Update for Saturday, June 28th

It looks like a beautiful weekend and we hope the you will want to get it started with a visit to the market. The list of available locally grown items continues to expand. Notable items this week are pickles, tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage. One item that is coming soon is corn- expected to arrive in a week or two.

Strawberries have been available the last few weeks, but we are getting to the end of the season so get them while you can.

We have some new cheeses available, at Wheel and Wedge, and some great olive oil from California.

As mentioned a few weeks ago, noted food writer Miriam Rubin will be visiting the market in July. We are targeting Saturday July 12th, but are still working to confirm that date. She will be doing a cooking demonstration with recipes from her Tomatoes Cookbook. She will also have books available to purchase. Check out the latest article from her Miriam's Garden series that appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette yesterday. The article includes 2 great recipes. Check it out:

David Lagnese
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J.L. KENNEDY MEAT STAND

Special items for this Saturday...

BABY BACK PORK RIBS
SIRLOIN STEAKS

** remember specialty cut steaks like BONE - IN RIB EYES AND NEW YORK STRIP AND FILET need called in by Thursday evenings please

**we have all your holiday meal needs for the upcoming FOURTH OF JULY !! LIKE BUTCHER-MADE HOT DOGS AND KOLBASSI GRILLERS

The number at the farm is 724-898-2316.

Greenawalt Farm

Brian is in Somerset County now visiting the Amish farms. Local items include pickles, cukes, new potatoes, zucchini, spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, rhubarb, kale, green onions and fresh herbs. Brian also will have vegetable and herb transplants for the garden. He said there may be a few surprises.

Kistaco Farm- I was not able to connect with Tim but expect that he will still have some cider and apples. He will also have a lot of locally grown items from his farm including several kale varieties and swiss chard. He should also have some flower, herb and vegetable transplants.

Zang's Greenhouse... Rick have fresh local strawberries, lettuce, micro greens, cukes and pickles, zucchini, yellow squash and PA grown mushrooms. Shipped in items include mellons, berries, onions, beets, radishes, swiss chard, carrots, broccoli, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers.

California Connection- We now have our full line of 2014 vintage oils to offer. All are certified Extra Virgin by the Califorinia Olive Oil Council. Four of the oils are also certified organic. Our offerings are:

Wheel and Wedge Cheese- We have several regional cheese that we just got in this week. We also have some fresh chevre and Feta from Riverview Dairy. We still have a wheel of "Humble Herdsman" cheese made by Peter Dixon from Vermont. Please stop by and give it a try.

Pastamore' barrel-aged vinegars- These are being brought to us by long time market customer Sylvia Lynch. Offerings inlcude basic balsamic vinegar, but also other flavored vinegars. Free tastes, of course. Stop by and talk to Sylvia and try these vinegars. Flavors include:

- Sweet elderberry juice combined with our white balsamic vinegar creates a subtly sweet yet slightly tart flavor.

- Blackberry Balsamic Pure balsamic vinegar is blended with blackberries to create a thick, rich and full-bodied vinegar.

- Dark Sweet Cherry Balsamic Vinegar Combined with hand-picked Dark Sweet Cherries create the perfect flavor as a salad dressing for spinach or fresh greens.

- Citrus Balsamic Vinegar has been blended with sweet oranges, tangerines, and a splash of lime to create this inspirational and versatile vinegar.

The Greek Gourmet- will have homemade spinach and meat pies at the market each week- in addition to 20+ flavors of hummus. Stop by and talk to Jack at the booth.

BANDY Woodworks All items are made in their shop using local reclaimed and salvaged wood and non-toxic finishes. They just got in a fresh bactch of beautiful cutting boards.

They recently moved their both to next to Kennedy Meat stand. Preview some of the items carried at the market by visiting:

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Visit the market's website for information on the market and all the vendors. You can sign up for a weekly email update.

Also, check out the video about the market produced by Ths folks at East Liberty Development (ELDI). It was directed and produced by local film maker Michael Pisano. So a great big thanks Michael and ELDI's Margaret Graham for producing the video. So please check out the video and share it with others.

The Farmers' Market Cooperative of East Liberty is located at 344 North Sheridan Ave., adjacent to the Home Depot parking lot. The market operates year round- and is open from 5 AM until 12 noon every Saturday of the year.