Fells Point Farmer's Market New This Season! Every Saturday!

Finally, Fells Point has a market. YES!

Don't get me wrong, I love the Sunday market. However, sometimes I run out of food by Friday or I can't make it on Sunday.

Now, I can walk to a Saturday market instead of planning to drive up 83, which is just a pain.

Market will run until November 12th. Hours of operation are 7:30am-11:30am [Rain or Shine].

I heard they may have music this week. Coming soon will be Chef demonstrations etc...

I love this poster!

I want to personally thank the Fells Point Main Street (local non-profit) for working to get a Market back in this community. I came to understand that a single business owner in the area provided the start up funds! WOW! How cool is that?

So, if you like the idea of having a market in the area you can walk to, get out there and shop until you drop!

If you have ideas on vendors or craftsmen let the Fells Point Main Street booth know. The goal is to expand the market down the pier so, go each week to see how it shapes up.

Another awesome thing about this market is the Market Manager. She is always visible and will personally walk you through the market. To my knowledge, Dogs are allowed!
She has even built a facebook page for the market to communicate to residents and allow for the vendors to communicate! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fells-Point-Farmers-Market/

I know the market got a small start but the number of vendors and offerings continues to grow weekly. Here is a small list of the vendors as of this week and their specialties:
 
Big City Farms                     Lettuces


Bonaparte Breads                Fresh Baked French Bread/Savory & Sweet Pastry, Quiche...
                                            They sell stuff not available in their stores - they sell out fast so get there early!

Evermore Farms                  Beef/Pork/Lamb/Chicken

Three Springs Fruit Farm     Fruit & Apple Butter

Banner Bees                        Honey,Bee pollen items

Dragonfly Farms                  Produce/flowers

Simply Woofable                 Dog treats from scratch

Gravel Springs Farm             Produce/fruits

Homeland Organic                Fair trade Organic coffee & Hot Sauces

Vegan Goodies                    Vegan baked goods

Zephyr Scent                        Natural soaps,creams,etc

Audia's Farm North              Produce/herbs/jams/potatoes

One Straw Farm                  CSA Pick Up & Produce/fruit

Hillside Meadow Farms        Produce/all natural angus beef

Chesapeake Cupcake          Home baked cupcakes

Nakia Bakes                        Cake pops/cookies

Charm City Prints                Vintage photos/prints

Spencer's Pottery                 Homemade pottery

Baskets                               Wooden Baskets

Fells Point Main Street         Non-Profit/Market Supporter

Welcome Back Baltimore's Farmer's Market!!!

It is only April right? In its second week already, can you believe it? Though it is about a month earlier than years prior and the growth season in this area is in its infancy, the market has delicious items for you to purchase - and not just prepared foods!
We are thrilled to welcome back the fish monger, the pasta man, pickles, coffee, breads, beef, pork and cheeses. New this year is K.C.C Natural Farms, a family owned and operated farm located in Forest Hill, MD. What is so unique about another local farm raising and selling free range chickens? Well, KCC offers a variety of game birds as well including the perfect, tiny quail eggs!

Check them out. Their offering includes: Poussin, French Heritage Chickens, Pheasant, Smoked Pheasant, Quail, Quail eggs, Chicken Eggs, Partridge/Chukar, and they offer Deer processing at the farm. Besides the unique varietals, KCC wants its customers to know their birds are not only free range, pastured, locally grown but fed an all natural, vegetarian diet. For those of you interested in flight ready birds, they sell those also. Get your live chics here! A welcome addition to the Sunday Market. We wish them well. Due make the venture north and check out their farm.

KCC Natural Farms
2630 Rocks Rd
Forest Hill, MD 21050

Ethiopian Food- Eat with your hands & get messy!!!

Baltimore has 2 good options available for your dining pleasure.

Dukem & Ethiopian Delight

For sit down lunch or dinner Dukem is your best bet.
This intimate setting is locating very close to University of Baltimore & the Opera House and a perfect meal before class or a show!

Best for sharing, try any one of the combination platters.

Did you know that Ethiopian vegetarian foods are also always vegan? They use vegetable oil to prepare veggie dishes versus clarified butter for meat dishes. Only dairy is the fresh made cheese from buttermilk - which can be avoided.

Looking for a new experience? Try their Kitfo - served as a sandwich here - is mixed with warmed clarified butter cooking the raw tenderloin just a bit. Mitmita seasons meat and Awaze is served on the side. Very high quality.Metered street parking is available.

Located 1100 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201-5510
Also has location in D.C.
(410) 385-0318
Hours: Daily 11-11pm

If you are looking for a high end Ethiopian experience - try Washington D.C.'s U&9th street corridor often referred to as "Little Ethiopia" - try Etete (DC's best eats), Elfegne, Dukem (market attached), Little Ethiopia (Traditional seating)

 Ethiopian Delight is a stand at the Waverly Saturday Farmer's Market Only.

They sell very few items but what they do have is delicious!

Three different (wats) made of lentils - Mild, Medium & Hot. The heat comes from the traditional Ethiopian spice blend Berbere. The owner brings this from family in Ethiopia and no she does not sell it - I asked.
2 types of stuffed breads are offered- one sweet and one savory.

"Sandwiches" are offered which is really the Ethiopian version of a wrap - one of the wats smeared in to fresh made injera - rolled up in foil.
You can purchase the injera only which is a fabulous treat- it freezes well.

Waverly Farmer's Market
Open every Saturday - year round - 7am-until sell out or Noon whichever comes first

In Season! What is in Season?

Has anyone else noticed that tomatoes started showing up at the market 2 weeks ago? Along with sweet cherries? Last week Blueberries and Blackberries...I am certainly not a farmer but I have been picking my own fruit for more than 10 years in this region. I can not recall seeing berries as early as first week of June.

I certainly know it is rare to see Strawberries & Asparagus available at the same time as Cherries and Berries.

So, what does all this mean? For me it means 2 critical points:

1. I best get moving to the farm and pick berries and cherries before they are gone...unless coming early means they will last about 2 weeks longer than usual ...hmmm....?

2. Don't rush my Summer. I am holding out enjoying the berries and squash for that matter until I have exhausted myself with the dark leafy greens and fresh peas. Eating seasonally for me means eating so much of one particular food that I am ready to not see it again until next year or at least until cooler months come and opening a canned jar or pulling out a frozen bag to cook dinner feels like Summer comfort.


So for all you pie makers, jammers, picklers, preservers, driers and freezers.....get your baskets ready because it seems that MD's bushes and trees have produced a wee bit early this year!

Happy picking.

Week of May 23rd- FRESH SPRING PEAS!

 Already shelled. Buy by the pound (~$3/lb). Get there early to get in line!

So sweet -eat them raw like candy! Maybe a touch of sea salt.

Try them blanched, run threw food mill and mixed with coconut milk for a creamy twist on fresh pea soup.

Increase the craveability with a hint of ginger and/or lemongrass.

In season for approximately the next 3 weeks, weather pending. Get'em while you can!


Where to buy these lovely, bright green pearls?

Farmer Tom

Bmore's 32nd Street (Waverly's) Farmer's Market on Saturdays

Baltimore's Farmer's Market (Downtown under 83) on Sundays (Now opens 7am officially).