Gettysburg Farmers' Market

Thursday, May 23, 2013

We have some more suggestions for your weekend shopping.

Look here:

Dawg Gone Bees

We have 2 new jams made with Honey Strawberry and Red Raspberry rather than sugar.

Starting this weekend we will feature a brand new flavor

made with honey Blackberry Lime Jelly.

We also have our own Honey Mustard that is made from scratch.

Made with yellow mustard seed.

It has just enough honey flavor with a bite.

We will have samples of all our new products.

You won't want to see this.
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Quarry Critters Alpaca Ranch
These little guys have become a big hit.
You don't want to miss getting your very own needle felted alpaca
with or without a hat.
We also now offer summer weight alpaca socks.
Fresh raw fiber is available, as a result of some very happy alpacas.
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Gettysburg Gardens
Gettysburg Gardens will have native azalea hybrids,
assorted Heuchera and Tiarella for foliage and flower,
and trees and shrubs,
mostly native, selected for suitability in local gardens.
Possibly some Primula sieboldii 'Sakurasoh'.
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Sheep-in-Hand Farm will have a large selection of Heirloom and Standard tomato plants, ready to be planted in your garden. There will be beautiful hanging baskets for the porch, too.

How to make great herbal iced tea:

8 -10 stems (1 bunch)of Dutch mint,

Lemon balm,

peppermint or any other fresh herb,

washed

1 qt. water

1/4 c - 1c. sugar - to your taste

1. In a 2 quart sauce pan, bring the water to a boil.

2. Remove from heat.

3. Add fresh herbs and stir.

4. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes - we let ours sit overnight .

5. Remove the herbs.

6. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.

7. Add 1 quart of cold water or ice and serve.

See Pat at Sheep-in-Hand Farm for a selection of tea herbs as well as culinary herbs like chives and oregano.

She even has catnip for your feline friends!

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Jo's Bakery
will be bringing Old Fashioned Biscuit Shortcake to go with your fresh strawberries
and Strawberries and Cream muffins made with fresh strawberries.

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Beeman's Baked Goods
will have Fresh Local Rhubarb Pie,
Zuchinni Bread,
Butter Pecan Cake made with hand cracked Pecans (limited time available)
as well as our usual selections.
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Swartz's PumpkinPatch

will have homegrown,
first of the season strawberries,
their own custom blend leaf lettuce mix & local asparagus.

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Grateful Acres

should have Asparagus, Kale (3 kinds), Collards, some broccoli and herbs.

Come shop with us. You'll be glad you did.

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Saturdays on the Square.....

Don't forget Mother's Day

Boy do we have some great ideas for you. Just look.....

How about a handmade one of a kind alpaca scarf
with a matching handmade hat?
or maybe she would rather have some luxurious alpaca yarn
from Adams county and make her own one of a kind scarf.

Check out Quarry Critters Alpaca Ranch

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Here is a recipe Mom is sure to love!

Find Hollabaugh Brothers stand on Saturday to pick up
this recipe and some fresh Asparagus!

Parmesan-Crusted Chicken

Stuffed with Asparagus

Ingredients:

6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.)

12 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed

1/2 cup KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend

1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken

HEAT oven to 400ºF. MAKE cut in one long side of each chicken breast,
being careful to not cut through to opposite side.
Fill pockets with asparagus and shredded cheese.
PLACE on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray;
top with Parmesan. BAKE 20 min. or until chicken is done (165°F).
Meanwhile, prepare stuffing as directed on package. Serve with chicken.

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Beeman's Baked Goods
will have Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Icing,
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing,
Fresh Local Rhubarb Pie and French Apple Pie
this week, all great Mothers Day ideas.

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Wileman's Fruits and Vegetables

Lots of fresh made jam flavors for Mothers Day gifts

that will last mom for months to come,

Along with strawberries, Tasty Tomatoes

and hopefully some Florida sweet corn.

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Swartz's PumpkinPatch
will be bringing a lettuce mix...
their own custom blend of 8 different leaf lettuces,
fresh picked spinach and early season sugar snap peas.

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Anschuetz Farm

has our own t-shirts and sweat shirts for sale this week.

Our products are available

at Hollabaugh's and 19 on the Square, Hauser's Wine Shop downtown Gettysburg.

Please find us there this week.

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Sheep -in- Hand Farm

will have a wide variety of tomato plants, both standard varieties and heirlooms. We will have some beautiful hanging baskets for Mom.

Elegant & Easy:

made with locally available spring vegetables

Asparagus with Ham and Pasta

1/2 lb cook ham, cubed

1 lb asparagus sliced into 1" pieces

3 spring onions sliced

1 clove garlic, crushed

Heat 2 Tbs. oil in 4 qt. sauce pan.

Add vegetables and meat.

Stir fry until the asparagus is tender-crisp.

Serve over angel hair pasta.

Top with parmasan cheese, if desired.

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Creamy and Zippy Spinach Dip

Ingredients:

-2 10-oz boxes frozen, chopped spinach

-3-5 cloves garlic, finely sliced

-8 ounces cream cheese

-1 medium onion, chopped

-3 Tablespoons vegetable oil

-3 Tablespoons butter

-Any

Hot sauce to taste

(we suggest Sultry, or tarnation and at least 4 tablespoons)

-salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Thaw spinach, squeeze out excess water and reserve. Over medium heat, melt oil and butter in a pan. Cook the onion and garlic in pan with oil and butter until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add spinach, salt and pepper to taste, and #7 Sultry Sauce and mix. Slowly add cream cheese to pan and stir until it looks creamy.

Optional:

You can replace the frozen spinach with 4 bags of fresh baby leaf spinach, if desired, but it will have a slightly different consistency.

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Jo's Bakery

will be bringing our popular pecan sticky buns,