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 *

weekly newsletter
Forwarded from a friend? Sign up for your own copy of the Weekly Newsletter and Daily Healthy Tip and Recipe.
Food of the Week . . . Spinach
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
If you have any questions about today's Newsletter Ask George Your Question
1-Minute Spinach


view recipe ...
The Food Tip of the Week How do oxalates affect the absorption of calcium in spinach?
Here is the Daily Tip for this week: What factors can cause an oil to become rancid? Many factors can affect the tendency of an oil to become rancid. The first is too much exposure to air. Since oxidative rancidity is the most likely kind of rancidity to affect your food oils, you always want to keep those oils in bottles that are tightly capped ...
I have been a member of your community for several years. I love your book and refer to it almost daily. I purchased it for a present and recommend it widely. - Cat
Circulation: over 90,000 Copyright © 2012 The George Mateljan Foundation, All Rights Reserved

used with permission from World's Healthiest Foods by Manor Farmers' Market

Market veg, Brown Symposium & Planting Guide

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

We're on Face Book too!
OK for the market tomorrow we have: Manor honey- good for the allergies they say, tamales, beef- sausage, steak, roasts, ground meat, noodles, salsa, jellies & eggs. And in the vegetable dept: Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Radishes,Turnips, Chard, Carrots, Kohlrabi & Scallions.
Brown Symposium is coming up in February at Southwestern University in Georgetown. Theme this year is Back to the Foodture. My daughter has been studying Food and Culture for her Paideia Project and this is the culmination. Please try to attend if possible. All lectures and films are free of charge. Pass it on!
Schedule
Monday, February 27
All events will take place in the Alma Thomas Theater unless otherwise indicated
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
9:30 Richard Wilk, Indiana University
"Eating the Future: Why Changing your Diet is Not Enough"
10:45 Coffee Break
11:00 Winona LaDuke, Honor the Earth
“Indigenous and Green Economies for the Seventh Generation”
12:15 Lunch Break
1:30 Amie Breeze Harper, University of California, Davis
“On Being and Not Being the Wretched of the Earth: A Critical Race Feminist Analysis of Vegan Consciousness”
2:45 Coffee Break
3:00 Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the United States
“Industrialized Agriculture and the Rupture of the Human-Animal Bond”
4:30 - 6 "Culinary Cultures: A Ceramics Perspective"
Art Exhibition and Reception - Patrick Veerkamp
5:00 - 6:30 Farmer's Market, Book Signings, Canned Food Art - Bishops Lounge
8:00 "River of Words" - David Asbury and Bruce Cain
Tuesday, February 28
9:00 Jo Luck, Heifer Project International
“Global Hunger is More Personal Than You Think”
10:30 Panel - How to feed a growing human population in the 21st Century
11:30-1:00 Empty Bowls Project Lunch – join us in the Bishops Lounge
For more information go to: http://www.emptybowls.net/

Back to the Foodture Film Festival
This film festival is brought to you by the students of the "Food and Cultures" Paideia cohort, led by Dr. Francis Mathieu. Also, a special thanks to Dr. Melissa Johnson for bringing Ana Joanes to campus.
King Corn Forks Over Knives Food Matters Fresh
“King Corn”
February 8, 6:30pm
Olin Bldg. 105
film website » “Forks Over Knives”
February 15, 6:30pm
Olin Bldg. 105
film website » “Food Matters”
February 22, 6:30pm
Olin Bldg. 105
film website » “Fresh”
March 7, 7pm
McCombs Ballroom
featuring guest speaker, film producer, Ana Joanes
film website »
More Information

* Image preview
Students Organize Film Festival About Food
Four documentaries will be shown Feb. 8 - March 7

tamales, apples & turkey

Some kind of crazy good market tomorrow. Apples from Alexander Family Farm. Tamales from Manor's own Velasco Family. Tecolote Farmers vegetables. Laverne has cherry tomatoes that are like candy. Beef, pork, turkey, eggs, salsa, jellies. It's all good at Manor Farmers' Market.

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.

6J Ranch joins Manor Farmers Market

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


6J Ranch joins Manor Farmers' Market bringing us pork, poultry, beef and eggs . Come on by and welcome our new member. 6J uses Polyface Farm methods.

Tecolote Farm is starting to bring us vegetables and herbs from their farm in south Manor next week. They were going to start this week but David dislocated his shoulder. Squash, cucumbers, lettuces and lettuce mixes, eggplant, peppers, turnips, beets & lots o herbs

Lavernes shoulder is healing from the break and should be back next week.

Burt's Texas Garden will be providing us with vegetables again starting next week.

Green Grass Meats of Texas buy two sausages and get one free, Because of the extreme heat I'm only able to bring a certain amount of product. Plus we we have a new 5 LB Ground Beef package for $25.00. This is a $5.00 savings but must be ordered before MarketSo if you want more than a regular order or something special, please order ahead so everyone can receive a price break. David Ernstmeyer 512-939-1220 GreenGrassMeats.Com. Remember Save Water.


Texas Wendish Society Noodles for sale by Raymond. Hand made the old fashioned way just like his Momma made using eggs, flour and salt.

Gordon has some Swiss Chard this week and there will be more next week and the week after that.

Manor Farmers' Market is looking for more vendors. Mata tamales' schedule has changed and Benita is no longer able to come. We also need a baker and more vegetables too! Give me a call 278-1611 Denise

The Manor ISD Student and Family Support Services department is hosting a HOLIDAY SHOPPING EXTRAVANGANZA on Thursday, December 15, 2011 from 4pm-9pm. The event will be held at the Manor New Tech High School cafeteria.

We are currently seeking vendors of all kinds to sell their products/services at this event. Table spaces will rent for $25 (doubles for $45), if you provide your own tables, then the space will be $20. There is also a $5 vendor discount for MISD employees. Spaces will be approximately 6'x8'. We will be limiting the quantities of "same type" vendors, so that the event will offer a nice variety of goods.

We are also requesting that vendors donate a door price for raffle.

If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact me directly to secure your space for this event. All spaces will need to be prepaid prior to the event. You can call or email me with any questions.

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing you at the Extravaganza!

Cristal Jordan-Jefferies
Jordan Jefferies Collection
cell (512)971-5484
fax (512)906-1365
www.jordanjefferies.com

to market, to market to buy a fat.....

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




Green Grass Meats says: I'm doing sausage, buy two get one free. Their usual assortment of grass fed beef and sausages, steaks, cutlets, ground beef, stew meat, roasts. Organ meats are per order only 939-1220

Morning Glory Farm: Pattypan, Butternut Squash, yellow squash, zucchini. Green and red tomatoes, white eggplant and loaf cakes.

LAVERNE'S VEGETABLE PATCH - This week there will be Homemade Salsa, Hellish Relish, Okra, Cherry Tomatoes, and Peppers (both hot and sweet).

Texas Wendish Society Noodles for sale by Raymond. Hand made the old fashioned way just like his Momma used to make.

Mata Tamales really are back at the market now. Benita will be at the market with pork, beef, bean & cheese or chicken tamales. OOOh so good.

Farmer Gordon has butternut, onions, shallots, elephant garlic, jalapeno, bell peppers, okra, cream peas & potatoes. No cantaloupe this week. Lot's of jellies, jams and pickled beets.

Munkebo Farm will have shallots, Swiss chard, lemon basil, lemon thyme, oregano, magenta spreen, cilantro chutney, balsamic vinaigrette, flourless chocolate cookies, organic apple pie and quiche Florentine.


Tobacco Free Teens( ACE/Project Hope ) are headed to Latoretta Resort ( Montgomery, Texas) July 24th - July 28th.
We will bring some tobacco Free info to the Farmers Market on Wednesday, July 20th and some commitment forms. Come see how our group has GROWN since last summer.

We have a new online newspaper for East of 35 called the Blacklandreporter.com. I particularly like this paper cause he took a picture of me and put it in. Steve will be at the farmers' market this Wednesday if you would like to come by and meet him.

healthy food tip and recipe
Today's Recipe
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
This easy-to-prepare soup is a favorite among many of our readers. It's not only flavorful, but an excellent source of vitamin A, providing 163% of your daily value (DV). Enjoy!
Golden Squash Soup

Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 medium-sized butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
1 large onion, chopped
3 medium cloves garlic, chopped
1 TBS chopped fresh ginger
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp curry powder
1 TBS + 2-3/4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
6 oz canned coconut milk
2 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
salt & white pepper to taste
Directions:
Chop onion and garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to enhance their health-promoting benefits.
Peel and cut squash.
Heat 1 TBS broth in medium soup pot. Healthy Saute onion in broth over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until translucent.
Add garlic and ginger, and continue to saute for another minute. Add turmeric and curry powder, and mix well. Add squash and broth, and mix. Bring to a boil on high heat. Once it comes to a boil reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until squash is tender, about 10 minutes.
Place in blender and blend with coconut milk. Make sure you blend in batches filling blender only half full. Start on low speed, so hot soup does not erupt and burn you. Blend until smooth, about 1 minute. Thin with a little broth if needed. Season to taste with salt and white pepper. Reheat, and add cilantro.
Serves 4
Printer Friendly Version of Golden Squash Soup
In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Golden Squash Soup

Used with permission from Worlds Healthiest Foods



Special thanks go out to many Manor businesses that make this market possible each week: Jonse Farmers Insurance, Manor Chamber of Commerce, Manor Grocery, Manor Veterinary Hospital, Texas Traditional BBQ. Have your business listed here for putting out a farmers market sign for us. Thank you all!

Manor Farmers' Market is a non-profit 501c3 project of the East Rural Travis County Advisory Board serving Manor and surrounding communities in Eastern Travis County