Showing posts with label Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Chilly Fall Market Tomorrow

Oh it's gonna be a great fall market tomorrow: Tecolote Farm is sending cucumbers, turnips, arugula (spicy lettuce), squash, parsley, garlic chives and SALAD MIX. It is very rare we have tomatos and lettuce at the same time in Central Texas so get out your salad bowls and enjoy!

Laverne is back! Famous salsa, farm eggs and lots of peppers: serrano, jalapeno, bell, hot or sweet banana & cherry tomatoes.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Fine market for your dining pleasure

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

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Munkebo Farm will have Frank's honey including Cotton Blossom Blend, Bee Tree Blend and Spring Wild Flower. Also, okra, butternut, acorn and patty pan squash, magenta spreen (like spinach), sweet potato vine leaves, lemon basil, sweet basil, cactus fruit, crenshaw melons(very fragrant), peaches, pesto, concord grape jam, fig/grape jam, cactus fruit jam, duck eggs, pecan pralines, organic blueberry pie, balsamic vinaigrette and artichoke dip.
 
Green Grass Meat writes: I will have a special on ground beef. Buy two and get the third one free. Sirloin patties will be 36% off...$7.00. This special will also be for the Saturday market. David also has steaks, roasts, cutlets a variety of sausages, beer sticks and jerky. Stop by for a sample. 
 
Burt's Texas Garden:  Back again this week....READY TO FRY OKRA (it's already cut, breaded, bagged, and frozen for you...from our garden to your frying pan)!!!  We'll also have DILL PICKLES, CHOW-CHOW, PEPPERS, and everyone's favorite CORN DIP.  Come see us! 
 
Pat the Baker Lady will be bring banana-walnut muffins, apple-walnut or zucchini bread (great with cream cheese), peach cobblers, individual peach, raspberry or apple pies and corn pudding. From the savory side Pat is making onion casserole or broccoli cheese and rice casserole. From the pickle aisle she'll have pickled squash, jalapeno or beets and peach preserves.
 
Laverne's Vegetable Patch: For the market this week I will have COUNTRY FRESH EGGS FROM HAPPY, HEALTHY, FREE RANGE CHICKENS IN MY BACKYARD, SALSA, PEPPERS AND PEARS.

Mata Tamales: will be at the market with tamales made by three generations of the Mata family here in Manor. Beef, Pork Cicken or Spicy bean. Francesca will have pineapple empanadas.

Kala's Kuisine, Gordon Taylor's Farm and Bikkurim have not have the chance to check in yet. Look us up again tomorrow for any late breaking 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.  
 
Denise LoSchiavo 
Country Vista Residential Care Home 
Manor Farmers' Market 
278-1611 

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Organic Brunch to Benefit TOFGA

Sunday, March 28th, 11 AM, Barr Mansion, Austin, TX: An Organic Brunch celebrating spring and benefiting the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association! TOFGA educates new and seasoned farmers (and gardeners) at seminars throughout the year. Barr Mansion, a beautiful certified organic venue, is a great supporter of local organic food and those who produce it! Please join us with a $50 donation to help TOFGA grow farmers!! For more info and to rsvp: Valerie@barrmansion.com (http://barrmansion.com/). Also check out http://www.tofga.org