Localvore Colorado CoOp

The Fountain Farmers Market is currently small, but with your help we can make it BIG! I'm currently wanting new vendors to add to my already awesome group. All vendors are wanted, but I have had several requests for Scentsy, Avon, Jamberry and FOOD! By FOOD I mean we are looking for more vendors of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as hot ready to eat foods such as BBQ. Please if you know someone that would be interested, pass this along. Or if you are that someone I am looking for contact me for more information by E-mail at localvorecolorado@yahoo.com or call me at the Localvore Colorado CoOp Store (719) 205-8574. Hope to hear from you soon!

We are thrilled that everything has come together so well for the Fountain Farmers Market, which opens tomorrow! We thank our vendors who have reserved their place in advance for the season, as well as for the day. For the vendors who haven't yet signed up, there is still room and time. If you are interested in joining us, please contact the Localvore Colorado CoOp Store by phone at (719) 205-8574 or by e-mail at localvorecolorado@yahoo.com. We would love to have you! As the old saying goes "The more the merrier!". For our opening day, we have Hillbilly Farms, Bead Works, Colorado's Best Tamales, Retana Coffee, and Desiree with Mary Kay just to name a few. Come join us, whether you are a shopper, a vendor or both, it's going to be a blast!

Yes, the weekend is here and our countdown continues! 4 days and the Fountain Farmers Market will OPEN! I know we are so excited and we are wondering who else is excited. Who's counting down with us? If you are a vendor, there is still room to join us! We have openings for both our Vendors and our Young Entrepreneurs. If you need a packet, more information, or to register, please contact us! You can reach us through our E-mail, localvorecolorado@yahoo.com, or our phone, (719) 205-8574, or look us up on Facebook! If you are a shopper, a vendor, or a little bit of both, come and join us this Tuesday at the Fountain City Hall. It's going to be great fun!

We will be at the Fountain Farmers Market on Tuesday mornings starting June 2. Come and see us!

This year, the Fountain Farmers Market introduces the Young Entrepreneur’s Program. This is an opportunity for Young Adults to gain real-world experience selling their products and services in person, to the public at the Fountain Farmers Market. Through this experience, Young Entrepreneurs will develop and prefect skills such as sales and customer service, pricing, and much more! Young Entrepreneur’s participating will be expected to set their own prices, have them clearly marked on their product/service, make appropriate change, add in taxes to all nonfood based products, make their own signs and do it all without constant supervision and help from parents and/or adults. For more information on this exciting program, please contact Trish at: localvorecolorado@yahoo.com (719) 205-8574

Welcome to the Fountain Farmers Market Blog. Our 1st vendor to join the market with a full season contract is Hillbilly Farms, CSA. Mention this blog to receive a 50% discount on your 1st purchase of the season at the Hillbilly Farmacy trailer. You will find fresh eggs, baked goods, canned goods, goats milk, books, honey, dried herbs, homemade extracts, fermentation jars, Non-GMO poultry feed and more! If you'd like to join the market please contact Trish at the Localvore Colorado CoOp store! Email: localvorecolorado@yahoo.com Phone:(719) 205-8574

I am happy to report that the result with half of the salt was wonderful. The flavor is even throughout and there is no mold development. 

The flavor is bland. This is a great cheese to use in cream soups as there is no distracting flavor added, just the creamy thickening qualities.

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 We will be offering poultry classes at the Buckley's Homestead Store starting in January.

January - Winter Poultry Keeping

February - Chicks & Hatching Eggs

March - Coop, Disease, and Maintenance

April - Eggs & Marketing

Ok, now that the yeast, honey, and water have been interacting it is time to put it in a container with an Air-lock to slow the fermentation so it can be stored. I did this yesterday. Due to the large amount of energy in the honey, this process will take a bit of time. The airlock was releasing about every minute last night and has slowed a bit, but this is still too drink or store. I'll let you know when it slows more.

I have made lots of beer over the years. But I have never made mead. So this is the year!

I recently read the book, "The Art of Fermentation", by Sandor Katz. If you have not read this you have really been missing something.

So, here it goes:

Today, I mixed 8 cups of water, 2 cups of honey, and 2 cups of italian plums (left in the fridge from last fall with lots of wonderful yeast on the skins) into a 1 gallon crock, with the lid on it, and placed it on a lower shelf in the kitchen.

I'll let you know what it looks like in 5 days.

Wish me luck!

Donna

I found this Mitten of Pork recipe on the Cooking Channel when watching Two Fat Ladies. They are English ladies who cook old traditional recipes. This one was designed to be taken on a hunt and eaten for lunch cold. I can tell you it is great warm also, served with a salad and a vegetable. It tastes great as leftovers also.
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