{"id":3085,"date":"2013-07-10T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2013-07-24T17:15:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T21:15:32","slug":"market-musings-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/market-musings-6\/","title":{"rendered":"MARKET MUSINGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jan Freedman<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s July and summertime at the Farmers\u2019 Market. That means that the farmers\u2019 tables will now be laden with raspberries in their variety of colours, cherries and members of the currant family, along with Saskatoon berries and, later, gooseberries.
\nThese will be followed later by the luscious stone fruits for pies, cobblers and eating out of hand. Of course, they all make delicious preserves too.
\nThere is also a wide assortment of vegetables available now and the variety increases each week.
\nI saw some fresh garlic last week and garlic scapes, too. They are wonderful in a stir fry and try them in soups or stews. A couple of our farmers have several types of mushrooms, which will add both flavour and texture to almost any dish.
\nWhy not do what many chefs do? Don\u2019t plan your menu ahead of time, but shop at the Market for whatever catches your eye that day, and create a meal from only what you buy from the Market vendors? That\u2019s a true test of a fine cook and you may discover that you have a creative streak that you were unaware of previously.
\nThe next vendor I\u2019d like you to meet is Nancy Wood of Heartsease Co.
\nNancy has lived in Aurora for 18 years with her husband and two sons, now both grown men.
\nShe has dabbled in many occupations over the years, including crisis counselling, special education and community gardening, but her main occupation has been in Art Therapy for 35 years. She lists her main hobbies as gardening, sewing and painting.
\nShe started her business, Heartsease Co. in 2000 mainly as a way to relax and as her personal occupational therapy. \u201cHeartsease\u201d is the common name for a spring flower also called viola or johnny jump up. Apparently this name appears in Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d.
\nNancy\u2019s products grew out of her personal need for them or simply from the enjoyment of having them in her life. Many of them are based on bringing comfort to her customers and filling a need. For example, her currant line includes a lavender headache pack and a hot\/cold therapy pack in several sizes, including a small portable one. Both of these were developed from Nancy\u2019s need for relief from headaches and body soreness. The therapy packs can be heated in the microwave or made cold in the \u2018fridge. She also creates reversible tote bags in an assortment of beautiful fabrics, crocheted cotton water bottle carriers and cell phone or eye glass holders.
\nNancy\u2019s old family favourite recipe comes from Nancy\u2019s mother and is perfect for this time of year.<\/p>\n

Strawberry\u2014Rhubarb <\/em><\/strong>
\nCrisp
\n3 cups coarsely chopped strawberries and rhubarb
\n(you could substitute other fruit if desired)
\n1 cup brown sugar
\n\u00be cup all purpose flour
\n\u00be cup quick cooking rolled oats
\n1 tsp. ginger or cinnamon
\n1\/2cup butter
\nPlace the chopped fruit in a 2 quart greased baking dish. Combine all the dry ingredients, then cut in butter with 2 forks until crumbly. Cover the fruit completely with the topping and bake in 350 degree oven for 45-60 minutes. You can serve this with yoghurt or ice cream. Makes 6-8 servings. ENJOY!<\/p>\n

On the Canada Day weekend, the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market and Artisan Fair entered a float in the parade. A great deal of work went into planning, organizing and decorating the float on the part of many volunteers. We were thrilled to be acknowledged by the Town of Aurora with the award for \u201cBest Original Theme\u201d and we wish to thank the Town for that honour. We also want to thank the many volunteers who made it possible for us to have an entry in this year\u2019s parade.
\nSincere thanks to the Brooks Farm for lending us the wagon, tractor, straw bales and baskets, to Willowtree Farm, Cooper\u2019s Farm and 19th Avenue Farm for providing the produce which decorated the wagon, to Jeff, our neighbour, for picking up the generator, to Rent Source for providing the generator, to Highland Chevrolet Cadillac Limited for allowing us to assemble the float on their property, to Aaron and Paul of the Manatee band for performing on the float, to Barb, Roxanna, Anna, Katie and Cathy for decorating the float and to the amazing students, Aimi, Felicite, Valerie, Bailey and Paniz who created the awesome Canadian flag design for the tractor\u2019s bucket and who walked beside the float with Katie and Anna.
\nAnd a big thank you to Frank, my husband, who drove the tractor without knocking us off! We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to John Abraham who ferried the participants to their cars and who followed Frank back to the Brook\u2019s Farm to return the tractor, and then drove him home. Without the help of all these wonderful volunteers, we wouldn\u2019t be able to have an entry in the Canada Day parade. Thank you so much.<\/p>\n

See you at the Market!<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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