The Fresh Connection
Brought to you by your friendly =
farmers=20
market team
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We're=20
celebrating the season's bounty with a fun Day in the Kitchen =
Wednesday,=20
Sept. 7, complete with an outdoor kitchen, =
studio-style=20
seating under a tent, and a full morning of=20
events:
Cooking=20
demos: Chefs Brian Greene and=20
Jeff Ang, both of M Restaurant, Highland=20
Park, will=20
shop the market and then teach us how to whip =
up=20
something for all to enjoy; =20
Knife=20
skills and care;=20
Coffee=20
tastings: Joshua Millman of Passion =
House=20
Coffee will share his love of fair-trade gourmet =
coffees;=20
- Seasonal =
Wines:=20
Joshua Parkinson of Northbrook's =
WineStyles will discuss wines =
and=20
pairings; =20
- Pampered=20
Chef rep Kathy Stephans will demonstrate the =
latest=20
kitchen gadgets;=20
Ronald=20
McDonald will help out in the kitchen from =
11 a.m.=20
to noon.=20
- Ryan Freeman=20
of RCJuggles Entertainers will challenge his skills =
by=20
making balloon creations with an =
emphasis=20
on all things kitchen.
Be =
sure to=20
bring your questions to "ask our experts =
anything=20
about everything in the kitchen".
For all the details,=20
visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?OurLadyoftheBrookChu/333ca9e5aa/58f=
fa0e697/5939decea6
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| Stephanie of Twin Gardens =
Farms Flowers=20
presents Debbie Belkin, our volunteer Sunrise Yoga on =
the Lawn=20
instructor, with a bouquet of flowers at the last =
session Aug.=20
31. We wish to thank Debbie for her excellent =
eight-week yoga=20
instruction every Wednesday. The early-morning =
sessions are=20
over for now, but the market continues through Oct.=20
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Top, Marijon Binder of Deerfield =
and Ana=20
Garzon of Northbrook are the latest winners of the weekly =
free=20
raffle. Congratulations ladies!
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Did You =
Know...?Farmers markets=20
have grown tremendously in the last two years, and prices on =
fresh=20
produce are generally cheaper than at the =
store.
According to=20
the Northeast =
Organic Farming=20
Association of Vermont=E2=80=99s pricing =
study cost-comparing research, farmers =
markets=20
are beating retailers when it comes to the cost of fresh =
produce.=20
But sadly, regardless of growth and pricing, the USDA =
reports only=20
0.2 percent of American=E2=80=99s food money is spent at =
farmers=20
markets!
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