Participating Farms:

ElizabethTelling Farm CSA pickup only.

Persinger Farm  I will be bringing beets, cabbage, carrots, sweet potatoes, red onions, potatoes and squash.

 

Rhoads Farm Market  We will have Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, Christmas trees and wreaths. A greater variety of wreaths and trees will be available in season. For more information about our Christmas trees please visit www.rhoadsfarmmarket.com.

 

Thomas Family Orchard We will have 14 varieties of apples this week as well as apple cider.

 

Toad Hill Farm  I will have kale, lettuce, radishes and spinach.

 

The Wayward Seed Farm  We will have greens, turnips and winter radishes.

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Holiday Open House & Craft Extravaganza

There’s no place like the North Market to get you into the holiday spirit. From the friendly salutations of the merchants to the array of delectable cuisine, the bustle of market commerce on a winter weekend is sure to warm your heart and have you humming holiday tunes! Join us for the most splendid of seasonal weekends at the North Market for the Holiday Open House & Craft Extravaganza on Saturday, December 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, December 5 from 12-5 p.m.

Our merchants will be armed with an array of samples to tempt your taste buds and help you formulate your holiday feasts. As always, they are endowed with the wisdom of years of experience to give you excellent advice. The second floor will be devoted to forty-five local artisans and crafters for a weekend of shopping for distinctive handmade gifts. Jewelry, glass, textiles, bath and body products and knitted items are just a few of the categories represented by the local artists in our craft fair. Local musicians will provide holiday tunes to shop and dine by and the kids will enjoy the face painting and balloon twisting. The whole family can get into the holiday spirit at the North Market Holiday Open House & Craft Extravaganza!
 

For a full list of vendors and activities please click HERE>

Featured Farm

Hinkle Farm
Glen Hinkle
Belle Center, OH
937-321-5733

How long have you been farming?
I’ve been farming since 1974.

How long have you been coming to North Market?
I first came to the North Market at the old Quonset Hut from 1983-1988. Then I came back in 2000 when we started bringing our kids with us. Back then Curtis was 2, Charlie was 6 and Amy was 10.

What are your signature crops?
Yellow and red watermelons, broccoli, cauliflower, 4th of July tomatoes (in fact, I’m picking them right now), sweet corn, many cut flowers including zinnias, astors and our new featured product as of last year is candy sweet onions.

What is important to you about selling your items at the North Market?
I like the people at the North Market and I like selling to the kids there. The kids just cheer me up.

How did you become a farmer?
My mother’s family were truck farmers and my mom used to help me when I started out, so I suppose it came from that side of the family. “Truck farmers” is the old term for vegetable farmers who grow crops and sell them off the back of the truck. My grandfather on my mom’s side used to sell at Central Market. My daughter Amy started growing and selling flowers when we came back to North Market in 2000 and she’s made a pretty good business of it. Now she’s majoring in horticulture at Penn State. She just completed an internship at Bear Creek Farms in Oklahoma. They have 6 greenhouses and 4 acres of cut flowers to wholesale to florists. I predict that she’ll be our next big flower grower!

Do you have any special farming practices?
We grow everything on raised bed plastic with drip irrigation that allows us to conserve water and get nutrients directly to the plants.  

Participating farms on Saturday, August 21

Anderson Orchard Pollen-free sunflowers, bouquets and zinnias.

Beech Meadow Farm  Ground beef $5.50 per pound. Pastured eggs.

Bridgman Farm This week we’ll have heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, Aunt Molly’s cherry tomatoes, eggplant, onions and peppers.

Combs Fresh Herbs  Tomatoes, salsa, pesto, cucumbers, beans, herbs, eggplant and sweet peppers.

Ehmann & Sons Greenhouse Hanging baskets and assorted annuals and perennials.  

 

Elizabeth Telling Farm CSA pickup only.

 

Hinkle Farm Broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, candied sweet onion, corn, flowers, tomatoes, watermelon and zucchini.

 

Honeyrun Farm This week we will be bringing our pure honey, infused honey, chunk and comb honey. New this week: Hot Pepper Ristras with garlic and dried flowers!.

 

K & R Garden Fresh Produce We will have eggplant, flowers, okra, peppers  (spicy ones too!), potatoes, squash and tomatoes.

 

Oakvale Farmstead Cheese We will be bringing our family’s Farmstead Gouda (caraway, regular, habanero and aged), homemade bagels and cream cheese.

 

Ohio Farm Direct Whole milk cheeses including cheddar, mozzarella, baby swiss, pepper jack, garlic and herb, tomato basil pinenut and lemon zest. The beef is always trail bologna, summer sausage, and beef sticks. What makes them stand out is the wonderful nutrition and taste that comes from the 100 percent grassfed cows.

 

Persinger Farm  I will be bringing green beans, tomatoes, corn, okra, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, eggplant, pickling cucumbers, beets and turnips.

 

Quiver Full Farm We will be bringing: blackberries, brown eggs, heirloom tomatoes, honey, granola, scarlet and grey popcorn, potatoes, dried tomatoes, cornmeal, whole grain pancake mix, and stoneground flour.

 

Rhoads Farm Market This week we will have seedless watermelon, cantaloupe, blackberries, peaches, red raspberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, green beans, peppers, etc. See you on Saturday or pre-order at rhoadsfm@bright.net

 

Shady Brook Farm We will have arugula, broccoli, baked goods and tomatoes.
 

Somerset Greenhouse  I’ll have cherry and heirloom tomatoes, garlic, lettuce, myriad hot peppers, sweet peppers, organic potatoes and, of course, herbs.

 

Summer Thyme Farm This Saturday we will have ornamental peppers, sunflowers, perennials, succulents, kitchen gardens and herbs.

Thomas Family Orchard  We will be bringing eight varieties of apples (including Gala), peaches and seedless grapes. 

Toad Hill Farm  Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, Japanese eggplant and squash.

 

The Wayward Seed Farm Cantaloupe and summer squash.

 

Wishwell Farms Produce We will have bell peppers, colored peppers, cabbage, cantaloupe, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, green beans, hot peppers, sweet corn, sweet pepper relish, hot sweet relish, tomatoes, watermelon and zucchini.

 

Witten Farm Cabbage, candy onions, cantaloupe, corn, green peppers, habaneros, tomatoes and watermelon.

School of Cooking Classes: SALE ENDS AUG. 31st

The North Market is pleased to announce the roster of upcoming School of Cooking classes for autumn 2010. Cooking classes make the perfect gift for your favorite foodie and they are value-priced at $50 each or $125 for 3 classes. To make a good thing even better, all classes for the fall schedule purchased in the month of August have been discounted to $40. For the full schedule of classes click here>

RECIPE

Vegetarian Curried Apple Carrot Soup from Katalina’s Cafe Corner

Ingredients:�
4 T. olive oil
8 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
8 cups water
10 carrots, peeled and chopped
8 small apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 t. white pepper
2 t. sea salt
1 T. fresh curry powder
1 16 oz. box vegetable broth
2 cans coconut milk
1 cup water
1 cup all natural peanut butter

Instructions:
Heat olive oil in large soup pot, add onions- cook and stir until translucent. Add celery, cook until soft. Add curry powder, salt, pepper- stir until thoroughly mixed. Remove celery/onion mixture from heat and then remove from the pot and set aside.
In same soup pot, bring four cups of salted water to boil and add carrots. Cook until carrots are soft, but still firm to the touch. Add 4 more cups of water and bring to a boil again. Add apples and cook ten more minutes or until apples are soft. Drain apples and carrots and put apples and carrots back in the pot with the celery/onion mixture. Add the rest of the ingredients; broth, coconut milk, water and peanut butter. Blend with an immersion blender in the same pot until smooth and creamy. Season to taste with more salt, pepper and curry powder if necessary. Soup should be a little thinner than baby food; add more of any liquid to thin if necessary. May serve hot or cold. Should serve eight.

Featured Farm

Quiver Full Family Farm*
James & Karin Barr
Asheville, OH
740.412.5115
Quiver Full Blog
quiverfullfarm@yahoo.com

How long have you been farming?
I was raised on a farm so technically I have been farming my entire life! In 1975 my wife and I bought the present farm where we now live and have raised our family. Farming has not been our primary vocation however, until I retired in 2009. I was a high school counselor and in education for 35 years.

How long have you been coming to North Market?
We started coming to the North Market in 2002 in order to help our five kids pay for their college education. Each of them have contributed in some way to our success here at the North Market. You have probably seen most of them, their spouses and children at one time or another.

What are your signature crops?
Our signature crop is heirloom tomatoes. This year we’ve grown 14 different varieties- the most popular being Red Brandywine and Cherokee Purple. We also have early potatoes (Yukon God and Red Norland), blackberries, brown eggs, Scarlet and Grey popcorn, and stone-ground flour and cornmeal. We also bring homemade Granola and Whole Grain Pancake Mix. We harvested honey from our bee hives for the first time this Spring, and are able to offer it for sale as well. In the Fall we will bring pears, paw paws, and dried heirloom tomatoes in addition to our grains, granola, and pancake mix.

What is important to you about selling your items at the North Market?
Selling “agriculture” is part of the farm market experience. So many people we come in contact with have roots in agriculture and they love to share their memories and experiences. This interest from our customers allows us to share about our farm, family, and produce. We enjoy what we do together as a family and it’s wonderful to have customers that appreciate it! We love the North Market because of the atmosphere and the encouragement to buy things local. Our farm is about 30 minutes south of Columbus so we encourage people to visit us, and to learn how their food is grown. The North Market is the only venue we use to sell our products.

How did you become a farmer?
It was never my intention to continue in the farm tradition of many generations, but as it has been said ‘you can take the boy out of farm, but you can’t take the farm out of a boy’. When my wife and I had an opportunity to buy land adjacent to my parents we kind of got suckered into it. We never regretted it, however. We wanted to raise our family and be as self-sufficient as possible on the farm.

Do you have any special farming practices?
Mostly hard work and sweat every day. Nothing is high tech (except the computer we printed this on). Most of the equipment we use is antique! We avoid using any kind of chemicals on what we grow-for our own heath, as well as that of our customers.

*Saturday Sampling: Chef Jeff White of Barcelona Restaurant will be making Pintxo: bread with tomatoes, jamon serrano and manchego cheese on Saturday at the Quiver Full Farm stand from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

 Participating farms on Saturday, August 7

Anderson Orchard LOTS AND LOTS of sunflowers (pollen-free so no mess!), gladiolus, zinnias, cosmos, mixed flower arrangements and lucifers, tongue flowers and plants, free range antibiotic-free brats, Italian sausage, breakfast sausage, ribs, Ohio hardy banana plants, cranberry plants, tobacco plants and more.

Beech Meadow Farm Ground beef is still on sale for $4.50 per pound. Pullet egg samples with purchase.  Pasture raised “Buckeye” eggs coming in the next 3-4 weeks!

Bridgman Farm This week we’ll have cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, eggplant, onions and peppers.

Combs Fresh Herbs Herbs, beans, cucumbers, arugula, pesto and salsa.

Ehmann & Sons Greenhouse Hanging baskets and assorted annuals and perennials.

Elizabeth Telling Farm CSA pickup only.

Hinkle Farm Sweet corn, candy sweet onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, watermelon and zinnias.

Honeyrun Farm This week we will have Pure Raw Honey, Chunk Honey, Comb Honey, Infused Honey, Beeswax Candles, Handcrafted Soap, and Fresh Cut Flowers. Sale this week: half off our Strawberry Soap - only $2.00 a bar!

K & R Garden Fresh Produce We will have eggplant, potatoes, squash, basil, cucumbers, peaches, flowers and hot peppers.

Oakvale Farmstead Cheese We will be bringing our family’s Farmstead Gouda and cream cheeses.

Ohio Farm Direct Whole milk cheeses including cheddar, mozzarella, baby swiss, pepper jack, garlic and herb, tomato basil pinenut and lemon zest. The beef is always trail bologna, summer sausage, and beef sticks. What makes them stand out is the wonderful nutrition and taste that comes from the 100 percent grassfed cows.

Persinger Farm I will be bringing green beans, tomatoes, corn, okra, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, eggplant, pickling cucumbers, beets and turnips.

Quiver Full Farm We will be bringing granola, whole wheat pastry flour, corn meal,  honey, fresh brown eggs, Red Norland potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes and heirloom tomatoes regular and dried.

Rhoads Farm Market The size of the farm grew this week with the delivery of “triplets” to Brett and Tara Rhoads. Brett is the producer of all the fine produce. This week we will have seedless watermelon, cantaloupe, blackberries, peaches, sweet corn, tomatoes and green beans, etc. See you Saturday or pre-order at rhoadsfm@bright.net

Shady Brook Farm We will be bringing beans, potatoes, lettuce, hot peppers, squash, tomatoes, garlic, cabbage, bell peppers, fresh bread and pies.

Somerset Greenhouse I’ll have Shiitake mushrooms, garlic, heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, and fresh herbs.

Summer Thyme Farm This Saturday we will have a few herbs including cilantro, succulents, troughs, ornamental peppers, blackeyed susan vine, perennials including phlox, delphinium, echinacea, rudbeckias, polemonium, coreopsis and zinnias.

Thomas Family Orchard We will have 6 varieties of apples including Ginger Gold and Paula Red, peaches, and seedless grapes.

Toad Hill Farm Burpless cucumbers, baby summer squash and lettuce.

The Wayward Seed Farm Swiss chard, fennel, peppers and cantaloupe.

Wishwell Farms Produce We will have bell peppers, cabbage, cantaloupe, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, green beans, hot peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes, watermelon and zucchini.

Witten Farm Sweet corn, blackberries, cantaloupe, green beans, green peppers, hot peppers,  tomatoes (green, yellow and red), cucumbers and zucchini.