Summer is slowly leaving town still lots of tomatoes , cucumbers and green beans. But fall is here. That means chestnuts and chanterelles — Jim and Dave are back.

There is a new fish monger in town Freshways Wild Fish – right now they have salmon, halibut, dungeness crab, shrimp, and black cod.    Always wild caught.

Chef Jennifer Una is cooking up some dishes from the market. It’s always a great place to hang around a taste.

10/5 market:

Music – Hank Levine

Cooking Demo – Jennifer Una

Vendors:

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Armstrong Valley Farm

Bella Ridge Farm

Bellwether Farms

Bernier Farms

Bohemian Wellbeing Farm

Canvas Ranch

Daffodils, Dahlias, Lilies’ Oh My!

EGB Farms

First Light Farm

Foggy River Farm

Hectors Honey

John Ford Ranch

Karlonas Farms

Laguna Farm

Leap Frog Greens

Ma & Pas Garden

Min-Hee Hill Gardens

My Wild Iris Rows

Napa Valley Botanicals

Nature Spirits Garden

Neve Roses II

New Family Farm

Offerings of the Land

Orchard Farms

Oz Family Farm

Pepper Ranch

Salmon Creek Ranch

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Singing Frogs Farm

Sonoma Coast Organics

The Beet Generation

The Patch

Tusque Farms

Twin Peaks Orchard

Two Rock Valley Cheese

Walker Apples

Weirauch Farm and Creamery

Williams Ranch

Williamson Farm

Chef Henderson Catering

Green Grocer

Guerilla Foods

Penang Kitchen

Starting from Scratch

Alma’s Oilcloths

Architectural Ceramic Designs

Aroma Floral

California Coops

Costeaux French Bakery

Created by Vanae

Dominique’s Sweets

East West Gourmet

Edgeworks Sharpening Service

Franco’s One World Sausage

Full Circle Bakery

Gaga Café

Gandolf’s Chocolates

Gifted Touch Massage

Grizzly Bear Sweets

Hilltop Honey

Home Maid Ravioli

Hue de Laroque

Kirsten’s Krafts

Leon Day Condiments

Local Spicery

Mama Baretta

Mi Fiesta Catering

Not yer Mommas Granola

Nourish

Philisophers Stoneground

Pure Puer Tea

Quillfully Yours

Raymond’s Bakery

Run Around Brew

Scott Wilson Pottery

Sia Baskets

Sonoma Garden Designs

Stonehouse Olive Oil

The Beet Generation Juice

Waterhorse Ridge

Willow Designs

We Honored the Gravenstein and we had a lot of fun at our annual apple festival.

The winners of the raffle are:  Iris Yamaguchi,  Monetta Silva,  Tranium.

Every year, the market joins with Slow Food Russian River to honor the Gravenstein Apple.    It’s a party with a purpose.    Slow Food Russian River was also a factor in bringing back the Bodega Red Potato.   Thank you Slow Food Russian River for bringing back food – where the most important factor is that it tastes good.

This Saturday August 24 is going to be a great market.  Chef Una demonstrating apple recipes, activities for kids, and apple tastings.

Tomorrow is the Gravenstein Apple Celebration!

Food Demo by Jennifer Una

Apple Juicing by the Gravenstein Apple Committee

Balloon Animals by Pop the Clown

Live Music and FUN!!

Tomorrow is the end of the season for Branch & Brine

Sonoma Woodworks will be here!!

Here is the line-up!

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Don’t miss this market — there is a lot going on.     There are over twenty Sonoma County farms selling produce at the market this Saturday.  That doesn’t include our mini-cheese trail or local fish and meat.   You won’t find a bigger and more diverse selection of local produce anywhere.

If you are looking for a great place to grab a meal — the market has amazing chefs (perfect for your next party)   Here’s a look at a few of our star chefs.

Free Cooking Demos with  Chef Jennifer Una is back with her popular cooking from the market   Recipes at the end of the vendors list

The market’s new and improved location means we can welcome more community groups.  This week :

Sonoma County Animal Shelter will bring puppies seeking a good home to market.

Sonoma County Council on Aging

Master Gardeners

International Hosting Exchange

Music:  The Rose Town Ramblers!

Returning to market this week:

Tusque Farms

Sebastopol Berry Farm

Nut-n-Other

Claudia Bruckert with her new book – A Roosters Tale (a year in the life of a clan of chickens)

Scott Wilson Pottery

Saturdays Vendors:

What a great week.   On Wednesday the Redwood Credit Union practiced random acts of kindness at the market by paying for people’s groceries.

The Saturday market was jumping, Chef Jennifer Una was back with her popular demonstration of dishes –ingredients are straight from the market.

The Buena Vida Nursery is here just in time for your spring garden.

Aroma Floral is back — just what you need to brighten up any corner of your house and what a wonderful gift any of her designs would make.

The Rosetown Ramblers had the market swinging!

Chef Jennifer Una gives Tom a taste.

Chef Una is making three different recipes:  Chard and Leek Fritters, Roasted Radish over Garlicky Greens and Curried Potato and Spinach Soup.  Demonstrations at 10, 11 and noon.

Recipe for Garlicky Greens and pan roasted radishes

Garnish with radish greens and thyme sprigs.

Jennifer Una – Nutrition Educator & Natural Chef in Santa Rosa

If you are ready to make a transition to greater vitality, make better choices in the grocery store and in the kitchen, learn fantastic recipes to bring delicious healthy food to your table or need help identifying and overcoming obstacles to your personal health goals, look no further…..

Jennifer Una, certified Nutrition Educator and Natural Chef will provide customized assessment and subsequent coaching to bring you into a life with more energy, better sleep, fewer colds and allergies, more balanced moods, freedom from negative lifestyle habits and overall protection from chronic and degenerative disease.

Jennifer’s cooking classes are another great way to get acquainted with her enthusiastic yet gentle approach to making changes you can live with. Get together with friends, family or someone in your care for a lively nutrition demo/dinner party or a small group of eager young chefs in your home.

Become acquainted with foods of the highest quality, grown locally and organically in your area. Jennifer is available to help you retrain your palate to crave the foods and dishes that will bring you the deepest nutritional value; gorgeous to look at and fun to share with the people you love.

We haven’t forgotten Valentine’s Day.

The market is going to hold a drawing for an Extra Special Valentines Basket.  $10 per entry or 5 entries for $40.

Winner will be drawn at noon on Saturday 2/9.  Prize must be picked up at either the Saturday 2/9 or Wednesday 2/13 market.      You do not have to be present to win.    Check at the information desk for details on the basket…but for sure chocolates from Gandolf’s Fine Chocolate

Chef Jennifer Una is back with her farmers market recipes.  This week:  the beet.

BEET BORSCHT

serves 6

2 T. coconut oil

1 yellow onion, medium chopped

½ tsp. caraway seeds

1 carrot, sliced

1 stalk celery, sliced

1 large yellow potato, medium diced

1 T. tomato paste

1 bunch red beets, scrubbed and peeled (4 medium)

1 qt. water

1 bay leaf

salt

ground black pepper

1 tsp. apple cider vinegar

handful raw sauerkraut

sour cream, yogurt or crème fraiche

dill, chives or scallions for garnish

Heat oil in medium sized soup pot.  Add onion and seeds and sauté for a few minutes. Add carrot, celery and potato and sauté until soft. Add tomato paste and heat through. Add beets and water enough to cover by about ½”. Add bay leaf and bring pot to a boil.

Reduce heat, cover and simmer until all is tender. Turn off the heat and remove the bay leaf. Add big pinch of salt and a grind of pepper into the pot. Taste soup to adjust seasonings by adding salt, pepper, apple cider vinegar to taste.

Put a spoonful of sauerkraut in serving bowl and ladle soup over it.

Serve with a dollop of crème fraiche, yogurt or sour cream and a sprinkling of fresh herbs if desired.

This week’s vendor list:

Winter Root Soup

Chef Jennifer Una

Chef  Una used white beets from Min Hee Hill Gardens.   Min Hee is at both the Wednesday and Saturday market.

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