Market Report – April 30

Everything is new and exciting – New month, new markets, new website, new cooks, new vendors, new produce. In a word, shiny.

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Seed Saver, Open Pollinator

There isn’t a standard definition for heirloom vegetables. Author Arthur Allen, whose search for the perfect tomato documented in his charming book, Ripe theorizes an heirloom is an ideal formed by nostalgia. Others stay away from metaphysical pondering and concretely  state an heirloom must predate the hybrid era, others draw a line in the sand [...]

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Market Report April, 23

The Market’s EverGreen initiative, a goal to reduce the Market’s landfill waste by 90% over the next 3 years gets its official launch tomorrow at 11:30. Mayor Sam Adams will ceremoniously recycle a container (its like the first pitch; but for Earth Day) and then talk about the glamorous world of recycling and waste reduction. The [...]

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Reduce, Recycle, Ryan McLaughlin

Ryan McLaughlin came to Portland from North Carolina in search of adventure. Heading Portland Farmers Market’s waste reduction and redirection campaign, Ryan has managed to elevate a concern for the environment into action. The program named EverGreen by Market fans through a Facebook contest, is funded by the City of Portland, specifically the Mayor’s office, [...]

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Not Your Vegan Grandmother’s Muffin

Black Sheep Bakery may specialize in dairy and egg free baked goods but their approach to baking is a challenge to make righteously good food rather than a self-righteous cuisine. Black Sheep’s owner, Amanda Felt, went to work in professional kitchens in her teens – learning every job at endless breakfast, lunch and dinner shifts. [...]

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A day in the life of a market manager

The latest from inside the brain of senior market manager Jaret Foster: 9:17 The market is open and running smoothly. I step inside Smith to have a moment and to wash my hands. I’ve been picking up cigarette butts, crumpled napkins and sample cups spilled off of vendors booths and want to get the “market [...]

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Market Report – April 16, 2010

Last week, marketeers were stunned by the appearance of 4 flats of Oregon Strawberries. Does this mean berries will be available again? Maybe, maybe not; depends on what is in the local fields and ready to go but there will be berry starts though from Berry Patch. And nice weather, you just knew if you [...]

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Getting Raabed

If you’ve been to the market in the last several weeks, you’ve probably seen raabs (or rabes) alongside various greens. Raabs are the flowering stems of the plants that fall into the very large family called brassicaceae—the cabbage or mustard family. In this family are vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli, turnips, mustards, kholrabi and [...]

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Fresh Exchange

Old Town Pizza is keeping it fresh, so can you. Next Tuesday, April 20, Old Town pizza is donating 30% of the proceeds from people using the attached coupon to benefit Fresh Exchange. Fresh Exchange is designed to increase access to farm-direct fresh fruits and vegetables for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants while supporting [...]

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Weekly Market Report 4/9/10

Welcome to the Portland Farmers Market Blog (be sure to bookmark the site). In our never-ending quest to promote conversation about local foods and the agricultural heroes and small business people who make local foods happen, we are excited to have a new space to share ideas and information. Big thanks to blog contributor Jen [...]

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