Written by Amber Southerland Polk and edited by the CFCM Board
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Produce Spotlight: Smith’s Nursery will bring fresh strawberries, blueberries, squash, zucchini, cabbage, spring onions and cucumbers. Heather also wanted to let us know that they will be bringing some really pretty hydrangeas this Saturday as well.
Educational Tent - Children’s Cooking and Nutrition Demonstration using Local Produce: Debbie Stroud from the NC Cooperative Extension, Johnston County office has a great program scheduled for us this week. She will be showing the children how to make healthy snacks from items found at our market. Tasting the demonstrations will be highly encouraged! Debbie also brings a wealth of knowledge on physical activity that families can do together. So bring your children and your nutrition questions as Debbie helps us build strong, healthy Clayton families!
Special thanks to last week’s educator - Milton “Paw Paw” Parker. For questions about paw paws, or just to say thanks for the entertainment, please email Milton “Paw Paw” Parker at yamman552002@yahoo.com
Local Businessman Rescues Stranded Market volunteers: Recently two CFCM volunteers were gathering the market gear for the following day’s market. This process begins the Friday before as tents, tables and lots more get picked up from storage. When this was done, they discovered that the truck with most of the needed items would not start. Despite numerous efforts that vehicle was dead. The situation looked grim. Then one of the volunteers took off to Lewis Tire & Automotive Repair on Main St., Clayton to find help. Jason Lewis, owner and operator, quickly arranging to leave the station and accompanied the volunteer to the stricken truck. Managing to get the truck moving, he drove it to his garage where he set about searching for the problem. For his efforts, Jason accepted only the heartfelt thanks of the CFCM volunteers, saying he has supported the idea of a Farmer’s Market and is proud to have CFCM operating in downtown Clayton. Thanks you Jason Lewis for demonstrating that Clayton is a great place to live and work!
Lewis Tire & Automotive, 451 E. Main St., Clayton 27520. Phone, 359-9050 email, lewistire@embarqmail.com
Market Produce Recipe of the Week:
SQUASH CASSEROLE
This recipe doubles or triples easily and freezes well so you can enjoy summer’s bounty of squash and then enjoy it again in the winter.
2 pounds yellow squash, sliced 2 eggs. Slightly beaten
1 medium onion 1 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt ½ sharp cheddar cheese
½ teaspoon sugar seasoning salt
3 Tablespoons butter, melted buttered bread crumbs
3 tablespoons flour
Combine squash, onion, salt and sugar and cook in a small amount of water. Drain well; mash and add cheese, eggs, butter, flour. Milk and seasoning salt to taste. If desired, freeze at this point. If not freezing, bake in buttered 1 ½ quart casserole dish for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Top with crumbs and bake about 10 minutes more.
(from Supper’s at Six by Evva Foltz Hanes. Submitted by Adair Pickard.)
Volunteers: What are you doing this Saturday? Want to volunteer in your community? We are currently looking for volunteers May 30, June 6, and 13.
From our In-Box: “I loved talking to the 'mushroom' man and feel less fussy when buying mushrooms now. I had no idea of all the time, work and patience it takes to grow them. What a great educational idea to have a log with the mushrooms growing in it. Such fun!! Looking forward to coming again.” Mary Ellen Causby
Toad Song Farm Hosts Lavender Workshop: Toad Song Farm is hosting a special lavender workshop on the farm Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30PM. Mary Bevier will be showing attendees how to make lavender wands and lavender baskets, walk through the lavender labyrinth, and afterward, serve some lavender refreshments. It costs $10 per person, which covers all the supplies needed to make a lavender wand, a lavender basket, and refreshments. Toad Song Farm is a beautiful place, and when combined with the relaxing power of lavender, can melt all your troubles away. Please contact Mary at toadsongfarm@earthlink.net to register.
Upcoming Events: The board is so excited to announce upcoming events…
• June 6: Ostrich Canopy, musician.www.ostrichcanopy.com
• June 16: Tracy Wiebeck, musician. www.myspace.com/tracywiebeck
• June 20: Tracy Wiebeck, musician. www.myspace.com/tracywiebeck
• July 4: Bruce Naegelen, musician. www.myspace.com/brucenaegelen
• July 18: John Spencer, musician.
Vendors on 5-30-09:
Crafts:
• Beva Turpin
Baked Goods
• The Cleveland Cake & Coffee Co., Inc.
• Flying Fork Bakehouse
Produce, Plants, etc.
• Riverman’s Mushrooms
• Toad Song Farm
• Smith’s Nursery
• Sunday Morning Farms
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