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Weekly Market Notes for January 14, 2010

Hello Market Friends:

January pleasures: a nice mild day to venture out, and plenty of good food at the market, judging by the news:

Sosnickis report: "We have graded and washed our potatoes, carrots, beets & celeriac, now ready to head to Dufferin! This afternoon we'll work on the onions and trim up the cabbage too. We still have a few hampers of green zebra tomotoes we'll sort through. Sauerkraut and Potato Cheddar Perogies in abundance as well! Stay warm -make stew and roast veggies!" Jessie & Ben.

Greenfields news: "Barely staying warm here in the Red Barn while getting all the roots washed for the week! A great selection at our table this week.Greenfields grown Purple/Orange Carrots, Red ' Lutz' Beets, Chiogga Beets, Celeriac, Rutabaga and Sunchokes. All sorts of Local and imported goodies to be had as well. You want greens, we got greens: Purple/Black/Green Kale, Red/Green Chard, Collards, Spinach, Parsley, Red Leaf and Romaine Lettuce. Come and get it!" Mark

BERETTA ORGANIC MEATS SPECIALS: REGULAR RIB EYE STEAKS: 1 for $10.00, 2 for $15.00, 3 for $ 20.00 ALSO THIS WEEK: BEEF SAUSAGES: MILD OR SPICY, SKIRT STEAKS, PACKAGES OF PRE-MADE TEX-MEX BURGERS, BACON BURGERS or HAMBURGER PATTIES

Deer Valley will have fresh venison this week as well as venison chili. Tony & Irene

Bees Universe has lovely light skin cream to give your face a springtime feeling no matter what the weather, and ginger or cinnamon honey for tea and toast when you need a warmup.

Fun Guy (Bruno) will be absent this time.

News from Mathieu, ChocoSol Traders and Chocolatiers:
Hello Dufferin Grove community! We’re looking forward to a great year of exciting new projects including getting our new green roof up and growing local herbs, chilies and other great plants to complement our chocolates and other Sol foods!
We wanted to offer our market customers a great deal on some of our favourite flavours!
Eating Chocolates
Purchase 3 bars($15) and get the 4th for free! (regular $6 each or 2 for $10) Choose from: Coconut (80% dark with organic coconut butter) and HempFino (75% local hempseed and sea salt).
Drinking Chocolates
Cacao Goulash! Our odds and ends chocolate! Always a new flavour made from our wonderful chocolates and great for making into hot chocolate. 5 pucks for $10. Stock up! Check out our new raw cacao chocolate as well made with fresh vanilla, coconut and agave nectar. Also, making a return, “Raw Cacao Ka-Powder” only $5 for lb!
Keep posted for Solstice and Equinox events to celebrate the season and seasonal foods on Facebook. And remember if you bring your own reusable packaging you receive a bonus 15% more eating chocolate!

Thanks to everyone who started 2010 with a Thursday visit to Dufferin. Our vendors really appreciate your support.

See you at the market!

Anne Freeman

P.S. Error Correction: Michael Schmidt's raw milk January 21 court date is in Newmarket (465 Davis Drive, in the Old Tannery, 9am, rallies before and after), not Toronto. For more information contact Judith: jlmcgill(at)rogers.com

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