The Best is Ahead at CCFM!| March 31, 2014

Fresh & Local

We are getting great crop reports from our vendors about the beautiful Spring produce coming our way very soon. The freeze hurt many of our growers but the warmer weather has prevailed and we should see a return of some of our beloved friends very soon. We know this winter was hard for everyone, from grower to eater, so we thank you for your unwavering support. In the coming weeks, look for the unseasonably late arrival of fava beans, the early arrival of corn, and an abundance of spring veggies like peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, and more! Spring is a sweet time at market and we can’t wait to share it with you.

Pick of the Week:
The Sketchbook Project!

Be sure to come out to our Saturday market this week and check out the Sketchbook Project. The Sketchbook Project is a Brooklyn, NY based collection of over 30,000 artists’ sketchbooks from around the world. They’re permanent exhibition space is in Brooklyn, but they’re hitting the road in their Mobile Library and are coming to visit the market from 8-noon! The exhibit is family friendly and tons of fun, so make sure to bring your Marketeers to market to enjoy the art and create some sketches of their own! To learn more, check out their website at www.sketchbookproject.com.

Tuesday’s Green Plate Special

We’re excited to welcome Domenica back to market as our GPS vendors for the month of April. They’ve got some delicious lunch menus worked out, including this weeks line-up of Boiled Crawfish with Spring Onion Aioli on a biscuit ($10), Pickled Shrimp and Spring Onion salad ($5), Spring Onion and Goat Cheese frittata ($5), Ryals Lamb Bolo and Tahini bruschetta ($5), and Vintage Garden Carrots & Ginger Mini Carrot Cakes w/ Progress Farms Cream Cheese Frosting ($5). For the next five weeks at our Tuesday market, come hungry and plan to hang out and have some lunch with Domenica!

Recipe of the Week

Only a few weeks left in Lent, but our love of seafood is year-round. Sweet potatoes are fresh at market now, so this BBQ Shrimp Pie from Chef Greg Sonnier is a great way to enjoy both these delicious Louisiana flavors! This recipe is perfect for entertaining or with a market fresh salad as a light lunch or dinner.

UPTOWN
200 Broadway Street near the River
Tuesday April 1 | 9 am - 1 pm

MID-CITY
3700 Orleans Avenue near the Bayou
Thursday April 3 | 3 pm - 7 pm

DOWNTOWN
700 Magazine Street at Girod Street
Saturday April 5 | 8 am - noon