Sep 10, 2011
Posted on Sep 10, 2011 in In season, Info, News
Check out the menu at Iron Hill’s Farm to Table Supper…..much of the local food is coming from the Media Farmers Market! Find out more here.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Farm to Table Supper
Five courses featuring fresh local flavors
7:00 – 10:00 pm
$75.00 pp Including Gratuity | Reservations Required 610.627.9000
first course
Local Cheese and Charcuterie Plate
birch run red cat and blue cheese, first state creamery aged goat cheese cheddar,
dejong farms salami, coppa di maiale, cornichons, linvilla orchards
peach and tripel jam, and fruitwood farms pine barrens honey
Paired with Belgian Tripel
second course
Three Bean and Three Tomato Salad
green, yellow and purple beans, green, yellow and purple tomatoes, lemon cucumbers
and goat cheese feta on a bed of mizuna greens with dandelion wine vinaigrette
Paired with Ironbound Ale
third course
Fish of the Moment
pepper-crusted freshly caught fish, candy striped borscht and mushroom pierogi
Paired with Vienna Red Lager
fourth course
Roasted Beer Brined Veal Shoulder
jerusalem artichoke hash, freshly picked sautéed vegetables and natural jus
Paired with Maniac Alt
fifth course
Eggplant Napoleon
funnel cake eggplant with powdered sugar, goat cheese and lemon ice cream
Paired with Abbey Dubbel
Head Chef Dave Anderson • Head Brewer Bob Barrar
Aug 16, 2011
Posted on Aug 16, 2011 in In season, Info, News
When you buy fresh peaches or watermelon or grapes at the market this August, you know that every dollar you spend is going directly back to the farmer who grew those juicy fruits. Farmers markets are a win win win situation for farmers/producers, consumers and communities. Farmers / producers don’t have to deal with costly storage, excess packaging or middlemen; consumers get products that are fresh, more nutritious and more flavorful. And our local economy grows stronger when our dollars stay right here in our community.
At the Media Farmers Market, supporting our community means making farm-fresh food accessible to all. Most of the produce vendors at the market accept EBT (Food Stamp) cards, Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) coupons from WIC recipients and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) coupons from low-income senior citizens.
The Media Farmers Market is committed to supporting low-income eaters and those groups that are acting on their behalf. Next month you can get involved in the effort to not only stamp out hunger in our community, but also nationally and worldwide. The 2011 Media CROP Hunger Walk will take place on September 18th at Ridley Creek Park.
Thank you for all you do to support our community by supporting our local farmers and producers!
Jul 27, 2011
Posted on Jul 27, 2011 in In season, Info, News
Tam Mengrine couldn’t have been happier when she found out she was this year’s first winner of the Media Farmers Market’s monthly Market Basket. As the winner, she collected a basket full of contributions from each of the market’s vendors going home with fresh vegetables and fruits, fresh eggs, and cheese, as well as bread and jam as well as coupons for fresh lemonade and French pastries.
“It was exciting,” she said. The family’s weekend meals included many items from the basket’s bounty. Along with salads and steamed broccoli, she even made pickles from the cucumbers. “And of course we ate the eggs for breakfast.”
A fan of farmers markets, Mengine was pleased that Media started one shortly after she moved to the borough. “I think it is very important to eat locally. I love being able to walk and I love the fresh eggs. I wish I could get them all year round.”
Her kids are fans of the lemonade stand that was added this year. The family has already collected several cups. “The kids love the cups and use them over and over,” she said.
Stop by the market and try your luck at winning a basket of local market goodies. Winners are chosen at the last market of each month….another will be chosen this week!
Jun 22, 2011
Posted on Jun 22, 2011 in In season, Info, News
It’s now officially summer and we’re kicking this season of abundance with a great musical line-up. Do you have a little hankering for some lovely 3-part harmonies as you shop the farmers market this Thursday? If so, then please come early to hear Holly Hoffmann, Shannon Davidson and Monica Moran sing their hearts out as the newly formed singing trio Me Three. This lovely trio will sing an eclectic mix of three part harmony music with guitar or ukulele, from swing-era standards to conteporary indie and folk music.
And then from 5-7pm, eleven-year-old Josh Cyril bring his steel drum to the market . This young man has performed at a 76ers game and at a Villanova University’s basketball game with his steel pan drum, and when he was only six and seven years old he performed with the Philadelphia Steel Pan Drum Orchestra. Check out Josh’s website here.
What fresh, summer foods will you be enjoying while listening to great music at the market?
Jun 16, 2011
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 in In season, Info, News
The long waited for Jersey tomatoes will make their debut at the Media Farmers Market on June 16. Next to the tomatoes will be cherries that are every bit as sweet as they look, and the last of the fresh asparagus and snap peas. Strawberries are still coming but not for long so shoppers should get them now. Consider freezing some for the long winter to come. Shoppers can taste lemonade flavored with the market’s strawberries – yum!
Paul Cavanaugh, a regular at the market and one of its biggest supporters because he believes in eating fresh when ever possible, has a great idea. Along with fresh fruits, veggies, cheese and eggs, it would appear Cavanaugh loves Made In the Shade Lemonade so much he has worked out a way to have it all week. He now brings a pitcher to the market gets it filled to the brim with lemonade so he and his family can enjoy it all week. After the heat wave Media just sweated through, Cavanaugh has a really great idea.
This is the time of year for salads and the market has everything you will need to make a really delicious fresh salad. Hillside Farm has $4.00 bags of mixed lettuces and arugula. There are also spring onions. Head over the Herrcastle and pick up a bag of fresh spinach for $3.00 and pick up a just-picked cucumber from Fruitwood. Don’t forget the mushrooms! Mushrooms Café has great tiny button mushrooms as well as interesting variety of other mushrooms you might want to try.
Depending on your cravings this week, there are several different kinds of cheeses you might want to top off your salad with … try the blue cheese at Birchrun Hills Farm, or the feta cheese from First State Creamery – the latter is made with fresh goat’s milk.
Don’t forget dessert. My House Cookies and pies and Sweet Samantha’s cupcakes are there to indulge in. Eat a good, healthy dinner and then you deserve dessert!
