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Starting simple

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While our challenge doesn’t officially start until Memorial Day weekend, some folks may choose to get a jump start. Pat Kight at Cooking from the Market is one such person… she got over to the Albany market yesterday, even with the funky weather, and picked up some eggs, salad greens and some garlic. And then went home had a simple salad made from those greens. Sometimes, a simple dish like that is all it takes before you’re planning how to get your hands on another batch of fresh produce… There are new photos from Pat up at the Flickr group, Market Friends, and I must say a big thanks to her as well, for talking about this challenge at the market, as she notes in her blog post. She gave me a great idea via e-mail to print up some fliers. I love that there is word-of-mouth about this...

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Don’t let the weather stop you

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The Corvallis and Albany markets are on tomorrow, even if it snows! Be brave and head on down… Albany Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9AM to 1PM April 19 to November 22, 2008 City Hall parking lot at 4th and Ellsworth, and the adjacent block of 4th Ave. Corvallis Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9AM to 1PM April 19 to November 22, 2008 First and Jackson, on the north end of the riverfront.

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Recipe: Roasted Garlic

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It’s up now on the Recipe of the Week page.

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One Week from Today

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The Corvallis-Albany Farmers’ Markets open up one week from today, Saturday, April 19th. The market director, Rebecca Landis, has agreed to provide a gift certificate to us as a prize for a drawing to be held at the end of our challenge! As soon as I know the final details, I will post them here, but in the meantime, many thanks to Rebecca and the markets! Here are hours and locations of the markets: Albany Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9AM to 1PM April 19 to November 22, 2008 City Hall parking lot at 4th and Ellsworth, and the adjacent block of 4th Ave. Corvallis Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 9AM to 1PM April 19 to November 22, 2008 First and Jackson, on the north end of the riverfront. Corvallis Wednesday Market Wednesdays, 8AM to 1PM April 23 to November 26, 2008 Benton County Fairgrounds at 110 SW 53rd Street

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Nuts!

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Wow, in looking up links for this post, I read that between 95% – 99% of the hazelnuts grown in the United States are grown here in the Willamette Valley. Lucky us! Hazelnut Hill, a 225-acre working family farm, is located in Corvallis. Their shop is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10AM to 5PM. (Try the hot & spicy! My favorite. Although chocolate is good too. And brittle…) 27939 Hwy 99W, Corvallis 541-754-5657 info@hazelnuthill.com Freddy Guys Hazelnuts, a direct-to-consumer farm located in Monmouth. Look for them at farmers’ markets or order direct from the website. I’ll keep looking for more resources for local nuts… if you know of any, please leave a comment!

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Starting the “to read” pile

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Starting the “to read” pile

Simply in Season by Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert Through stories and simple “whole foods” recipes, Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert explore how the food we put on our tables impacts our local and global neighbors. They show the importance of eating local, seasonal food—and fairly traded food—and invite readers to make choices that offer security and health for our communities, for the land, for body and spirit. While the authors come at this topic from the perspective of their own faith, the reviews have me feeling that there is something here for everyone, whether one shares that faith or not. Plus, one of the authors — Cathleen Hockman-Wert — is an Oregonian. That’s why I started the list with this book… we dig the locals!

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Sharing the market love at Flickr

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Sharing the market love at Flickr

Do beautiful photos of food help inspire your own meals? Can you be seen dashing around the market with your camera in one hand and cash in the other, ready to both shoot and scoop up the fresh, colorful, delectable produce? Well, check this out: Market Friends is a Flickr group for people to share photos from the Albany and Corvallis Farmers’ Markets. Go be inspired, or go join and share your own fabulous photos! Photos: Jennifer (*Oregongirl at Flickr)

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Recipe – something to do with all those leeks

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Our first recipe link is up on the Recipe of the Week page.

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