ASAP's Weekly Farmers Market Report - August 12, 2021

Fresh at Farmers Markets

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Shelling beans are hard to come by at local farmers markets, but we’ve spotted a few options in the past few weeks. Ten Mile Farm : [link removed] has had crowder peas, a purple-hulled shelling bean, at Asheville City Market : [link removed] and Black Mountain Tailgate Market : [link removed]. Flying Cloud Farm : [link removed] has edamame, another favorite shelling bean, at North Asheville : [link removed] and River Arts District : [link removed] markets. 

Despite their name, crowder peas are actually a bean! Similar in flavor to black-eyed peas, their rich and hearty flavor make them an excellent addition to any late summer barbeques or grill outs. Our favorite way to enjoy crowder peas is in this relish with heirloom tomatoes! 

In a large bowl, combine five cups of cooked crowder peas, two cups of diced cucumber, and one-fourth cup each sliced green onions, diced celery, and diced bell peppers. For the dressing, mix one-fourth cup each of olive oil, lemon juice, and white wine vinegar, with three tablespoons minced garlic, one tablespoon minced oregano, a half teaspoon salt, and crushed red pepper or black pepper to taste. Pour two thirds of the dressing over ingredients and stir well. Refrigerate for at least six hours, stirring occasionally. When you’re ready to serve, stir in two-and-a-half cups of diced heirloom tomatoes and the remaining dressing. 

Edamame is a go-to appetizer or snack for many restaurant-goers, but this dish is extremely easy to prepare at home. All you need is water, salt, and 10 minutes! Remove your edamame pods from their stems, and boil in salted water for six minutes, and drain. Season with coarse salt, and enjoy! To add a little more flavor to your edamame, try it with soy and sesame sauce instead! Boil for three to four minutes instead, then drain in cold water and dry with paper towels. In a pan over high heat, add two tablespoons of toasted sesame oil, then throw in your cooked edamame pods and fry for about two to three minutes. Add one teaspoon of soy sauce and stir continuously in the pan until the sauce has evaporated. 

You can find even more varieties of beans this week from Highgate Farm : [link removed] (West Asheville : [link removed], River Arts District, and Black Mountain markets), who now have green beans and yellow romano beans. Lee’s One Fortune Farm : [link removed] has also brought bean varieties to markets recently, including long beans, noodle beans, and green beans (West, River Arts District, Black Mountain, and Asheville City markets). 

At farmers markets now you’ll also find apples, peaches, berries, pears, melons, okra, tomatoes, eggplant, summer squash, cucumbers, garlic, potatoes, beets, leafy greens, mushrooms, and much more. 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

: [link removed] markets are such natural healthy food environments! Hendersonville Farmers Market : [link removed] (pictured) is the site for our next Farm Fresh for Health Regional Symposium : [link removed], on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is catered by Launa Marie of Homemade Pasta Noodles : [link removed]. We'll be talking about how farmers market prescription programs can be a tool for reducing diet-related illness, food and nutrition insecurity, and high healthcare costs; how farmers markets are well-positioned to offer health and wellness programs; and how healthcare professionals can play a critical role in nutrition education. We'll be joined by partners from Caja Solidaria : [link removed], MAHEC : [link removed], and Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition : [link removed]. 
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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

8/12
Bouquet Making Workshop at Springhouse Farm : [link removed]
 

8/13
Growing Faith Farms Grand Opening : [link removed]
 

8/17
Farm to Preschool Training : [link removed]
 

8/19
2022 Piedmont NC Strawberry Preplant Meeting : [link removed]
 

8/25
Assessing Value-Added Dairy Business Expansion Workshop : [link removed]
 

8/27
Farm Fresh for Health Regional Symposium at Hendersonville Farmers Market : [link removed]

8/30
Market Readiness Series: Accepting SNAP/EBT Payments : [link removed]
 
Find more upcoming events (or post your own) at asapconnections.org : [link removed].

Local Food &  Farm News

Asheville Citizen Times : [link removed] checks in with farmers affected by flooding in Tropical Storm Fred last year as well as ways they are working to react to climate change. ASAP's Appalachian Grown Farmer Resiliency Project is featured in the article as well. Says ASAP Local Food Campaign program manager David Smiley, “A big portion of this project’s aim was an acknowledgment that recovery from such a large storm takes a really long time. We all see the impact of the storm, we all hear the stories, but these types of flooding events take months and even years, if you can recover from them at all.”

Business North Carolina : [link removed] featured farms raising grass-fed livestock, including Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview and Farm House Beef in Madison County. “Grazing builds more organic matter,” says Hickory Nut Gap owner Jamie Ager. “Organic matter is carbon, and products of the industrial meat market are power-processed. Grass-fed is not only healthier for you but sequesters carbon.”



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