Harvard Farmers Market

Holy Sheep!

jensundeen — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:27:30 +0000

Feeling sheepish because you haven’t had the chance to make it down to the HFM yet this season? This weekend’s Sheep to Shawl day might just be the thing you have been waiting for! Come and pet sheep from Harvard’s Windsong Farm, as well as local Angora rabbits. A sheep shearing demonstration will be held at 10:30, and wool production demos will happen all morning long such as spinning, weaving and knitting. Local vendors including The Fiber Loft, Northbrook Alpacas, Baa State Wool Blankets, Worcester County Sheep Producer Association, Cheviot and Icelandic Wool Growers, and The Spinning Guild will be selling beautiful wool products for the chilly days ahead. Celebrate natural fibers, get an early start on holiday shopping, and make friends with a local sheep near you! See you Saturday!

The Black Tea Project

jensundeen — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:13:47 +0000

It is a true honor to have the Black Tea Project return to the Market for the fifth year in a row! Market friends and supporters Steve Miller and Wendy Saydah play in venues across Massachusetts; but we look forward all year to the Saturday morning in Farmers’ Market season when they come back home to play for us. This dynamic duo will be sharing some fabulous originals, plus the songs you love and know by heart. We guarantee you will be singing right along with them this Saturday. We can’t wait!

The Great Dog Rescue Returns This Saturday!

lisafrack — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:50:54 +0000

We hope folks will come to the Market this Saturday to enjoy the fabulous food and camaraderie … but also to meet some rescued dogs who are looking for forever homes. Great Dog Rescue New England will be at the Market this week from 9-12, and it is a treat to see all of the beautiful dogs and pups who have been given another chance for a happy life by GDRNE.

We can’t say enough good things about this wonderful and successful organization! The GDRNE staff is completely dedicated to the care and careful placement of the hundreds of lucky dogs that come through each year. Please come and meet some of them this weekend!

To learn more or to get an online application, visit www.gdrne.com.

And if you DO leave the Market with adoption papers this Saturday, be sure to visit The Cottage Herb Garden on your way out and stock up on homemade bad breath dog treats… your new pup will love them!

Artists’ Arrabbiata

jensundeen — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:10:51 +0000

I’m pretty sure I don’t have a drop of Italian blood, but by the time I sat down to dinner, I was hand-gesturing, arrivederci-ing, and doing my best to speak with an Italian accent… a poor imitation of Vic the pasta man, I admit it. Nonetheless, almost everything we ate tonight came from the Market, so easy, so delicious… get the ingredients fresh while you can!

photo from kalynskitchen.com

Artist’s Arrabbiata

1/3 cup olive oil plus 2 tbsp

6 large cloves of Applefield Farms garlic, minced

1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes

4 pints Harpers’ Farm cherry tomatoes, chopped

1 bunch basil from Cottage Herb Garden

salt to taste

16 ounces Fior D’Italia pasta

Mozzarella House mozzarella cheese, sliced into 1 inch pieces

Foxboro Cheese Company Asiago cheese

1. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute until golden, 3-5 minutes. Stir in red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute more. Add tomatoes and simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes cook down and sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Just before serving, add basil and mozzarella cheese, stirring just until melted.

2. Cook pasta in large pot of salted boiling water until al dente (just until they float to the top). Drain and toss with 2 tsp. olive oil. Divide among serving plates, top with an ample amount of sauce, then sprinkle with asiago cheese.

Serve at once with crusty bread (we used Samira’s Homemade syrian bread, toasted, drizzled with olive oil and a sprinkle of The Cottage Herb Garden’s thyme), a side of Applefield’s greens, and a crisp cold glass of Still River Ice Wine...

Perfect! Salut!

2011 Rocker Tees Just Arrived!

jensundeen — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:11:46 +0000

These fabulous HFM rocker tees just arrived on our doorstep yesterday. The HFM’s got FOOD, MUSIC AND VIBE for sure! 5 years and still growing…celebrate with us…get yours while supplies last! Groovy….

Too cool for school…Two Market girls wearing this year’s HFM tee (photo by Kellie Sundeen)

And we’d like to thank…

jensundeen — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:17 +0000

Market volunteers Erin McBee and Lauren Hunnewell…Peace out, sistahs!

Keep on the Sunny Side

jensundeen — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:52:35 +0000

So happy to have our sponsor Solarize Harvard join us at the Market with their solar oven. We didn’t get to try the farm fresh eggs, but we’re sure they were delish! If you live in Harvard and would like more information about going solar, would like a site visit, or would like to learn about the Community Solar Garden, please check out their website or facebook page. Sign up by September 30 and help everyone to get a lower price. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes….

Market Angels

jensundeen — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:30:36 +0000

We mean this from our hearts: This Market would not happen without the dedication and helping hands of our many volunteers. From setting up in the wee hours of the morning to taking down equipment, selling merchandise, grant writing, accounting, sign painting, sign hanging, photocopying, news writing, graphic design, and so much more…it truly takes a village to feed a village. THANKS TO EACH ONE OF YOU!

A few of our Market Angels: Sandy Cullinan, who, along with hubbie Jim Cullinan, are the HFM’s Accountants Extraordinaire; Amy Sklar, our amazing Volunteer Coordinator; and Kathy Elkind, dedicated Market worker for many years running. THANK YOU ALL!

Hmong Farm’s Vegetable Spring Rolls…

jensundeen — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:48:35 +0000

…have finally arrived!! These beauties are legendary at Farmers’ Markets throughout the State, and we have been waiting five years for them to arrive at the HFM. Rice paper filled with Asian noodles and Hmong Farm’s own cucumber, lettuce, mint and carrots. A great snack to eat as you browse the Market; as a healthy lunch all by themselves; serve them at happy hour alongside chili-peanut, ginger-scallion, or tamari sauce; or with creamy tomato soup for dinner. It’s like eating Summertime itself.

We are Tree Yo! huggers for sure!

jensundeen — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:17:15 +0000

Our opening band for the 2011 season simply rocked! No, they are technically not a Trio, but actually are four local boys who not only support earth awareness (hence ‘tree – yo!’) but also have some serious groove…check them out… Tree Yo!

Special thanks to our generous Music Sponsor Don Ludwig of Farm Family Insurance for making all the VIBE possible!