ASAP's Weekly Farmers Market Report - July 1, 2021

Fresh at Farmers Markets

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Just in time for your Fourth of July celebrations, tomato season has finally kicked off! We’re starting to see a variety of our favorite ’maters pop up at several farmers markets. 

So far we’ve seen Full Sun Farm : [link removed], Lee’s One Fortune Farm : [link removed], and Olivette Farm selling an assortment of slicers, cocktail, grape, and cherry tomatoes. We look forward to seeing even more vendors bring their tomato harvest to markets in the next week! Find Full Sun Farm at River Arts District : [link removed] and North Asheville : [link removed] markets and Olivette Farm : [link removed] at Asheville City Market : [link removed]. Note that Lee’s One Fortune Farm will not be at Asheville City and Black Mountain : [link removed] markets on Saturday, but will be back at West : [link removed] and River Arts District markets later in the week. River Arts District Farmers Market has a new location starting this week (July 6) as well. Find the market from now on at Smoky Park Supper Club at 350 Riverside Drive.

One of the things we love most about tomatoes is their versatility! With so many varieties to choose from and plenty of ways to utilize them in your cooking, tomatoes will be on your shopping list at farmers markets for the rest of summer through fall.  Try making a tomato and pimento cheese melt for a quick and easy lunch. All the ingredients can be sourced from your local producers! Take two slices of your favorite market bread and apply a thin layer (or thick, if you’re hungry) of pimento cheese to one side of each slice. Ali Rae Foods sells a delicious, locally made pimento cheese at West, East : [link removed] , Weaverville : [link removed], and Asheville City markets. Then add a few slices of large tomatoes, and put the sandwich together. Heat a pan over medium heat and toast your sandwich on each side until golden brown. Enjoy! 

Another way to enjoy your tomatoes (and peaches) without turning the stove on is with this fresh tomato and peach caprese salad. Start with two pounds of tomatoes (and kind), two peaches, and eight ounces of mozzarella. Cut these ingredients into bite-sized pieces and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together a half cup of white vinegar, one clove of minced garlic, four tablespoons of chopped fresh basil, three tablespoons of olive oil, three tablespoons of brown sugar, and a pinch of salt. Add the tomatoes, peaches, and mozzarella into the bowl with dressing and toss the ingredients together.

Lee’s One Fortune Farm also has green tomatoes for those of us who love the classic Southern appetizer fried green tomatoes!

At farmers markets now you’ll also find raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, summer squash, cucumbers, beans, new potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, and much more. Also look out for greens like lettuce, arugula, chard, kale, spinach, bok choy, and mustard greens. Markets are stocked with a variety of meats, cheese, rice, pasta, bread, drinks, and prepared foods. Find more details about farms and markets throughout the region in ASAP’s online Local Food Guide at appalachiangrown.org : [link removed].

Farm Fresh for Health Symposium

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Farm Fresh for Health connects people to environments and activities that support healthy eating and healthy lifestyles. On Thursday, July 14, ASAP will offer its first Farm Fresh for Health summer symposium : [link removed] at Perry's Berry's Vineyard and Fonta Flora Brewery, with dinner catered by Singlewyde (pictured).

Healthcare professionals will have a chance to take part in hands-on activities and tour the blueberry farm with the owners of Perry's Berry's, who are registered nurses and have worked in healthcare for more than 40 years. Health practitioners and community advocates from Marion Pediatrics, Adolescents, West Marion Community Forum, and ASAP will also lead sessions on using Farm Fresh for Health tools in clinical and community settings.

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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

7/13-7/14
2022 Southeast Value-Added Dairy Conference : [link removed]

7/14
Farm Fresh for Health Regional Symposium at Perry’s Berry’s : [link removed]
 

7/28
Farm Fresh for Health Symposium at KT’s Orchard and Apiary : [link removed] Your Story: Using Evaluation and Other Tools to Share Your Organization’s Impact : [link removed]

Find more upcoming events (or post your own) at asapconnections.org : [link removed].

Local Food &  Farm News

River Arts District Farmers Market will move to a new location starting this week at Smoky Park Supper Club. “The reclamation of that space from an overused, polluted industrial area to somewhere that fosters creative space for the community, it feels really vital to be a part of,” said Lyric Antio, executive director of the market, in the Asheville Citizen Times : [link removed]. “It’s been such a supportive space. The vendors we have, it feels like a vibrant community hub that’s growing all the time with artists and local businesses, and now that the greenway is there, we have multimodal transportation to the market and that makes it really special.”



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