Monday, November 2, 2009
Farmer's Market Midtown Open
Posted by Susan Ellis on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:50 PM
This afternoon, Food News writer Pam Denney and I stopped by the newly opened Farmer's Market Midtown at 1632 Union.
Owner John "JR" Raney had originally tried his luck with an open-air Midtown market earlier this summer. When that didn't work out, he decided to take it indoors in a space that was previously a consignment furniture store.
Raney said that he's still securing vendors but was confident that the market would offer many more items by week's end.
There wasn't much in the way of produce — Raney told Pam it might be spring until he can get locally farmed produce — but there was a freezer full of ready-made entrees and sides from the Mississippi-based No Time 2 Cook ...
... as well as meats from Neola Farms ...
... and seafood (alligator sausage!) from Muddy Waters.
Also being sold: McCarter's Coffee, Aunt Lizzie Cheese Straws, Clifty Farms ham, plus birdhouses, goats milk soaps, honeys, and jams.
Pictured below is Elvin Littlejohn. He sells jams, honey, sorghum molasses, etc. that he gathers from purveyors from around the region. He's 87-years-old, a World War II vet, and a songwriter. He sang me a song about Jesus and told me that he has a good voice. I told him that he does have a good voice, which is true, and I'm not above lying about this sort of thing.
The market is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Farmer's Market Midtown, 1632 Union (726-1031).
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Alligator sausage...hmm. I'll have to try incorporating that into my ever-evolving chili recipe.
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Hope he makes a go of it... Sometimes it's difficult to get downtown or to the Agricenter, and the one at the botanic gardens isn't open at a convenient time.
It's probably not an opportune time to open a place like this, but I do hope people support it.
Went there today and the owner is so helpful and nice. I got some frozen soup for a friend and menenite bread. The bread is delicious. Also have good homemade fried apple pies. They really have some stuff that is otherwise hard to find. Nice place with a lot more merchandise than the last time I went. Had fresh veggies today too. A little pricey for everyday, but will go there for specialty items and treats for myself and others.
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