Who's at the Market this Saturday: Our Vendor Roundup

This weekend, many families are gearing up for the return to school. Where did summer go?! Sack lunches for the kids (and the adults!) can be made easy and healthy with a trip to Cheverly Community Market this Saturday. It's also a great time to limit the amount of cooking you have to do, and we have the fresh fruits, vegetables and other local products to make lovely, delicious meals with a minimum of preparation. The August 22 Market will include yellow and white peaches, pluots, ginger gold apples, prune plums, cantaloupes, cherry tomatoes, red tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, roman candle tomatoes, purple onions , eggplant, grape tomatoes, green peppers, red peppers, a variety of hot peppers, yellow squash, zucchini, yellow zucchini, green beans, low-acid yellow tomatoes, green tomatoes (for frying), roma tomatoes (great for sauce), kale, collards, sweet white corn, cucumbers, small red potatoes, blackberries, raspberries, cider, jerusalem artichokes, swiss chard, herbs (cut and potted), collaloo, winter squash, peppers, canned pickled beets and peppers, and purslane, gala apples, Japanese maple, fig , goji berry, citrus (meyer's lemon, key lime, calamondin), pomegranate trees, gardenia, prickly pear, cheddar and Colby cheeses, including Cheddar, Smoked Cheddar, Cheddar with Garlic and Chives, Cheddar with Horseradish, Colby, Colby with Dill, Italian Colby, Jalapeno Colby, Crabby Colby, and BBQ Colby, watermelon Italian ice (made from Shlagel Farm's yellow and red watermelons), as well lemon Italian ice made with real lemons and pieces of lemon peel, cantaloupe and cantaloupe coconut (made with Shlagel's cantaloupe), vanilla and stracciatella (vanilla blended with Italian chocolate and a hint of hazelnut), hot or iced coffee and iced tea by the cup, wine, bread and pastries.

Vendors for the August 22 Market: CUMC Fair Trade Coffee Tea Gifts Eve’s Cheese Al Pong Shlagel Farm Rebert Farm/Benny’s Fruit Stand C&E Farm Simple Pleasures Ice Café

Basignani Vineyard

Cheverly Breadbasket

and maybe a surprise or two!

Music by Charles Andrews of Cheverly Community Market house band The Hot Noodles

Sadly, two of our favorite vendors will not be with us this weekend: Cookies to Cocktails (Liz Esposito) and Circle C Oyster Ranch. We look forward to seeing both back in September!

We look forward to seeing you, your friends and neighbors tomorrow at the Market!