Portland food news and views
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares and farmers markets are in full spring-vegetable mode right now, and it’s a perfect time for salad-making. So how do you put together a salad from your box items and the plethora of options at the farmers market? There are ways to work it to your advantage and we are here to show you how.
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Photo credit: Rocky Butte Farmers Market
I’m pretty chuffed that the Rocky Butte Farmers Market is returning this weekend for its first season of weekly markets. The Market will operate this Saturday from 9am to 1pm in the Mannahouse Church parking lot in Portland’s beautiful Madison South neighborhood.
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As I have mentioned previously, I write for the Market News section on the Rocky Butte Farmers Market (RBFM) website. It’s been a lot of fun and I’m particularly happy with a recent interview I did with Marcy Eichner, the new Market Manager for the RBFM. This is a huge step forward for the organization and I am sure good things are to come for the market and its supporters with Marcy joining the team.
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I wanted to point you over to the call for vendors at the Rocky Butte Farmers Market—the vendor application is live and you can apply here. RBFM is looking forward to working with vendors of all levels of experience, but they are especially interested in helping first-time vendors or those early in their careers.
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The Rocky Butte Farmers Market—which, as you may know, is going to operate weekly in 2022—is doing a fundraiser in support of the market’s expansion and its mission to be a community-centered market. They will be partnering with Sparrowhawk Native Plants for a plant sale and portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Market. Sparrowhawk offers a whole variety of beautiful plants—sun loving, woodland, shade plants, groundcovers, and more—for your gardens. This is a great way to populate your garden with gorgeous natives and support the Market at the same time.
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