The USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone visits Beaverdale Farmers Market on Tuesday, June 16. It’s a big bright mobile food lab, with fun and educational activities for all ages. Find videos, games and more on the USDA Discovery Zone website.
Plant the seed... →Market Music for June 16: Big Joe Kinser takes the stage at Beaverdale Farmers Market on Tuesday. His Americana and swing tunes are upbeat and entertaining. Big Joe and the entire band play at The Gas Lamp on Sunday, June 14. The show features Carson McHone from Texas, too.
Plant the seed... →A hot day brings on new produce: tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes will be abundant soon. For now, there’s lettuce, strawberries, radishes and asparagus. Grill your fresh asparagus in about 5 minutes http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-asparagus/ Enjoy fresh strawberries in a pie. Make a gluten free pie crust with almond flour http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/desserts/r/almondpiecrust.htm Toss the
Plant the seed... →Thanks to vendors, neighbors, customers, community groups, children, Randy Burk’s music, and everyone who collaborated for a great opening night on the first Tuesday in June at Beaverdale Farmers Market. All the care and hours invested in planting, harvesting, crafting, baking, cooking, preparing and serving are what makes a community market work. It’s
Plant the seed... →Look for Betty around the market this summer, wearing a new Beaverdale Farmers Market tee shirt. We’ll also have tee shirts for sale at the market. Betty will be sharing recipe links that use ingredients from the market each week. Here is an arugula salad from Oprah website: oprah.com/food/Arugula-with-Berries-and-Feta I
Plant the seed... →Beaverdale Farmers Market is using a new app to connect with neighbors and customers; it’s called FarmFan. If you’ve visited the BFM website recently, you’ve seen a pop-up that says “Get Market Day Notifications.” Here’s how it works: 1) Register to be a FarmFan First, enter your email address, then
Plant the seed... →Beaverdale Neighborhood Association sponsors two fun events in June, plus a scrub day. Grass Seats Cinema shows the movie “Up” on Thursday, June 11 at Ashby Park. The Beaverdale Garden Walk is Saturday, June 13 from 9:00 – 3:00. MEGA SCRUB Day provides free disposal of trash,
Plant the seed... →On Saturday, May 2nd, 2015, the BNA will participate in Rebuilding Together’s National Rebuilding Day event at a home on 46th Street in Beaverdale. Thirty volunteers are needed in two shifts. On Friday, May 15th, the BNA Beautification Committee will be picking up flowers grown by the
Plant the seed... →The Beaverdale Neighborhood Association (BNA) shares exciting Beaverdale events in its March newsletter. It all starts with the Easter Egg Hunt on April 4, then Grass Seats Cinema and a garden walk in June. The Beaverdale Betterment Coalition (BBC) sponsors “It’s Better in Beaverdale” the last Thursday of every month. The
Plant the seed... →Thanks to our Beaverdale neighbors and customers from near and far for a great market season. The farmers market board also thanks: Vendors, for your excellence products and services Musicians, for sharing your talents Children, for playing Chef’s Kitchen, for a food demo Le Jardin, for food demos Boesen the
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