Market Day ~ Mid-Season Bounty

Summer’s Plentiful Gifts

Peaches are the latest fruit ripe at the market!  Also available are loads of varieties of berries, including blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries (I tasted a tayberry last week - a cross between blackberry and raspberry) as well as cherries (Vans and Rainiers), nectarines and apricots.

Al Forno Ferruzza (pizza and bread)
Baird Family Orchards (cherries)
Boyco Food (honey)
Brownie Farm
Carol’s Nuts and Candies
City Garden Farms - produce from Portland
Crabapple Company (spreads) - NOT 7/30
Dante’s Garden Pesto
Deep Roots Farm (fruits and veggies)
Dmitry Chaschin (berries)
Happy Harvest Farm
Heavenly Bites (cheesecake)
Herr’s Family Farm (flowers)
Hot Mama Salsa
Krakow Koffeehouse (smoothies, sodas, sandwiches and ice cream)
Liepold Farms (strawberries)
Livingscape Nursery (veggie starts and native plants)
Micro-Mercantes (tamales)
Mocha Roma’s (coffee and drinks)
New Cascadia Traditional (gluten-free pastries and bread)
Packer Orchards and Bakery (cookies and fruit)
Pine Mountain Ranch (beef and buffalo)
Serious Bread
Simon Sampson (The Salmon Man) - availability depends on supply
St. Johns Coffee Roasters (every other week - NOT 7/30)
Sweet Leaf Farm (fruits and veggies)
Unger Farm (strawberries)
Victorian Acres (sugar free treats and bread)
Wild Wild West Barbeque
Wilderness Poets Hemp Nut Butters (might be back later in the season - also available at New Seasons Market).

For your relaxation pleasure, Delinda Free, LMT offers massage at the market.  Look for her green umbrella and sit for a few minutes of bliss.

Market Day ~ Behind the scenes…

Farmers’ Markets growing in Portland

There are many factors contributing to a successful farmers’ market and seeing the thriving markets in Portland (as well as the country) points to the fact that many people are wanting local and fresh food.  The Interstate Farmers’ Market has developed great relationships with farmers and vendors to bring food to N/NE neighborhoods every Wednesday for the past 3 1/2 years.

News of farmers’ markets growth in Portland is due to the resources of the Oregon Farmers Market Associationand the cooperation of market managers helping new markets (and new market managers) get started.  Volunteers and support from local communities are crucial to the success of bringing food ever closer to home. 

This week at the market:
Check out the IFM website for more information about the following vendors (http://interstatefarmersmarket.com).

Market Day ~ Cool and Sweet

Getcha ice cold treats here!!

Ice cream floats, chocolate-covered cheesecake on a stick, berries and cherries of all kind.   This Wednesday is predicted to be a little cooler than the past few days, so bring the family over for a picnic or come over to join some friends.   Enjoy the treats that summer has to offer…

Thank you to all farms providing the incredible produce over the past few weeks - Sweet Leaf Organics, City Garden Farms, Deeproots Farm, Unger Farms, Happy Harvest Farm, Liepold Farm and Dmitry Chaschin.

Check out the shifts below and contact me today!

See you soon!
Bob New, IFM Manager

Market Day ~ This Market is HOT, HOT, HOT!

Summertime food and fun at IFM!

Strawberries, cherries, carrots, peas, greens… the market looks bountiful this time of year with a great selection of food being sold each week.  We are looking forward to seeing more fruit and vegetables in the next few weeks.  Come by to see what all the vendors are selling (vendor list below…)

All photos in many of the weekly emails have been courtesy of Nikki Guerrero from Hot Mama Salsa.  Visit her booth at the market each Wednesday for a taste of chips and salsa (see photo to the right).

For your relaxation pleasure, Delinda Free, LMT offers massage at the market.  Look for her green umbrella and sit for a few minutes of bliss.

Market Day ~ Ah summer!

Food for the 4th!
Join us every Wednesday (3:00-7:00 pm)

 
Summer has finally arrived and the scene at IFM last week was brilliant! 30 vendors are selling everything from fruits and veggies to tamales and pizza and jams to bread. We are still looking for more customers (1500 last week), so please send this email to your friends, co-workers, family, neighbors, etc.

I would love to double our attendance by the end of the season, so help get the word out!

Seems to be something for everyone at the market…gluten-free pastries and bread, produce, honey, treats, the balloon man, kids playing and singing at the IFM stage and much more. ALSO, scores of kids are playing in the park all summer with Portland Parks FREE “Summer in the Parks” program. (This program is free and pre-registration is not required, so show up and have fun with your kids - this is not a daycare option, so please stay with your children.)

Please contact me to sign up for a volunteer shift on Wednesdays by email or phone. I would love to have help during the market from 3:00 - 7:00 pm and could really use a few people to help with breakdown from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Check out the shifts below and contact me today!

Peace!
Bob New, IFM Manager
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Use your Debit card or Oregon Trail card to receive IFM wooden tokens at the market! Come to the Information Booth for more information.

Check out the IFM website for more information about the following vendors (interstatefarmersmarket.com).

Al Forno Ferruzza (pizza and bread)
Boyco Food (honey)
Brownie Farm
Carol’s Nuts and Candies
City Garden Farms - produce from Portland

Country Charm Acres (jams)
Crabapple Company (spreads)
Dante’s Garden Pesto
Happy Barker (dog food)
Happy Harvest Farm
Heavenly Bites (cheesecake)
Herr’s Family Farm (flowers)
Hot Mama Salsa

Liepold Farms (strawberries)
Livingscape Nursery (veggie starts and native plants)
Micro-Mercantes (tamales)
Mocha Roma’s (coffee and drinks)
New Cascadia Traditional (gluten-free pastries and bread)
Packer Orchards and Bakery (cookies and fruit)
Pine Mountain Ranch (beef and buffalo)
Serious Bread
Simon Sampson (The Salmon Man) - availability depends on supply
St. Johns Coffee Roasters
Victorian Acres (sugar free treats and bread)
Wild Wild West Barbeque
Wilderness Poets Hemp Nut Butters

Baird Family Orchards (cherries)

Unger Farm
strawberries

Deep Roots Farm
shallots
zucchini (yellow and green)
rainbow chard
red Russian kale
basil
sugar snap peas

Sweet Leaf Farm
carrots
radishes
beets
sweet Spanish onions
strawberries
sugar snap peas
zucchini & summer squash
potatoes (red and yukon gold)
broccoli
bok choy
lettuce
baby mixed greens
cauliflower
collards
romanesco
cabbage
basil
kale

For your relaxation pleasure, Delinda Free, LMT offers massage at the market. Look for her green umbrella and sit for a few minutes of bliss.

This week’s music:
The Underscore Orkestra, returns after starting off the IFM season, playing a mix of Klezmer, Balkan, Gypsy Jazz and Swing Music

Hear a preview at: www.myspace.com/underscoreorkestra

NOTE: All photos in this email courtesy of Nikki Guerrero from Hot Mama Salsa.