Local poultry Processing Class

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Joel Salatin

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“We can all do better. If we can find money for movies, ski trips, and recreational cruises, surely we can find the money to purchase integrity food. The fact is that most of us scrounge together enough pennies to fund the passion of our hearts. If we would cultivate a passion for food like the one we’ve cultivated for clothes, cars, and entertainment, perhaps we would ultimately live healthier, happier lives.”

Beef returns to the market

Go to our website and have the market announcement sent to you each week.


LAVERNE'S VEGETABLE PATCH - This week I will have OKRA, CHERRY TOMATOES, PEPPERS, SALSA AND FARM FRESH EGGS.

Burt's Texas Garden: This week we'll have CORN DIP (making a double batch, but they go quick so you may want to reserve yours in advance), we'll also have DILL PICKLES, some TOMATOES, PEPPERS, OKRA, and quite a few bags of FRESH BASIL. Come see us!

Bikkurim Farms will bring organic, farm raised whole chickens and eggs, homemade spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, hot sauce and tomato soup. From the gardens squash, tomatoes, okra, cucumbers, unshelled black eyed peas, watermelon & just dug potatoes.

Munkebo Farm will have just dug red potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, cucumbers, carrots, magenta spreen (like spinach), yellow squash, butternut squash, patty pan squash, lemon basil, sweet basil, grape-fig preserves, duck eggs, organic apple pie, balsamic vinaigrette and artichoke dip.

I've just got to say something about these new potatoes again. I'm changing the description to “JUST DUG POTATOES”. In just dug potatoes the sugars haven't had time to turn into starch. The flesh is smooth, creamy and sweet from the sugar. They take less time to cook. True “new” potatoes, not the ones in the grocery store they call new potatoes, have very, very thin skins. You can almost rub it off with your finger. As potatoes age their skins thicken, sugar turns to starch and texture becomes grainy. I'm just saying.

Gordon Taylor has for the market this week: Cantaloupe, small sweet okra, hot or sweet peppers, tomatoes, cashaw, butternut, & spaghetti squash. From the jelly cabinet Gordon has made home fig preserves, plum jam, peach jelly & pickled beets. Gordon may not make it today as he has been sick.

BEEF, IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER

Green Grass Meats has joined the Manor Farmers' market family and will be attending both the Wednesday market downtown and the Saturday market at New Tech High School. David will be bringing us antibiotic and growth hormone free beef from their fields right here in Central Texas including two pastures in Manor. Steaks, ground beef, roasts, jerky and beer sticks. For more information on their practices go to Green Grass Meats dot com.

Pat is going to be bringing baked goods today. I'm not sure what all she is bringing but she named pies, cakes, & cookies.

Mata Tamales will be at the market with tamales made by three generations of the Mata family here in Manor. Francesca will have empanadas. They will have peaches off the trees in their yard that are juicy and taste like a peach. What a concept.

Ray the Noodle Man will have homemade Texas Wendish Heritage Society noodles for sale. Just like his Momma used to make using only flour, eggs and salt.

Bloor House handcrafted necessities has lovely things for the entire family, Texas Beer Soap, Shea Butter Body Cremes, All Natural Laundry Soap that's great for sensitive skin as well as HE washers, All Natural Insect Repellents, Healing Lip Balms, and more!

Cotton Candy Kidz will be starting the Manor Markets this week. Hnad made bow holders, tutus, fabric covered baby cloth cases and hand painted plaques for nursery wall decorations. Perfett (o) for baby shower gifts.

The Goodwin Homestead will have stained glass mosaic garden stones , mosaic coasters , mosaic pottery and one of a kind hand felted bags!

Manor News:

Manor Veterinary Hospital is currently seeking applicants for a part-time kennel assistant M-F 8am-12p and every other weekend. Position requires a love of pets, a great attitude, cleaning and care of hospital and animals, attention to detail, and self-motivation. Apply at Manor Vet Hospital located at 11311 Hwy 290 E, Manor Texas.

Just to add a few more items to the happenings in Manor. These announcements are all regarding functions at the East Rural Community Center. If you are interested in volunteering we always have many opportunities to help out the folks in our neck of the woods. The Center is located near the library in Manor at 600 West Carrie Manor Street.

August 4th= GRANDKIDS DAY AT THE CENTER Grandparents BRING your grandkids for a lite lunch, pictures, and some crafts, coloring and more. Begins at 11:00 at the community center. Please RSVP 272-4627 so that we can be sure to have plenty of food.
August 14th= parade day, kids decorate bikes, wagons, skateboards, etc…. and compete for several category prizes, also cake walk, fishing game, and other games, will start at 10:00 am at the community center at 600 West Carrie Manor
September 15th or 22nd (will let you know as soon as carts verifies date)– community wide senior citizen trip to bingo hall—board pays for transportation, each person must pay for their bingo cards (minimum cost 5.00)
　
October 27th – Community wide Senior Walmart trip—board will pay for transportation, seniors must provide their own money for shopping items they purchase.
November 10th – Veterans day Salute- Luncheon and other activities – will update when confirmed.
November 19th—Community wide Thanksgiving lunch
served at community center around 11-2
December 3rd—COMMUNITY WIDE CHRISTMAS luncheon served at community center around 11-2



live, love and laugh

Great big Texas hug goes out to all the businesses and organizations in Manor that make this market possible every week: Manor Veterinary Hospital, Jonse Farmers Insurance, Greater Manor Chamber of Commerce and the East Rural Community Center.

Denise LoSchiavo
Country Vista Residential Care Home
Manor Farmers' Market
278-1611

Try the New Satruday Market! July 24

Gordon Taylor has for the market this week: Cantaloupe, small sweet okra, hot or sweet peppers, tomatoes, cashaw, butternut, spaghetti. From the jelly cabinet Gordon has made home fig preserves, plum jam, peach jelly & pickled beets.


Bikkurim Farms will bring to market potatoes, okra, squash, WATERMELON, tomatoes, cucumber, unshelled black eyed peas. Also , organic farm reaised whole chickens and eggs, homemade spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, hot sauce and tomato soup.


Mata Tamales will be at the market with tamales made by three generations of the Mata family here in Manor. Francesca will have empanadas. They will have peaches off the trees in their yard that are juicy and taste like a peach. What a concept.


A Wild Soap Bar is here this week and they'll be showcasing 4 new seasonal farmer's market soaps featuring local, natural ingredients: cooling Cucumber Soap, spicy Tomato Basil Soap, Honey G'oat, and their pioneer inspired, super long-lasting Bison Bar! Come by and say hello. Smells are free!

Couple of announcements here:

Manor Veterinary Hospital is currently seeking applicants for a part-time kennel assistant M-F 8am-12p and every other weekend. Position requires a love of pets, a great attitude, cleaning and care of hospital and animals, attention to detail, and self-motivation. Apply at Manor Vet Hospital located at 11311 Hwy 290 E, Manor Texas.

Good Luck Grill

14605 N. FM 973

Manor, TX 78653

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Back to School Time

It is that time of year... this is what we have coming up…

Back to School Lunch Specials

$6.99 ~ includes a drink

July 26 – August 20^{th ~~~} 11am – 2pm

Monday Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich ~ or ~ Chicken Salad Sandwich

Tuesday Catfish Toes ~ or ~ Texas Cheesesteak

Wednesday Catfish Po’boy ~ or ~ Lunch portion of the Lucky Leaf Salad

with grilled or fried chicken

Thursday Hawg Wing Plate ~ or ~ Chicken Cordon Blue

Friday Catfish Basket ~ or ~ Grilled Chicken Sandwich

OPEN LATE – After all Manor HS Football Games!

WE will be open until the lights on the stadium go off!!! 10:00-10:30ish

Manor Madness – Alumni Social ~~~ 9pm – 11pm

after the Homecoming Game!

Saturday Night Hootenanny –

Live Music 6 to 9pm

July 24 The Rhythm Kings with Manor’s Jay Jonse & Andrew Feller

July 31 Wheels & Washers – Car Show 11-3, Washer Tournament 1pm start

Live Music ~~

Whitestone @ 12pm, Sonny & the Starfires @ 3pm & the Seville’s @ 6pm

Aug 7 TBA

Aug 14 Hosea Hargrove – Austin Music Hall of Fame Inductee – Nothin’ but the Blues

Aug 21 Ronnie Caywood

Aug 28 Sonny & the Starfires

Sept 4 TBA

Sept 11 Hosea Hargrove

Sept 18 NO Live Music – UT Football @ DKR – 7pm – Texas Tech

Sept 25 The Activates

Oct 2 Ronnie Caywood

Oct 9 Hosea Hargrove

Washer Tournament

Every last Saturday of the Month

21’ Pits or 3 Hole Boards (July & August)

$30/Team ~~~ 90% Payout

$2.50 Beer Special during Tournament

12pm Registration – 1pm Start Time

Community Events

Mark your calendars!!!!

Aug 14 Night at the Races

o Sponsored by the Manor Chamber of Commerce

o Tickets on Sale Now - $20 in Advance, $25 at the door

o Includes a BBQ dinner, funny money for wagering, 8 pre-recorded races, & and opportunity to turn your funny money into prizes!!!

Manor Chamber on Facebook – Add them as a friend!

Oct 2 Manor Fest

o Sponsored by Manor Lions Club & the Manor Chamber or Commerce

o Events: BBQ Cookoff, Fun Run, Washer Tournament, Car Show, Baking Contest, Vendor Booths, Kids Area and more…

Denise LoSchiavo
Country Vista Residential Care Home
Manor Farmers' Market
278-1611

Sampler day at the market

MANOR FARMERS' MARKET
Every Wednesday in downtown Manor
Jenny Lane Park
4 to 7 PM
manorfarmersmarket.org
Free Wi-Fi and Fitness Zone

This is a market sample day.

Come on by and try the amazing products of our awesome farmers and cooks.


Burt's Texas Garden:  This week we are having a FANTASTICALLY AWESOME DILL PICKLE HOOTENANNY!  Samples will be available.  Stop by and grab a jar or 10! 

Gordon will be there with cantaloupe whole or cut up in cups for your enjoyment. Squash include yellow, cashaw and butternut. Also, sweet or hot peppers from chocolate bells & jalapeno to Big Bertha roasting peppers. Lots of small, tender freshly picked okra. Home made plum or peach jellies, pickled beets and fig preserves. Gordon will have jelly samples available.
Bikkurim Farms has watermelon and peaches, yellow squash, Lebanese squash, okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, black eyed peas and potatoes. From the kitchen Sylvia will bring homemade spaghetti sauce for you to try, home made squash soup. From the hen house we'll have organically grown, soy and antibiotic free,whole chickens and eggs.
Frank the Honey Man will be at the market with a couple of different kinds of Manor Honey. Frank has been keeping bees for more than 35 years. If you have an interest in bee keeping or bee questions he would be happy to talk with you. Come on by.
Ray the Noodle Man will have homemade Texas Wendish Heritage Society noodles for sale. Just like his Momma used to make using only flour, eggs and salt.

Mata Tamales: Three generations of the Mata family come together to make tamales for Manor. To the market they will bring chicken and pork tamales. Special orders for jalapeno cheese, bean and cheese or beef may be made in advance by calling 517-1441.  Francesca also makes empanadas.

Kala's Kuisine: Dinner plates. A wide variety of sweet to very hot salsas and chutneys: Curry-Tabasco, Mango Chutney, Chutney Salsa, Mirchi-Masala & Curry -Chipotle Salsa. Also, momos, samosas and hummus. Kala is taking pre-orders for dinner plates which include two curries, rice, chutney, samosas and roti, a tortilla type Indian bread, all for $6. You may place your order at her e-mail address : kala at kalaskuisine dot com. Stop by for a sample!

Bloorhouse will have a fresh batch of mosquito repellent and all her usual luxurious bath items.

Munkebo Farm has not had the chance to check in yet. When she lets me know I will send it out.
All of our farmers are local, most for generations, here in Manor or with in fifteen miles. If you have any gardening questions please feel free to come by and talk to one or more of them as they are happy to share their knowledge with you.

Manor Farmers' Market is sponsored by Manor owned businesses and organizations: Jonse Farmer's Insurance, Manor Veterinary Hospital, Manor Chamber of Commerce and the East Rural Community Center a non-profit 501(c)3 organization serving East Rural Travis County. Thank you to all of you for making this possible.

Eat well,

Denise
Denise LoSchiavo, Market Manager

Look at all the goodies at the market today

MANOR FARMERS' MARKET
Every Wednesday in downtown Manor
Jenny Lane Park
4 to 7 PM
manorfarmersmarket.org
Free Wi-Fi and Fitness Zone


Burt's Texas Garden:  This week we expect to have tomatoes, okra, peppers, fresh eggs, corn dip, and lots of dill pickles. Come see us!! 

Munkebo Farm will have grapes, figs, yellow squash, acorn squash, patty pan squash, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, lemon basil, sweet basil, oregano, carrots, red potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, magenta spreen (like spinach), duck eggs, frozen Muscovy duck, organic apple pie, organic blueberry pie, artichoke dip and balsamic vinaigrette. Possibly some giant organic cinnamon buns  and lemon basil lemonade if I have time.  Oh yum says Denise

Gordon will be there with a great deal of cantaloupe and squash from his family farm in Cele. Also, sweet or hot peppers from chocolate bells to Big Bertha roasting peppers. Some tomatoes, onions & cashaw. Freshly made blackberry or peach jellies, fig preserves and apple butter. All naturally grown no chemicals of any kind.

Ray the Noodle Man will have homemade Texas Wendish Heritage Society noodles for sale. Just like his Momma used to make using only flour, eggs and salt.

Mata Tamales: Three generations of the Mata family come together to make tamales for Manor. To the market they will bring chicken and pork tamales. Special orders for jalapeno cheese, bean and cheese or beef may be made in advance by calling 517-1441.

Kala's Kuisine: Dinner plates. A wide variety of sweet to very hot salsas and chutneys: Curry-Tabasco, Mango Chutney, Chutney Salsa, Mirchi-Masala & Curry -Chipotle Salsa. Also, momos, samosas and hummus. Kala is taking pre-orders for dinner plates which include two curries, rice, chutney, samosas and roti, a tortilla type Indian bread, all for $6. You may place your order at her e-mail address : kala at kalaskuisine dot com. Stop by for a sample!

Bloorhouse will have a fresh batch of mosquito repellent, after bite cream and all her usual luxurious bath items.

The Goodwin Homestead will have stained glass mosaics for home and garden. Beautiful hung in a window, useful for doors stops or bookends and make a nice garden accent. Uniquely embellished, hand made, felted wool bags and bracelets. Juliet and White Currant Tomaotes.

Sylvia from Bikkurim Farms has not checked in yet. I expect her to come and still have watermelon, tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, potatoes and eggplant. Eggs, whole organic chickens and tomatoes sauce.

Manor Farmers' Market is sponsored by Manor owned businesses and organizations: Jonse Farmer's Insurance, Manor Veterinary Hospital, Manor Chamber of Commerce and the East Rural Community Center a non-profit 501(c)3 organization serving East Rural Travis County. Thank you to all of you for making this possible.

The old Environmental Mills on Highway 290 just east of Old Kimbro Road is under new ownership.  They are offering free mulch for the taking.  There is a sign on the south side of 290 that says "Free Mulch" just before their drive way. Pull in and look to your right there is a big box of mulch.  Load it up and take it home.  They are burning the scrap wood down there and it smells like BBQ all the time at my house.

Eat well,

Denise
Denise LoSchiavo, Market Manager

Saturday Afternoon Market

Good Morning,

Th announcement didn't go through yesterday so I'm trying again this morning. Dang internet.

For the market this week we have lots and lots of watermelon and cantaloupe for the fourth of July festivities. Many different varieties of peppers large and small, sweet or hot , in a wide array of colors. There are still plenty of tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes for salads. Okra is coming in really well now with the heat. We have a great deal of squash, yellow straight or crook neck, zucchini, Lebanese, white scallop, patty pan, acorn, butternut, spaghetti and cashaw. All of them are great on the grill.

Last night we cut the yellow squash length wise, brushed brushed w/ olive oil, sprinlked kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper and put them on the grill. Fast, easy and delicious.

Also, we made stuffed jalapenos. We used a package of cream cheese, three stripes of lime zest chopped fine, the juice of half a lime and a small handful of chopped fresh cilantro. Mix and set aside. Cut jalapenos in half and clean out membrane and seeds. Fill cavity with cream cheese mixture. Put a shrimp on top and wrap the whole thing in half a slice of bacon. Secure with toothpick. Grill cut side down until bacon is crispy. Turn gently with tongs, don't squeeze or the cheese oozes out and grill til bacon is crispy on the bottom.

Sliced tomatoes with basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Watermelon, cantaloupe and fried catfish from a friend. Simple, local, tasty meal. In-laws are visiting from Nevada couldn't say enough about how good it all was.

Every Saturday, rain or shine, from 3PM to 7PM at the new Tech High School parking lot on Highway 290.

Eat well,