local music, local vegetables, local meats

Manor Farmers' Market
Wednesday, 4-7 PM
Jennie Lane SmartPark
in down town Manor
free wi-fi & fitness zone

We have local music now!

Manor Jeweler Musician Jim Lutz of bolaman.com

For the market this week:

Farmin' Mike of Green Gate Farm will be at the market with:

Spinach
Lettuce
Carrots
Onions
Radishes
Beets
Cilantro
Radicchio
And Maybe:
Cabbage
Broccoli
Kale
Chard


And, A Kirk Cameron autograph


Laverne's Vegetables Patch says:
I'll be at the market on Wednesday with Eggs, Salsa, Green Onions and Greens. Although, the forecast is rain for Wednesday so if it is not raining too much I'll be there.

Vegetables Gordon's: Chard, collards, carrots. Also delicious homemade jellies & pickled beets Perfect for a winter salad.

Morning Glory Farm may be bringing Germaine's produce and products plus duck eggs and almost world famous cakes- oh so yummy!

Green Grass Meats: Locally raised grass fed (as the name implies) organic beef including sausages, steaks, roasts, cutlets and ground meats. For large orders or if you want something specific please go to their web site and give David a call or order on line and David will bring your order to the market for you.

Texas Wendish Heritage Society homemade noodles. Once you've tried them you'll not go back to store bought.

Tamales made by three generations of Manor's own Mata family. Beef, pork, chicken or bean and cheese. That's what's for dinner tonight.


Shameless plug: Annual Brown Symposium Back to the Foodture: Sustainable Strategies to Reverse a Global Crisis. Wednesday at 6:30 the screening of Forks over Knives with speaker Andrew Smiley from the Sustainable Food Center. Please check out all the films, speakers and activities at :http://www.southwestern.edu/brownxxxiv/ ; Be there or be square.


A special shout out goes to the blacklandreporter.com as our newest benefactor. With news from the east side of 35 Steve is sure to include school activities, P&Z, City Council, construction and many more news stories most important to residents of Manor and the surrounding communities. Thank you Steve!

As always we extend our thanks to all the Manor businesses that make this market possible each week: Manor Chamber of Commerce, Manor Veterinary Hospital, Jonse Farmers Insurance and our parent organization East Rural Travis County Advisory Board. * Buy Local, Buy Manor *

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Did you know that spinach is not only a rich source of vitamins and minerals, but researchers have identified carotenoids and at least 13 different flavonoid phytonutrients in spinach that act as powerful antioxidants? Antioxidants combat the free radicals that cause oxidative damage to both cells and DNA. When the researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University tested various fruits and vegetables for their antioxidant capabilities, spinach ranked second only to kale among the vegetables tested. The various flavonoids in spinach have been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, and anti-carcinogenic properties, while its carotenoids, such as zeaxanthin and lutein, help fight prostate cancer and protect against eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts. Since carotenoids are fat-soluble, they are not well absorbed unless fat is also consumed — a g ood reason to add extra flavor and nutrition to spinach by dressing it with extra virgin olive oil. When looking at spinach.s impressive nutritional profile, remember that it also contains many other health-promoting phytonutrients for which daily recommended intakes have not yet been provided, so they are not included in the chart.Read More
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