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NEW HOPE FARMERS' MARKET
The New Hope Borough Park & Recreation Board is pleased to announce that the New Hope Farmers' Market will open its fourth season on May 6, 2010 at the New Hope Solebury High School, located at 180 West Bridge Street in New Hope.
The Market will be open each Thursday afternoon, between the hours of 3:30 pm and 7 pm, from May 6th through November 18th.
Vendor Information
If you are interested in offering products at the New Hope Farmers' Market, please contact the Market Manager at 3933 Burnt House Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18901. Vendors must return the signed application form and required certificate of insurance to the Market Manager before attending the Market. The New Hope Farmers' Market Rules & Regulations for vendors is available for download. Click here for a copy of the Vendor Application and Agreement form.
New Hope Farmers’ Market Opens May 6!
Who’s Your Farmer? Do you know who grows the food you feed your family?
Come to the New Hope Farmers’ Market to meet the people who grow your food and make the dishes you love to eat!
We’ll see a return of most of last year’s vendors so you can count on the best of our fresh locally grown produce, food, and products.
Enjoy Certified Organic and low input raised vegetables, fruits, and cut flowers with an emphasis on Heirloom and rare varieties you can’t find in the grocery store; vegetable, herb, flower plants & native plants for your garden; eggs, hand crafted soaps and body care products; jams, jellies, pie fillings and relishes; artisan breads, focaccia, stromboli, cookies, cakes, muffins, granola & pastries; prepared foods such as sausages, pot pies, and quiche. We also offer Greek food, Vegan, Gluten Free and Vegetarian ready to eat salads and main dishes. You can also find pizza dough, fresh mozzarella, 100 % raw milk grass fed cheeses, raw cow & goat milk soft cheeses, locally roasted Free Trade Certified Organic Coffee, raw honey, alpaca and llama products and yarns, and more.
This year you can look forward to Chef Demos, children’s activities, meeting community groups, and all sorts of interesting stuff going on at the Market.
We’ll also be changing the configuration of the Market this year so look for us in the center of the green next to the parking lot.
Same Place: New Hope-Solebury High School
Same Time: 3:30 –7:00 pm
Same Season: May Through November
Feel free to contact market manager Susan Pierson with questions or comments at newhopefarmersmarket@verizon.net. You can also contact Susan to sign up for New Hope Farmers’ Market News, our weekly email newsletter. For more information, check out our website at newhopefarmersmarket.com.
Regular Vendors
Bucks County Preserves Inc.
Dublin, PA
214 249-8420
Stop by for summer in a jar! Owner Jerry Krone brings so many flavors of jams and pie fillings you may find it hard to choose. Bucks County Preserves Inc. began in 2003, making specialty jams for a high end Philadelphia restaurant. Every year, Jerry develops new flavors and products; he welcomes ideas for new flavors. With all his products, Jerry uses as much local fruit as possible and to allow the fresh natural flavors of the fruit to shine, adds no food coloring, preservatives or high fructose corn syrup. His offerings contain less sugar than most products. You can find Bucks County Preserves at Whole Foods and five area farmers’ markets.
As the season progresses, you’ll find our local bounty transformed into jams and pie fillings. A few of your choices… blackberry, blueberry, peach, apricot, raspberry, blackberry brandy, strawberry, plum, wineberry, apple butter, elderberry jelly, - well, you get the idea… Try one of his unusual flavors like Queen Anne's Lace or dandelion and for a savory accompaniment to meats - the hot pepper jelly. Jerry also makes pie fillings (try in yogurt, as a cookie filling or even straight from the jar...). Pie filling flavors go from the very popular Sour Cherry to the more exotic Pear/Pineapple. Jerry brings Solebury Farm fruit and cider in season. On a lucky day, you may even find his own fruit pies.
His jams make great hostess gifts or just a delicious treat for a friend or yourself. Gift boxes of these products are also available in varying sizes and he’ll take special orders any time. He sold out of canned peaches fast last year so for this season, it is best to order now.
The Coffee Scoop
Pipersville, PA
215 766-7918
Fax - 215 766-9429
warren@feshcoffescoop.com
freshcoffeescoop.com
Warren and Karen May retired from corporate America a few years ago to start their specialty coffee roasting company in Pipersville. The Coffee Scoop offers 21 Fair Trade Organic coffee selections by the pound. Sample right at the Market and talk to Karen about the many kinds of coffee she offers. Buy one for you and one for a friend. You get delicious coffee and Fair Trade peace of mind. The Coffee Scoop received its Pennsylvania Organic Certification in February 2007 and is also Fair Trade Licensed. Why Fair Trade? Consumers are increasingly aware of the social and environmental impact of coffee. This raises a need for labels which show coffee is grown in ways that are good for people, animals and the land. The farmers want their coffee certified with the hope of helping them and their families survive. Karen can tell you which co-op her coffee comes from and in many cases can name the farm and the farmer. Her commitment to supply the highest quality and freshly roasted coffee to their customers is evident in every sip. The Coffee Scoop belongs to the Specialty Coffee Association of America (S.C.A.A.) and Rainforest Alliance as well as The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance and the Audubon Society. Their decaffeinated coffees use a 100% chemical free process.
Comfort Food
Comfortfoodlive@blogspot.com
Comfortfood1@yahoo.com
Chef Kimberly Quay takes the best that local farms have to offer and turns it into delicious, ready to eat foods for your whole family. Each week she brings a variety of prepared foods using organic grains and sustainable produce from local vendors. A typical week finds her stand full of yummy goodness, including....Wheatberry salad with Dried Cranberries and Goat Cheese, Roasted Grape and Blue Cheese Ciabatta, Gluten Free Biscotti, Orichetti Salad with Roasted Tomatoes, Spinach and Feta, Fresh Fruit Tarts and Fresh Mozzarella and Basil Focaccias...and much more!!
She's also available for on site or off site catering all season long.
The Cookie Lady
Levittown
215 547-8380
Donna Dunckley arrives every week to bring her wonderful array of sweet and savory treats. You will find assorted flavors of loaf cakes: Jewish apple, orange chocolate chip, carrot, chocolate Zucchini, and banana nut. For immediate or later munching you could try her butter cakes, hamantaschen with various fillings (cherry, prune, raspberry, apricot) biscotti, lemon squares, homemade fudge and candied pecan and peanut brittle plus cookies – chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, and peanut butter. Plus brownies, pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing, scones, and whoopee pies. Try her pies too! - cherry, apple, pumpkin, peach. Donna even makes savory quiches to grab at the Market for dinner that you don’t have to cook. You never know what new tasty treat Donna may bring, so be sure to stop by every week.
Goodies
Buckingham
a1hayden@verizon.net
Arlene Hayden, Shopping for something different? Arlene Hayden and Howard Rapp of goodies have it all -- sweets and savories. From chock-full-of-fruit jams and harvest granola for breakfast to no-sodium gourmet soups for lunch to a fabulous chunky marinara sauce for your Italian dinners, shop goodies. Don't forget the gorgeous artisan breads and delicious spreads to accompany all. Sweet treats? Please leave some room for their mouth-watering fruit tarts, amazing biscotti and to-die-for almond-plum cakes and more! goodies only uses the finest and freshest ingredients -- no short-cuts here! Please stop by and say hello.
Gravity Hill Farm
609 737-5775
info@gravityhillfarm.com
www.gravityhillfarm.com
“So my kids are more inclined to try different vegetables if they’re fresh and local and delicious,” said First Lady Michele Obama – and we couldn’t agree more as both parents and farmers. For the 2009 Growing Season, Gravity Hill Farm will be selling over 40 kinds of certified organic vegetables from arugula to winter squash. And not just your ordinary vegetable varieties, but 6 kinds of beans, 5 kinds of beets and broccoli, 24 varieties of head lettuce and salad mix, 16 varieties of sweet and hot peppers, 6 kinds of watermelon and of course, our favorite — 40 varieties of tomatoes. And because kids will try anything if it’s purple, look for our purple broccoli, beans and carrots!
Gravity Hill Farm was founded in 2005 as a small organic family farm dedicated to principles of family, community and politics as much as business. Owner and Manager, David Earling, grew up on the river in Titusville, New Jersey, with farmers as neighbors and friends. He went off to NYC to find fame and fortune and then returned home with his own family to start Gravity Hill Farm. The name is for the famous section of Pleasant Valley Road where our farm is located and where nature defies gravity and actually pulls your stalled car UP the road! At the market you’ll meet our “other David” – Farm Manager, David Zaback. He'll tell you anything you want to know about the food we're growing (and how to prepare it) and why we grow it the way we do. And say “hi!” to his dad, Alan, who helps sell at the Market and is as proud of his son as David is of his vegetables
Highland Company Gourmet Market
343 Country Rd 519
Stockton, New Jersey
908 996-3362
highlandmarket.com
risebread.com
Farmers and chefs Ben and Dee Avila offer hamburger patties, steaks, kielbasa from their grass fed Scottish Highland cattle beef. They also make their own fresh mozzarella cheese and pizza dough. Want peace of mind about the food you eat? Unlike supermarket meat that comes from animals who spend their final days in unhealthy and crowded feedlots, Highland animals are well treated and you can speak to farmer Ben directly about them. You can’t do that at the supermarket! Highland Farms brings ready to eat offerings for those nights when there’s no time to cook but want something homemade. For these times, try Highland’s shepherd’s pie, beef pot pie, chicken pot pie, turkey tetrazzini and macaroni and cheese.
Ben brings Rise Bakerybreads. Ana Jordao makes all of her own bread at her bakery in Frenchtown, New Jersey from unbleached flour whole grains, and other natural ingredients. You may choose from semolina,
epis and French baguettes, pain aux cereals, peasant rye, country loaf, olive loaf and raisin walnut, loaf. They make wonderful sandwiches, delicious toast and a delicious addition to any meal.
Lilies and Lavender
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
215 345-7282
kate@liliesandlavendar.com
www.liliesandlavendar.com
Kate Sparks and her companion dog, April, have been selling flowers at farmers’ market for over nine years.
Lilies and Lavender is a member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flowers Growers and the Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture. Kate is dedicated to providing her customers with the freshest most beautiful flowers while sustaining the farm soil and environment. In keeping with her policy of sustainability, she uses only organic fertilizers and the least harmful pesticides. Customers, workers and pets are safe in her fields. You can find her flowers at five local farmers’ markets, her on-farm stand and select local florists.
Kate can provide her beautiful flowers for any occasion – wedding, shower, that special dinner or… just because… Contact Kate to make an appointment for Special Events Consultation or to preorder flowers.
In addition to flowers, Kate also sells potted and cut culinary herbs and dried, decorative, herbal and seasonal wreaths and arrangements.
Stop by to chat with Kate—she’s always happy to answer any questions about her flowers, and don't forget to bring a biscuit for April.
Marie's Soaps, Bucks County
866 489-SOAP (7627)
mariessoap@aol.com
www.mariessoap.com
Marie, her and her whole family handcraft all of their soaps in beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania. You can meet daughter Brenda Olson and grandaughter Brooke at New Hope. They craft all their products with the finest food grade vegetable oils, shea & cocoa butters, organic herbs, spices, seeds, vitamins E & C and scent them with pure essential oils. Unlike commercial varieties these soaps contain no chemicals, fillers or detergents. The result? The soaps are skin friendly, long lasting and lather beautifully. The soap-makers test their products on their wonderful family and friends only, not on animals. So they feel confident that you will enjoy and benefit from their original and personally prepared recipes. Marie's Soaps is committed to providing its consumers with an all-natural alternative to commercial skin care products. They also offer many other products that compliment their many soaps, such as Poison Ivy and Bug-Off products, solid perfumes, and lip balms plus gift baskets, shower and bridal favors and special requests.
Milk House Farm Market
118 Slack Rd.
Newtown, Pa. 18940
215 852-4305
http://agmap.psu.edu/Businesses/4685
Brenda Slack writes about her family farm: Our acre farm was established in the 1830s and has been primarily a dairy and crop farm until 1988 when my parents sold our Holstein herd. My father and I farm about 120 acres in Upper Makefield: 25+ acres in produce (me) and the rest in field corn, wheat, soybeans, and hay/straw (my Dad). I started The Milk House Farm Market in 2007 after a career as a mental health therapist when I decided to follow our deeply rooted family tradition of farming. In 2002, we added chickens for egg production; we use their composted manure to fertilize our fields, thus reducing our reliance on commercial fertilizer. This year my family and I planted strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, asparagus, and rhubarb. Although they are not harvestable this year, we plan a Pick Your Own next year and offer these wonderful fruits at our farmers’ markets. In addition, we have five bee hives ccc, for the farm this year for future honey sales and better pollination of crops such as melons, squashes, and the berries.
We grow hundreds of varieties of vegetables - many of them hard to find heirlooms which are often more flavorful and nutrition rich than grocery store varieties. In the fall you will also find lots of autumn and natural holiday decorations such as hay bales, corn and sorghum shocks, and pumpkins.
Come see for yourself a slice of Bucks County history and enjoy our healthy, delicious, high quality produce, honey, and eggs, whether at the Farmers’ Market or at our farm in Newtown.
Nita-Baker?
Warrington, PA
215 479-2833
nitabaker.com
My name is Anita Palazzo Serratore, and I'm the proud owner and operator of Nita-Baker?. I am the fourth generation to continue this tradition of baking and catering to your needs ... specializing in the finest homemade Italian and Polish pastries and sweets. I have been in business for eight years and I am still growing thanks to all of you. Enjoy and remember my motto: "Fresh is the best when you bake quality sweets and pastries."
Located in Warrington, Nita-Baker? delivers all of our products and can be found at five different farmers markets and local shows. Check my web page for locations, our calendar, and to see everything we have to offer.
Purely Farm
55 Municipal Rd
Pipersville, Pennsylvania
215 317-0889
purelyfarm@verizon.net
Purely Farm specializes in Naturally Pastured Meats eggs, chicken, turkey, pork, and lamb. Come to the Market to meet farmers Joanna and Mark Michini who raise all of their animals on pesticide free pasture and use no hormones or antibiotics. “We are a small diversified farm dedicated to sustainable agriculture, the humane treatment of animals, and an organic way of life. It is our goal to help provide the local community with quality and wholesome organically pastured meats.”
Throughout the summer they will feature pork in a variety of retail cuts, whole chickens, and brown eggs. You can also find beautiful vegetables (greens, lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, sweet red peppers, broccoli and others) all grown without pesticides or petroleum fertilizers.
Through rotational pasture management, they raise healthy and nutritious (high in omega 3s and heart healthy fats) meats with distinct and savory flavor and unlike conventionally raised animals, Purely Farm's animals are not confined in tiny cages or pens. These farming practices also protect our land from erosion and our waters from pesticide and manure pollution. Their chicken and hog diets are supplemented with an organic grain ration while the lamb is 100% grassfed. By bringing pastured and organically fed meats to your family's table, you are taking an active role in promoting quality food essential to your family's health.
Stagecoach Apiary
P.O. Box 381
Lehighton, PA, 18235
610 377-1875
stagecoach@emmausmarket.com
Peter Slivka returns with spring, wildflower, buckwheat and other flavors of his delicious honeys. You can taste some of the many different flavors he offers and be amazed by the variety from the flowery and delicate spring runs to the rich and robust summer honeys and buckwheat’s dark and hearty flavors. Even if you think you don’t like honey, stop by Peter’s table and try a little something – try starting with the basswood or bamboo – these flavors are nothing like the honey you may have had in the past. Peter knows just about everything there is to know about honey how to use it and about bees as well so if you have any questions, feel free to chat him up. Want to know how the bees keep all those flavors separate? Ask Peter! How to use honey in baking? Ask Peter! How to use honey and pollen to alleviate allergy symptoms? Ask Peter! Want to know about other uses for honey in your medicine cabinet? Ask Peter! He'll also have bee pollen - ask him. Don't forget - honey keeps for a long time, so stock up now or at anytime. Peter comes a long distance so make it worth his while. Peter’s honey makes a wonderful present for just about anyone. It’s delicious spread on toast, in tea, drizzled over vanilla ice cream or used instead of sugar in baking. Look for him on the first Thursday of each month ~ check the website’s weekly update.
Tall Pine Farms
1046 Swamp Road
Rushland, PA
TallPineFarms@gmail.com
http://www.tallpinefarms.net/
Under the Tall Pine Farms canopy, you will find everything to early spring greens in the spring to a wide variety of abundant summer and fall vegetables and fruit, plus vegetable herb and flower plants for your garden. Plus, if your puzzled about how to cook something, just ask Wendy!
Tall Pine Farms is the result of Mike and Wendi Skwara’s love of working the land. Since 1986 Michael has been heavily active in farming by working for nine different farm operations. Wendi was introduced to agriculture in 1997 in a greenhouse, which grew a strong desire to run her own greenhouses. In 2002, Michael met Wendi Seton, a fellow student at Delaware Valley College and in the winter of 2008, Wendi and Michael tied the knot. Tall Pine Farms is the result of the best ideas from each of these experiences.
Tall Pine Farms started in Trenton New Jersey, when Joseph Skwara (Michael’s Grandfather) purchased a free range chicken farm including a tractor. Joseph’s children soon learned how to grow strawberries, which they sold to neighbors and grandson Michael grew the prized crop, sweet corn, in his garden. This garden grew into a career for Michael. After graduating from Delaware Valley College, an opportunity presented itself to Michael and Wendi to place their education to the test; together they started Tall Pine Farms. The name reflects the tall pine trees that lined the driveway of the original Tall Pine Farm, but we added the “s” to represent the growth of the farm when the farming crossed the river into Pennsylvania. Today the original farm and tractor are still in use by Mike and Wendi Skwara.
WoodsEdge Wools Farm
78 Browne Station Rd
Stockton, New Jersey
609 397-2212
mailto:wwfalpaca@aol.com
alpacasllamaswoodsedge.com
Brent Walker will be there with warm socks, scarves, gloves, afghans, animal hats, knitting wools and also rugs and more - all made in the U.S. Alpaca and llama wool is very long lasting and hard wearing while also wonderfully soft and non-itchy. Folks who can't wear sheep wool love alpaca and llama wool. Owners Linda Walker and her son Brent manage one of the largest herds of Suri llamas in the world representing a wide diversity of genetic lines. Starting thirty years ago, Linda Walker began the first alpaca breeding farm in the state of New Jersey and is a recognized world expert; today they have over 300 llamas and alpacas. Check out their website! WoodsEdge Wools offers public programs where you can see these beautiful animals yourself.
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