Arts at the Market

This Week at the Market – June 4, 2017

This week is our annual Arts at the Market, presented by Friends of the Arts in Brighton (FAB) to celebrate creativity in the Brighton Central School District and in our community. Weather permitting, we will enjoy dance, vocal, and instrumental performances by Brighton students, faculty, and alumni; observe student artists working on their own creations; and help create a community art installation that celebrates the unity and diversity of Brighton. Eastman jazz guitarist Bob Sneider will be a guest performer. The art installation, called FABulous commUNITY, explores individual identify and group connection. Add your personal contribution to a fun and colorful piece of art designed to reflect each of us separately, and all of us together. Thanks to FAB for this always wonderful event!

From the Vendors

Andy’s Specialty Garlic & Produce will have certified organic spinach, salad mix, red and green leaf lettuce, red radishes, baby kale, arugula, and pea shoots. Dearhaven Farm is bringing kale, beet greens, kohlrabi, scallions, fennel, assorted head lettuces (romaine, oakleaf, and bibb), baby lettuce mix, pea greens, lambs quarters, radish, and fresh herbs, all certified organic field grown.

Shannon Brook Farm is featuring pasture-raised, organically-fed ground pork and pork sausages: chorizo, Andouille, and hot Italian. Shady Lane Farm will have rhubarb, sunchokes, green garlic, strawberries, fresh and dried herbs, wild grape jam and jelly, and fresh-cut bouquets in spring colors.

Buzz’s Garden is bringing lettuce baskets, butterhead lettuce, baby cut lettuce mix, spinach, radishes, salad turnips, kohlrabi, microgreens, fennel, and potted vegetable and herb transplants including basil, cilantro, parsley, sage, thyme, oregano, dill, chives, zucchini, cucumbers, kale, Swiss chard, lettuce, and scallions. Stonecrop Farm will have certified organic eggs and fresh whole chickens and parts including boneless breast, tenders, leg quarters, wings, soup bones, and feet, plus pasture raised duck and cuts of heritage pork including chops and sausage.

Growing Family Farms is bringing certified organic nursery stock including large fruiting Sungold and Sweet Million tomato plants, pepper plants (sweet bell, roasting, poblano, and cubanelle), and potted herbs; also fresh produce including rainbow chard, sunnies, pea shoots, lettuce bouquets, kale, and limited cucumbers, as well as duck and chicken eggs, wildflower honey, and Singer Farm Naturals tart cherry juice. Bristol Mushrooms will have lion’s mane and shiitake mushrooms, fresh and certified organic.

Lagoner Farms will have apples, asparagus, and homemade jams. Bolton Farms is bringing lettuce bouquets, spring mix, Boston bibb lettuce, arugula, watercress, spicy mix, bok choi, microgreens, kale, and Swiss chard. K&S Bischoping will have tasty, crunchy apples including Cameos.

Clearview Farm is bringing certified organic free-range eggs, rhubarb, green onions, dry beans, fresh and dried herbs, dried peppers, and organically-fed 100% grass-fed Angus beef. Honeybee Happy & Healthy Herbs will have fresh catnip, chives, cilantro, dill, French tarragon, thyme, oregano, flat-leaf parsley, peppermint, rainbow radishes, and rhubarb, along with dried herbs and teas.

Happy Hooves Organic Farm is bringing fresh cut chicken for the grill, 100% grass fed and grass finished beef, cuts of pasture raised pork — all organic and raised without soy or corn, raw fall wildflower honey, rhubarb, and farmstead jams, candles, and soaps made with organic ingredients from the farm. Lavender Moon is bringing all natural Bug OFF and Tick Me OFF repellents and a free peony blossom with any

R&M Bischoping is bringing honey soaps and beeswax lotion bars and lip balms, plus honey and cinnamon creamed honey. Tripleberry Farm will have fresh pesticide-free jams and new summer scents of moisturizing goat milk soaps.

Seaway Trail Honey is bringing raw, local, seasonal, award-winning honeycomb and honey, from spring to fall pure wildflower varieties harvested from the bees by the shore of Lake Ontario and certified Kosher. Flour City Pasta is featuring cucumber gnocchetti.

Pasta Classics will have gourmet ravioli including capicola, pepper jack, and banana pepper; artichoke and provolone; and feta and spinach, as well as fresh pasta, cheese and spinach gnocchi, and baked stuffed breads. Laughing Gull Chocolates is featuring new flavors — s’mores and honey lavender, and will also have cinnamon sugar cocoa covered almonds and chocolate covered pretzels.

JonJohn’s Bakery is bringing baked macaroni & cheese, muffins (blueberry, mixed berry and brownie), classic carrot cake, lemon blueberry cake, star cakes, triple decker chocolate ganache cake, grandma’s breakfast cake, chocolate chip and oatmeal cranberry cookies, pineapple upside down cake, chocolate peanut butter balls, and potent dark chocolate bourbon balls. Newbury Park Pastries will have chicken, panang, shepherds, veggie, and BBQ brisket pot pies along with triple berry tarts and banana cream pies.

Brian’s Kitchen is bringing cookies, fudge, and granola bars. Wohlschlegel’s Naples Maple Farm will have maple cotton candy, pure maple syrup (golden, amber, dark, very dark), maple cream spread, granulated maple sugar, maple garlic rub, maple mustard, maple coffee, maple tea, wheat free oatmeal maple dog treats, soft and hard sugar shapes, and body care products — maple vanilla soap. lotion, and lip balm.

Also at the Market

Ask a Scientist —  Each week we will welcome real live scientists to join us at our Ask a Scientist table to answer all kinds of questions you might have about pretty much anything. Kids’ questions are welcome! Brighton Farmers’ Market celebrates the importance of science to our everyday lives, to society, to policy, and to our mission of promoting a healthier, more sustainable food system.

ColorBrightonGreen.org will collect recycling items; check here for items they are currently able to accept and recycle.

Special thanks to Impact Earth for providing zero-waste services to Brighton Farmers’ Market each week.

EBT/SNAP Bonus Program — Fresh Connect Checks

We’re pleased to offer Fresh Connect Checks to SNAP customers. This state-funded program allows us to give a $2 Fresh Connect Check with each $5 in tokens purchased with an EBT/SNAP card, which can be used to purchase any SNAP-eligible foods at the market.

We are pleased to be part of Farmers Markets ROC, a collaboration of Rochester area farmers’ markets that received grant funding to promote greater SNAP participation at our farmers’ markets. See FarmersMarketsRoc.com for more information.

Market Details

Brighton Farmers’ Market is held Sundays, 9 am to 1 pm in the Brighton High School parking lot, 1150 Winton Road S., Rochester. The Market is sponsored by the Town of Brighton. More information about the market can be found at https://brightonfarmersmarket.org or on the Market’s Facebook page.

See you Sunday!