May 16, 2013

This week at the Market

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Meet Our New Vendors, Try New Products and Exchange Your Cookbooks at the Market This Week!

This Saturday is our “Collegeville Cookbook Swap!” Come to the market with your old cookbooks and trade them in for ones that interest you. We have two new vendors joining us this week, and a wide array of products for you to try.

We now have milk, butter assorted cheeses and yogurt, hummus, artisan breads and sticky buns, lots of just picked fresh, beautiful greens, both pastured meats and smoked meats and sausages, fresh mushrooms, international products from GreenSource and PhilADing, and of course, authentic Italian gelato, wines from A’Dello, Betsy’s cupcakes, Fathead stuffed peppers and much, much more. Kay Bryant has returned with her beautiful jackets and jewelry, By Brown with her handmade soaps and organic lotions, and Behmerwald’s spring perennials are in full bloom.

DaVinci’s is serving breakfast from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. FYI there is an ATM machine inside DaVinci’s for customers who need cash for market vendors.

This week’s entertainer is Michael Kropp. We welcome back Michael whom we enjoyed so much last year! Michael plays an upbeat mix of classic pop/rock songs from the 1960s through the early 1990s.

Are you looking for Neil’s Sharpening Service?  They will be back at our market on June 1, so bring in all your dull knives, scissors and garden and shop tools then!

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Market Specials for May 18
May 17, 2013

Market Specials for May 18

Green Source International

Ali will be giving customers who purchase any four of his olives, olive spreads, sundried tomatoes, Harissa and more a free bottle of organic olive oil.

Jenny & Frank’s Artisan Gelato

As the weather warms up, Jenny & Frank’s is proud to bring back two wonderful flavors:

  • Cinnamon Honey, made with the finest Saigon cinnamon and local honey from our friends at Baues’ Busy Bees and Carmen B’s Honey
  • Passionfruit Sorbetto, surprisingly smooth and fresh, with the perfect balance of tartness and sweetness

They will also be offering these amazing tastes for you to sample,

  • Banana Nutella,
  • Rustic Lemon,
  • Sea Salt Caramel, and
  • Chocolate Supreme.

And Ursinus Students, remember, you always get $1 off with a valid college ID. Come and see us – Ciao!

All Hands in the Cookie Jar

Orange polenta cakeThis week, Beth will be bringing gluten-free Orange Polenta Cake, gluten-free dairy-free Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze, gluten-free Red Velvet Whoopee Pies, gluten-free dairy-free Anise Biscotti, gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip Blondies, and the cookie pack is gluten-free Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies.

ICED by Betsy

It’s already the middle of May meaning there are lots of fun upcoming reasons to celebrate with cupcakes – Memorial Day Cookouts, Graduation, Etc. You can pre-order any quantity of cupcakes from the flavors of the week! Place your order via email or phone (610)755-7062.

ICED by Betsy will have the following flavors at the market this week:

  • Life by Chocolate
  • By Popular Demand
  • Parker House Pie
  • Couch Potato
  • Banana Split (also available in our gluten-free version this week!)
  • PB & V
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Welcome our new vendors!
May 17, 2013

Welcome our new vendors!

This week, we welcome two new vendors to the Collegeville Farmers’ Market

Stop by and say hello to Ben, Joshua, and Elise from Freeland Market! They are bringing their fresh sausages and smoked meats, bacon, scrapple and pate, as well as smoked sausages, smoked pork, beef jerky, pre-seasoned hamburgers, bacon burgers, bacon jalapeno burgers, smoked turkey breast and pastrami. They are also providing fresh organic milk, butter, assorted cheeses and yogurt from Trickling Springs creamery, and will be bringing some of their baked goods, including pies, sticky buns and focaccia bread.

Ursinus College Farm will join Jubilee Hill Farm and Sun Leaf Gardens with produce this week.

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Over the Fence – News from our Neighbors
May 17, 2013

Over the Fence – News from our Neighbors

Third Annual Collegeville-Trappe Memorial Day Parade!

This year’s Collegeville-Trappe Memorial Day Parade parade promises to be a spectacle and will include about 60 floats, bands, and representation from a number of military divisions, antique cars, horses, civic and youth groups, bike brigades, neighborhood community groups, police and fire engines, and as always, quite a few surprises. The parade is hosted this year by Trappe Borough, and the theme of the parade is “patriotic songs.”

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at Augustus Lutheran Church in Trappe and continue down Main Street to First Ave. It will end at noon at Waterworks Park, where a special Memorial Observance will be held, and lunch and snacks will be available.

Yellow Springs Farm Open House

Yellow Springs Farm is hosting their annual Open Farm Days this weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy samples of Yellow Springs cheeses and caramel sauces there, as well as local artisans and music. For more information, visit the Yellow Springs Farm website.

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