Galax Farmers Market This Weekend!

Oh, this week!  Summer summer summer stuff!
 
This time of year, we are all beginning to feel a little weary of the beans, squash, cucumbers and potatoes.  That's why I want to encourage you to share your favorite ways of preparing these seasonal foods with the rest of us:  Tell me, and I'll copy and distribute at the market's recipe table.  There are many free recipes already in our files and everyone is welcome to look through and choose some to take home- no purchase necessary.  Also, this Friday we'll be hosting another cookbook exchange at the market.  Please bring your least used books by and trade them for something new!  I brought a stack home from my brother's house in Chicago last week, and I have a few left from last summer to get us started.  Clean out your shelves and join us at the market tomorrow!

Our most favorite and wonderful vendors this week include:
Raymond Worrell of Lazy Branch Creations in Ennice, NC will bring his homegrown blackberries, tomatoes, cucumbers and Susan Worrell's jam, jelly, and fresh baked breads.

Robert and Judy Dalton of Meadows of Dan have cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, bicolor corn, and lots of canned goods to choose from like tomato juice, peach melba jam, cucumber relish, and pickled cauliflower.

One of our newest vendors Otis Griffith will be back with sweet corn and tomatoes.

Dave and Sara Byrne of Hollerview Farm will return with potatoes, cut flowers, green peppers, heirloom tomatoes, and some of the nicest looking garlic anywhere. 

Groundswell Farm in Galax will have Russian Banana fingerlings, pesto-batch sized sweet basil, Zephyr squash, cherry tomatoes, and surprisingly, radishes.  Oh, and eggs.

Leroy Guynn in Cana always has a large selection- and this week he'll have peaches, nectarines, Golden Delicious, Summer Rambo and Gala apples, sweet corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes.  He usually has a few surprises, too, so his table is worth a look either way.

We'll look forward to seeing you this Friday and/or Saturday 8-1 and 9-1 respectively.  Bring your cookbooks, appetite, and favorite recipes!
Take care,
Sara

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