Natural Heritage Farmers Market
Corner of Walnut & Charles St
Downtown Muncie, Indiana
Thursday Evenings from 4 - 6 pm
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All of the summer veggies are in season this week. Be sure to visit
your local farmers to get your fill of the great summer stuff.
Farmer's Market News
I have been getting some requests for this summer time recipe. It's a
very versatile side dish or salad. You can visit the recipe anytime on
our web site by double clicking on the link below or read it as follows...
http://www.ringfamilyfarm.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=16
Marinated cucumber, tomato, and onion
1/3 Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tablespoons of your favorite vinegar
1/4 teaspoon Or 1/4 Cup of honey - your preference
1/2 teaspoon of fresh dill.
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/8 teaspoon of pepper
1 large cucumber - very thin slices
1 medium heirloom tomato - medium dice
1 small onion - cut into 1/2 rings
1 clove of garlic - minced
1. Blend oil vinegar, honey, and seasonings in a medium sized bowl.
2. Put cucumbers, tomatoes and onion in a shallow dish. Add marinade
and toss until slices are coated.
3. Chill at least six hours, stirring occasionally.
This makes a great summer side dish to any lunch or dinner in the
summer. You can always make substitutions or leave out the tomato,
garlic or onion, but I wouldn't.
Ring Family Farm News
Planting the greenhouse for winter is the thing to do this time of
year. We are busy renovating beds and preparing them for winter crops
along with taking care of the summer crops. This is an important time
of year, as we plan for the fall spring and winter. We are making
progress on the chickens, we will keep you informed as we move in that
direction.
Natural Food Store News
The space is moving along well, we are finishing up the area for the
store side of the project. As a re-cap, we are going to form a 501 c 3
non-profit corporation to run the natural food store. The food store
will serve as an outlet for area sustainable farmers. It will also
serve the function of a complete market for downtown carrying the
essentials for quality meals and necessary items for around the house.
As a project for down the road we would like to have a commercial
kitchen in the space to prepare ready to eat food items and to make
value-added products such as salsas, sauces, etc. A third phase will
involve a small micro-brewery. Proceeds from the sale of these goods
to the public will go to educate and hopefully create an organic farming
research center that can serve as an extension service for area organic
farmers, helping conventional farmers to transition, and also providing
information for new farmers. This research center could also help to
educate school age children on the subject of organic farming,
bio-diversity, and ecologically minded living.
The overall goal is to create a local sustainable food system. If you
are interested in helping with these projects in any way please let me know.
For Ring Family Farm C.S.A. and farm membership customers
Please continue to pick up at the farmer's market or call if you need to
pick up at the farm or delivery.
We need bags at the market, if you save re-cycled plastic or paper bags,
we can use them.
This weeks offerings ...
Ring Family Farm - Dave & Sara Ring
Baby Carrots
Strawberries
Cucumbers - slicers
Zucchini - heirloom and standard
Yellow squash - patty pan and standard
Cut- flowers - zinnias
Heirloom tomatoes
(Baby spinach, baby chard, and scallions, and lettuce mix will be back
very soon.)
Tom Gordy of Bell Creek Farm
Cherry tomatoes
elephant garlic
garlic
honey
leeks
pears
scallions
shallots
specialty potatoes - all blue, cranberry red, caribe, kennebec, Austrian
crescent fingerlings, Russian banana fingerlings
sweet onions: candy, white sweet spanish, Italian tropea (torpedo)
summer squash
Basil - several kinds.
(apples soon)
From Johnson's Natural Harvest in Mooreland, Indiana - Nathan & Bobby Jr.
Products vary depending on the season, sometimes the Johnsons are not
able to make it to market.
Chicken eggs - Pasture raised, organically fed, assorted sizes.
Fantastic raw milk cheese from an Amish farmer in southern Indiana -
Monterrey jack, Havarti, Colby,
Gouda, jalapeno, pepper jack, baby swiss, & cheddar
Ground beef - from shorthorn grass fed cows in approximately 1 # packages
Assorted pastured pork products from heritage breeds including -
sausage - hot and medium flavors in approximately 1# packages
pork chops - 4 chops per approximately one-pound packages
bacon - approximately 1# packages
fresh ham slices - (not cured ham)
That's about it for this week,
From the Farm,
Dave & Sara Ring
Ring Family Farm
www.ringfamilyfarm.com
765-789-4489
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