And let the juicy, sweet fruit start rolling in...

Hello City Greeners!

Well folks, the market is going to be well stocked with all sorts of good eats for you this week. Here's what I expect us to get from our farmers:

PEACHES
BLUEBERRIES
Cherry tomatoes
Yellow Wax Beans
Peas
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Cabbage
Beets
Mustard Greens
Swiss Chard
Kale
Green Onions
Tomatoes
Broccoli
Yellow Squash
Potatoes
Green Beans
Radishes
Onions
Portabella Mushrooms
Shiitake Mushrooms
Cremini Mushrooms


If you haven't visited the market in awhile, you might not know that we are carrying WINDCREST DAIRY YOGURT, and TROYER FARMS BUTTER!!

Meat freezer is fully stocked, our cheese and pastas are in, and our canned goods are ready to be brought home. So we hope to see you between 11-5:30 today (Thursday), or from 11-5 on Friday!

It's another City Greens Thursday!

Good Morning Shoppers!

This week we will have for you.... FARM FRESH STRAWBERRIES! As an appreciation of your loyal support, you will receive a free quart of strawberries when you spend 10 dollars!!!! (***Only one free quart, and you are more than welcome to purchase as many as you like***)

Here's what you have to look forward to in the market today:

-STRAWBERRIES!

-Radishes

-Leaf lettuce

-Swiss Chard

-Mustard Greens

-Cucumbers

-Beet Greens

-Arugala

-Turnips

-Red leaf lettuce

-Romaine Lettuce

-Golden Zucchini

Also in this week-

New Pasta Flavors:

Lemon Pepper Linguini

Tomato Fettucini

Spinach Linguini

From Ozark Forest Mushrooms- 

Organic Portabella Mushrooms

Organic Cremini Mushrooms

Organic Shiitake

AND MORE!!

Hope to see you TODAY (Thursday) between 11-5:30, or TOMORROW (Friday) between 11-5!

Full Season Market Opening THIS WEEK!!

This means you can enjoy all of our high quality produce and other products at our new, full season market hours of operation... Thursdays from 11-5:30, and Fridays from 11-5.

This week we are expecting a wonderful selection of fresh produce, and should have plenty for all of our shoppers to enjoy on both Thursday and Friday. Here's a list of what to expect:

-Giant Radishes
-Green leaf head lettuce
-Loose leaf lettuce
-Romaine
-Iceberg
-Green onions
-Swiss Chard
-Yellow Squash
-Cucumbers
-Collards
-Mustard
-Kale/leaf cabbage (an Italian variety)

(Possibly):
Spinach
Arugula
Strawberries
Asparagus
Thyme
Oregano
Parsley

Meat fridge is fully stocked with all of our pork and ground beef.

Especially for those newer to the market, here's a nearly complete list of what we have:

Peanut Butter (chocolate and regular)

Jellies/Jams (Amish made, sugar or no sugar added available)

Fresh Companion Bakery Breads

Pasta

Cheese

Eggs

Mixed nuts

Pecans

Walnuts

Kaldi's Coffee

London Tea Room Tea

Ozark Forest Mushrooms

Angel Baked Cookies

Organic Popcorn

White and Brown Rice

Canned Pickles (sweet and spicy), canned beets, canned green beans (regular and spicy)

Pickled Beets
Pickled Eggs
Canned Tomatoes
Whole Wheat Flour
Wheat Berries
Ghetto Sauce (BBQ sauce) from a local St. Louis vendor

AND MORE!!!

We're continuing our membership drive for the 2012-2013 season. We're over 100 members already! Free if the income is below 30,000/ year, and 125 or 140 if your income is above that. As you know, the paid memberships are what helps us remain sustainable so that we can continue bringing the highest quality to parts of St. Louis that are in need of it. 

Hope to see you in City Greens Market this Thursday from 11-5:30, or Friday from 11-5!

Thursday= City Greens Day!

The growing season is happening a little earlier this year than usual, which means MORE fresh produce for you- as well as more variety. Here's what we are expecting from our farmers this week:

Cucumbers

Yellow Zucchini

Romaine Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

Spinach

Arugula

Radishes

Green Onions

Leaf Lettuce

Wheat Berries

Wheat Flour

We have new ground beef in, from Coleman Farms! Available in one pound tubes or pre-made burger patties. Of course, grass-fed AND grass-finished steer, as well as free range and hormone free. The good stuff.

If you haven't been to the market in awhile, let me run down what we have in stock:

Peanut Butter (chocolate and regular)

Jellies/Jams (Amish made, sugar or no sugar added available)

Fresh Companion Bakery Breads

Pasta

Cheese

Eggs

Mixed nuts

Pecans

Walnuts

Kaldi's Coffee

London Tea Room Tea

Ozark Forest Mushrooms

Angel Baked Cookies

Organic Popcorn

White and Brown Rice

Canned Pickles (sweet and spicy), canned beets, canned green beans (regular and spicy)

AND MORE!!!

We have another new item in the market coming this week... Pickled Eggs! I'll let you decide... 

We're continuing our membership drive for the 2012-2013 season. We're up to nearly 100 members already! Free if the income is below 30,000/ year, and 125 or 140 if your income is above that. As you know, the paid memberships are what helps us remain sustainable so that we can continue bringing the highest quality to parts of St. Louis that are in need of it. 

Hope to see you in City Greens Market this Thursday from 11-5!

City Greens from 11-5!

Hello Shoppers,

Here's what I expect the farmers to bring us for all of you today:

-Heads of lettuce
-Buttercrunch lettuce
-Green onions
-Asian Greens
-Swiss Chard
-Baby Kale
-Red Bulls Blood
-Golden Beets
-Watercress

All of our staples will be in as well, including a well stocked fridge of meat! Hope to see you between 11-5 today (Thursday) at 1202 S. Boyle!

Let the fresh produce start rolling in....

Thanks to Mother Nature, as well as our hard working farmers at Dry Dock Farms and the International Institute here in St. Louis, the fresh stuff is already coming our way! 

If you aren't aware, we are now getting some produce from the International Institute. That means that an urban garden is growing food naturally, without the aid of chemicals, and selling them to an urban market. This is what eating locally is all about! Bringing healthy, fresh food into the community, and look how little distance it has to travel before it ends up on YOUR table. 

Based on conversations with our farmers, this is what I expect us to have on Thursday:

-Asparagus

-Kale

-Collards

-Herbs

-Heads of lettuce

-Beet Greens

-Heads of romaine

-Swiss Chard

-Wavy Green Kale

-Green onions

-Baby Beets

-Spinach

-Cherry Bell Radishes

If you haven't been coming to the market recently, this really would be the week to make a stop. Let's enjoy this gift of early season fresh veggies and greens, as well as this beautiful weather. 

Of course our freezer will be stocked with meat... time to get the grill going if you haven't already. And plenty of canned goods, jellies and jams!

Hope to see you between 11-5 on Thursday!

The sun will come out... TODAY!

Hello, City Greeners!


Market will be open tomorrow, Thursday, from 11-5! As is the same every week, I won't know exactly what we'll be getting until it arrives in the morning. But I will try to give you some idea of what should come in so you can plan accordingly. We're hoping to have:


Green onions
Swiss Chard
Kale
Asian Greens
Salad Mix
Heads of lettuce


As always, you can rest assured that our produce is as fresh as possible and has been grown naturally without the use of chemicals, pesticides, etc. 


NEW THIS WEEK:


Black Beans! Grown naturally at Bellews Creek Farm in Hillsboro, MO

REASONS TO EAT BLACK BEANS:


I came across this website which has some great information on the health benefits of eating black beans- take a look if you have some time http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=2 


If you don't, here's the summary:


-High in protein
-No sodium
-High in antioxidants
-High in Fiber

-Rich in Molybdenum (helps break down sulfites found in food)

-High in folate

-MAY assist in weight loss

We will have a fresh assortment of our Jellies and Jams, as well as a meat fridge stocked with all of our tasty pork products and grass-fed, free-range ground beef! We hope to see you this Thursday if you have the chance :)