The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, and other items added by the market managers.
Online Market Weekly Product Listing
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
The Online Market will now be open Sunday through Thursday. Place your order by 9 p.m. Thursday evening and pick up on Saturday morning between 9-11 a.m.
The newsletter with product listing will come out each Monday, ensuring that all inventory updates have been made over the weekend, but, market will still open on Sunday so you can place your order as usual. You might want to check back in during the week to see if any additional items were added.
Have you ever tried Bok Choy? Bok choy (aka pak choi), Brassica rapa, is a type of Chinese cabbage. Records show that the Chinese have been cultivating the vegetable since the 5th century AD. It wasn’t introduced to the United States until early in the 20th century.
Bok choy prefers mild to cooler weather and will bolt when temperatures are consistently colder than 50 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer than 75. It can withstand occasional frosts, making it a great crop for the early spring here in Yavapai County. Plants are generally ready to harvest 50-60 days after planting. Most of the bok choy found in grocery stores and farmers markets is “baby” bok choy, meaning it was picked while still immature and/or is a variety selected for its small size.
When harvested, the plant is cut just above the roots, leaving a loose head of leaves attached by their stems to the base. All parts of the harvested vegetable can be eaten. When selecting bok choy, feel for stems and leaves that are still somewhat crisp. Store the vegetable in the fridge and use within a few days to ensure that it still has its crunch.
Bok choy is an excellent source of vitamins A and C and K and a good source of potassium, folate, vitamin B6, calcium, and manganese. It has a mild flavor and slightly crunchy texture, and is fantastic in stir-fries. It is a great stand-alone vegetable when sautéed—the stems stay crisp while the leaves wilt, becoming silky. You’ll find bok choy in nearly all Asian food cultures. Bok choy features prominently in soups: Japanese Udon, Vietnamese Pho (a noodle soup), Filipino pork sinigang, and Taiwaneese beef soup. It’s a popular ingredient in rice and noodle dishes across Asia. Bok choy is truly a delightful green to experiment with and mix up your greens intake.
Give this nutritious vegetable a try!
(credit to http://www.prescottfarmersmarket.org/bok-choy/ for the great info and photo)
Online Market is Open!
The Online Market will now have extended hours! It will open on Sundays, but the newsletter with product list will come out on Mondays. You will be able to place orders through Thursday evenings at 9 pm. Watch for tomorrows newsletter!
Online Market - Inventory Update
The inventory is now updated to include produce! Check it out and place your order by Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.
See you Saturday!
Online Market is Open! Fall and Winter Market Begins!
Good morning! Our farmers, bakers and makers will be updating their inventory so you can continue shopping for all your market favourites!
Order pick up will be Saturday mornings from 9-11 am at the Main Street Conference Room locate at 103 E Alpine, Ste 2.
See you Saturday morning!
Online Market is Open!
This is the final week of the outdoor market. Saturday, October 29th will be Customer Appreciation Day and we will have a drawing for a Market Gift Basket! Every purchase will earn a ticket for entry into the drawing.
Come celebrate a wonderful season of abundant harvest!
The first Saturday of November brings the first online market order pickup, same time, same location as last year and we still have Double Dollars available for SNAP transactions. There will be produce available!
Hoping to see one new faces at the online order pickup this year!
Have a great week, and see you at the market!
Online Market is Open!
Two more weeks of outdoor market and then we move to the online ordering process until spring. Opossum Hollow has beautiful greens growing and R Family Farm is stocked with a variety of beef, pork, chicken and turkey. Our bakers and makers are ready to provide your holiday needs as well.
Enjoy your week and see you at the outdoor market, Tuesdays and Saturdays through October 29th!
Online Market is Open!
The Homegrown Festival was a success! Thank you to all who came down and enjoyed the day!
The market will return to City Park for the remainder of the outdoor season. We will be open through October 29th then make the transition to the online market the first Saturday in November. Seasonal fall & winter produce will be available as well as pastured pork, turkey, chicken and grass fed beef. There will be artisan baked goods and crafts as well.
Watch for more info in the coming weeks!
See you at the market Tuesday 3-7 pm and Saturday 8 am to 1 pm!
Online Market is Open!
Saturday, October 8th, the market will move to the Twin Springs Park area at the end of Broadway Street. Why?? Because its time for the Homegrown Festival!! The Kids Day activities will be there as well, along with 70 local makers of hand crafted items, repurposed items, vintage and leather goods! There will be food trucks! And….Edmondson Farm will be there with a Pumpkin Patch! Toucan even rent a kayak and float Sager Creek!
Join us for a great, fall festival in historic downtown Siloam Springs.
See you at the market!
Online Market is Open!
Looking forward to the cooler temperatures that come with Fall.
Just a reminder that the outdoor market is also opn Tuesday from 3-7 pm. Our farmers still have an abundance of beautiful produce.
Come shop with us Tuesday or Saturday. Enjoy your week and see you at the market!
Online Market is Open!
We held our 2nd Annual Farm to Table, a Summers’ End Farm Supper, September 11th and it was a very successful event! Thank you to all who were able to attend and thank you to R Family Farm for hosting the event.
Fall will soon be upon us and the outdoor market will be seeing some winter squash, an increase in greens, and the return of root vegetables like turnips, carrots, radishes and sweet potatoes.
The outdoor market will remain open through October 29th and then we will transition to the online market with Saturday morning order pick up at the Main Street Conference room.
Enjoy this beautiful weekend and see you at the market!