Haney Farmers Market on Saturday June 15th 2013 from 9 am – 2 pm.

Memorial Peace Park on 224^th Street in downtown Maple Ridge.

 

The following vendors will be present:

A

A Bread Affair Hand crafted organic artisan breads

AJi Gourmet Products Pickled vegetable relish and sauces

Allys Bags Sandwich, lunch snack bags

Alma Valle Silvery jewellery only, silver chains with pendants

B

Backyard Gardener – Evy Fafard Vegetable and tomato plants

Betty’s Doll Clothes Knitted 18″ doll clothes

Bicyle Advisory Committee Bicycle info and displays

Big Feast Bistro Granola, Frozen and fresh soup, frozen meals, spicy pecans, oatmeal, salads, sandwiches, loaves,mango cashews, pickles, coffee, tea, lemonade, iced tea

Blu Stone Massage and Bodyworks Massage therapy

Blueglass Jewelery Design Handcrafted jewelery made from repurposed glass and sterling silver

Brainfood Snacks Roasted nuts, cranberries, chocolate covered cranberry

C

Candace’s Coffee Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, scones, loafslice

Chefs Natural Sausage A variety of different sausages made with locally grown, very lean, high quality meats

Cravings Kettle Korn Fresh kettle korn

D

de la Bouche Specialty Foods Jams, preserves, hotsauces

Delizie Italiane Bakery & Bistro Fresh egg pasta, calbrese bread, muffins, doughnuts, loaves

Duende Farm Cutting boards, wool flowers, plants, garlic, veggies, herbs, lamb

E

Eagle Mountain Leather leather belts,dog collars, guitar straps,purses,watch

F

Farm for Life Field crops, root vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, quilts, bird feeders

Farm To Fork Herb Company Culinary herbs and products

Fiona’s Sugar and Spice Meringue kisses, roasted almonds, finishing salts, fudge, squares, lemon curd

FVR Library Story time from the library

Food Skills for Families Preserving Summer Part I

G

Gemstone Artwork Gem and stone jewellery

H

Hanna and Heidi Knits Hand knits

Hansra Farms Berries, peas, beans, tomatoes, cucumber, okra, squash

Happy Days Dairy Ltd. Goat dairy, keefer, milk, butter, cheese

Hunger Management Sandwich Truck

Half Baked Cookie Company Shortbread cookies and dessert bars

J

JJ Sister’s Thai Sauces Pad thai sauce, thai chili paste, thai sweet and sour sauce

K

KICS Lemonade Lemonade syrup

L

Lilac Rain Crafts Jewelry: stone, bone, Sworovski crystal

Lopez Brothers Nursery Potted Plants, seedlings, terrariums, handmade ornaments, home and garden

M

M2 Farm and Craft Soaps, pottery, garlic

Maan Farms Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, corn, assorted garden vegetables

Meadow Ridge Rotary Club Raises money to help support local youth

Mom and Me Pies meat pies and cookies

Mother’s Brew Tea Teas, lattes, smoothies, iced tea, chai tea, frappaccinos

N

Nahui Tortillas Corn and flour Tortillas

Nasty Free Naturals Homemade bath and body washes, houshold cleaners, baby lotions and salves

Nature and Living Peonies, hostas, daylilies, field vegetables, oriental vegetables,, eggs, chicken

Nature’s Driftwood Wind chimes, wood ornament garden signs, cat trays scratching posts

Never Say Die Several varieties of garlic, field crops, blueberries, and free range eggs

Novy’s Garden Vegetables, cards

O

Odette’s Pinatas Pinatas, glitter and henna tattoos

R

Red Barn Plants and Produce Mixed vegetables, fruit

Riverside Farms Eggs, Victoria Plums, Scarves

S

Sacre Sac Hand bags

Savon Patrice Soaps, spray mist

Schatzi Bath & Body Products Natural body products – soaps, lotions, creams, cleaners, toners, scrubs, hair products, balms, salts, oils Candles – beeswax, soy wax, gel, paraffin

Shens Farms Vegetables and fruit

Simply Delish Soup Co. Locally prepared layered dry soups and salads

Spider Lady Beaded spiders, 3D birds, assorted jewelry

Sweet Thea Pies, tarts, cookies, granola bars

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The Wright Place Jams, firestarters, mirrors

W

Whispering Wind Garden mobiles, wooden wine crates, bamboo garden stakes, art cards, paintings

Z

Zigante Design Native influenced jewellery, purses, bags, poetry cards

Priceless garlic scapes at Haney Farmers Market, 8 June 2013

The garlic scapes were indeed at our local Haney Farmers Market this weekend.  As the price comparison sign centre court said “Scapes, only at farmers’ markets = price-less.”  Interest in garlic scapes or, at least, my awareness of them has been increasing recently.  I checked on WordPress for blogs tagged “garlic scapes” and discovered a seasonal march of news and recipes moving from south to north as the scapes come into season.

People love their garlic scapes:

An Ode - http://bklynlocavore.com/2013/04/18/an-ode-to-garlic-scapes/

White Bean and Garlic Scape Dip - http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/07/06/white-bean-and-garlic-scape-dip/

Pickled Garlic Scapes - http://onegreentomato.net/2011/06/23/pickled-garlic-scapes/

Bacon Wrapped Garlic Scapes - http://emvandee.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/bacon-garlic-scapes/

Roasted Garlic Scapes - http://bklynlocavore.com/2013/06/06/roasted-garlic-scapes/

What to do with Garlic Scapes - http://writes4food.com/2013/06/06/how-to-use-garlic-scapes/

Garlic Scape Pesto with Pistachios and Lemon - http://undonedish.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/garlic-scapes-pesto-with-pistachios-and-lemon/

Garlic Scapes and Potato Soup - http://singleservingrecipes.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/garlic-scapes-potato-soup/

Garlic and Lemon Grilled Tilapia - http://fundamentallydelicious.com/2013/05/30/garlic-and-lemon-grilled-tilapia/

Thank you one and all.

The wedding of R. Rooster and Henny Penny at the Haney Farmers Market went off without a hitch today.  Crowds of people and 4H animals lined the avenues while all celebrated the happy couple.  And the garlic scapes arrived to join strawberries picked in Richmond and Abbotsford.  A lovely day.

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Haney Farmers Market on Saturday June 8th 2013 from 9 am – 2 pm.

Memorial Peace Park on 224^th Street in downtown Maple Ridge.

The following vendors will be present: A A Bread Affair Hand crafted organic artisan breads Ace Curries To Go Curry spice blends packaged for home meal prep. Allys Bags Sandwich, lunch snack bags B Birds and Blooms Dish gardens, birdhouses Boomba Bath Bath bombs, lip balms, lip scrubs, bath salts, body scrubs Brainfood Snacks Roasted nuts, cranberries, chocolate covered cranberry Betty’s Doll Clothes Knitted 18″ doll clothes C Candace’s Coffee Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, scones, loafslice Churchmouse Quilted items and fabric cards Collyer & Sparrow Cabochon/fabric earrings & rings, hair bows Country Fest Live animals and displays Cravings Kettle Korn Fresh kettle korn D de la Bouche Specialty Foods Jams, preserves, hotsauces Delizie Italiane Bakery & Bistro Fresh egg pasta, calbrese bread, muffins, doughnuts, loaves Dingolay Fused Glass Creations Hand crafted fused glass pendants, earrings, rings, bracelets, belt buckles, tie/lapel & hair pins, bookmarks and fridge magnets in designs inspired by the colors of the tropics Duende Farm Cutting boards, wool flowers, plants, garlic, veggies, herbs, lamb F Farm for Life Field crops, root vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, quilts, bird feeders Farm To Fork Herb Company Culinary herbs and products G Garibaldi Art Club Fine art, art cards Gemstone Artwork Gem and stone jewellery Gracious Gowns Extensive line of sewn items featuring hospital gowns, draw bags, eye masks as well as infant items. Gramma Dee’s Brazilian appetizers & desserts Grow and Gather Hanging baskets, planters H Hanna and Heidi Knits Hand knits Hansra Farms Berries, peas, beans, tomatoes, cucumber, okra, squash Happy Days Dairy Ltd. Goat dairy, keefer, milk, butter, cheese Haylyx Made Gluten free breads/baking Heather Hills Farm Society Heather plants, cuttings, flowers, potatoes, hazelnuts Hunger Management Sandwich Truck I Ironclad Artist Oil paintings, Metal art, Gate post toppers J JJ Sister’s Thai Sauces Pad thai sauce, thai chili paste, thai sweet and sour sauce L Lilac Rain Crafts Jewelry: stone, bone, Sworovski crystal Lopez Brothers Nursery Potted Plants, seedlings, terrariums, handmade ornaments, home and garden M Maan Farms Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, corn, assorted garden vegetables Magnetite Jewelry by Gina Costume jewelry made with healing magnetite Meadow Ridge Rotary Club Raises money to help support local youth Mother’s Brew Tea Teas, lattes, smoothies, iced tea, chai tea, frappaccinos N Nahui Tortillas Corn and flour Tortillas Nan’s Crafts Crochet, knitted stuffed toys Nature and Living Peonies, hostas, daylilies, field vegetables, oriental vegetables,, eggs, chicken Never Say Die Several varieties of garlic, field crops, blueberries, and free range eggs O Odette’s Pinatas Pinatas, glitter and henna tattoos R Red Barn Plants and Produce Mixed vegetables, fruit S S&S Nursery A large variety of perennial plants, trees and shrubs Savon Patrice Soaps, spray mist Schatzi Bath & Body 100 % all natural body care products / candles Seniors Network Intergenerational Garden Students and Seniors Grow Together Shens Farms Vegetables and fruit Simply Delish Soup Co. Locally prepared layered dry soups and salads Spider Lady Beaded spiders, 3D birds, assorted jewelry Sweet Thea Pies, tarts, cookies, granola bars Z Zigante Design Native influenced jewellery, purses, bags, poetry cards

This is a very exciting and plentiful time of year.  First the strawberries and now the promise of garlic scapes in the garden and at the market this coming weekend.  If you aren’t growing your own this year then the Haney Farmers Market is our local place to look for these spring delicacies.  The scapes are the flowering bit of the garlic and some of our family feel that you must pull the scapes in order for the garlic bulb to heart up.  This is reasonable if you want the plant to put its energy into the bulb rather than the flower and seed-making.  In any case the scapes are delicious and that is a good enough excuse to pull them (or find them at your farmers market).  When we first discovered the joys of garlic scapes, we imagined it was the top end, the flower bud that would be the treat.  We soon realized that the flower bud itself could be quite tough and that the tender stalk below was the true delight.  There are some great recipes for garlic scapes to be found at Duende Farm, the home of Gusto Garlic here in Maple Ridge.  At Duende Farm, Al and Donna grow many varieties of garlic and can tell you all you need to know about growing, harvesting and eating garlic scapes and garlic.  We can definitely  recommend the Garlic Pesto and are looking forward to trying the Balsamic & Sesame Garlic Scapes (Scape Side Dish).  In past years we have also made pickled garlic scapes for enjoyment in salads through the winter.  So much fun.

The first local strawberries from Abbotsford came to Haney Farmers Market yesterday.  A little bit more sun will sweeten them up but they are a tasty delight compared to the woody imports.  Eating the first strawberries of the season always makes me think that we should grown more of our own. Our strawberries tuck in around the edges of the vegetable garden and are the treat for whoever gets to them first – sometimes family, sometimes the slugs.

I am sure there will be more berries at the Market next weekend and some one mentioned that the garlic scapes will arrive soon too.  More on the seasonal delight that are garlic scapes later in the week.

Locaphile First strawberries at the Haney Farmers Market, 1 June 2013

Delize Bakery at the Haney Farmers Market, 1 June 2013

Seniors’ Tea at the Haney Farmers Market, 1 June 2013

Red Barn lettuce at the Haney Farmers Market, 1 June 2013

KICS Lemonade at the Haney Farmers Market, 1 June 2013

Haney Farmers Market on Saturday June 1st 2013 from 9 am – 2 pm.

Memorial Peace Park on 224^th Street in downtown Maple Ridge.

The following vendors will be present:

A

A Bread Affair Hand crafted organic artisan breads

Ace Curries To Go Curry spice blends packaged for home meal prep.

AJi Gourmet Products Pickled vegetable relish and sauces

Allys Bags Sandwich, lunch snack bags

B

Big Feast Bistro Granola, Frozen and fresh soup, frozen meals, spicy pecans, oatmeal, salads, sandwiches, loaves,mango cashews, pickles, coffee, tea, lemonade, iced tea

Blueglass Jewelery Design Handcrafted jewelery made from repurposed glass and sterling silver

Bobali Pestos and tapenades

Brainfood Snacks Roasted nuts, cranberries, chocolate covered cranberry

C

Candace’s Coffee Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, scones, loafslice

Cravings Kettle Korn Fresh kettle korn

Culinary Blossom Gourmet seasonal preserves, jellies, chutneys and grille sauces created with our organic edible flowers, herbs, fruits and berries. Organic flower teas and sweet treats. Organic flower berry salads during summer. Seasonal fresh cut and potted organic flowers, herbs

Community 4-H Club Smokey Dogs

D

de la Bouche Specialty Foods Jams, preserves, hotsauces

Duende Farm Cutting boards, wool flowers, plants, garlic, veggies, herbs, lamb

Delizie Italiane Bakery & Bistro Fresh egg pasta, calbrese bread, muffins, doughnuts, loaves

District of Maple Ridge Parks and leisure survey

F

Farm for Life Field crops, root vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, quilts, bird feeders

Fiona’s Sugar and Spice Meringue kisses, roasted almonds, finishing salts, fudge, squares, lemon curd

Farm To Fork Herb Company Culinary herbs and products

G

Gemstone Artwork Gem and stone jewellery

Grow and Gather Hanging baskets, planters

H

Half Baked Cookie Company Shortbread cookies and dessert bars

Hanna and Heidi Knits Hand knits

Happy Days Dairy Ltd. Goat dairy, keefer, milk, butter, cheese

Hunger Management Sandwich Truck

K

KICS Lemonade Lemonade syrup

L

Lopez Brothers Nursery Potted Plants, seedlings, terrariums, handmade ornaments, home and garden

M

Maan Farms Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, corn, assorted garden vegetables

Meadow Ridge Rotary Club Raises money to help support local youth

Mom and Me Pies meat pies and cookies

Mother’s Brew Tea Teas, lattes, smoothies, iced tea, chai tea, frappaccinos

N

Nahui Tortillas Corn and flour Tortillas

Nasty Free Naturals Homemade bath and body washes, houshold cleaners, baby lotions and salves

Nature and Living Peonies, hostas, daylilies, field vegetables, oriental vegetables,, eggs, chicken

Never Say Die Several varieties of garlic, field crops, blueberries, and free range eggs

R

Red Barn Plants and Produce Mixed vegetables, fruit

Riverside Farms Eggs, Victoria Plums, Scarves

S

Savon Patrice Soaps, spray mist

Schatzi Bath & Body 100 % all natural body care products / candles

Seniors Network Seniors resources

Shens Farms Vegetables and fruit

Simply Delish Soup Co. Locally prepared layered dry soups and salads

Spider Lady Beaded spiders, 3D birds, assorted jewelry

Sweet Thea Pies, tarts, cookies, granola bars

Z

Zigante Design Native influenced jewellery, purses, bags, poetry cards

Meadowridge School celebrated our environment yesterday with exhibitions and presentations culminating in the release of salmon fry into Latimer Creek, a small stream that flows into the Alouette River.  Meadowridge has partnered with the Alouette River Management Society (ARMS) to remove invasive plant species and reintroduce natives to the ravine and creekside.  Listening to how different classes at the school have undertaken many experiential learning projects in support of the natural environment is inspiring.  Watching other students process from the ARMS truck with their salmon fry down the winding path to the creek edge was truly beautiful.  Many of the students named their fry – “Cheesecake,” “Andy,” etc – before gently releasing them into the creek.  At the top of the bank the primary classrooms have raised beds planted with vegetables and greens.  They are all identified with the new True North Fraser agricultural brand and look deliciously ready for the end of year salad project.  Enhancing both our environment and our children’s education, the Latimer Creek project has great promise.

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Haney Farmers Market on Saturday May 25th 2013 from 9 am – 2 pm.

Memorial Peace Park on 224^th Street in downtown Maple Ridge.

The following vendors will be present: A A Bread Affair Hand crafted organic artisan breads Alma Valle Silvery jewellery only, silver chains with pendants B Backyard Gardener – Evy Fafard Vegetable and tomato plants Birds and Blooms Dish gardens, birdhouses Blu Stone Massage and Bodyworks Massage therapy Brainfood Snacks Roasted nuts, cranberries, chocolate covered cranberry C Candace’s Coffee Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, scones, loafslice Chefs Natural Sausage A variety of different sausages made with locally grown, very lean, high quality meats Cravings Kettle Korn Fresh kettle korn Citizen for Cancer Research Donation for Run for the Cure Culey Environmental Ltd D de la Bouche Specialty Foods Jams, preserves, hotsauces Delizie Italiane Bakery & Bistro Fresh egg pasta, calbrese bread, muffins, doughnuts, loaves Dingolay Fused Glass Creations Hand crafted fused glass pendants, earrings, rings, bracelets, belt buckles, tie/lapel & hair pins, bookmarks and fridge magnets in designs inspired by the colors of the tropics Duende Farm Cutting boards, wool flowers, plants, garlic, veggies, herbs, lamb F Farm for Life Field crops, root vegetables, herbs, cut flowers, quilts, bird feeders Fiona’s Sugar and Spice Meringue kisses, roasted almonds, finishing salts, fudge, squares, lemon curd G Gemstone Artwork Gem and stone jewellery Gramma Dee’s Brazilian appetizers & desserts H Happy Days Dairy Ltd. Goat dairy, keefer, milk, butter, cheese Haylyx Made Gluten free breads/baking Hunger Management Sandwich Truck I Ironclad Artist Oil paintings, Metal art, Gate post toppers J JJ Sister’s Thai Sauces Pad thai sauce, thai chili paste, thai sweet and sour sauce K Kids Book Exchange Bring one you’ve read, exchange it for another L Lopez Brothers Nursery Potted Plants, seedlings, terrariums, handmade ornaments, home and garden Lorraine and Kathy Crotcheted items, doll clothes Literacy Committee Promote and support adult, family and community literacy M Maan Farms Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, corn, assorted garden vegetables Magnetite Jewelry by Gina Costume jewelry made with healing magnetite Maple Ridge Historial Society Historial Society Meadow Ridge Rotary Club Raises money to help support local youth Michele Dempster Designs Custom Sewing, Decor items, bedding, Perrenials, seedlings, herbs and veggies, decorative pots Mother’s Brew Tea Teas, lattes, smoothies, iced tea, chai tea, frappaccinos N Nahui Tortillas Corn and flour Tortillas Nasty Free Naturals Homemade bath and body washes, houshold cleaners, baby lotions and salves Nature and Living Peonies, hostas, daylilies, field vegetables, oriental vegetables,, eggs, chicken Nature’s Driftwood Wind chimes, wood ornament garden signs, cat trays scratching posts Never Say Die Several varieties of garlic, field crops, blueberries, and free range eggs Novy’s Garden Vegetables, cards R Red Barn Plants and Produce Mixed vegetables, fruit Riverside Farms Eggs, Victoria Plums, Scarves S S&S Nursery A large variety of perennial plants, trees and shrubs Sacre Sac Hand bags Savon Patrice Soaps, spray mist Shens Farms Vegetables and fruit Simply Delish Soup Co. Locally prepared layered dry soups and salads Spider Lady Beaded spiders, 3D birds, assorted jewelry Sweet Thea Pies, tarts, cookies, granola bars Z Zigante Design Native influenced jewellery, purses, bags, poetry cards

Following up on the news from Diary of a Tomato, a fabulous and inspiring blog from Maine, that Ball and Kerr canning lids are stealthily going BPA-free, I have discovered that Canada’s version, Bernardin, has also gone BPA-free (I suspect that Ball, Kerr and Bernardin lids all come from the same source).  In any case, I mention “stealth” as there is nothing on the label of the new canning lids to suggest that their formula may have changed.  The only difference in the packaging is the addition of a numbered code on the box (see photo below).

Top box: new BPA-free canning lids from Bernardin with codes.  Bottom box: older boxes have no codes and do contain BPA.

I spoke with a Bernardin representative today who confirmed that “Yes, we have switched to BPA-free.” but that there has been no independent, third party testing of the new formula so the company is not advertising the change.  The new boxes with codes on them are BPA-free.  What the new enamel coating contains is anyone’s guess but I hope it is a more stable option than the BPA formulation.

Locaphile BPA-free canning lids from Bernardin, May 2013

I recreated Diary of a Tomato‘s photos using my old and new Bernardin lids.  She notes:

Older lids with a whiter lining to the left; new BPA-free lids with a darker lining and more prominent, slightly tweaked “button” to the right. When asked, the spokesperson for Ball was unable to tell me what the new lining is made of, only that the information is “proprietary.” Still, we’re glad to finally have a BPA-free choice.

Many thanks to Diary of a Tomato for sharing this information.