Oh Honey

For you JoAnna:

Denise/JoAnna,

I prefer to leave honey on the bees after the fall honeyflow. This
usually amounts to 40-60 pounds and is sufficient to carry them through
the darth of winter till the first natural nectar is available in late
February. Last year, they were moderately successful and I fed
minimally to some of the weaker colonies. The previous year was a
disaster and it was either feed them or lose them. I use sugar off the
shelf at Wal-Mart or HEB and mix at the ratio of six pounds of sugar to
enough water to make a gallon of syrup. None of this ever reaches my
customers. The syrup is consumed by the bees several months before I
put my extracting boxes on the hives. If a colony has honey stored
through the winter, they get no supplemental syrup. The honey that
JoAnna purchased from me was my Spring Wildflower Blend. The colonies
that gathered this honey were two boxes high when I installed the third
and successive boxes in May. The combs were completely dry and most
frames had new foundation. All of this honey was primarily from nectar
gathered from Horsemint, Indian Blanket and Mesquite Blossom. If there
are further questions, call me at 272-8710 or come out for a trip to
the beeyards.

Thanks, Frank

If you have any questions let me know. Be well, Denise

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

-----Original Message-----
From: JoAnna
To: countryvista@aol.com
Sent: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 2:54 pm
Subject: honey at Manor Farmer's Market

Hi there ,

I have been reading that some beekeepers will feed their bees high
fructose corn
syrup. We are trying to avoid all genetically modified foods and
don't want to
buy any products that support their use. Do you know if the honey that
is sold
uses any HFCS for its bees? I have heard that when bees are low on
food
reserves, beekeepers might feed them a syrup, a sugar water they mix
themselves.
So I would like to know what the bees that produce the honey sold at
Manor
Market are being fed.

thanks for any information you can provide me with

Rain cooled market this afternoon

MANOR FARMERS' MARKET
Every Wednesday in downtown Manor
Jenny Lane Park
4 to 7 PM
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Munkebo Farm will have okra, butternut squash, magenta spreen, sweet potato leaves, pears, cantaloupe, eggplant, duck eggs, cactus fruit jam (like cranberry sauce), fig/grape jam, artichoke dip, balsamic vinaigrette, pesto and organic blueberry pie.

Frank with Manor Honey writes: I have extracted my honey from the cotton fields north of Manor and have a pretty fair crop. I will be adding Cotton-Blossom Blend to the current products--Spring Wildflower and Bee Tree Blends. We will also be scheduling the Wednesday market for the first and third weeks each month until stock runs out(should have enough to go thru December).

Green Grass Meat writes: Cutlets, buy 2 and the third on is free. That's 33% off two or four pack.
This special will also be for the Saturday market. Green grass Meats raises hormone and antibiotic free cattle on green, green pasture grass like God intended. For more information visit their website green grass meats. com. David will be bringing ground beef, a variety of sausages, roasts, steaks, beer sticks and jerky to the market this week

Last week I announced Kala had won the WHOLE OF FLAME, well, you may have noticed I simply copy and paste what the vendors send me. Occasionally I correct spelling, add or delete punctuation. Turns out Kala had won the HALL OF FLAME award for her FIRST place in green salsa and SECOND place in mango chutney. Kala can't make it to the market this week but will be back next week with all her AWARD WINNING GOODIES.

Burt's Texas Garden: Coming to you this week, we will have our delicious STRAWBERRY JAM and JALAPENO JELLY. We'll also be having a CHOW-CHOW sample day. So, if you've ever wondered what it tastes like, now's your chance to find out for free! In addition, we'll have our ever so fabulous CORN DIP and READY TO FRY OKRA again. We're down to our last 8 quarts of DILL PICKLES...get 'em while you can! Come see us. Nerd smile. One of our customers bought some for her husband then came back the following week to purchase ten jars. Get them pickles while you can!

Mata Tamales: will be at the market with tamales made by three generations of the Mata family here in Manor. Pork, beef, chicken, spicy bean and cheese or a mixed batch. Francesca will have empanadas.

Pat the Baker Lady will be taking the month of September off. Back in October.

Gordon will be at the market with peppers and okra and all his wonderful jams and jellies.

Bikkurim Farms with eggs, organic chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, peppers, potatoes, eggplant and canned goods.

All,

Karen Banks is a graduate student at UT working on a food assessment of the Central Texas region. She is analyzing the capacity of the region to meet the food needs of its residents. To do this, she is hosting a series of roundtable discussions with farmers about the state of agriculture in Central Texas to talk about challenges farmers face to sustain a viable business and what makes agriculture in this region unique. The group will also be brainstorming ideas for how to strengthen the local food system. Jules Assata from Shades of Green Farm will facilitate the discussions.

The first roundtable will be in Elgin on September 9th from 1-3:30p. It will be at the First National Bank on 290. Attached is a flyer with more information. If you know any farmers or livestock producers in Bastrop county that would be interested in attending, please pass this information along to them.

Hope to see you there,

Stacey

Stacey Van Landingham
Council Member, Ward 2
512.308.2854

The Manor Independent School District is hosting a Dropout Prevention Summit for business and community leaders to raise awareness about the dropout crisis and how it affects the community.

The theme of the summit is “Lend A Helping Hand” and will be held on September 17, 2010, from 8:30 to 11:00 AM in the Manor ISD Central Administration building (10335 Hwy 290 East; Manor TX 78653). Breakfast will be served.

We are honored to have Judge Samuel T. Biscoe as our guest speaker.

The goal of the summit is to raise awareness of the impact of dropouts on the community and to discuss solutions.

Participants will gain a greater understanding of the current educational, social, economic, and cultural demands for Manor ISD students and their families.

Our intent is to provide you with valuable information you can take back to your organization or business and encourage others to get involved as partners.

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from mentors, community leaders and students about the positive influence partners have made in the lives of our students. For more information about the summit, please contact Lucy Cochrane at (512) 278-4429.

To register, go to the link at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FWTHVDK or call Sherri Hooker at 278-4095.

Attached is a summit invitation. Please spread to other community leaders and encourage them to attend.

We hope that you can participate and will encourage other area leaders to become a part of this important effort.

PS: Hurry to register! This is the last week! September 13-14, Austin TX. 4th Annual Farm and Food Leadership Conference
This two-day event will focus on policy and regulatory issues affecting agriculture and our food supply, including the next Farm Bill, food safety issues, raw milk, Codex, NAIS, water use issues, regulation of slaughterhouses, Slow Money, and more. There will also be workshops to help you become a more effective activist, including how to lobby and how to develop an effective message.

National radio commentator and author Jim Hightower will provide the keynote address at Tuesday's lunch (Monday and Tuesday lunches catered by Dai Due Supper Club, using local and organic foods)!

A full agenda and registration is available at:
http://farmandranchfreedom.org/sff/Agenda.pdf (copied from Boggy Creek's Carol Ann)

Market, Fish Fry Fri & ManorFest

MANOR FARMERS' MARKET
Every Wednesday in downtown Manor
Jenny Lane Park
4 to 7 PM
manorfarmersmarket.org
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IT'S FISH FRY FRIDAY AT MANOR LIONS CLUB. Come out and support our community, enjoy a great meal with family and friends at Lions Hall on Lexington in dowtown Manor this Friday. From 5PM until they run out of fish Manor Lions will be serving fresh hand breaded catfish with Herb's secret recipe, homemade slaw & beans, potato wedges, hush puppies & iced tea for only $7.50 per plate. The Lady Lions will be serving slices of homemade cake and cups of coffee for fifty cents each.

Kala writes:I have good news. I got FIRST place in my green salsa and SECOND place in my mango chutney. I also got the 'WHOLE OF FLAME' award for getting award three times in a row. Some people waited for 15 years to get this and I got it in three years. I am very happy to get this. I will come to the market to share the trophy and be with my friends. Thank you all for supporting. I will bring the dinners and all the rest. see you tomorrow. Congratulations Kala! Manor Farmers' Market is proud to have you as a member of our market family!

Frank with Manor Honey writes: I have extracted my honey from the cotton fields north of Manor and have a pretty fair crop. I will be adding Cotton-Blossom Blend to the current products--Spring Wildflower and Bee Tree Blends. We will also be scheduling the Wednesday market for the first and third weeks each month until stock runs out(should have enough to go thru December).

Burt's Texas Garden: again this week, we will have our 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, CHILE PEQUIN PEPPERS, and everyone's favorite CORN DIP. Come see us!

Munkebo farm will bring okra, cantaloupes, cactus fruit, pears, magenta spreen, butternut squash, acorn squash, serrano peppers, basil, oregano, fig/grape jam, concord grape jam, cactus fruit/pear jam, duck eggs, artichoke dip, balsamic vinaigrette, pesto, quiche and organic blueberry pie.

Green Grass Meat writes: Cutlets, buy 2 and the third on is free. That's 33% off two or four pack.
This special will also be for the Saturday market. Green grass Meats raises hormone and antibiotic free cattle on green, green pasture grass like God intended. For more information visit their website green grass meats. com. David will be bringing ground beef, a variety of sausages, roasts, steaks, beer sticks and jerky to the market this week

Mata Tamales: will be at the market with tamales made by three generations of the Mata family here in Manor. Pork, beef, chicken, spicy bean and cheese or a mixed batch. Francesca will have empanadas.
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.

Pat the Baker Lady will have Brownie pie, banana walnut muffins, apple walnut bread, carrot cake, peach cobbler, individual peach, strawberry, raspberry and sweet potato pies

Cotton Candy Kidz will have bows and headband accessories for "Home Coming" which is just around the corner! Will have Texas Longhorn and Dallas Cowboys Bows this week! If you are in need of customized baby wipe cases we have the perfect one for you! We also have head bands, bows and bow holders; everything you need to make that special girl feel like a princess!

Bikkurim and Gordon haven't checked in yet. Last week they had the following and I imagine it will be similar this week.
For the market this week we will have an array of locally grown summer vegetables including: EGGPLANT! zucchini and yellow squash, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumber, okra and black eyed peas. Peach preserves, blackberry jelly, fig preserves, Spaghetti sauce, tomato soup and someone had asked for SALSA last week so Sylvia is going to make some to go on the Tamales from the Mata family.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

ManorFest is coming up the first weekend in October. Starting the evening of Friday, October 1st running through Saturday late afternoon. This year, for the first time ever, the Manor Lions Club and the Manor Chamber of Commerce have gone in cahoots together to make this an even bigger, better, more fun with even more activities than ever before. We invite you to participate in all the different events that will be going on all around town.

Friday starts off in the evening with live music, BBQ Cook Off, a 42 Dominoes Tournament at 7PM and frozen T-Shirt contests. If you want to know what a frozen T-shirt Contest is I'll tell you. We take T-shirts, get them wet, roll them up tight and put them in the freezer Thursday night. Friday evening I'll start selling tickets. The objective is to get your Frozen T-shirt unrolled and put it on. The first to succeed is the winner of cash and prizes. It is a HOOT! I'll be doing children and adult contests. Come cheer us on.

Saturday AM includes a 5K Race around the Manor High School starting at 8AM. Parade line up at 9Am with the parade starting at 10 AM. And the always delicious Bake-Off. Judges will be needed. Get your family your neighborhood, church group, scouts 4-H to sign up for these family friendly events.

The other events lined up for Saturday include a Hot Rod & Car Show across from Ramos Restaurant Call Doug Parker @512 713 0057 or Bryan Kerley @512 251 7794. More live music. BBQ Cook Off, Cow Chip Bingo, Childrens' Area, Crafts Fair, Live Auction and Washer Tournament.

If you have any questions you can call the Chamber office at 272-5699, Dave Nalle from the Lions Club at 656-8011 or me.

See you there!

Beat the Heat Market

Manor Farmers' Market
Manor New Tech High School
10323 Highway 290 East
manorfarmersmarket.org

3pm to 7pm every Saturday
year round

Can't beat the heat any better than at the Manor Farmer's Markets. At both the Wednesday and Saturday market you may park right next to the vendors booths. Hop out of your nice cool car and jump right back in. No lugging you fresh grown vegetables and meats back through the hot, hot parking lot back to your car. Easiest access markets around.

For the market this week we will have an array of locally grown summer vegetables including: EGGPLANT! zucchini and yellow squash, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumber, okra and black eyed peas. Peach preserves, blackberry jelly, fig preserves, Spaghetti sauce, tomato soup and someone had asked for SALSA last week so Sylvia is going to make some to go on the Tamales from the Mata family.

Eggs from happy healthy chickens raised in fresh air and sunshine like God intended.

Beef raised on green growing pasture grass, what their stomachs are built to digest, and with out the use of byproducts, grains, fillers, antibiotics or growth hormones.

Whole organic chickens no soy, antibiotics or growth hormones. You know why? Because when animals are raised in an environment where they have enough room, good healthy natural food, fresh air and sunlight they don't need them.

Mata Tamales: Yummy goodness. Beef, Pork, Chicken, Spicy Bean or mixed batches. Empanades for sale too.

Pat the Baker Lady will be out of town this weekend.

Today's Recipe-Manor Farmers' Market doesn't offer lamb at this point. Loncito Lamb, I believe comes from the Elgin area, you may google them or it is available at Skip and Erin's Green Gate Farm over by the Expo Center. Here at the Old Goat Ranch I have organic lamb available on the hoof. Chicken works well for this recipe simply adjust the cooking time remembering that it is cooking from both sides due to the hot skillet.

If you don't know what to have for dinner tonight ...

Nothing complements the flavor of lamb better than rosemary. And our Quick Broil method makes this dish very fast and easy to prepare. With this dish you not only enjoy great taste but add an excellent source of protein, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B3 to your Healthiest Way of Eating. Enjoy!

10-Minute Rosemary Lamb Chops

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

* 12 lamb chops
* 6 TBS fresh lemon juice
* 3 TBS chopped fresh rosemary,
* 3 medium cloves garlic, pressed
* ¼ tsp salt
* ¼ tsp black pepper

I add a great big dollop of grainy Dijon type mustard to the rub. DL

Directions:

1. Press garlic and let sit for at least 5 minutes to bring out its hidden health benefits.
2. Mix together lemon juice, rosemary, pressed garlic, salt, and pepper. Rub lamb chops with mixture. Set aside on plate.
3. Preheat broiler on high heat, and place a stainless steel or cast iron skillet large enough to hold the lamb chops under the heat for about 10 minutes to get very hot (about 5-7 inches from the heat source). Be sure that the handle is also metal.
4. Once pan is hot, place lamb chops in pan, and return to broiler for about 4-5 minutes, depending on thickness of lamb. Lamb is cooked quickly as it is cooking on both sides at the same time. This is our Quick Broil cooking method.

Serves 4

Serving Suggestions: Serve with

* Pureed Navy Beans
* 5-Minute Kale

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Healthy Food Tip

Is purple rice (referred to as "forbidden rice") better for you than brown rice?

I have tried to find a journal-published nutritional analysis of purple rice and have not been able to do so. All that I have been able to find is information from the Nutrient Facts panel of a purple rice package on the website of a supplier of this rice. According to that information, one-quarter cup of uncooked forbidden rice has 160 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 34 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of fiber plus 0% DV for vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium, and 4% DV for iron.

In comparison, according to the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/), one-quarter cup of uncooked long grain brown rice has 171 calories, 1.4 grams of fat, 36 grams of carbohydrates, and 1.6 grams of fiber plus 0% DV for vitamin A and vitamin C, 1% DV for calcium, and 4% DV for iron. In terms of these Nutrition Facts panel nutrients, the two types of rice seem virtually identical. (It's also possible that the fiber contents in these two foods are even closer than four-tenths of a gram, because the purple rice manufacturer might have rounded up its fiber value to the nearest whole number.)

One difference between the two types of rice would involve the anthocyanin pigments that give purple rice its unique color. Anthocyanins are the color pigments that give many foods their deep rich red, blue, and purple colors. They are also well-studied antioxidant nutrients and are considered health supportive for this reason. The risk of several chronic health conditions, including atherosclerosis, is also lowered by regular consumption of foods containing anthocyanins. Colored rice makes sense to me as a rotating part of a Healthiest Way of Eating. Many other World's Healthiest Foods are also rich sources of these same anthocyanin antioxidants found in colored rice. Raspberries, blueberries, red grapes, eggplant, and beets would all be good examples of similarly colored (and health-supportive) foods.

Based upon all of this, I think that brown rice and purple rice (as well as other whole grain rice, such as red cargo rice) can play an important part in your Healthiest Way of Eating, and I encourage you to enjoy a variety of colored rice. The only reason that I chose brown rice as a featured World Healthiest Food and not purple or red rice was because brown rice is less expensive and more widely available. As with all World's Healthiest Foods, I encourage you to purchase certified organic rice, regardless of their color!

For more information on this topic, please see:

* Brown rice

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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 

Oops, more vendors

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!

Ray the noodle man and the tamale ladies too!