Market IS Open! Fridays

Warmer days have arrived and the rhubarb and asparagus is overflowing at gardens and farms everywhere in the Wachusett Region -- and the Westminster Farmers’ Market has plenty of it to offer.

Rhubarb is now abundant at the market and offers the first taste of spring for anyone that wants to take an extra 15 minutes to prepare a tasty recipe! Providing a good source of calcium, Vitamin K and Vitamin C, potassium and manganese, rhubarb is a local plant that offers numerous health benefits. It is flavorful and tart and useful in many recipes including rhubarb crisp (add a bit of ginger for extra flavor and health benefits) and makes a lovely sauce for pork when cooked with onions and herbs! Rhubarb juice is easy to make (about as easy as making tea without a tea bag!) and is a delicious alternative to soft drinks. If you wish to try your hand at home canning, rhubarb is an easy vegetable for a first attempt, whether you select a simple sauce recipe or put aside some juice for a hot summer day! So take an extra 15 minutes this week to prepare a local favorite for your family.

Come meet your local food producers and purchase the highest quality award winning foods available anywhere. You can drive to your not-so-local farm fresh superstore and read a poster about your farm raised foods, or you can enjoy the short ride to Academy Hill in Westminster and find out about our local specialties by asking the people that produce them!

Friday May 11th, 2012

In Season:

New Arrivals: Rhubarb, Asparagus, Carrots, Greens, Radish

Herbs: Spring Garlic, Cilantro, Chives

Regional Gourmet Specialties:

Meat: Grass-fed Beef, Pastured Pork

Eggs: Free-range, Farm-fresh Eggs

Dairy: Goat Cheese, Cow Cheese

Breads: Whole Grain Breads, Artisan Breads

Sweets: Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Jams and Jellies, Fudge

Misc: Spice Mixes, Dog Treats

Plants:

Seedlings: Vegetable and flower

Garden plants: Potted plants, Perennials, Seedlings

Shrubs:Lilacs and Raspberries

Handmade Craft Items:

cutting boards, hand-painted mailboxes, bird houses, jewelry, household items

Events:

3:00 Button Box Shadow Puppet Theatre

3:30 Gayle Craig

5:30 Blacksmith Demonstration

Hours:

Fridays from 3:00 until 6:30 From May through October

Location:

Academy Hill

Academy Hill Road

Westminster, Massachusetts

Building our Community Through Local Food

The Westminster Farmers' Market is committed to enhancing our local economy by bringing together local food producers and making their products available to the public.

Senior and WIC coupons accepted!