Last Winter Market — Summer Market Opens May 25

Summer Market Opens Next Week

This Sunday, May 18, is the last week of the Brighton Winter Farmers’ Market. We’re retiring that word “winter” for the time being; next Sunday is the opening of the Summer Brighton Farmers’ Market!  Join us May 25 at the Brighton High School; we’ll return to our earlier time — 9 am to 1 pm. Supervisor Bill Moehle will open the market with the traditional Cutting of the Vine at 10 am.  We can’t wait!

This Week at the Market

More tender spring crops are arriving at the Market this week. Fisher Hill Farm will have asparagus, plus fresh chicken, eggs, Swiss chard, potatoes, rutabaga, parsnips, carrots, onions, beets, and Red Jacket juices. Fellenz Family Farm will also have asparagus, plus arugula, spinach, komatsuna, Hakurei turnips, French breakfast radishes, honey, and transplants for your garden (strawberries, vegetables, and herbs); Erik may also have the first rhubarb and sorrel of the season. Lakestone Family Farm is bringing young garlic, chicken, and eggs.

Shannon Brook Farm is featuring organically fed, pasture-raised pork loin chops.  Allens Hill Farm is bringing free-range chicken eggs, aquaponically raised basil (Genovese, Thai, and lemon), cilantro, 8 Grain Pancake Mix (recognized by Nibble.com as one of the 9 best pancake mixes in the US — congratulations!), and apple cider molasses (called “autumn in a jar” by Gourmet.com.

Andy’s Specialty Garlic & Produce will have certified organic spinach, salad mix, Hakaurei turnips, garlic powder, yellow onions, and frozen butternut squash. Nordic Farm will have fresh raspberry and strawberry jams, granola, pickles, and applesauce. Newbury Park will have chicken, veggie, beef stew, and panang pot pies.

Growing Family Farms will have Asian greens, Swiss chard, kale, pea shoots, cucumbers, shiitake mushrooms, free-range eggs, items from Small World, and tart cherry juice from Singer Farm Naturals. Happy Hooves Organic Farm is bringing frozen organic no-soy chickens in all sizes from little Cornish hens to roasters, plus some fresh large roasters, no-soy chicken eggs, no-soy pasture-raised pork cuts, and 100% grass-fed and finished beef cuts.

Wohlschlegel’s Naples Maple Farm will have hot maple mustard plus lots of other maple products. Tripleberry Farm is bringing traditional and reduced sugar berry jams and goat milk soaps in new spring scents. Brian’s Kitchen is offering a cookie sale in honor of the last week of the winter market.

Also at the Market

John Wiesenthal returns with his lovely guitar music. ColorBrightonGreen.org will collect hard-to-recycle items. Please consider donating to Brighton Food Cupboard.

Brighton Winter Farmers’ Market is held Sundays, 1 to 4 pm, through May 18, 2014. It is located in Brighton’s Brookside Center, 220 Idlewood Road, Rochester. There is a second entrance to the building, easily accessible, from S. Winton, between Westfall and 590 (just south of Westfall).

The summer Brighton Farmers’ Market opens May 25; it will be held Sundays from 9 am to 1 pm in the Brighton High School parking lot, 1150 Winton Road S.

The Brighton Farmers’ Market is sponsored by the Town of Brighton. Check out summer program offerings from the Town of Brighton Recreation Department at www.townofbrighton.org/rec. More information about the market can be found at www.brightonfarmersmarket.org or on the Market’s Facebook page.

See you Sunday!