ASAP's Weekly Farmers Market Report - October 4, 2019

Fresh at Farmers Markets

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The weather continues to defy autumn’s arrival, but cooler-weather crops are arriving at farmers tailgate markets, including fresh root vegetables like radishes, beets, carrots, and turnips.
 

Watermelon radishes are a particularly fun find right now, spotted at both Ten Mile Farm : [link removed] (Asheville City Market : [link removed], River Arts District Farmers Market : [link removed]) and Headwaters Market Garden : [link removed] (Asheville City Market). These heirloom varieties of the daikon are all business on the outside and party on the inside, with fuschia cores rimmed in white and lime green, reminiscent of their namesake. You can snack on them or use them as a dipper as you would other varieties of radish, but their bright centers beg for a pretty presentation. Here are a few suggestions.
 

Toasts, flatbreads, or homemade pizza all make a great canvas for thinly sliced rounds of watermelon radish. We recommend pairing it with soft goat cheese (get it from Three Graces Dairy : [link removed] at Asheville City Market, North Asheville Tailgate Market : [link removed], and West Asheville Tailgate Market : [link removed] or Spinning Spider Creamery : [link removed] at Asheville City Market, North Asheville Tailgate Market, and River Arts District Farmers Market), arugula, olive oil, and flaky sea salt.
 

Make a tangy slaw with julienned watermelon radish dressed with local honey, lime, and cilantro alongside vegetables often favored in Latin American cuisine, such as chayote or jicama. Chayote is a pale green member of the gourd family, similar in flavor to a summer squash crossed with cucumber, which can be eaten raw or cooked. Jicama is a white-fleshed root vegetable with a satisfyingly sweet crunch. You can find both from Lee’s One Fortune Farm : [link removed] (at many markets).
 

Watermelon radishes can be the crowning garnish on a vegetarian ramen bowl packed with bok choy (Olivette Farm : [link removed] at Asheville City Market), Japanese turnips (Green Toe Ground : [link removed] at Asheville City Market and North Asheville Tailgate Market), shiitake mushrooms (Black Trumpet Farm : [link removed] at Asheville City Market–South : [link removed] and River Arts District Farmers Market), young ginger (Lee’s One Fortune Farm), and a soy-marinated farm egg. 
 

At markets right now you’ll also find winter squash, apples, pears, grapes, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, salad greens, kale, chard, meat, seafood, eggs, bread, cheese, pastries, and so much more.  Area farmers tailgate markets take place throughout the region. As always, you can find information about farms, tailgate markets, and farm stands, including locations and hours, by visiting ASAP’s online Local Food Guide at appalachiangrown.org.

Photo of the Month

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Our October photo of the month, of flame pumpkins, comes from photographer Beth Frith, marketing specialist for the WNC Farmers Market : [link removed]. You can find many varieties of pumpkins and other winter squash at local farmers markets and even pick your own at u-pick farms : [link removed] across the Appalachian Grown region.

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ASAP's mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food.



Upcoming Events

10/5
2019 WNC Garlic Fest : [link removed]
 

10/5-10/6
Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School : [link removed]
 

10/6-10/7
Carolina Meat Conference : [link removed]
 
10/8
2020 WNC AgOptions Grant Info Session – Burke County : [link removed]
 
10/12
: [link removed] Dreams: Design & Plan for Living on Your Land : [link removed]
 

Trial to Table: A Utopian Seed Project Fundraising Feast : [link removed]
 
10/14/19-9/14/20
Farm Beginnings Year long Farmer Training course : [link removed]
 

10/16
Pasture Pork Workshop : [link removed]
 

10/23
North Carolina Crunch : [link removed]
 
Thru 11/4
Food: The Unlimited Palate : [link removed]
20 percent of proceeds from the Red House Gallery art exhibition will support ASAP's programs.

View the full calendar : [link removed] of events.

ASAP on the Air

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Hear how rice is harvested at Lee's One Fortune Farm and learn why this crop is important to the Hmong community in Western North Carolina on this week's Growing Local : [link removed].

 
You can listen to all
Growing Local episodes on SoundCloud : [link removed], iTunes : [link removed], or on ASAP's website : [link removed].

Local Food & Farms in the News

The summer-like temperatures are affecting the apple harvest, reports WLOS : [link removed].
 

Farmer/educator Mark Cohen will lead a workshop on regenerative agriculture at Living Web Farms on Oct. 12. Read more in the Mountain Xpress. : [link removed]



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