Hemp seeds are remarkably nutritious, containing all the essential amino acids (a complete protein) and essential fatty acids that we need in our diet. Hemp seed is not only a complete protein, but a high-protein food, second only to soybeans in respect to protein density

Q: What will this do to me? Will I fail my drug test?
No you cannot fail a drug test by eating Hemp seed foods. The Hemp industry pledges this with the website, ww.testpledge.com. There is no marijuana on the Hemp plant when it's growing. Eating Hemp seeds helps us feel strong! The goods knock-out hunger and the good-fats benefits our brain health and circulation so it’s help us feel clear and alert!

Featured Recipe:

Purple Bean Salad w/ Hummus

This recipe shared by HAPI Fresh. You can find them on Fridays 11am-2pm at Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square.

6 oz purple beans, chopped
3T hummus
1t lemon juice
1 sprig parsley and oregano, minced
3 ounces romaine lettuce, shredded
1 tomato, thinly sliced
Fresh ground pepper to taste

Steam the beans for 4 minutes, set aside. In a small bowl, combine hummus, lemon juice, oregano, and parsley. Set aside. Place salad lettuce in bowl, top with tomato slices and warm steamed beans. Season with pepper and and pour hummus mixture over salad. Toss lightly to coat. Serve immediately.

Fundraiser: Support Growhio while enjoying delicious Ohio wines!
What: $20 proceeds to benefit Growhio, will help continue efforts to advance the region's local food economy and to connect you to the region's amazing local food resources for buying, eating and growing local. Also, at 7:00pm a "No Cook Fresh Prep Produce Demo" by Arabelle Rome of Acenda Yoga and at 7:30pm, a screening of Growhio's Local Food Video.
You can also sign up for a Market Tour by NEO Food Tours. Kick off with a glass of wine at Visible Voice at 6:00pm then walk over to the Tremont Farmers Market in Lincoln Park, returning to Visible Voice at 7:00pm. Contact info@neofoodtours.com for tour info & pricing.
Who: Growhio and Visible Voice Books
When: Tuesday, September 13 from 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Visible Voice Books, 1023 Kenilworth Avenue in Tremont

FREE PARKING! We have saved a limited number of parking spaces for shoppers of Downtown Farmers Market on Rockwell Avenue between Ontario and East Roadway.

Furnished Market Booth Space is available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Broadway
Coit Road
Downtown Cleveland
Gordon Square
Kamm's Corners
Lakewood
Tremont

Sign up to participate or visit Growhio.org for more information.

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.

About Downtown Farmers Market: Each Friday, look forward to delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home.

Here's a complete list of vendors that you'll find at the market tomorrow:

Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
HAPI Fresh: Vegetables including Bok Choy, carrots, cabbage, and Asian eggplant
Judy’s Oasis: Middle Eastern Cuisine, including hoomus, meat pies, falafel and prepared foods for lunch
No Whey Chocolates: Vegan, whey-free chocolate candies and chocolate-covered fruit
SpiceHound: High quality spices, herbs, chilis, and natural salts
Plant Kingdom Bakery:Vegan, organic and gluten-free snacks and bakery
Ohio City Pasta: Hand-crafted pasta
Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
Frickaccio’s: Pizza Bagels and pepperoni rolls
Oh Baby Cakes: Cupcakes that come in many flavors: Strawberry Lemonade, Banana, German Chocolate, Peach, Carrot, and more!
Just Good Scents: Locally made teas, honeys, and other aromatherapy items
French Creek Bakery: Artisan breads and pastries
Jorgensen Apiary's: Homemade honeys, james, preserves, and beeswax products
BONJOUR Crepes: French crepes using locally grown and organic ingredients
Dim and Den Sum: Regional comfort foods with an Asian flair
The Nosh Box: A mix of midwestern comfort food with a Tex/Mex kick
Publish Ohio: Cleveland-area prints, postcards and photos

Come down on your lunch hour and stop by Judy's Oasis for a Middle Eastern meal including Falafel sandwiches & meat pies, or Frickaccio's for pizza bagels and pepperoni rolls or visit one of the food trucks (Dim and Den Sum, The Nosh Box and StrEat Mobile). Just make sure you save enough time during lunch to visit all of your favorite vendors, enjoy the fresh air, listen to the live music, and maybe even picnic in the grass!

August 25: This week at Downtown Farmers Market!

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"Capitalism Works For Me," a traveling exhibit part of SPACES Gallery's World Artists Program
Los Angeles artist Steve Lambert is taking his "Capitalism Works For Me" on the road and he's kicking his tour off in Cleveland this Friday at DFM. The sign will then travel to Boston, Santa Fe, Los Angeles and other cities throughout the US. A 20-foot long, 9foot tall lighted sign allowing viewers to vote “true” or “false” through a kiosk and accompanying LCD scoreboard, Capitalism Works For Me aims to start a conversation about capitalism. Through Lambert’s bright, glitzy sign that borrows its aesthetics from the trappings of capitalism, discussions of capitalism aren’t framed as awkward party conversation or polemic political dogma, but as simple benign votes that are catalysts or gentle primers for discussion. The space around the sign becomes a zone where meaningful conversation of economic structures is welcomed and fostered.

The word "capitalism" is often anathema to conversation—its introduction to social situations is becomes a cue that things are getting uncomfortable. However, capitalism is discussed every day in our culture using euphemisms like "jobs," "job creation," "the business climate," and discussing whatever "crisis" is deemed relevant: a housing crisis, financial crisis, job crisis, or fill-in-the blank crisis. These are pieces, but the whole is rarely a topic of frank discussion, much less any mention of alternatives or meaningful reform of the sacred cow.

The project/sign will be on view at SPACES August 26-October 21, but will travel around Cleveland to see how the conversation changes depending upon geography and socio-economic situations.

SPACES Art Gallery is also hosting an opening reception this Friday, August 26 from 6:00-9:00pm. SPACES is located at 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 44113.

Cleveland Cooks with The Greenhouse Tavern
A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes will be free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church at 1:30pm on the last Friday of the month. Dates for the cooking series are below:

Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011

Tomorrow Chef Goodman from The Greenhouse Tavern will demonstrate to the Cleveland Cooks class how to make Ciopinio. To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254.

Farmers Market Nutrition Program 
WIC FMNP coupons will be distributed at the market tomorrow from 11am-1pm. Please note, coupons will be issued on a first come first served basis.   

Who qualifies for WIC Farmer’s Market coupons? 
Current WIC participants that are pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, and children 13 months to five years old at time of issuance.   

How many coupons do I get? 
Each person that qualifies will receive a set of five coupons. Each coupon is worth $3.00.  

Where can I use the coupons and for how long? 
You may use your coupons at participating farmers markets throughout Cuyahoga County, any time the markets are open, through October 31, 2011.

Can my alternate shopper pick up my WIC Farmers Market coupons? 
Yes, if they bring your signed WIC ID.

How many times can I receive WIC Farmers Market coupons? 
Once (1) every year for each eligible participant.

***WIC will also be at DFM on September 23, 2011 

Live music tomorrow: Shakka Hasberry will be playing from 11:30am-2:00pm. Listen here.

Featured Vendor: The No Whey Chocolate Company
The No Whey Chocolate Company offers a healthier alternative to snacking and sweets with handmade non-dairy, gluten-free and soy-less chocolates. The ingredients use no hydrogenated oils and have no trans fats, allowing No Whey to make heart healthy dark chocolate as well as a milk-less "Milk" chocolate in many mouth watering gourmet combinations. For example, you'll find dark chocolate-covered bananas with almonds, white chocolate-covered strawberries sprinkled with cookie crumbs, chocolate bark, peanut butter wedges, and so much more!

No Whey wanted to give vegans and those who cannot tolerate lactose choices like the rest of the population, but but most of their customers are non-vegans who just like the products. The ultimate compliment is receiving hugs and tears from people who thought they could never eat chocolate again. They'd love to speak with you about gift orders and adding their special touch to your special event. Please feel free to contact Ethel and Stacie Wernick at 216-233-8749 or veganlcnw@gmail.com. You'll also find more information including a full list products on their website or Facebook page.

Featured Recipe:

Vanilla Chai Spice

This recipe shared by Diana Zimmer of Just Good Scents. You can find her on Fridays 11am-2pm at Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square.

2 cups whole milk
2 cups hot water
4 tsp India Spice Tea
4 tsp Irish Breakfast Tea
1/4 tsp fresh cut vanilla bean
3 tbsp cane sugar

Pour whole milk into saucepan. Add India Spice Tea, vanilla bean, and cane sugar to milk. Bring milk mixture to a boil. Remove from heat and cover for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a kettle. Add Irish Breakfast Tea to a glass teapot. Pour hot water over tea and steep for 5 minutes. Add milk mixture to Irish Breakfast Tea. Stir and strain immediately.

FREE PARKING! We have saved a limited number of parking spaces for shoppers of Downtown Farmers Market on Rockwell Avenue between Ontario and East Roadway.

Furnished Market Booth Space is available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Broadway
Coit Road
Downtown Cleveland
Gordon Square
Kamm's Corners
Lakewood
Tremont

Sign up to participate or visit Growhio.org for more information.

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.

About Downtown Farmers Market: Each Friday, look forward to delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, coffee, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home.

Here's a complete list of vendors that you'll find at the market tomorrow:

Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
HAPI Fresh: Vegetables including Bok Choy, carrots, cabbage, and Asian eggplant
Judy’s Oasis: Middle Eastern Cuisine, including hoomus, meat pies, falafel and prepared foods for lunch
No Whey Chocolates: Vegan, whey-free chocolate candies and chocolate-covered fruit
Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauces, salsas, rubs, BBQ sauces, and drink mixes
Plant Kingdom Bakery:Vegan, organic and gluten-free snacks and bakery
Ohio City Pasta: Hand-crafted pasta
Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
Frickaccio’s: Pizza Bagels and pepperoni rolls
Oh Baby Cakes: Cupcakes that come in many flavors: Strawberry Lemonade, Banana, German Chocolate, Peach, Carrot, and more!
Just Good Scents: Locally made teas, honeys, and other aromatherapy items
French Creek Bakery: Artisan breads and pastries
Dim and Den Sum: Regional comfort foods with an Asian flair
The Nosh Box: A mix of midwestern comfort food with a Tex/Mex kick
Publish Ohio: Cleveland-area prints, postcards and photos

Cleveland Cooks with The Greenhouse Tavern this Friday

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Cleveland Cooks with The Greenhouse Tavern this Friday!

Learn how to make Cioppino from The Greenhouse Tavern's Chef Goodman this Friday, August 26 at Downtown Farmers Market.

Who: Downtown Farmers Market and The Greenhouse Tavern

What: A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes will be free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks takes place on the last Friday of the month.

When: Friday, August 26 at 1:30-3:30pm

Where: Old Stone Church, 91 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113

How: To attend one of the upcoming cooking classes, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254. Space is limited so sign up now!

Cleveland Cooks is possible thanks to a grant from Neighborhood Connections.

August 5: This week at Downtown Farmers Market!

2011-08-04T19:26:00.000-04:00

Live music tomorrow: Gangsters of Whitewall will be playing from 11:30am-1:30pm. Listen here.

FREE PARKING! We have saved a limited number of parking spaces for shoppers of Downtown Farmers Market on Rockwell Avenue between Ontario and East Roadway.

Featured Recipe: Peach Johnny Cakes

The recipe for the corn meal pancakes was found at Los Angeles Times here. Where you have the option to use sugar, syrup or honey, I would suggest using pure maple syrup or honey to retain moisture and flavor.

Once you’ve made your pancakes, top with chopped peaches, pure maple syrup and powdered sugar. Enjoy!

The Cleveland Farmers Market Guild and Growhio have teamed up to bring you this collection of recipes featuring ingredients from your favorite Cleveland area farmers markets. Please feel free to send your own market recipes to downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com and we'll share them on this page.

Fundraiser: Support Growhio while enjoying delicious Ohio wines!
What: $20 proceeds to benefit Growhio, will help continue efforts to advance the region's local food economy and to connect you to the region's amazing local food resources for buying, eating and growing local. Also, at 7:00pm a "No Cook Fresh Prep Produce Demo" by Arabelle Rome of Acenda Yoga and at 7:30pm, a screening of Growhio's Local Food Video.
Who: Growhio and Visible Voice Books
When: Tuesday, August 9 from 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Visible Voice Books, 1023 Kenilworth Avenue in Tremont

Warehouse District Street Festival
We'll have a table at the Warehouse District Street Festival this Sunday, August 7 on West 6th Street. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and say hello!

The Cooking Channel at DFM next Week!
Dim and Den Sum will be featured on The Cooking Channel's "Unique Eat"s and the segment will be filmed at the market next Friday, August 12. They're offering a free side with every order for showing your support. So come on down, Cleveland!

Did you miss last week's cooking class? Join us 8/26!
A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes will be free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church at 1:30pm on the last Friday of the month. Dates for the cooking series are below:

Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011

Our next cooking class on Friday, August 26 will feature chefs from The Greenhouse Tavern. To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254. Space is limited so sign up now!

Furnished Market Booth Space is available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Broadway
Coit Road
Downtown Cleveland
Gordon Square
Kamm's Corners
Lakewood
Tremont

Sign up to participate or visit Growhio.org for more information.

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.

About Downtown Farmers Market: Each Friday, look forward to delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, coffee, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home.

Here's a complete list of vendors that you'll find at the market tomorrow:

Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
Woolf Farms: Peaches and corn
HAPI Fresh: Vegetables including Bok Choy, carrots, cabbage, and Asian eggplant
Judy’s Oasis: Middle Eastern Cuisine, including hoomus, meat pies, falafel and prepared foods for lunch
No Whey Chocolates: Vegan, whey-free chocolate candies and chocolate-covered fruit
Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauces, salsas, rubs, BBQ sauces, and drink mixes
The Beanery at Urban Homestead: Locally roasted coffee, featuring on-site beverages and beans to-go
SpiceHound: High quality spices, herbs, chilies, and natural salts
Plant Kingdom Bakery:Vegan, organic and gluten-free snacks and bakery
Ohio City Pasta: Hand-crafted pasta
Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
Frickaccio’s: Pizza Bagels and pepperoni rolls
Oh Baby Cakes: Cupcakes that come in many flavors: Strawberry Lemonade, Banana, German Chocolate, Peach, Carrot, and more!
Jorgensen Apiary’s: Homemade honeys, jams, preserves and beeswax products
Just Good Scents: Locally made teas, honeys, and other aromatherapy items
French Creek Bakery: Artisan breads and pastries
Dim and Den Sum: Regional comfort foods with an Asian flair
The Nosh Box: A mix of midwestern comfort food with a Tex/Mex kick
Publish Ohio: Cleveland-area prints, postcards and photos

July 29: This week at Downtown Farmers Market!

2011-07-28T12:47:00.000-04:00

Cleveland Cooks kicks off tomorrow, July  29
A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes will be free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church at 1:30pm on the last Friday of the month. Dates for the cooking series are below:

Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011

Chef Dimitri Ragousis from Battery Park Wine Bar will join DFM tomorrow, July 29 to kick off Cleveland Cooks with a "garden BBQ." Ragousis will lead the class with a demonstration on grilled meat preparation, homemade sauces and condiments, and a pickling of fresh garden veggies.

About Chef Dimitri Ragousis:
Dimitris Ragousis is Executive Chef at the Battery Park Wine Bar since its opening in the fall of 2010.

Born in Athens, Greece, Dimitris Ragousis grew up in a culture and in a home where food was love. His earliest memories of cooking are at his grandmother’s side in her impossibly small kitchen which magically produced epic amounts of food. Both his parents also loved to cook and Dimitris’ father even worked as a head chef on cruise ships for many years.

Fast forward 20+ years past his immigration to Cleveland, a career in I.T., and the birth of his daughter, Sofia. In the late 80s Dimitris co-owned and operated a bakery/pastry shop. Always a fan of cooking for others in his home, Dimitris was asked to cook for a dear friend’s 50^th birthday party in early spring 1999. Before the night was over, he had three more requests to cater special events – thus, OPA! Catering was born. In 2004, he opened OPA! On 25^th, an intimate restaurant in the Market District of Ohio City. Dimitris likes to call his style of cooking ‘The New American Cuisine’, a mix that blends mostly eastern Mediterranean staples with other regional flavor profiles.

While OPA! Catering & OPA! On 25^th closed in 2007 and Dimitris returned to Greece to attend to family matters, his love of cooking for others has never wavered. “I still believe in the OPA! company motto – ‘food that celebrates eating & events that celebrate life’.”

Our next cooking class on Friday, August 26 will feature chefs from The Greenhouse Tavern. To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254. Space is limited so sign up now!

New Vendor Spotlight: HAPI Fresh and French Creek Breads
Tomorrow join us in welcoming two new vendors - HAPI Fresh and French Creek Breads. The Healthy Asian Pacific Islander (HAPI) Fresh Farmer’s Market provides farm training to enhance job opportunities for Asian immigrants and refugees in Cuyahoga County. HAPI Fresh Farmer’s Market currently works with Nepalese refugees from Bhutan and Burmese from Thailand and Malaysia who were forced into exile by their government. The program provides agricultural job training and farming and management skills for refugees and Asian immigrants while contributing locally grown food to Northeast Ohioans. HAPI Fresh will have Osaka Purple, Chinese cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Tastoi, Zaub Ntsuab and Bitter Melon tomorrow.

French Creek Breads will feature European and American style breads and pastries. Here is their bread menu.

Live music tomorrow: Robin Stone will be playing from 11:30am-1:30pm. Listenhere.

FREE PARKING! We have saved a limited number of parking spaces for shoppers of Downtown Farmers Market on Rockwell Avenue between Ontario and East Roadway.

Featured Recipe: Organic Ginger Ale

1/4 cup organic ginger root
6 cups water
5 peaches (optional)
3/4 cup raw honey
1 quart seltzer water

Boil water. Place ginger root in a glass or ceramic tea pot (coffee pots will also do) and pour the boiling water over the ginger root. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Pour and strain the ginger root infusion into another glass or ceramic tea pot. Add raw honey and stir. Let cool at room temperature.

Hint: Prepare ginger and honey infusion the day before. Place in the refrigerator with slice peaches overnight. Fill pitcher half-way with ice and top with seltzer water. Serve on a hot summer day!

This recipe shared by Just Good Scents.

The Cleveland Farmers Market Guild and Growhio have teamed up to bring you thiscollection of recipes featuring ingredients from your favorite Cleveland area farmers markets. Please feel free to send your own market recipes to downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com and we'll share them on this page.

Cleveland's Food Justice Hero: Councilman Joe Cimperman
Check out this Q&A with Councilman Cimperman as he discusses his efforts in bringing "food justice" to Cleveland's neighborhoods.

Fundraiser: Support Growhio while enjoying delicious Ohio wines!
What: $20 proceeds to benefit Growhio, will help continue efforts to advance the region's local food economy and to connect you to the region's amazing local food resources for buying, eating and growing local. Also, at 7:00pm a "No Cook Fresh Prep Produce Demo" by Arabelle Rome of Acenda Yoga and at 7:30pm, a screening of Growhio's Local Food Video.
Who: Growhio and Visible Voice Books
When: Tuesday, August 9 from 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Visible Voice Books, 1023 Kenilworth Avenue in Tremont

Furnished Market Booth Space is available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Broadway
Coit Road
Downtown Cleveland
Gordon Square
Kamm's Corners
Lakewood
Tremont

Sign up to participate or visit Growhio.org for more information.

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.

About Downtown Farmers Market: Each Friday, look forward to delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, coffee, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home.

Here's a complete list of vendors that you'll find at the market tomorrow:

Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
Woolf Farms: Peaches and corn
HAPI Fresh: Vegetables including Bok Choy, carrots, cabbage, and Asian eggplant
Judy’s Oasis: Middle Eastern Cuisine, including hoomus, meat pies, falafel and prepared foods for lunch
No Whey Chocolates: Vegan, whey-free chocolate candies and chocolate-covered fruit
Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauces, salsas, rubs, BBQ sauces, and drink mixes
The Beanery at Urban Homestead: Locally roasted coffee, featuring on-site beverages and beans to-go
SpiceHound: High quality spices, herbs, chilies, and natural salts
Plant Kingdom Bakery:Vegan, organic and gluten-free snacks and bakery
Ohio City Pasta: Hand-crafted pasta
Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
Jorgensen Apiary’s: Homemade honeys, jams, preserves and beeswax products
Just Good Scents: Locally made teas, honeys, and other aromatherapy items
French Creek Bakery: Artisan breads and pastries
The Nosh Box: A mix of midwestern comfort food with a Tex/Mex kick
Publish Ohio: Cleveland-area prints, postcards and photos

Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square Kicks Off ‘Cleveland Cooks’ this Friday

2011-07-28T12:12:00.000-04:00

A monthly cooking series providing intimate hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the Growhio Education Sessions and made possible through a Neighborhood Connections grant, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes will be free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church from 1:30-3:30pm on the last Friday of the month. Dates for the cooking series are below:

• Friday, July 29, 2011

• Friday, August 26, 2011

• Friday, September 30, 2011

• Friday, October 28, 2011

Chef Dimitri Ragousis from Battery Park Wine Bar will join DFM this Friday, July 29 to kick off Cleveland Cooks. Ragousis has been serving up delicious appetizers and small plates at the laid-back wine bar located in the Eveready Powerhouse in Battery Park since it opened last fall.

To attend one of the upcoming cooking classes, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254. Space is limited so sign up now!

About Chef Dimitri Ragousis:

Dimitris Ragousis is Executive Chef at the Battery Park Wine Bar since its opening in the fall of 2010.

Born in Athens, Greece, Dimitris Ragousis grew up in a culture and in a home where food was love. His earliest memories of cooking are at his grandmother’s side in her impossibly small kitchen which magically produced epic amounts of food. Both his parents also loved to cook and Dimitris’ father even worked as a head chef on cruise ships for many years.

Fast forward 20+ years past his immigration to Cleveland, a career in I.T., and the birth of his daughter, Sofia. In the late 80s Dimitris co-owned and operated a bakery/pastry shop. Always a fan of cooking for others in his home, Dimitris was asked to cook for a dear friend’s 50^th birthday party in early spring 1999. Before the night was over, he had three more requests to cater special events – thus, OPA! Catering was born. In 2004, he opened OPA! On 25^th, an intimate restaurant in the Market District of Ohio City. Dimitris likes to call his style of cooking ‘The New American Cuisine’, a mix that blends mostly eastern Mediterranean staples with other regional flavor profiles.

While OPA! Catering & OPA! On 25^th closed in 2007 and Dimitris returned to Greece to attend to family matters, his love of cooking for others has never wavered. “I still believe in the OPA! company motto – ‘food that celebrates eating & events that celebrate life’.”

About Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square:

The first farmers market at Public Square in over a century, Downtown Farmers Market is centrally located in the heart of downtown Cleveland. The market takes place across from Old Stone Church every Friday from 11:00am to 2:00pm, featuring delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home. The market proudly accepts WIC, Senior’s Coupons, EBT (Ohio Direct Card) and debit cards. Thanks to the generosity of The George Gund Foundation, EBT users will receive an extra $5 in tokens to spend at the market.

July 22: This week at Downtown Farmers Market!

2011-07-21T17:02:00.000-04:00

THIS WEEKEND: Fundraiser for Downtown Farmers Market!
What: Dine at The Greenhouse Tavern and enjoy a delicious meal using local ingredients, while helping to support Downtown Farmers Market. Just let your server know why you're there and they'll make a contribution to the market. Be sure to check out their new rooftop patio while you're there!
Who: The Greenhouse Tavern and Downtown Farmers Market
When: Friday, July 22 from 4:00-6:00pm
Where: The Greenhouse Tavern, 2038 East 4th Street

Farmers Market Nutrition Program 
WIC FMNP coupons will be distributed at the market tomorrow from 11am-1pm. Please note, coupons will be issued on a first come first served basis.   

Who qualifies for WIC Farmer’s Market coupons? 
Current WIC participants that are pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, and children 13 months to five years old at time of issuance.   

How many coupons do I get? 
Each person that qualifies will receive a set of five coupons. Each coupon is worth $3.00.  

Where can I use the coupons and for how long? 
You may use your coupons at participating farmers markets throughout Cuyahoga County, any time the markets are open, through October 31, 2011.

Can my alternate shopper pick up my WIC Farmers Market coupons? 
Yes, if they bring your signed WIC ID.

How many times can I receive WIC Farmers Market coupons? 
Once (1) every year for each eligible participant.
***Additional dates: August 26 & September 23, 2011 

Live music tomorrow: Tracy Marie will be playing from 11:30am-1:30pm. Listenhere.

FREE PARKING! We have saved a limited number of parking spaces for shoppers of Downtown Farmers Market on Rockwell Avenue between Ontario and East Roadway.

Featured Recipe: Baked Stuffed Romanesco Zucchini

(Adjust ingredients for desired serving quantity)
First cut approx. 12 inch Romanesco zucchini in half lengthwise, and scrape out the seeds (don’t discard).

Cover zucchini in baking dish with olive oil, salt & pepper and bake for about 10 minutes at 350°.

In the meantime, sauté garlic, onion. Chop seed scrapings from zucchini, a couple tomatoes and a bunch of fresh basil. Add to garlic & onion and cook down until the juice is gone.

Remove from heat, stir in some panko bread crumbs, grated cheddar cheese, chopped walnuts and salt & pepper.

Stuff the zucchini halves with the mixture, sprinkle with additional cheese and panko bread crumbs, and bake uncovered at 350° for 15 minutes.

This recipe shared by Por Bar Farms.

The Cleveland Farmers Market Guild and Growhio have teamed up to bring you thiscollection of recipes featuring ingredients from your favorite Cleveland area farmers markets. Please feel free to send your own market recipes to downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com and we'll share them on this page.

Cleveland Cooks kicks off Friday, July 29! 
A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the G rowhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes will be free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church at 1:30pm on the last Friday of the month. Dates for the cooking series are below:

Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011

Chef Dimitri Ragousis from Battery Park Wine Bar will join DFM on Friday, July 29 to kick off Cleveland Cooks. Ragousis has been serving up delicious appetizers and small plates at the laid-back wine bar located in the Eveready Powerhouse in Battery Park since it opened last fall. To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254. Space is limited so sign up now!

Furnished Market Booth Space is available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Broadway
Coit Road
Downtown Cleveland
Gordon Square
Kamm's Corners
Lakewood
Tremont

Sign up to participate or visit Growhio.org for more information.

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.

About Downtown Farmers Market: Each Friday, look forward to delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, coffee, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home.

Here's a complete list of vendors that you'll find at the market tomorrow:

Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
Woolf Farms: Peaches and corn
Hickory Acres Meats of Oberlin: Beef, pork and poultry products with no antibiotics or added hormones
Judy’s Oasis: Middle Eastern Cuisine, including hoomus, meat pies, falafel and prepared foods for lunch
No Whey Chocolates: Vegan, whey-free chocolate candies and chocolate-covered fruit
Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauces, salsas, rubs, BBQ sauces, and drink mixes
The Beanery at Urban Homestead: Locally roasted coffee, featuring on-site beverages and beans to-go
SpiceHound: High quality spices, herbs, chilies, and natural salts
Plant Kingdom Bakery:Vegan, organic and gluten-free snacks and bakery
Ohio City Pasta: Hand-crafted pasta
Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
Frickaccio’s: Pizza Bagels and pepperoni rolls
Oh Baby Cakes: Cupcakes that come in many flavors: Strawberry Lemonade, Banana, German Chocolate, Peach, Carrot, and more!
Jorgensen Apiary’s: Homemade honeys, jams, preserves and beeswax products
Just Good Scents: Locally made teas, honeys, and other aromatherapy items
Dim and Den Sum: Regional comfort foods with an Asian flair
The Nosh Box: A mix of midwestern comfort food with a Tex/Mex kick
Publish Ohio: Cleveland-area prints, postcards and photos

July 15: This week at Downtown Farmers Market!

2011-07-14T20:25:00.001-04:00

Cleveland Cooks: Sign up now for the July 29th cooking class!

A monthly cooking series providing hands-on demonstrations from area chefs. Part of the G rowhio Education Sessions, classes will include a guided market tour, hands-on instruction in meal preparation and tips on how to grow produce easily at home. Classes will be free and open to the public but will target Downtown residents and employees. Cleveland Cooks will take place at Old Stone Church at 1:30pm on the last Friday of the month. Dates for the cooking series are below:

Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011

Update: Chef Dimitri Ragousis from Battery Park Wine Bar will join DFM on Friday, July 29 to kick off Cleveland Cooks. Ragousis has been serving up delicious appetizers and small plates at the laid-back wine bar located in the Eveready Powerhouse in Battery Park since it opened last fall. To attend this intimate hands-on cooking class, please email downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com or call (440) 821-0254. Space is limited so sign up now!

FREE PARKING! We have saved a limited number of parking spaces for shoppers of Downtown Farmers Market on Rockwell Avenue between Ontario and East Roadway.

Live music tomorrow: Tommy Wiggins and Al Moss will be playing from 11:30am-1:30pm. Listen here.

Featured Recipe: Pickles & Peppers

Cucumbers and peppers are starting to find their way to our local farmers markets. These are probably the items that I look forward to most at the market because pickling is so easy. I’ve had a cupboard filled with glass jars all winter so I’m happy to finally put them to good use! (They also work well as a vase for fresh-picked flowers). Anywho, throw in your veggies then just fill the jar with 1T salt, 1T sugar and equal parts water and white-distilled vinegar. My favorites are Hungarian hot peppers and pickles. And, both are great in a late-morning bloody mary!

Here’s a few pickle recipes I’ve tried:

Dill: fresh dill, peppercorns
Garlic/Dill: fresh dill, garlic cloves, peppercorns
Spicy Garlic: fresh dill, red pepper flakes, garlic cloves, peppercorns - these are the best!

The finished product - homemade pickles and pickled peppers (sweet and hungarian hots)

The Cleveland Farmers Market Guild and Growhio have teamed up to bring you thiscollection of recipes featuring ingredients from your favorite Cleveland area farmers markets. Please feel free to send your own market recipes to downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com and we'll share them on this page.

Save the Date: Fundraiser for Downtown Farmers Market!
What: Dine at The Greenhouse Tavern and enjoy a delicious meal using local ingredients, while helping to support Downtown Farmers Market. Just let your server know why you're there and they'll make a contribution to the market. Be sure to check out their new rooftop patio while you're there!
Who: The Greenhouse Tavern and Downtown Farmers Market
When: Friday, July 22 from 4:00-6:00pm
Where: The Greenhouse Tavern, 2038 East 4th Street

Furnished Market Booth Space
is available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Broadway
Coit Road
Downtown Cleveland
Gordon Square
Kamm's Corners
Lakewood
Tremont

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.
About Downtown Farmers Market:

Each Friday, look forward to delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, coffee, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home.

Here's a complete list of vendors that you'll find at the market tomorrow:

Por-Bar Farms: Heirloom and organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
Hickory Acres Meats of Oberlin: Beef, pork and poultry products with no antibiotics or added hormones
Judy’s Oasis: Middle Eastern Cuisine, including hoomus, meat pies, falafel and prepared foods for lunch
No Whey Chocolates: Vegan, whey-free chocolate candies and chocolate-covered fruit
Blaze Gourmet: Exotic hot sauces, salsas, rubs, BBQ sauces, and drink mixes
The Beanery at Urban Homestead: Locally roasted coffee, featuring on-site beverages and beans to-go
SpiceHound: High quality spices, herbs, chilies, and natural salts
Plant Kingdom Bakery:Vegan, organic and gluten-free snacks and bakery
Ohio City Pasta: Hand-crafted pasta
Frickaccio’s: Pizza Bagels and pepperoni rolls
Ohio Farm Direct: Organic, grassfed cheese
Oh Baby Cakes: Cupcakes that come in many flavors: Strawberry Lemonade, Banana, German Chocolate, Peach, Carrot, and more!
Jorgensen Apiary’s: Homemade honeys, jams, preserves and beeswax products
Just Good Scents: Locally made teas, honeys, and other aromatherapy items
Dim and Den Sum: Regional comfort foods with an Asian flair
The Nosh Box: A mix of midwestern comfort food with a Tex/Mex kick

Come down on your lunch hour and stop by Judy's Oasis for a Middle Eastern meal including Falafel sandwiches & meat pies, or Frickaccio's for pizza bagels and pepperoni rolls or visit one of the food trucks (Dim and Den Sum and The Nosh Box). Just make sure you save enough time during lunch to visit all of your favorite vendors, enjoy the fresh air, listen to the live music, and maybe even picnic in the grass!

Featured Recipe: Chipotle Corn Pasta

2011-07-11T15:26:00.001-04:00

Featured Recipe: Chipotle Corn Pasta

4 bundles of Ohio City Pasta linguini
Butter and/or EVOO
Fresh garlic
4 corn cobs (cook and remove corn from cob)
1 Tablespoon pureed chipotles in adobo sauce – this stuff is spicy!
Fresh Cilantro
Goat Cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste

Prepare pasta and set aside (Ohio City Pasta only takes about 1 minute to cook). Saute garlic, corn and chipotle in butter/EVOO. Toss with pasta and fresh cilantro and top with goat cheese. Enjoy!

Hint: A can of chipotles will go a long way. Puree in a mini-food processor and save in the freezer for future use. It adds great flavor to so many dishes, including soup and chili, and is always good paired with corn!

**One bundle of Ohio City Pasta equals about one serving. Feel free to tweak this recipe to feed as many folks as you need.

Featured Recipe: Quick & Easy Wasabi Sauce

2011-06-30T11:42:00.000-04:00

This sauce is so simple and can really be added to anything (quesadilla's, salad, grilled cheese, tacos), but it's Fourth of July weekend and I'm sure you'll be grilling so I'm going to suggest topping a burger with it!

Need Wasabi Powder? Look for this guy!

Quick & Easy Wasabi Sauce

2T Wasabi Powder from Spicehound (add more if you like it hot!)
1 cup plain yogurt
Cracked black pepper to taste

Combine ingredients and drizzle over your burgers before eating. Here's how I would prepare my burgers:

Grassfed beef burgers (Hickory Farms of Oberlin)
Grassfed, organic cheese (Ohio Farm Direct)
Lettuce, sliced avocado and wasabi sauce

Enjoy!

Fava Fever at Downtown Farmers Market!

2011-06-16T17:46:00.000-04:00

After last week's market, I whipped up some Bessara using the beautiful fava beans from Por Bar Farms. If you like hummus, you'll love this Moroccan bean dip. It's refreshing and perfect for a summer cookout!

Bessara - Fava Bean Dip

2 cartons Fava Beans
1 lemon (juice & zest)
2 cloves garlic
1/3 cup olive oil

First, peel the fava beans and remove the waxy covering. Combine the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve cold with pita chips from Judy's Oasis or tortilla chips from Blaze Gourmet (shown here).

Please join us one week from today - Downtown Farmers Market opens Friday, June 10!

2011-06-04T00:27:00.001-04:00

The Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square returns Friday, June 10 at 11:00am-2:00pm. This year at the market, you will find delicious prepared foods for lunch as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, cheese, spices, salsas, chocolate and baked goods to take home with you. Many of your favorite vendors from last year will be returning and we'll also be welcoming a few new vendors.

Downtown Farmers Market will accept Senior Coupons, EBT (Ohio Direct Card) and debit cards. Thanks to the generosity of The George Gund Foundation, EBT users will receive an extra $5 in tokens to spend at the market. Additionally, WIC coupons will be distributed on July 22, August 26, and September 23.

2010-12-02T14:50:00.000-05:00

Stop by DFM this Friday and sample our "Green Tomato Chili with Pork" - made 100% from ingredients available at DFM @ The Arcade - and get a free copy of the recipe!

Green Tomato Chili with Pork
*For a vegan dish, substitute pork for black beans*

Ingredients (Serves 4-6)

2 to 3 lb pork shoulder roast (Bluebird Meadows)
6 medium size green tomatoes cored & chopped (Por-Bar Farms)
2 medium size tart apples cored & chopped (Woolf Farms)
3-4 peppers (mild-hot to taste) seeded and chopped (Standard Farm or Por-Bar Farms)
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves – or 2 tsp dried (Spice Hound or Por-Bar Farms)
1/2 cup chopped onion (Standard Farm or Por-Bar Farms)
1 Tbs maple syrup or honey (Pancake Maples)
2 tsp ground cumin (Spice Hound)
1 tsp ground cinnamon (Spice Hound)
GARNISH: Cheese / Hot Sauce (Lucky Penny and Blaze Gourmet)

Method

Pre-heat oven to 200°F

Sear the pork roast on all sides in a skillet with olive oil – optional season to taste

Combine & place remaining ingredients in an oven roasting pan

Place browned pork roast in the roasting pan and cover the pan

Place roasting pan in oven on middle rack and slow roast at least 6-8 hours

OPTIONAL: use crock pot on auto or medium instead of oven & roasting pan

Allow 15 minutes for the pork roast to rest at room temperature after roasting

Pull pork from bone, shred/cube, stir back into chili and serve

(NOTE: 150-155°F is recommended internal temperature for cooking pork roast)

DFM @ The Arcade: Friday November 19

2010-11-17T20:13:00.000-05:00

DFM WINTER MARKET
EVERY FRIDAY
11 am – 2 pm
through December
NOW @ THE ARCADE!
401 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
(Entrances on Superior and Euclid)
theclevelandarcade.com

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DFM is the perfect place to start your holiday shopping! Many of our vendors offer gift baskets and other seasonal specials. For fresh ideas for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts, see below.

Pick up a DFM poster for your office or favorite establishment at the Info Table today!

Want to see DFM run all year round? So do we! But we need your support. Contact Kelsey at 216-932-1898 or downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com to find out how you can help make fresh, local food accessible to Downtown Clevelanders year-round. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available.

FRESH THIS WEEK:

Green Pastures Poultry will be at the Downtown Farmers' Market THIS FRIDAY ONLY delivering pre-ordered Thanksgiving Turkeys! They will also be selling ducks and chickens and will have a limited number of turkeys for immediate sale. Come down Friday to order your Thanksgiving and Heritage Breed Thanksgiving turkeys and to arrange for a drop-off next week. More info at greenpasturespoultry.com

Ripe and green tomatoes, Broccolini, Baby greens mix, Spinach, Mizuna, Kale, Mustard-collards, Peppers, Swiss chard, Radish, Turnip, Cilantro, Parsley, Rutabaga (Por-Bar Farm)

Kohlrabi, Tomatoes, Peppers, Greens, Winter squash, Beets, Carrots, Turnips, Radishes, Spinach, Broccoli, Kale, Swiss chard, Herbs (Stanard Farm)

Apples and Apple Cider (Woolf Farms)

Grassfed Beef & Pastured Pork: Porterhouse, Strip, and Ribeye Steaks, Beef Roasts, Ground Beef, Ground Round, Cube Steak and Stew Meat. Sweet and Hot Italian Sausage, Maple and Regular Breakfast Sausage, 4 Varieties of Bratwurst, Pork Roasts, Nitrite-free Bacon, Smoked Sausage, Ham Steaks, Ground Pork, and Loin Chops. (Bluebird Meadows)

Spinach Pie (Spanakopita), Chocolate Pecan Biscotti, Cranberry Almond Biscotti, Ohio Maple Syrup and Maple Syrup Granola. Order your customized Maple Syrup Gift Basket today! (Pancake Maples)

Order your 'Holiday Harvest' Gift Pot for the holidays! (Bonbon Bakeshop)

Nut Buttery No-Bake Goo Balls, Organic Jam Thumbprint Cookies and Cinnamon Raisin Scones with Ohio-grown Spelt Flour. S'more Cupcakes, and Glutenfree Cookies. (Plant Kingdom)

Holiday Blend Organic Black Tea will add flavor and good cheer to all your holiday activities (Tea is an exquisite blend of exotic Korintje cinnamon, aromatic cloves, heady mint, rose petals and citrus peel, nestled in a base of rich organic black tea) Also: Hand Crafted Spa Tea Soaps in Chamomile, Orange Splash, Rooibos Berry, Masala Chai, Mountain Mint and Sweet Almond. (Storehouse Tea Company)

Cranberry Cashew Bark, Raspberry Truffles, Pecan Caramel Clusters and Giant Peanut Butter Cups for Hostess Gifts (No Whey! Chocolates)

And more!

Downtown Farmers' Market Blog

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VENDORS:

-Blaze Gourmet
-Bluebird Meadows
-Bonbon Bake Shop
-Medina Pastry
-No Whey! Chocolates
-Ohio City Pasta
-Ohio Farm Direct
-Open Door Artisan Bakery
-Pancake Maples
-Perla Pierogies
-Plant Kingdom Bakery
-Por-Bar Farms
-Spice Hound
-Stanard Farm of Cleveland Crops
-Storehouse Tea Company
-Woolf Farms

More Cleveland Winter Markets...

EAST SIDE
Coit Road Farmers' Market
Every Saturday - 8:00 am to 1:00pm
15000 Woodworth Road;(corner of Coit and Woodworth, one block west of E 152 and Noble), East Cleveland, OH 44110
http://www.coitmarket.org/

WEST SIDE
Tremont Farmers' Market
Tuesday 4-7PM, once a month
Nov 16, Dec 14, Feb 15, March 15, April 12
Pilgrim UCC, 2592 W. 14th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
March 25 Winter Thaw Party, Fundraiser at Lava Lounge
http://tremontfarmersmarket.com/

Kamm's Corner Farmers Market
Second Sunday of every month through May
Cretan Party Center, 3858 West 168th, Cleveland, 44111
http://www.kammscorners.com/farmersmarket.html

See you at the Arcade!
Kelsey

--
Kelsey Fischer, Market Manager
Downtown Farmers' Market at Public Square
FRIDAYS 11 AM - 2 PM
The Arcade (November - December)
Across from Old Stone Church (through October)
216.344.3937 (office)
downtownclevelandmarket.blogspot.com
facebook.com/downtownclevelandmarket

DFM Announces winter indoor location!

2010-11-01T16:52:00.000-04:00

DFM is moving indoors for the holiday season. Fresh produce, meats, eggs, spices, tea, bakery and more!

DFM Winter Market
EVERY FRIDAY
11 am - 2 pm

(Excluding Holidays: Nov 26, Dec 24, Dec 31)

THE ARCADE
401 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(Entrances on Euclid and Superior)
theclevelandarcade.com

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Vendor Spotlight: The Beanery @ This Urban Homestead

2010-09-21T17:01:00.000-04:00

Started in the heart of the Antiques District in 2010, The Beanery @ This Urban Homestead is Aaron Pearl and Lisa Anne Carlini --micro-roasters extraordinaire! Our goal is to provide Cleveland coffee lovers with incomparably fresh, locally roasted coffee, selecting from the best amongst the current crop of top-grade, single-origin beans. Generally speaking, coffee is optimal for about a week, beginning 48 hours after roasting. Too often we are not even given the opportunity to purchase coffee before it's past its prime. From humble beginnings, we're trying our best to change that.

In addition to beans, we also have hot and cold coffee available for immediate enjoyment. Our cold coffee is served Vietnamese syle by taking our potent coldbrew (think Toddy), putting that over ice, and adding a bit of sweetened condensed milk. Hot cofee is made to order using our Clever Coffee Drippers, an ingenious little device that achieves the same full immersion brewing of a French press without the sludgy last sip. The drippers are also available for purchase for those who want to make the same kick-ass cup at home.

We feature selections from Tanzania, Yemen, Sumatra, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico and Hawaii. Like wine, different coffees acquire their distinctive flavor profiles based upon the environment in which they are grown. Come see us at the market this Friday and let us match you up with the perfect coffee to suit your tastes!

More info on The Beanery @ This Urban Homestead on their website and on Facebook!

Vendor Spotlight: The Olive & The Grape

2010-09-09T18:47:00.000-04:00

The Olive & The Grape specializes in the healthy and delicious foods of the Mediterranean: olive oils, grapeseed oils, seasonings, sea salts, pasta & specialty foods. 'Our stores and website are dedicated to helping others learn about and experience what others have known for centuries: good eating, fitness, socialization, and the appreciation of wine,' says Candice Berthold, owner.

Visit The Olive & The Grape's website to browse a library of healthy and creative recipes and to sign up to receive a monthly recipe and newletter. You can also use the website to register for a 'Lunch and Learn', which are held on the last Tuesday of each month, at 12:30 p.m. at Tower City.

What one DFM Customer says about The Olive & The Grape, 'I use TOATG's Rosemary Garlic Oil on everything. I use it to cook my eggs in the morning, I dip my bread in it, and saute vegetables in it. It gives everything such a nice flavor, I don't even need to salt or season anymore.'

The Olive & The Grape has three Northeast Ohio locations in Mentor, The West Side Market and Tower City. Hours and other information on their website www.theoliveandthegrape.biz, or call 877-503-5775.

Receive vendor spotlights, recipes and other information through your e-mail. Drop us a line at downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com and tell us to add you to our list.

Vendor Spotlight: Storehouse Tea Company

2010-09-02T19:46:00.000-04:00

The story of Storehouse Tea Company, as told by Paula Hershman, owner:

Storehouse Tea Company Specializes in gourmet loose-leaf organic and fair-trade teas, functional tea ware, unique tea gift sets, complimentary foods and accessories for the novice to the connoisseur tea drinker.

"A few years ago, we took that old coffee maker off the counter and replaced it with a beautiful functional infuser teapot. At first we both missed the caffeine addiction buzz, but we didn’t miss the jittery, anxious feeling we got when we drank it and the headaches and crabbiness if we didn’t. My husband, Dan, feels his health and overall wellbeing has increased and he has more continuous energy. I believe coffee caused me repeated kidney stones, headaches, bloating and fibroids.

"So with this new passion we've decided to spread the gospel of high quality “Fair Trade”, organic loose-leaf teas, making them available to as many people as possible by turning our passion into a business. When we were formulating our business we felt that since tea is a natural product, we might as well make it organic, fresh, and delicious. We also liked the fact that there are no carbohydrates, no calories, no fats, no sugars, no artificial colorings, no preservatives or pesticides in organic tea.

"Our vision for Storehouse Tea Company is to be ethical and socially conscious as well. So providing Certified Organic tea was only the beginning. We feel our customers want to be sure that people in underdeveloped countries are being paid a reasonable price that allows them to lift themselves and their families out of poverty. Fair Trade suppliers guarantee to pay above-market prices to Third World farmers to ensure that workers are treated ethically and fairly, and that their working conditions are as good as possible."

More information on Storehouse Tea Company at http://storehouseteacompany.com/

What are you doing for lunch tomorrow?

2010-08-26T17:20:00.001-04:00

Come eat lunch with us!

Dim and Den Sum will be parked at DFM! Dim and Den Sum is a gourmet, locally-sourced food truck roaming the streets of Cleveland serving comfort food with an Asian Twist. www.dimanddensum.com

Swing by the Open Door Artisan Bakery for a Panini Sandwich on Rhonda's Fabulous Focaccia Bread. Choose from Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil on Herbed Focaccia; Grilled Veggies on Olive Focaccia; and Tomato and Quatro Fomaggio on Herbed Focaccia.

Also, Fresh Fatiyar and Sfeeha (Middle Eastern Pies) from Judy's Oasis! Spinach & Feta or Meat.

This Week's Fresh Picks:

-Watermelons, Canteloups and Honeydew Melons, including Heirloom American varieties. Most of these melons are rarely sold in grocery stores! (Morningside Farm)

-Molly Delicious: a big, red, sweet apple. (Woolf Farms)

-Fresh, pasture-raised chicken and duck -- whole and cut-up in quarters—and fresh eggs. (Green Pastures Poultry)

-Refreshing Fresh Fruit Kabobs. Raspberry Jam Truffles, Brownie Bars and Peanut Butter Peanut Brittle. All vegan and gluten-free! (No Whey! Chocolates)

-Heath Bar Maple Cookies and Granola Cookies (Pancake Maples)

-PB&J and Fig Cookies (Bonbon Bakeshop)

Every week brings something different. Keep up by signing up to our mailing list: downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com.

Also: "like" us on Facebook!

VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: Cleveland Crops

2010-08-26T17:12:00.000-04:00

Cleveland Crops helps adults with developmental disabilities to become successfully employed. As a new employment and training venture, the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disbilities has developed an urban farm on the 1.1 acre site of the old Stanard School at E.53rd and Stanard in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood. Cleveland Crops is working collaboratively with the city of Cleveland; the City completed site preparation and conveyed the zoned farm land to CCBDD through the Cleveland Landbank. Cleveland Crops developed the farm site and planted their first crops in June. Stop by for a visit when you see them at work!

Stanard also has one one 4,000 "guest farmer" site on which OSU extension will assist new farmers in learning to grow. As Cleveland Crops acquires machinery and equipment, they arrange to share it with their guest farmer. In our first season, Todd Alexander and his partners from Central Roots are joining us.

More info on Cleveland Crops here.

Vendor Spotlight: Green Pastures Poultry

2010-08-09T11:33:00.000-04:00

"Green Pastures Poultry Brings to Market Chickens Raised Outdoors"
by Debbi Snook, The Plain Dealer - June 23, 2010

It's a glittering, blue-sky day in Tuscarawas County. The grass is deep green, and the white-feathered chickens inside the mesh pen look pleasingly plump. But Ariella Reback of Pepper Pike is not happy. 'They don't have any water,' she says of the clucking birds moving slowly in her direction. She also thinks they look hungry.

Reback goes quiet, making a mental note to talk to the grower in charge. She understands that the Amish woman she pays to raise these birds is new at the job. Reback also knows that the woman has an ill husband who cannot work and that she needs to be away from the farm that afternoon, cooking a wedding dinner for her community.

But Reback has a challenge of her own to meet: bringing the best chicken she can to market. That makes her an entrepreneur, educator, local-food advocate, saleswoman, truck driver and, right now, poultry police officer. 'Sorry,' she says to a visitor as she heads off to inspect another farm. 'But this is why we're out here.'

Where does our food come from? How is it raised? Is it good for us? Good for the environment? Good for the economy? Good for the animals?

Click here to read the full article.

Free-range brown eggs - $3.75/dozen
Chicken - whole - $4.25/lb.
Chicken - cut-up in quarters - $4.35/lb.
Duck - whole - $6.25/lb.
Duck - cut-up in quarters - $6.35/lb.

5% discount for orders of four or more items of poultry.

Green Pastures Poultry will be at DFM every Friday through October.
Green Pastures Website

Vendor Spotlight: Pancake Maples

2010-07-29T12:41:00.000-04:00

PANCAKE MAPLES
Negley, Ohio

Pancake Maples will be at DFM every Friday through October.

Bring your yogurt down to the Pancake Maples stand this Friday for a free sample of Maple Syrup Granola!

Pancake Tree Farm is owned by the Berg family (Richard and Judy with children Richie and Amy) since 1993. The 132-acre farm is home to Pancake Maples, a new venture into the maple syrup business.

Pancake Maples specializes in maple syrup and maple syrup granola. Besides having many species of mature hardwoods and pines, Pancake Tree Farm is transforming into a food forest. A paw paw orchard as well as chestnut, hazelnut, northern pecan, and persimmon trees are starting to grow. The Bergs hope to pass the tradition of sustainability and natural growing methods on to their children who have shown an interest as well as curiosity in their "forest farm".

Pancake Maples is a certified member of Certified Naturally Grown. Certified Naturally Grown is a non-profit alternate farm assurance certification program created for small-scale organic farmers, and striving to strengthen the organic movement by preserving high organic standards and removing financial barriers that tend to exclude smaller farms that are selling locally and directly to their customers. The program is operated in the United States by a non-profit corporation, Certified Naturally Grown, Inc, based in Stone Ridge, New York.

Pancake Maples donates 1% of its sales to the Little Beaver Creek Land Foundation, a non-profit environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the Little Beaver Creek watershed for future generations. The foundation realize its mission through land acquisition and conservation easements, citizen education, historic preservation, and other environmental management activities that help to protect sensitive habitats and species.

Watch a video of Rich and his maple trees in action.

Vendor Spotlight: Bonbon Bake Shop

2010-07-26T17:32:00.000-04:00

Bonbon Bake Shop was created by Courtney Bonning. Courtney has had a passion for all things sweet since she started creating Easter chocolates with her mom when she was a child. She holds a Bachelors degree from Kent State University in Hospitality Management and a degree in Baking and Pastry from The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. She has worked for acclaimed restaurants across the country, most recently the Ritz-Carlton in Cleveland.

Courtney’s mission is to offer Cleveland all-natural, artistically prepared deserts and bakery. Courtney promotes a green environment and is committed to the betterment and marketing of Cleveland’s unique foods, history and peoples. Bonbon Bake Shop is located on the Detroit Shoreway, behind Gypsy Beans off of W. 65. Bonbon is available for events and restaurants, you can also find Courtney’s products at Phoenix Coffee.

Come to DFM and taste Courtney’s French Butter Croissants, Chocolate Croissants, Dijon Croissants with Ham and Gruyere, Chocolate Souffle Cups with Crème and Berries, Apple Puff Slippers, Cinnamon Palmiers, Lemon Madelienes, Chocolate Ganache Brownies, Nutterbutter Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies.

Bonbon Bake Shop will be at DFM every week through October.

More about Bonbon at www.thebonbonbakeshop.com

DFM in the News!

2010-07-19T17:51:00.000-04:00

The Downtown Farmers' Market is one of four Cleveland markets participating in an incentive program to increase access to fresh, local food for individuals receiving food assistance. Thanks to WKYC and the Plain Dealer for helping to spread the word! Check out the video from Friday's 6pm WKYC news and the article from today's Plain Dealer.

Starting today, when you use your Ohio Direction Card at your local farmers' market, you can receive an extra $5 in tokens to spend each week. WIC and Senior Coupons also accepted. Coit Road Farmers' Market, Kamm's Corner Farmers Market and Tremont Farmers' Market are also participating. For more information, visit the customer service or information desk at any participating market.

Vendor Spotlight: Garden Boyz

2010-07-15T21:45:00.001-04:00

(Adapted from an article by Marc Lefkowitz)

Garden Boyz will be at DFM July 16, July 23 and August 27.

Sharon Glaspie and her Garden Boyz are at the center of a new movement to repurpose vacant land in Cleveland, a city racing to reinvent itself. Three years ago Glaspie leased a quarter-acre from the Cleveland Land Bank, which manages 3,300 acres of vacant land, or 7 percent of the city’s total acreage. She found six neighborhood teenagers to share what she had recently learned about growing and selling food. Now the Garden Boyz arrive promptly at 7 a.m. every morning to work the soil and to tend and harvest collard greens, carrots, onions and other popular sellers at the weekend farmers markets in Central, a neighborhood where more than half of families live below the poverty line and often pay with food stamps. If they weren’t learning how to garden and run a business, Glaspie says, the Garden Boyz would most likely be indoctrinated in drug gangs.

“They’d tell you, ‘If I wasn’t a Garden Boyz, I don’t know what I would be doing,’” Glaspie says. “Jobs for 13- to 17-year-olds are nonexistent. They earn about $50 a week, which isn’t a lot. But they use it to buy their own clothes and school uniforms. They’ll help their mother out bringing food home and cooking for the family. I had one boy who bought his brother winter boots with his money. They are looked up to by most of their peers.”

The Garden Boyz will be selling vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, baked goods and peaches at the Downtown Farmers' Market at Public Square. Come support the Garden Boyz at DFM before they return to school!

Vendor Spotlight: Por-Bar Farms

2010-07-02T18:32:00.000-04:00

Por-Bar Farms can be found at DFM every Friday through October.

Por-Bar Farms is an authentic sustainable farm offering fresh, local produce, herbs and flowers.

Owners Kevin and Amy Leamer strictly follow organic and eco-friendly growing practices. For example, soil block seedling/plant starting in their greenhouse eliminates the use of plastic tray inserts. Hand mixed soils incorporating farm vegetation compost and coco coir fiber replaces non-sustainable peat moss.

Additionally, intensive crop rotation, Integrated Pest Management techniques and green manure cover crops provide natural nourishment and healthy organic matter replenishment to soil.

We also dedicate portions of our farm toward maintaining native species habitats.

Learn more about Por-Bar Farms on their website. Better yet, meet them at person at DFM this Friday!

Photos:

Above: Look at those healthy roots! Por-Bar pots herbs in 100% organic DotPots from soilblocks

Below: Kevin Leamer and his heirloom veggies at the Medina Square Market, 2009

2010 VENDOR LIST!!

2010-06-28T14:49:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone,

Monday seems the perfect day to share our list of vendors for the 2010 Season . It gives us all something to look forward to. Opening Day is now less than two weeks away. Hope you've got your calendar marked..

Our list of vendors grows every day. Stay tuned for an updated list, as it's available. We will also be featuring vendor spotlights on our blog and our Facebook Page. These will highlight our individual vendors and what they will offer at DFM. For now, enjoy a little taste...

(A special note: DFM is looking for volunteers to help on Market Day. You can support our local growers with your dollars, and your muscles too! Contact downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.)

**VENDORS**

-The Beanery
-Bonbon Bakery
-Garden Boyz
-Green Pastures Poultry
-Hickory Acres Meats of Oberlin
-Humble Pie Baking Company
-Morningside Farm
-Ohio Farm Direct
-Open Door Artisan Bakery
-Pancake Maples
-Perla Pierogies
-Plant Kingdom Bakery
-Por-Bar Farms
-Storehouse Tea Company
-Wonder City Farm
-Woolf Farms
-AND MORE! (Stay tuned)

**FEATURING**

-Vegetables
-Fruit
-Herbs
-Meat & Poultry
-Eggs
-Cheese
-Bread & Bakery
-Pastries
-Pies
-Granola
-Maple Syrup
-Pierogies
-Tea
-Coffee
-Jams
-Salsas
-Vegan treats
-Pet Treats
-AND MORE! (Stay tuned)

And... Live music from local musicians, every week!
July 9: Zach (www.zachmusic.net)
July 16: Tracy Marie (www.tracymarie.com)
July 23: Coco & Lafe (www.cocolafe.com)

See you July 9th!

Kelsey Fischer
Market Manager
downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com

Applications Available for Interested Vendors!

2010-06-16T11:10:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone,

Vendor application packets are now available. If you are interested in selling at the Downtown Farmers' Market this season, please e-mail downtownclevelandmarket@gmail.com to request an application and return it to us (snail mail or fax) by Monday June 21.

We have already been receiving many phone calls and e-mails or interest from folks, so we're expecting a great season.

Opening day is July 9. See you all in Public Square!

All the best,
Kelsey Fischer
Market Manager

P.S. A big THANKS to Jody and Kristen of Tremont Farmers' Market (Tues. 4-7pm) for coaching us in this process. We love you guys!

Thanks to Debbi Snook...

2010-06-03T14:39:00.000-04:00

...for a great article on NEO farmers markets, in this Tuesday's Plain Dealer.
It includes a directory of farmers' markets. Look us up!

Imagining...

2010-05-17T01:56:00.000-04:00

Friday afternoon, June.

Busy bodies.

Blue Skies.

Now tell me, do you really want to spend your lunch hour on Facebook?

Be there!
Friday, July 9, 11-2pm.
Opening Day!

Vendors Wanted!

2010-05-17T01:47:00.000-04:00

This season is the first for a new farmers’ market in Cleveland's central business district. We recently performed a survey of downtown stakeholders asking questions such as: Will you shop at a market downtown? What day? What Time? We received over 600 responses!

With the results of the survey, we determined that the best day, time and place for the market will be Fridays 11 am - 2 pm on one of the northern quadrants of Public Square (we selected this location with unloading for vendors in mind). This market will be marketed to all downtown stakeholders, residents and office workers but, office workers will be your predominant buyers.

We have received some initial interest from vendors for this market, but we are looking for additional producers and farmers. Please contact Thomas Starinsky using the contact information below to express your interest or to follow up with any questions you may have.

Thomas Starinsky
Associate Director

Historic Warehouse District Development Corporation
614 West Superior Avenue, Suite 680
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
216.344.3937
216.344.3962 fax
tstarinsky@warehousedistrict.org

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FREE PARKING! We have saved a limited number of parking spaces for shoppers of Downtown Farmers Market on Rockwell Avenue between Ontario and East Roadway.

Live music tomorrow: Tommy Wiggins and Al Moss will be playing from 11:30am-1:30pm. Listen here.

Furnished Market Booth Spaceis available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information. About Downtown Farmers Market:

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DFM Announces winter indoor location!

Vendor Spotlight: The Beanery @ This Urban Homestead

Vendor Spotlight: The Olive & The Grape

Vendor Spotlight: Storehouse Tea Company

What are you doing for lunch tomorrow?

VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: Cleveland Crops

Vendor Spotlight: Green Pastures Poultry

Vendor Spotlight: Pancake Maples

Vendor Spotlight: Bonbon Bake Shop

DFM in the News!

Vendor Spotlight: Garden Boyz

Vendor Spotlight: Por-Bar Farms

2010 VENDOR LIST!!

Applications Available for Interested Vendors!

Thanks to Debbi Snook...

Imagining...

Vendors Wanted!

Furnished Market Booth Space
is available for start-up fruit and vegetable farmers at the following farmers' markets:

Are you interested in becoming a vendor at DFM? Emaildowntownclevelandmarket@gmail.com for more information.
About Downtown Farmers Market: