Fall in love with prepared meals and the return of your fermented favorites!
What’s Fresh?
This week Squirrel is going nuts over the return of Sauerkraut, Kimchi, and Carrot Escabeche from Wake Robin, cider (available in half and full gallon sizes) from Orton’s, acorn squash with edible skin from Plot Twist Farm and prepared meals from Your Daily Serving.
Market Monthly Partner: Erie Food Policy Advisory Council (FPAC)
This month we are partnering with an organization that cares as much about local food as we do. The mission of the Erie FPAC is to “support Erie’s local food movement through policy, community advocacy, and education.” This shows up as identifying what is successful within our food system already and furthering the work of community organizations such as urban farms, community gardens, grocery stores, local government agencies, and local universities. The organization welcomes new members with an interest in learning about or working in the local food system. If you’re a community member, farmer, business owner, or educator who wants to get involved contact the FPAC via email at eriefpac@gmail.com, message them on IG/FB: @ErieFPAC, or visit their website, eriefarmersmarkets.org.
New Producer Profile: Your Daily Serving
Betsy Grinder, chef and owner of Your Daily Serving, is our newest producer, bringing us her healthy, locally-sourced and seasonal prepared meals each week. She grows her own vegetables on a quarter-acre, spray-free garden in Columbus, PA and prepares the meals and soups in a certified kitchen in Corry. She also offers private dining, catering, and charcuterie services. Betsy offers 3-4 different meal options and a soup each week.
Follow her on FB or Ig: @your_daily_serving.
Pictured: This week’s Pesto Cauliflower meal, with pesto-coated cauliflower over spaghetti squash topped with candied walnuts.
Recipe Corner: Apple Nachos
The harvest season is ripe with delicious produce! We’re always looking for new takes on fall favorites, and apples are no exception. This week, we bring you a recipe created by staff member Stephanie: apple nachos!
Swap the typical chips for thinly sliced honeycrisp apples sprinkled with a bit of cinnamon. Bake, (directions below), or serve fresh. Top with cheese, (grated? thinly sliced?) or drizzle with a sweet topping such as maple cream, honey, melted chocolate, peanut butter, etc. Whether you go sweet or savory, baked or fresh, these are sure to be perfect for a simple fall get-together or an after work or school snack.
Bake: on baking sheet lined with parchment paper for about 1 hour at 275. degrees (adjust for your oven)
Possible Ingredients:
Honeycrisp Apples from Post Apples
Honey from Hogs & Honey or Raintree Farms
Peanut Butter or Tahini from Once Again
Maple Cream from Nova Maple Syrup
Meltaways from Edinboro Chocolaterie
Sharp Cheddar Cheese from Middlefield Cheese
Gran Oppagio cheese (combination of Swiss and Asiago)
Granola from Boro Sweet Spot
Maple Magic or Sweet Heat seeds from Top Seedz
Popluck Popcorn
Muesli Mix from Conscious Food Project
Announcements
Join us for an herbal wellness class with The Trillium Center
Join us on Friday, November 10 from 6-7:30 pm for a class hosted by Leah Wolfe, MPH of The Trillium Center called, “Herbal Elixirs for Winter Wellness.” This event will include tastings of various herbal elixirs and an opportunity to “make-n-take” your own. The cost will be $20 per ticket and will be held at Unity in Edinboro, 130 Meadville St. You can purchase your ticket on Eventbrite, or by stopping in the Market.
Downtown Trick-or-Treat
Come visit us in the lobby on Tuesday, Oct. 31st from 3-5 pm for Edinboro’s Downtown Trick-or-Treat! We will be giving out fresh, local apples as our treats!
Send us your Pop-Up Market suggestions
Is there a local artisan, food entrepreneur, or maker you’d like to introduce to other Market customers? Send them our way! We are currently looking for local businesses to partner with on our weekend holiday pop-up markets.
Our goal is to provide access to fresh, locally grown food while being an entrepreneurial marketplace for food producers; and an understanding of the importance of both.