Squash, Squash, Corn, Golf

Manor Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday 4-7 Spring & Summer,
Open Year Round
Jennie Lane Smart Park downtown Manor
www.manorfarmersmarket.org

Live Music
with Chrissy Engel

Manor Lions Club Golf Tournament June 20th at
ShadowGlen Golf Course
catered by Texas Traditional BBQ
All monies raised go to support Scholarships for Manor students
contact Lion Doug Parker at 272-4129 or 913-0057

Burt's Texas Garden: This week we will have Onions, Beets, Potatoes, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Cocozelle Squash, Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Cherry Tomatoes, Peppers, Fresh Herbs, Collard Greens, Swiss Chard, Brussels Sprouts, Okra, and Green Beans. In addition, we'll have, Bread & Butter Pickles, Pickled Beets, Chow Chow, Jalapeno Jelly, and Fresh Eggs.

Munkebo Farm: parsley, leeks, oregano, chard, onions, lemon pies, apple pies, chicken pies, homemade bread, Italian torrone nougat, pecan pralines, lemon curd and lemonade. Laverne's Vegetable Patch:This week for the market I will have salsa, eggs, yellow squash, zucchini, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, cucumbers and plums. Colmar Farm: Beans, onions, herbs, cookies to die for, tomato/lemon preserves, hamburger relish, apricot/ jalepeno jelly
To look forward to a little later in the season: spaghetti squash, cantaloupes, watermelons, southern peas and of course TOMATOES! Also, the season's first batch of dill pickles will be ready next week (June 10th)! CORN HAS ARRIVED

Tamales: Green Chili Turkey, Red Chili Pork, and Chicken with vegetable. Perfect with Laverne's salsa.

Richardson Farms: Fresh, organic CORN IS HERE! on the cob $1 ea. All natural, grass fed, humanely raised beef, pork & poultry. Steaks, chops, ribs, ground meats, stew and chili meat, many varieties of sausages Hams by pre order only $5/#. Kay is taking orders for holiday turkeys. Two hundred gobblers were delivered to their farm last week. You may place an order in advance and she will deliver to the market jrdvm72@aol.com Or come on by and pick out what looks good to you this week.

*Bloor House Handcrafted Necessities*: Treat yourself, your family, and your home to all natural alternatives for everything from luxurious lotions, soaps, and bath goodies to laundry soap and insect repellent. In addition to getting you fabulously clean, Texas Beer Soap makes a wonderful alternative to shaving cream. Custom orders cheerfully accepted!

Petals for Healing: will have jewelry, postcards, and two new items - Zen clocks and Wonderstone coasters

Squash, Squash, Squash 'tis the season of squash. It won't last. By the time you think you can't eat one more bite it will be out of season. Here are some tips on what to do with left over cooked squash. One of my little ladies told me to just add an egg and some flour to the leftover squash and cook it up in some bacon grease like a pancake. Well, I took it a little further. Make up a batter, like a fritter batter or pancake batter, and try the following add ins:

Pumpkin Pie Spices-clove, cinnamon and nutmeg, then top it with Manor Honey for breakfast. Roasted pecans are good in this one.

Add Italian seasoning and top with a marinara or chopped tomatoes and basil.

Put in chopped parlsey, onion and a little nutmeg and serve with applesauce like latka or potato pancake

Top with grated cheese, I like parmesan or a sharp cheddar

Use your imagination, left over ham or corn or....

As always a great big thank you goes out to all the organizations that make the Manor Farmers' Market possible each week: East Rural Community Center, Manor Chamber of Commerce, The Sustainable Food Center and the Austin Travis County Health and Human Services Department.

Easter Eggs & market

Manor Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday 4-6 Fall & Winter, 4-7 Spring & Summer
Jennie Lane Smart Park downtown Manor
Free Wi-Fi access and Fitness Zone
plenty of grass for the children to run around
Easy, easy parking

Live Music
EASTER EGG HUNT AND EGG DYING/DECORATING TABLE AT THE MARKET. Beautiful naturally multi colored eggs from Food You Can Trust here in Kimbro

Dr. Carter asks to let you know Easter Lillys are poisonous, in even small amounts, to cats.

Recycling opportunities at market: I need your used nursery containers from your spring planting. Please bring your gently used egg cartons, mason jars and grocery bags to be reused.

FROM THE GARDEN: turnip and canola greens, Swiss chard, spinach, green onion, broccoli, beets, lettuce, spring salad mix, chow chow, sweet relish, great on hot dogs and burgers, tomato lemon preserves, jalapeno apricot jelly, eggs & salsa

FROM THE BAKERY: Coconut macaroons, "piedras negras" chocolate candies (dark choc. with marcona almonds in the middle dusted in cocoa powder), organic peach, apple and berry pies for the market. Also granola bars & cookies- oatmeal raisin pecan, ginger snaps, peanut butter, Home made canned goods tomato lemon preserves, jalapeno apricot jelly.

FROM THE BATHHOUSE: Bloor House Handcrafted Necessities: Texas Beer Soap a favorite of the Manor Fire Dept. Treat yourself, treat your family, luxurious lotions, creams, scrubs and bath salts. Bath or hand soap in liquid, jell or bar. Bathbombs for children of all ages. Room fresheners and laundry detergent

FROM THE RANCH: Richardson Farms, Kay will have all natural hormone and antibiotic free humanely raised beef, pork and whole chickens for sale. All kinds of steaks, chops, roasts, a variety of sausages, ground beef or pork and fresh (uncured) bacon. Order in advance to assure Kay brings and keeps for you what you need. J R D V M 7 2 @ a o l

FROM THE KITCHEN: Tamales, turkey with green chili, pork with red chili or chicken with vegetable

ALSO FEATURING: home made dish cloths, home made spring and summer wreaths, house plants & play pretty bracelets. Hand painted confetti Easter Eggs too. A newborn rust colored lamb named Wallace will be at the market around 5PM. Bring the kids (not baby goats) to meet an Easter icon.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/7/09
POSTPONED for One Week: County Commissioner Vote Regarding Tecolote Farm Water Crisis now on 4/14
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LETTERS, CALLS, AND COURTROOM VISITS IN EARLY MARCH IN SUPPORT OF TECOLOTE FARM. YOUR INPUT CONTINUES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPRESSION ON THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT.THE COURT HAS RESCHEDULED THE PITRES' DATE ON THE AGENDA TO 4/14, AT WHICH TIME COMMISSIONERS WILL VOTE YES OR NO ON JUDGE BISCOE'S PROPOSED PLAN.Background:Tecolote Farm has been providing locally-grown, organic vegetables to the Austin area since 1993. It is a vital part of and gives much value to our community. Recently they have suffered a water crisis. Water levels in Tecolote Farm's well dropped dramatically, and then went completely dry, soon after Travis County installed nearby high-production wells used to water recreation fields a few miles away. At first, Travis County officials indicated that if they had caused the problem, they would help fix it. Since that time, several highly-qualified hydrogeologists, including ones with extensive experience in studying and working with the local aquifer at issue have confirmed what Tecolote has always known: that the high-volume pumping by the County was at least a significant contributor of what has happened to Tecolote's water supply. Tecolote Farm is just asking for access to the groundwater that they always had, and they are willing to exchange that access for providing produce to County Jail inmates.This coming Tuesday, April 14, the Travis County Commissioners' Court will be considering Judge Biscoe's plan to help solve a problem that they (at least in part) created. This is where your input is needed and we urge you to act via the following options: Option 1. Email the Travis County Commissioners If you have not already sent emails about this issue letting all of the Commissioners, especially Commissioners Eckhardt and Davis, know how important it is to you that the County step up to the plate and help solve preserve this local farm, this is the last week to do so. If you don't know who your county commissioner is, just send the email to all of them. List of County Commissioners and their email addresses and telephone numbers: County Judge - Samuel T. Biscoe - sam.biscoe@co.travis.tx.us - 854-9555Commissioner, Precinct 1 - Ron Davis - ron.davis@co.travis.tx.us - 854-9111Commissioner, Precinct 2 - Sarah Eckhardt - sarah.Eckhardt@co.travis.tx.us - 854-9222Commissioner, Precinct 3 - Karen Huber - Karen.Huber@co.travis.tx.us, kelly.darby@co.travis.tx.us - 854-9111Commissioner, Precinct 4 - Margaret Gómez - commissioner.gomez@co.travis.tx.us - 854-9444 Below is suggested text for such an email. Feel free to add to it by discussing your relationship with Tecolote or how important it is that our local governments support those within our community who produce local, healthy food, and that Travis County not contribute to the demise of Tecolote or ignore this legal opportunity to do the right thing

Oh Yum & Opportunities Too

Manor Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday 4-6 Fall & Winter, 4-7 Spring & Summer
Jennie Lane Smart Park downtown Manor
Free Wi-Fi access and Fitness Zone
plenty of grass for the children to run around
Easy, easy parking

Live Music

Lions Club Garage Sale April 4th see flyer attached

Recycling opportunities at market: Please bring your gently used egg cartons, mason jars and grocery bags to be reused. See below for more opportunities.

FROM THE GARDEN: turnip and canola greens, Swiss chard, spinach, green onion, broccoli, beets, lettuce, spring salad mix, pickled beets, Bread and Butter pickles, chow chow, sweet relish, great on hot dogs and burgers, tomato lemon preserves, jalapeno apricot jelly, eggs & salsa

FROM THE BAKERY: Coconut macaroons, "piedras negras" chocolate candies (dark choc. with marcona almonds in the middle dusted in cocoa powder), pecan, organic apple and organic berry pies for the market. Also granola bars & cookies- oatmeal raisin pecan, ginger snaps, peanut butter, Home made canned goods sweet relish, great on hot dogs and burgers. tomato lemon preserves, jalapeno apricot jelly. Wendish Heritage Society Noodles made just like your great-grandma used to make them.

FROM THE BATHHOUSE: Bloor House Handcrafted Necessities: Treat yourself, treat your family, luxurious lotions, creams, scrubs and bath salts. Bath or hand soap in liquid, jell or bar. Bathbombs for children of all ages. All natural insect repellent and after bite cream too. Room fresheners and laundry detergent

FROM THE RANCH: Richardson Farms, Kay will have all natural hormone and antibiotic free humanely raised beef, pork and whole chickens for sale. All kinds of steaks, chops, roasts, a variety of sausages, ground beef or pork and fresh (uncured) bacon

FROM THE BEEHIVES: Manor Honey at the market the first Wednesday of every month as long as the honey lasts.

FROM THE KITCHEN: Tamales, turkey with green chili, pork with red chili or chicken with vegetable

ALSO FEATURING: home made dish cloths, home made spring and summer wreaths, house plants & play pretty bracelets. Maybe hand painted Easter Eggs too. We are planning an Easter Egg hunt at the market on Wednesday, April 8th. A newborn rust colored lamb named Wallace will be making his market debut around 5PM. Bring the kids (not baby goats) to meet an Easter icon.

Do you have formal dresses, shoes, slacks, shirts or accessories that simply hang in your closet? Please consider donating it to the Prom Closet sponsored by the Manor ISD Student and Family Support Services Department. Many students do not attend the Prom (April 25) because of the expense of formal wear. Bring your items to the market or to the Chamber Office in Independent Bank and we will make sure the items are delivered to the Family Support Dept. We have already collected several items and we have room to collect and deliver more.

If you don't know what to have for dinner tonight ...
If you are tired of that plain green salad for dinner you will enjoy the extra nutrition and pizzazz that the figs and walnuts (pecans-buy local) add to this spinach salad. It will complement almost any meal. Enjoy!
Figs, Walnuts, (Pecans) and Spinach Salad
My figs are thumbnail size. I don't know if we can get spinach and figs at the same time. If you have some dried from last year it is all good! Or save this recipe for when the figs come in. DL

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
½ medium onion, sliced thin (or green, from the market)
2 TBS white wine or apple cider vinegar
1 cup hot water
5 oz baby spinach (from the market)
2 TBS balsamic vinegar
½ tsp honey (from the honey man at the market)
2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
salt and cracked black pepper to taste
8 dried figs, sliced (fresh soon!)
2 TBS chopped walnuts (let's make that pecans)
Directions:
Slice onion and let sit for at least 5 minutes to enhance its health-promoting properties.
Marinate sliced onion in 2 TBS white wine or apple cider vinegar and hot water for 10 minutes while preparing rest of ingredients.
Rinse and dry baby spinach. If you have a salad spinner that is best, otherwise, dry with paper towels. This will avoid dressing getting diluted.
Whisk together balsamic vinegar, honey, salt and pepper, drizzling in the olive oil a little at a time at the end. Toss with rest of ingredients and serve. Serves 4
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Daily Food Tip
Can you eat Swiss chard raw?
Yes, you can definitely eat Swiss chard raw. It is a great addition to a green salad. Just cut it up into small pieces that are similar in size to the other greens that you are using in the salad. Not only does Swiss chard adds a nice taste to the salad but it makes a beautiful addition-it's wavy colorful leaves (a mixture of green with either red, yellow, or white) add a visual flair to green salads.
If you have any questions about today's Daily Tip Ask George Your Question
Used with permission from World's Healthiest Foods, whfoods.com
It's all good at Manor Farmers' Market. To sign up for our weekly update to be sent to you automatically please go to manorfarmersmarket.org and be sure to respond when the confirmation email comes through.

Hummingbirds are back get out your flowers & feeders. They are hungry after their long migration.

Special thanks to Manor Chamber of Commerce, The East Rural Community Center, The Sustainable Food Center, Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Dept. and many Manor businesses for making all this possible!


Denise LoSchiavo, DirectorManor Farmers' MarketP.O. Box 66Manor, Texas 78653www.manorfarmersmarket.orgManor Farmers' Market- We do it in the dirt.

Let it Rain

Manor Farmers' Market
Every Wednesday Year Round
@ Jennie Lane SmartPark
Beautiful downtown Manor
Spring & Summer hours 4-7PM

Live Music with Chrissy Engel
in the Pavilion


Manor Grown Vegetables this Week: chard, turnip greens, canola greens, green onions, escarole, endive, dandelion greens, parsley, spinach, beets, salad mix,

The Usual Suspects: Salsa, farm fresh eggs, B&B pickles, jalapeno apricot preserves, tomato lemon preserves, chili sauce relish, pickled beets, & chow-chow. Wendish Heritage Society homemade noodles. Play pretty bracelets, hand crocheted dish clothes, vegetable and house plants.

Bloor House Handcrafted Necessities: Treat yourself, treat your family, luxurious lotions, creams and bath salts. Bathbombs for children of all ages. All natural insect repellent and after bite cream too, room fresheners and laundry detergent

Baked Goods: organic cookies and organic bread, organic pies, baklava, also oatmeal raisin and pecan, peanut butter, ginger snaps from Tom

Richardson Farms: "I plan on being at the market unless it's raining". Kay will have all natural hormone and antibiotic free beef, pork and whole chickens for sale. All kinds of steaks, chops, roasts, a variety of sausages, ground beef or pork and fresh (uncured) bacon

Tamales: turkey with green chili, pork with red chili or chicken with vegetable

Manor Honey will be back next week

It's all good at Manor Farmers' Market. To sign up for our weekly update to be sent to you automatically please go to manorfarmersmarket.org and be sure to respond when the confirmation email comes through.

Hummingbirds are back get out your flowers & feeders. They are hungry after their long migration.

Special thanks to Manor Chamber of Commerce, The East Rural Community Center, The Sustainable Food Center, Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Dept. and many Manor businesses for making all this possible!

Denise LoSchiavo, DirectorManor Farmers' MarketP.O. Box 66Manor, Texas 78653www.manorfarmersmarket.orgManor Farmers' Market- We do it in the dirt.

Green Spring Fling Thing

Yep, it is that time of year again. Manor Farmers' Market will hold our annual Spring Festival on Wednesday, March 18th from 4 to 7PM. Get your Garden Party started!

This year, as usual, we will have vegetable and herb transplants for sale. Also, compost and the worm dude will once again grace us with his presence. Gardening demos and vegetable games will be provided by The Sustainable Food Center. We will have live music with Chrissy and maybe Jimmy Joe too.

Get beautiful vegetables picked the day of the market less than ten miles from downtown Manor. Homemade tamales, salsa jellies and pickles of all sorts. Farm fresh eggs from healthy chickens that run around in the fresh air and sunshine. Humanely raised pastured beef, pork and poulty from Richardson Farms as always anitbiotic and hormone free. They even grow the food for their animals.

Come on down and join us in Jenny Lane Smart Park with free Wi-Fi access and a fitness zone. 104 Rector Street, Manor, Texas.

Save our Manor farmers

Hello Folks,

Katie and David have been friends of mine for years. Their oldest son and my youngest daughter went to school together and we would carpool. They got me hooked on locally grown, seasonal organic vegetables years ago. Manor Farmers' Market is the direct result.

These are hardworking folks growing great vegetables for Austin and Manor residents. They have approximately 300 Community Supported Agriculture subscriptions. This means they provide about three hundred local families with a basket of fresh produce every week.

We talk about going green, sustainability and food miles. Well, this is it. A thirteen minute drive from Tecolote Farm to my table.

Please take a minute to look at the information below and write your commissioner to support our local food system.

Thanks,

Denise

Denise LoSchiavo, DirectorManor Farmers' MarketP.O. Box 66Manor, Texas 78653www.manorfarmersmarket.org

Action Alert - Help Solve Tecolote Farm’s Water Crisis
Please Email or Call Your County Commissioner Now


Tecolote Farm has been providing locally-grown, organic vegetables to the Austin area since 1993. It is a vital part of and gives much value to our community. Recently they have suffered a water crisis. Water levels in Tecolote Farm’s well dropped dramatically, and then went completely dry, soon after Travis County installed nearby high-production wells used to water recreation fields a few miles away. At first, Travis County officials indicated that if they had caused the problem, they would help fix it. Since that time, several highly-qualified hydrogeologists, including ones with extensive experience in studying and working with the local aquifer at issue have confirmed what Tecolote has always known: that the high-volume pumping by the County was at least a significant contributor if not a major cause of what has happened to Tecolote’s water supply.

There is some hope. This coming Thursday, March 5th, the Travis County Commissioner’s Court will be considering whether to make good on the County’s promise to help solve a problem that they (at least in part) created. There are a number of workable options that have been mentioned. However, we are still facing an uphill battle. This is where your participation is needed.

Call to Action

Option 1. Email the Travis County Commissioners

Please send an email very soon – preferably by this coming Monday (3/1) – but by no later than Wednesday (3/4), letting your County Commissioner (or all of the Commissioners including the County Judge) know how important it is to you that the County step up to the plate and help solve Tecolote’s water crisis which they had a hand in causing. Below is a list of the names of the email addresses of the County Judge and the four Commissioners. Please send an email to your commissioner and a cc to the County Judge. If you don’t know who your county commissioner is, just send the email to all of them.

List of County Commissioners and their email addresses and telephone numbers:

County Judge - Samuel T. Biscoe - sam.biscoe@co.travis.tx.us – 854-9555
Commissioner, Precinct 1 - Ron Davis - ron.davis@co.travis.tx.us – 854-9111Commissioner, Precinct 2 – Sarah Eckhardt – Sarah.Eckhardt@co.travis.tx.us – 854-9222Commissioner, Precinct 3 - Karen Huber – kelly.darby@co.travis.tx.us – 854-9111Commissioner, Precinct 4 - Margaret Gómez – commissioner.gomez@co.travis.tx.us – 854-9444


Below is suggested text for such an email. Feel free to add to it by discussing your relationship with Tecolote or how important it is that our local governments support those within our community who produce local, healthy food, and that Travis County not contribute to the demise of Tecolote.

Suggested text:

Dear ___:

I am a supporter of local, sustainable agricultural in Travis County. It has come to my attention that the Travis County Commissioners Court is considering action to assist Tecolote Farm solve its water crisis.

I also understand that several scientists believe that recent heavy pumping by Travis County is at least a significant contributor to or cause of Tecolote Farm’s recent crisis.

It is very important to me that Travis County does what it takes to assure that we keep the local farm and not contribute to its demise.


Option 2. Call Your County Commissioners

You may call your commissioner’s office and let them know your views on this issue. See the list above.


Option 3. Attend Work Session/Show Support in Person

The meeting at which this issue will be considered is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2009, at 1:30 PM. The location will be: the Commissioners’ Courtroom, 1st Floor of the Ned Granger Administration Building, 314 West 11th Street, Austin. Feel free to attend and show and voice your support in person.


Thank you in advance for getting involved in this important issue