- Gorge Grown Farmers' Market Happenings

- Regional Farmers' Market Highlights

- Recipes: Cherry Tomato Brushetta

- Reminder: Summer Concert Series THIS SATURDAY - Come Support GGFN!

Gorge Grown Farmers' Market
Thursdays 4-7 p.m.
June 3 - October 7, 2010
Hood River Middle School
1602 May St. across from Jackson Park

The Gorge Grown Farmers’ Market has REALLY taken off this summer.  Both weekly attendance and sales are up about 30% from last year.  Thank you for making this market such a success!!  If you have not had a chance to come down yet, come see for yourself what everyone is talking about.  Last week Ben Stenn from Celilo showed us how to make delicious Cherry Tomato Bruschetta.  In case you missed it, the recipe is featured as the recipe of the week.  The calendar for August is looking amazing.  August 5th is a celebration of bike and walking to market and will have lots of activities and events around biking and healthy families.  On August 12, the market is proud to be hosting Green Drinks and a discussion about local composting operations and needs.   Come join the fun...

This week we are welcoming over 25 vendors at the market with a wide variety of dinner foods(including a new vendor, Henni’s from White Salmon serving up yummy curries), fresh fruits(netarines, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, etc.), breads, tarts, beef, worm compost and vegetables (tomatoes are here!! - along with fresh greens, squash, beets, carrots, green beans, kale, potatoes, etc.).  Debit cards and SNAP cards can be used at the INFO booth.  We have an incentive program this season also that allows us to match your SNAP dollars with up to free $5 to expand your purchasing power.  Marimbas and the first tomatoes of the season will make for a very festive event this Thursday from 4 to 7 at the HR Middle School.  See ya at the Market!!

This week’s activities:

Music – Chigwaya Marimba
Children’s Activity – Kidsense
Non-profits – Ugandan Orphanage

Upcoming events:
Aug 5th – Happy Wheels Biking to Market Celebration
Music – Ben Bonham

August 12th – Green Drinks
Music – Gadzukes

This week at The Dalles Farmers' Market you'll find a variety of things including... nectarines, peaches, and apricots.  Also look for cucumbers, summer squash, onions, cherry tomatoes, and perhaps even slicing tomatoes!

The Dalles Farmers' Market
Saturdays, 8 AM to 1 PM
At The Dalles City Park, Union and E 5th Street, Downtown The Dalles.

Items for sale include fresh and processed and dried agriculture products including fruits, vegetables, flowers, jams, jellies etc.  Vendors within a 100-mile radius of The Dalles are welcome!

Goldendale Saturday Market
Simcoe Dr. - Just off US 97
Goldendale WA 98620
509-773-7030
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

We are an open air market with fresh seasonal produce, home baked goods, jams and jellies, farm fresh eggs, Klickitat County wild honey, original jewelry, and an ever changing array of artisans and crafters. Space provided for antiques and collectibles too. Kids 15 & under get a free space the first Saturday of each month. Fresh produce consignment booth available. New vendors always welcome. Fruits and vegetables in great demand!

2010 Season: Every Saturday starting May 1, 2010 through the end of September, 2010.
Location:  5th and Cascade across from Full Sail Brewing Co.
9AM-3PM
541-387-8349

Fresh produce and other food vendors in demand. For vendor and entertainment information, visit http://www.hrsaturdaymarket.com/

Maupin Farmers' Market
Local Food, Local People
550 Deschutes Ave Maupin, OR
(541) 395-2698
Sundays 10 AM - 1 PM

Local farmers' market for the southern Wasco County community. For the 2010 season the market will run on Sundays from 10am - 1pm June 20th - September 12th. We have variety of vendors selling fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, baked goods, nuts, eggs and more. We are supported by the Gorge Grown Mobile Market.

We are supported by the Gorge Grown Mobile Market.

Fruits, vegetables, baked goods, crafts, arts!

Our chef-extraordinaire volunteer Lindsay is out for the week, so this week’s featured recipe is from another chef-extraordinaire in the Gorge, Ben Stenn from Celilo Restaurant.  Ben cooked this amazing dish last week at the Gorge Grown Farmers’ Market.  Try it at home and enjoy!       - GGFM Team

CHERRY TOMATO BRUSCHETTA
Presented by Celilo Restaurant, Chef: Ben Stenn
Serves 4-6 as an appetizer

1 clove garlic sliced in half lengthwise
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 baguette, slice into ½ inch rounds
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved lengthwise
½ large Walla Walla sweet onion, diced
2 medium cloves garlic, finely-sliced crosswise
handful of fresh basil leaves, sliced into ribbons
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Rub each baguette slice on one side with halved garlic clove.  Brush lightly with oil.  Brown lightly in batches by placing oiled-side down, in a single layer, in a skillet over medium-high heat.  Let cool. Toss garlic and onion together and, in the same skillet, lightly sauté in the 2 Tbsp. of oil over medium heat.  Remove from heat and add tomatoes.  Allow the residual heat to warm the tomatoes.  Add sliced basil and gently mix once more.

Spoon onto prepared baguette slices.  Serve immediately.

CELILO RESTAURANT is committed to using local, sustainably-produced ingredients.  Come celebrate every season’s bounty at the Celilo Restaurant.  Reservations accepted but not necessary: 541.386.5710, www.celilorestaurant.com, 16 Oak Street, downtown Hood River

**Also be on the lookout for the next chef demo at the GGFM!  Mark it down on your calendar now – August 19th at 5:30.  Kathy Watson from Nora’s Table will be putting on a demo.**

On Saturday, July 31 Springhouse Cellar will host a benefit for five local non-profit organizations focused around education and sustainability. This event features live music - folk, bluegrass & funk, local beer and wine, local food snacks, and dancing!

Live music: Garett Brennan & the Great Salt Licks (blue grass), Nathaniel Talbot (folk), Hi-Fi Reset (funk)

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100% of proceeds benefit the Gorge e4 Collaborative: the convergence of 5 organizations working to cultivate the long term sustainability of the Gorge through ecology, equity, economy, and education:

- Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute
- Columbia Gorge Earth Center
- Gorge Grown Food Network
- Hood River Valley Residents' Committee
- Klahre House, a program of The Next Door

Date: July 31, 2010
Time: 7 PM (DOORS at 6:30 PM)
Location: The Ruins at Springhouse Cellar, Hood River, OR
Tickets are available for advance purchase at Springhouse Cellar or Waucoma Books.
Cost is $15, kids under 6 are free.

More event details are available at http://www.cgec.org