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The Manor Farmers Market has a brand new website! Please visit today and sign up for our email list to receive important market updates and news of our special events. Each week the market reaches new heights as we slowly but surely build upon our prior successes. The Manor Farmers Market is growing! Yes...pun intended.

Market Offerings for Nov. 4

Lavern's Vegetable Patch, Munkebo Farm, and Burt's Texas Garden: This week we should have Yellow Squash, Zucchini Squash, Turnip Greens, Turnips, Canola Greens, Collards, Radishes, and Hot Peppers. In addition, we'll have Dill Pickles, Pickled Beets, Chow Chow, Farm Fresh Eggs, and Jalapeno Jelly. Also bell peppers, mild hatch green chili, garlic, parsley, oregano, basil, lemon thyme, basil-walnut pesto, blue cheese dressing, apple crumble pie, berry crumble pie and bread, greens, salsa, and cucumbers. Plus a couple of bouquets of flowers! PRETTY!

Richardson Farms will not be at the Farmer's Market on Wed. Nov. 4th. as we will be loading the last 60 of our turkeys into the trailer to be taken to the processor. We leave at 3:30 AM....so, it is a must to load them late in the evening before. Thanks for your interest in Richardson Farms Meats.

Ray the Noodle Man: with Texas Wendish Heritage Society Noodles made the old fashioned way with eggs, flour and salt. Just like his Mom, known all over Central Texas as The Noodle Lady, started making some sixty years ago in Giddings.

Laura with gourmet Tamales: Green Chili Turkey, Red Chili Pork or Chicken with vegetables. Hot from the steamer and ready to eat with some home-made salsa from the market.

A Wild Soap Bar LLC: Located on Union Lee Church Rd. Serving up truly natural native soaps, body balms, and eco-friendly gift sets. Take advantage of their discounted Farmers Market prices! Use the contact form at http://www.awildsoapbar.com by 10am Wed. morning to order anything on the website for delivery to the Market or browse their fragrant weekly selection when you get there.

Goodwin Homestead: Stained glass mosaics for home and garden, and 100% wool, hand dyed, felted, and embellished bags.

Manor Farmers' Market is sponsored by: the East Rural Community Center, a non profit 501c3 organization, Manor Veterinarian Hospital & the Manor Chamber of Commerce.

Mayan Hot Chocolate

A decadent but healthy cool weather treat.

Ingredients:
1 c cooked butternut squash pulp
3 1/2 c milk
3 oz dark chocolate
3 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation:
1. In a blender, puree the squash with one half milk until smooth.
2. In a large saucepan, mix remaining half of milk, chocolate & spices.
3. Stir over low heat with a wire whisk until the chocolate is melted, then add pureed squash. Do not boil.
4. Strain through a coarse sieve to remove any trace of squash fiber before serving

Market Offerings for Oct. 28

Burt's Texas Garden, Laverne's Vegetable Patch, Munkebo Farm: More rain! What a blessing! This week we should have Yellow Squash, Zucchini Squash, Turnip Greens, Turnips, Swiss Chard, Radishes, Lettuce, Cucumbers and Hot Peppers (jalapeno and cayenne), bell peppers, hatch green chilies, basil, oregano, escarole, endive, salad greens, chard and garlic. In addition, we'll have Dill Pickles, Pickled Beets, Chow Chow, Farm Fresh Eggs, Salsa and Jalapeno Jelly

Ray the Noodle Man: Texas Wendish Heritage Society Noodles made the old fashioned way with eggs, flour and salt....just like his Mom, known all over Central Texas as The Noodle Lady, started making some sixty years ago in Giddings.

Laura with Gourmet Tamales: Green Chili Turkey, Red Chili Pork or Chicken with vegetables. Hot from the steamer and ready to eat with some home-made salsa from the market.

Richardson Farms: Humanely raised, all natural beef, pork and poultry from a small family farm in Rockdale. Visit their website at www.richardsonfarms.com for the complete story on how your family's food is raised and cared for.

A Wild Soap Bar LLC: Eco-friendly native soaps, body balms, and gift sets. Take advantage of their discounted Farmers Market prices! Use the contact form on their website by 10am Wednesday morning to order specific items for delivery to the Market or browse their fragrant weekly selection when you get there. Cash only.

Goodwin Homestead: Providing handcrafted, glass mosaics for home and garden and 100% wool hand dyed and felted coin purses.

Petal Works: Happiness flags, sparkling semiprecious stone beadwork, photography, greeting, gift, and postcards, coasters.

3rd Annual Harvest Party A Roaring Success!

Manor area children picked out the perfect pint sized pumpkins to carry home while others participated in old fashioned gunny sack races at the 3rd Annual Manor Farmers Market Harvest Party on Oct. 21. 100+ young folks and old folks and everyone inbetween came together for a special afternoon of fall family fun! To view a slideshow visit http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=813303114114%3A1951582118

Harvest Party Oct. 21 - Free Pumpkins!

The Manor Farmers Market is hosting a Harvest Party on Wed, Oct. 21 from 4-7 pm at Jennie Lane SmartPark in downtown Manor with live music by Chrissy Engle in the gazebo. There will be a free pumpkin giveaway to Manor children at 4 pm while supplies last, gunny sack races & games for the kids, gardening demos, rain harvesting info, a spinning wheel demo, and more in addition to the usual fresh produce, farm eggs, delicious prepared foods, and local artisans.

The Harvest Party is sponsored this year by Manor Veterinary Hospital, John Jonse Farmers Insurance, Jerry Farmer Lawn & Grass, The Law Office of Jamie Balagia, KST Electric, Bluebonnet Electric, Austinuts, Anderson's Coffee, A Wild Soap Bar LLC, Decker Creek B&B & Biscuit, Organics by Gosh, Sustainable Food Center, and Country Vista Residential Care Home. Thank you Manor area businesses!

Come on out, meet your neighbors and enjoy some Fall family fun while supporting your farmers market. Buy local. Buy Manor!