Multnomah Village Farmers Market Is Closed

With great regret, the last market session for Multnomah Village Farmers Market was held on July 9, 2009. Simply put, sales were not high enough for the farmers and food vendors to cover their expenses. We were also unable to attract vegetable farmers, limiting the variety of produce available for customers.

Below is a list of the vendors and other markets they attend:

Draper Girls Farm – Portland-PSU (Saturday), Hillsdale (Sunday)
Graceful Blades – Tigard (Sunday)
Greenville Farms – OHSU, Lloyd (Tuesday), Hillsdale (Sunday)
Herr Family Farm – Jantzen Beach (Monday), Interstate (Wednesday),
Hollywood (Saturday), Hillsdale (Sunday)
Unger Farm – Lloyd (Tuesday), Portland, Beaverton, Forest Grove,
Interstate (Wednesday), Eastbank, McMinnville (Thursday), Beaverton,
Hillsboro, Hollywood, Parkrose, Portland-PSU (Saturday), Hillsdale,
Orenco Station, Tigard (Sunday)
Missionary Chocolates – Interstate (Wednesday)
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – Beaverton Hollywood, Portland-PSU
(Saturday), Portland-King (Sunday)
Savory et Sweet – Lloyd (Tuesday), Hillsdale (Sunday)
Nature’s Choice – Lloyd (Tuesday), Camas (Wednesday), Vancouver (Saturday)
The Honey Pot – Moreland (Wednesday), Sherwood (Saturday)
Red Dragon Nursery – Beaverton (Saturday)

Once the summer market season is over, we will talk to farmers and
determine whether or not a market in Multnomah Village might work for
them. We will be asking if different days or different times or both
will be more beneficial. Thank you to all the customers who did come
to the market.

 

July 1 2009 Market

The Hood strawberry season is over so make room for the summer fruit. You’ll find raspberries, blackberries, and perhaps blackcaps this week. The cherry harvest is going strong now and you’ll find a nice variety there too. Nature’s Choices joined the market last week. Bill brings in maitake and shiitake mushrooms as well as seasonal wild mushrooms. Bill also has a nice selection of dried mushrooms, mushroom salts, dried rose hips, dried huckleberries and huckleberry jam. He will be bringing fresh huckleberries when the harvest begins too.

As many of you can tell, it’s been difficult for me to bring in farms with a wider variety of produce. A few farms from last year have had scheduling problems and are unable to come to a Thursday market. I have been talking with an organic farm with great produce and am actively helping them figure out a way to start at the market this week. I will post an update as soon as I can confirm their participation. In the meantime, here’s what should be coming this week:

Draper Girls – cherries (Brooks, Rainier, Tieton), apples, pears, ciders, pork, beef, lamb
Unger Farms – raspberries, strawberries (Albions)
Greenville Farms – blackberries, raspberries, hazelnuts, prunes, rhubarb, jams
Herr Family Farm – flowers
The Honey Pot – Honey
Nature’s Choices – maitake and shiitake mushrooms, mushroom salts, dried wild and cultivated mushrooms, huckleberry jams
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – hard and fresh cider *OUT – BACK NEXT WEEK*
Graceful Blades – vegetable starts, hanging baskets, perennials
Red Tree Nursery – japanese maples
Missionary Chocolates – vegan truffles
Graceful Blades- Grace sent in a list of plants she’ll be bringing this week:

PLANTS FOR EDIBLE PRODUCE
BLUEBERRY
CITRUS – 9 KINDS
CURRANT – RED & BLACK
GOOSEBERRY
HORSERADISH
HUCKLEBERRY
OLIVE
RHUBARB
STRAWBERRY – 3 KINDS, 3 SIZES
TEA

ORNAMENTALS
BAMBOO – 5 KINDS
BISHOP’S WEED – groundcover
CANNA
CROCOSMIA
FUSCHIA – hardy upright
GINGER
GRASSES – 18 KINDS
HOSTA
IRIS – 3 KINDS
KENNILWORTH -groundcover
ONION -ORNAMENTAL
SEDUM
YUCCA – 4 KINDS

Savory et Sweet Menu for this week:
Ham $7 : honey smoked shaved ham, horseradish cheddar cheese, horseradish sauce, green onions, tomatoes & spinach

Vegie $7: Pesto, parmesan cheese, asparagus, pinenuts, tomatoes & spinach

Berry $6: first of season local Blueberries, lemon curd, powdered sugar & whipped cream

Salad $7: baby greens with mixed vegetables marinated in french vinagrette with dijon & sherry. Served with brie cheese on Fressen beer bread.

Minted Lemonade $2.50

See you on Thursday!

 

June 25 2009 Market

The fruit harvest is catching up fast. Last week it was cherries, this week it’s raspberries. Blueberries and blackberries shouldn’t be far behind. Here’s what the vendors expect to bring this week.

Draper Girls – cherries (Chelan), apples, pears, ciders, pork, beef, lamb
Unger Farms – strawberries (Hood)
Greenville Farms – strawberries (Hood), raspberries, hazelnuts, prunes, rhubarb, jams
Herr Family Farm – flowers
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – hard and fresh cider
Graceful Blades – vegetable starts, hanging baskets, perennials
Red Tree Nursery – japanese maples
Missionary Chocolates – vegan truffles
Graceful Blades- Grace sent in a list of plants she’ll be bringing this week:

PLANTS FOR EDIBLE PRODUCE
BLUEBERRY
CITRUS – 9 KINDS
CURRANT – RED & BLACK
GOOSEBERRY
HORSERADISH
HUCKLEBERRY
OLIVE
RHUBARB
STRAWBERRY – 3 KINDS, 3 SIZES
TEA

ORNAMENTALS
BAMBOO – 5 KINDS
BISHOP’S WEED – groundcover
CANNA
CROCOSMIA
FUSCHIA – hardy upright
GINGER
GRASSES – 18 KINDS
HOSTA
IRIS – 3 KINDS
KENNILWORTH -groundcover
ONION -ORNAMENTAL
SEDUM
YUCCA – 4 KINDS

Savory et Sweet Menu for this week

Beijing $7: Shaved peppered chicken breast, creamy asian sauce, avocado, mandarin oranges, toasted almonds, green onions, black sesame seeds with napa cabbage & spinach

Vegie $6: Blusabi sauce, asparagus, fresh corn. tomatoes and spinach

Cheese $5: Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes & spinach

Raspberry $6: with lemon curd with powdered sugar & whipped cream

Dk. Choc. $6: with raspberries with powdered sugar & whipped cream

Paris: brown sugar, butter & lemon with whipped cream

Salad $6: spinach & napa cabbage with mandarin oranges, avocado, green onions, toasted almonds, black sesame seeds & asian dressing. Served with Dave’s Killer Bread & butter. Add shaved chicken breast: $1

Strawberry/Lemonade $2

Hot Lips Soda $2.25: Pear ~ Raspberry ~ Blackberry

See you on Thursday!

 

June 18 2009 Market

For weeks, we were told that the cherry harvest was late, weeks away, etc. Well, There is nothing like a long string of warm days and cool nights to hasten the harvest. Cherries will be readily available as will strawberries.

Draper Girls – cherries (Chelan), apples, pears, ciders, pork, beef, lamb
Packer Orchards – cherries (Chelan), cookies, jams, hand pies
Unger Farms – strawberries (Hood)
Greenville Farms – strawberries (Shuksan), hazelnuts, prunes, rhubarb, jams
Herr Family Farm – flowers
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – hard and fresh cider
Graceful Blades – vegetable starts, hanging baskets, perennials
Missionary Chocolates – vegan truffles

Savory et Sweet forwarded this week’s menu:
Pizza Crepe $7: Marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, peppered salami, mushrooms, sauteed peppers, spring bulb onion & spinach.
SW Veggie $7: Pepper-jack cheese, tomatoes, avocado, spring bulb onion & spinach ~ served with sour cream & salsa
Cheese $5: Choice of mozzalla or pepper-jack & spinach
Strawberry $6: Market berries with brown sugar & whip cream
Choc/Berry $6: Shaved dark chocolate, market strawberries & whip cream
Espresso $5: Cracked dark chocolate covered espresso beans & whip cream
Paris $5: Brown sugar, butter & lemon with whip cream
Salad $7: (back by request) Spinach with blue cheese, fresh market strawberries, dried crancherries, sugar glazed walnuts, avocado & poppyseed dressing. Served with Dave’s Killer Bread & butter.

See you on Thursday!

 

June 11th Market

The weather should be more amenable this week. I’ll settle for less windy conditions.

Packer Orchards joins the market this week. They join Draper Girls’ Country Farm, Graceful Blades Nursery, Greenville Farms, Herr’s Family Farm, Missionary Chocolates, Rogue Creamery, Savory et Sweet, Unger Farms Inc., and Wandering Aengus Ciderworks. Red Dragon Nursery is off this week. Let It Grow Farm from Crow, OR should be coming in the next week or two.

See you at the market!

 

June 4th Market Update

Weather can foil the best of plans. Last night’s storm forced us to close the market. We weren’t alone. Portland Farmers Market’s Eastbank and Ecotrust markets closed as did the Rose Festival’s Waterfront Village. Several canopies broke apart in the wind but no one was hurt. Thank you to the shoppers who helped us break down and pack up so quickly.

We’ll be back next Thursday. Check back next week for an update.

 

2009 Season Begins June 4th

The market’s second season begins on June 4th. Multnomah Village Farmers Market will run Thursdays 3pm to 7pm from June 4th through . September 24th

New and Returning vendors include:

• Draper Girls’ Country Farm
• Graceful Blades Nursery
• Greenleaf Farm
• Greenville Farms
• Herr’s Family Farm
• Missionary Chocolates LLC
• Red Dragon Nursery
• Rogue Creamery
• Savory et Sweet
• The New Leaf
• Unger Farms Inc.
• Wandering Aengus Ciderworks

See you then!