Week 17 - August 29, 2009

Master Gardener Bulb Sale!! I will be taking orders for the Master Gardener bulb sale. Stop by and place your order for spring bulbs. I will deliver your order at the market later in the fall when they arrive. P & M Gardens, LLC - Pat Borcherding

This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Aaron Weaver
I will be bringing Wood Salt Fired Stoneware Pottery to sell! I had a great time last time. hope to see you there. Thanks. Aaron Weaver.

Blooming Valley
You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in August. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas. http://www.bloomingvalley.com/.

Bures Berry Patch
BURES BERRY PATCH will be at market this week. Kathy will be back with more SWEET CORN, this week the bi-color variety is called OBSESSION! Now is still a great time to stock up the freezer with this delicious treat. Kathy will also have more of our fresh baby red and yukon gold POTATOES, perfect for grilling. We may also be bringing our fantastic fall red and yellow RASPBERRIES depending on supply. If you can't make it to market this week, THE FARM IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR SWEET CORN SEASON. Stop by on your way home from work and pick up dinner. The patch is open daily from 9 am to 7 pm. At the farm you will be able to pickup sweet corn, baby potatoes, and raspberries (by pre-order only). In October, we finish our season at the patch with a unbelievable selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and colors as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at http://www.buresberrypatch.com/. We hope to see you in the patch soon!

Chestnut Hill Studio
Jan returns with new T-shirt patterns and colors. I will also have cards, prints, trivets, tiles and market bags featuring fruits, veggies, flowers and an occasional critter. Jan.

Cooks' Woods
Barb will attend this week's market. She will have glass bottles in 8 oz, 16 oz, and 1 gallon sizes and maple leaf shaped gift bottles in the 250 ml size. She will also bring a limited quantity of special gift bottles. This will be our last showing at the market this year. We appreciate your interest in locally produced foods, including maple syrup. Check out our website http://www.cookswoods.biz/ to see what’s happening around our farm at Christmas time. We hope to see you then or next spring when the maple sap starts to flow. Dave and Barb. COOKS' WOODS - 2176 Ebenezer Road - Fennimore, WI 53809. 608-778-6954.

Driftless Ridge
Hello everyone, Driftless Ridge will not be at the market this Saturday the 29th. Look for me the following week with some more colorful bouquets as well as some more beautiful sunflowers. Thanks, Cara at Driftless Ridge. 608-987-3975 or driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herbs, Spices and More
Papa Bob will be back this week with his highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com.

James' Pine Valley Farm
We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Look for me Saturday with my soaps and lotions! If you need soap when I am not at market feel free to email me at tncnnbc@mhtc.net.

Magic Light Photography
I will be back at market this week and look forward to seeing you again.
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at http://www.magiclightphotography.com/. I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Marr's Valley View Farms
Tenderloin, NY Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-Bone, Top Sirloin and Skirt Steaks; or perhaps a Beef Brisket, Corned Beef Brisket, Sirloin Tip, Rolled Rump, Bone In or Boneless Chuck Roast; Bulk Ground Beef, Ground Chuck, Ground Round for the grill or easy fixing Ground Beef 1/3 Pound Patties, All Beef Bratwurst, Pork-Beef Blend Bratwurst and Wieners; Minimal time to cook? - no problem - great sandwiches start with Valley View Farms' Deli Sliced-Ready To Eat Roast Beef, Corned Beef and Ham (okay the pigs were getting jealous of all the attention the beef were getting); try our "Portable Protein™" snacks - Soft Strip Beef Jerky, Beef Sticks, Classic, Cheese or Jalapeno & Cheese Summer Sausage, Pepperoni Slices; and of course the Stew Meat, Soup Bones, and Short Ribs are always ready to head home to your kitchen to be made into a satisfying home cooked meal. As you know we also offer a full line of pork products so make sure to stop by this week and take home some tasty, locally raised meat from a 4th generation family farm. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

Mary Buckhaus
Garden produce including zucchini, onions, herbs, green beans.

Mary Gough
Sweet corn and other garden items.

Mike Vogel
Decorative wood items and garden produce.

P & M Gardens, LLC
P & M Gardens, LLC will be at the Market this week. We will bring Hosta in all sizes and colors. Fresh picked Day Lilies in many different colors, we will take orders for the Day Lilies. We are taking orders for peonies to be delivered in mid-September. See you Saturday, Pat and Cecil.

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
Our busy show schedule is upon us. Following are the remaining dates that we will be vending at the market this season with our honey, granola and soaps. Mark and Annie.
September 26th, October 10th, October 17th.

Sandy's Palette
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com. http://www.sandyspalette.com/.

Shooting Star Farm
Last week was an amazing market – lots of vendors and customers and everyone having a good time. Looks like the weather will be great this weekend, too. This is the time of year we start to run out of space on our table with all the crops of summer coming in. This week we may have a few Asian melons to add to our selection. These are an oblong, yellow skinned melon, with crisp, white, sweet flesh. They’re on the small size. Just enough for two when split in half. We should have a more tomatoes than last week (which didn't last long). However, this is probably the worst tomato season we’ve seen. Fortunately the late blight that you may have read about hasn’t shown up on our farm. But cool temperatures coupled with wet, humid weather has lead to a plethora of other bacterial and fungal diseases in our outdoor crop. Luckily we have some tomatoes planted in our unheated greenhouse. These still look very nice. They’ve just been a little slow to ripen, but should be flooding in soon. While you wait, take advantage of what’s bountiful! We still have plenty of summer squash, cucumbers, beets, onions (Italian bottle and sweet yellow), basil, cilantro, eggplant, sweet peppers (elongated Italian and yellow/red Romanian), Swiss chard, kale (curly and Lacinato), fennel, and frisee. We’ll be out of green beans this week, but more next. The spicy greens for our salad mix are very limited this week, so we may have a simple baby lettuce mix instead. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, and Charlie.

The Old Royal Inn
The Old Royal Inn is cooking up some great local HOT food at The Market this week! Mark will be cooking up a fantastic egg and sausage croissant made to order, right in front of you! He will be using sausage from Marr's Valley View Farms, eggs from Pine Valley Farm and croissants that he makes right here at The Royal. Of course he will have all the regular fare as well including his Famous Cinnamon Rolls, Pecan Rolls, and Raspberry Croissants (made with Bures Berry Patch Berries of course)! Coffee will be all Organic, Fair Trade of course!. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look forward to seeing you at the market!

Tipi Top Organics
Mike Manogue is back with his incredible fruit - pears and plums - apples coming soon.

New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market

Week 16 - August 22, 2009

Last Saturday was another fast paced market day! Beautiful weather encouraging a large crowd of shoppers. Looks like we'll have "farmers' market appropriate weather" again this week-end. Look forward to seeing you there.

The August Market Basket Drawing winner is Mark Speltz! Congratulations - stop at market this week to pick up your winnings.

Many new topics to cover this week so let's get started:

You may have noticed that we have some new faces vending at the Mineral Point Market which we are thrilled about. Please help us give a Mineral Point welcome to:

Mary Buckhaus with garden produce including zucchini, onions, herbs, green beans.

Mary Gough has returned with sweet corn and other garden items. Mary and her family were vendors a couple years ago. Welcome back!

Mike Manogue of Tipi Top Organics returned for the first time this season with the yummiest pears ever!

Mike Vogel joined us with garden produce and decorative wood items.

Notice a pattern here??? Your name had to begin with "M" to be a new vendor last Saturday.

Hi, my name is Pat Schulist and I am visiting my family in Mineral Point this weekend. While doing so, I thought I would share some of our Organic Potatoes. We have a organic dairy farm north of Stevens Point. I will have Norland Reds, Yukon Golds, Figerlings Silverton Russets and BLUE potatoes available for purchase. Come and enjoy some great tasing potatoes! Thanks. Pat Schulist.

Shake Rag Players want to hear from you! Sam Murn and Ainsley Anderson will be representing Shake Rag Players at the Market this week. Shake Rag players is a community theatre group that has been active in Mineral Point for decades. With the current restoration of the Opera House we are taking the year to reevaluate who we are as a group and how we can have the most positive impact on the community. We are hoping to be able to ask questions of willing market-goers about their interest in community theatre and what they would like to see/receive from Mineral Point's community theatre.

UW-Cooperative Extension Nutrition Education Program will be at the market this week. We will be featuring the recipe Ham Pasta Salad. This recipe is a good one to use when you have a few vegetables of any and every kind. Stop by and see Julie. Sample the Salad and then purchase your veggie to make the salad at home.

Master Gardener Bulb Sale!! I will be taking orders for the Master Gardener bulb sale. Stop by and place your order for spring bulbs. I will deliver your order at the market later in the fall when they arrive. P & M Gardens, LLC - Pat Borcherding


This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Blooming Valley
You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in August. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas. http://www.bloomingvalley.com/

Bures Berry Patch
BURES BERRY PATCH SWEET CORN IS HERE! Kathy and Ed are away from the farm this weekend. However, their good friend Mike will be coming to market. Mike will bring lots of sweet corn this weekend. Our sweet corn is a bi-color variety called Ambrosia, which by the way means "fruit of the gods". Now is the time to stock up the freezer with this delicious treat. Mike will also have more of our fresh baby red and Yukon gold potatoes, perfect for grilling. Fall raspberries might also be available this weekend. If you can't make it to market this week, THE FARM IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR SWEET CORN SEASON. Stop by on your way home from work and pick up dinner. The patch is open daily from 9 am to 7 pm. At the farm you will be able to pickup sweet corn, green beans, and baby potatoes. In October, we finish our season at the patch with a fantastic selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and color as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at http://www.buresberrypatch.com/. We hope to see you in the patch soon!

Here is another easy ways to freeze corn:

1. Shuck corn and cut raw corn off the cob.

2. Place 12 cups of raw corn in kettle along with 3 cups of water, 1/3 cup of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of salt.

3. Place on burner and cook on high for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.

4. Take corn and water out of kettle and put in a bowl. Place bowl in an ice water bath to cool the corn quickly.

5. Place corn/water mixture in freezer bags or containers and freeze.

You will get approximately 4 pint bags for every dozen ears you process.

Chestnut Hill Studio
Jan returns with new T-shirt patterns and colors. I will also have cards, prints, trivets, tiles and market bags featuring fruits, veggies, flowers and an occasional critter. Jan.

Cooks' Woods
Dave and Barb are off to the summer Christmas tree producers meeting this weekend so no maple syrup this week. Dave is planning to attend market one more time this summer, August 29. Our maple syrup bottle sizes and prices are listed on our website www.cookswoods.biz along with our contact information so you may order ahead and we will bring your order to the next market that we attend, or arrange for delivery or pickup at our farm. Dave and Barb. COOKS' WOODS - 2176 Ebenezer Road - Fennimore, WI 53809. 608-778-6954. http://www.cookswoods.biz/.

Driftless Ridge
Driftless Ridge Farm will be at the market on Saturday with fresh cut flowers. Cara - 608-987-3975 or driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herbs, Spices and More
Papa Bob will be back this week with his highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com.

James' Pine Valley Farm
We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Look for me Saturday with my soaps and lotions! If you need soap when I am not at market feel free to email me at tncnnbc@mhtc.net.

Magic Light Photography
I will be back at market this week and look forward to seeing you again.
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at http://www.magiclightphotography.com/. I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Marr's Valley View Farms
Tenderloin, NY Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-Bone, Top Sirloin and Skirt Steaks; or perhaps a Beef Brisket, Corned Beef Brisket, Sirloin Tip, Rolled Rump, Bone In or Boneless Chuck Roast; Bulk Ground Beef, Ground Chuck, Ground Round for the grill or easy fixing Ground Beef 1/3 Pound Patties, All Beef Bratwurst, Pork-Beef Blend Bratwurst and Wieners; Minimal time to cook? - no problem - great sandwiches start with Valley View Farms' Deli Sliced-Ready To Eat Roast Beef, Corned Beef and Ham (okay the pigs were getting jealous of all the attention the beef were getting); try our "Portable Protein™" snacks - Soft Strip Beef Jerky, Beef Sticks, Classic, Cheese or Jalapeno & Cheese Summer Sausage, Pepperoni Slices; and of course the Stew Meat, Soup Bones, and Short Ribs are always ready to head home to your kitchen to be made into a satisfying home cooked meal. As you know we also offer a full line of pork products so make sure to stop by this week and take home some tasty, locally raised meat from a 4th generation family farm. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

P & M Gardens, LLC
P&M Gardens, LLC will be at the Market this week. We will bring Hosta in all sizes and colors.
Fresh picked Day lilies in many different colors, we will take orders for the Day lilies.
We are taking orders for peonies to be delivered in Mid September. See you Saturday, Pat and Cecil.

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
Our busy show schedule is upon us. Following are the remaining dates that we will be vending at the market this season with our honey, granola and soaps. Mark and Annie.
September 26th, October 10th, October 17th.

Sandy's Palette
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com. http://www.sandyspalette.com/.

Shooting Star Farm
Last week was an amazing market – lots of vendors and customers and everyone having a good time. Looks like the weather will be great this weekend, too. This is the time of year we start to run out of space on our table with all the crops of summer coming in. This week we may have a few Asian melons to add to our selection. These are an oblong, yellow skinned melon, with crisp, white, sweet flesh. They’re on the small size. Just enough for two when split in half. We should have a more tomatoes than last week (which didn't last long). However, this is probably the worst tomato season we’ve seen. Fortunately the late blight that you may have read about hasn’t shown up on our farm. But cool temperatures coupled with wet, humid weather has lead to a plethora of other bacterial and fungal diseases in our outdoor crop. Luckily we have some tomatoes planted in our unheated greenhouse. These still look very nice. They’ve just been a little slow to ripen, but should be flooding in soon. While you wait, take advantage of what’s bountiful! We still have plenty of summer squash, cucumbers, beets, onions (Italian bottle and sweet yellow), basil, cilantro, eggplant, sweet peppers (elongated Italian and yellow/red Romanian), Swiss chard, kale (curly and Lacinato), fennel, and frisee. We’ll be out of green beans this week, but more next. The spicy greens for our salad mix are very limited this week, so we may have a simple baby lettuce mix instead. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, and Charlie.

The Old Royal Inn
The Old Royal Inn is cooking up some great local HOT food at The Market this week! Mark will be cooking up a fantastic egg and sausage croissant made to order, right in front of you! He will be using sausage from Marr's Valley View Farms, eggs from Pine Valley Farm and croissants that he makes right here at The Royal. Of course he will have all the regular fare as well including his Famous Cinnamon Rolls, Pecan Rolls, and Raspberry Croissants (made with Bures Berry Patch Berries of course)! Coffee will be all Organic, Fair Trade of course!. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look forward to seeing you at the market!


New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market

Week 15 - August 15, 2009

Last Saturday was quite a crazy day at market. Rain, Rain, Rain kept a few vendors away but not customers...what a crowd...thank you to everyone for your continued support of the Mineral Point Market. A special "thank you" to Bob Middendorf of WGLR for his annual remote live broadcast from the Mineral Point Market. What a group of die hards! http://wglr.com/newSite/programming.php#TheBigShow

It's time for the August "market basket" drawing. Don't forget to register this week for a chance to win. This is our way as vendors of saying "thank you" to you, our loyal customers, for all you do to support what we do, the market and the community of Mineral Point.

Master Gardener Bulb sale!! I will be taking orders for the Master Gardener bulb sale. Stop by and place your order for spring bulbs. I will deliver your order at the market later in the fall when they arrive. P & M Gardens, LLC - Pat Borcherding


This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Blooming Valley
You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in August. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas. http://www.bloomingvalley.com/.

Bures Berry Patch
BURES BERRY PATCH SWEET CORN IS HERE! Kathy will be bringing lots of sweet corn this weekend. Our sweet corn is a bi-color variety called Ambrosia, which by the way means "fruit of the gods". Now is the time to stock up the freezer with this delicious treat. Kathy will also have more of our fresh baby red and Yukon gold potatoes, perfect for grilling. Fall raspberries will also be coming in very shortly. If you can't make it to market this week, THE FARM IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR SWEET CORN SEASON. Stop by on your way home from work and pick up dinner. The patch is open daily from 9 am to 7 pm. At the farm you will be able to pickup sweet corn, green beans, and baby potatoes. In October, we finish our season at the patch with a fantastic selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and color as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at http://www.buresberrypatch.com/. We hope to see you in the patch soon!

Here is an easy ways to freeze corn:

1. Shuck corn and place in boiling water for approximately 3 minutes.
2. Remove from water and place into a bowl of ice water.

3. Now you can either throw the whole cob into freezer bags and freeze or if you are short on freezer space just cut the kernels off cob and place kernels into freezer bags.

You will get approximately 5 pint bags for every dozen ears you process.

Chestnut Hill Studio
Jan returns with new T-shirt patterns and colors. I will also have cards, prints, trivets, tiles and market bags featuring fruits, veggies, flowers and an occasional critter. Jan.

Cooks' Woods
Dave is off doing Christmas tree related tasks around the farm this Saturday and Barb is working at her day job so no maple syrup this week. Dave is planning to attend market one more time this summer, very likely August 29.Our maple syrup bottle sizes and prices are listed on our website www.cookswoods.biz along with our contact information so you may order ahead and we will bring your order to the next market that we attend, or arrange for delivery or pickup at our farm. Dave and Barb. COOKS' WOODS - 2176 Ebenezer Road - Fennimore, WI 53809. 608-778-6954. http://www.cookswoods.biz/

Driftless Ridge
Driftless Ridge Farm will be at the market on Saturday with fresh cut flowers. Cara - 608-987-3975 or driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herbs, Spices and More
Papa Bob will be back this week with his highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com.

James' Pine Valley Farm
We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Look for me Saturday with my soaps and lotions! If you need soap when I am not at market feel free to email me at tncnnbc@mhtc.net.

Magic Light Photography
I will not be at market this week but look forward to seeing you again on Saturday, August 22nd.
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at http://www.magiclightphotography.com/. I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Marr's Valley View Farms
Tenderloin, NY Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-Bone, Top Sirloin and Skirt Steaks; or perhaps a Beef Brisket, Corned Beef Brisket, Sirloin Tip, Rolled Rump, Bone In or Boneless Chuck Roast; Bulk Ground Beef, Ground Chuck, Ground Round for the grill or easy fixing Ground Beef 1/3 Pound Patties, All Beef Bratwurst, Pork-Beef Blend Bratwurst and Wieners; Minimal time to cook? - no problem with pre-cooked Tuscan Meatballs and ready to bake Old Fashioned Meatloaf; great sandwiches start with Valley View Farms' Deli Sliced-Ready To Eat Roast Beef, Corned Beef and Ham (okay the pigs were getting jealous of all the attention the beef were getting); try our "Portable Protein™" snacks - Soft Strip Beef Jerky, Beef Sticks, Classic, Cheese or Jalapeno & Cheese Summer Sausage, Pepperoni Slices; and of course the Stew Meat, Soup Bones, and Short Ribs are always ready to head home to your kitchen to be made into a satisfying home cooked meal. As you know we also offer a full line of pork products so make sure to stop by this week and take home some tasty, locally raised meat from a 4th generation family farm. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

P & M Gardens, LLC
P&M Gardens, LLC will be at the Market this week. We will bring Hosta in all sizes and colors.
Fresh picked Day lilies in many different colors, we will take orders for the Day lilies.
We are taking orders for peonies to be delivered in Mid September.
See you Saturday, Pat and Cecil.

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
Our busy show schedule is upon us. Following are the remaining dates that we will be vending at the market this season with our honey, granola and soaps. Mark and Annie.
August 22nd, September 26th, October 10th, October 17th.

Sandy's Palette
Molly Walz will be sitting in for Sandy again this week. Stop by and say hello!
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com. http://www.sandyspalette.com/.

Shooting Star Farm
Thank you too all you hardy souls who braved Saturday’s rain. The market was small, but the turn-out was great. We’ve had ample rain this month (a bit much, really). Plus some pretty strong winds whipped through here last Sunday, causing a bit of damage to crops. The pounding rain and humidity have been hard on the salad greens. I’m not sure if we’ll have any this weekend, but we’ll try! Items that are in really good supply include beans, green and gold zucchini, cucumbers, beets, Swiss chard, eggplant, onions (sweet white and Italian bottle reds), and basil. The tomatoes are finally starting to ripen. We’ll have some red ones from the hoop house and field, some mixed cherry tomato pints, paste tomatoes, and a few heirloom varieties. Other things to look for include fennel, collards, kale, parsley, oregano, thyme, and sweet green and yellow peppers. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, and Charlie

The Old Royal Inn
The Old Royal Inn is cooking up some great local HOT food at The Market this week! Mark will be cooking up a fantastic egg and sausage croissant made to order, right in front of you! He will be using sausage from Marr's Valley View Farms, eggs from Pine Valley Farm and croissants that he makes right here at The Royal. Of course he will have all the regular fare as well including his Famous Cinnamon Rolls, Pecan Rolls, and Raspberry Croissants (made with Bures Berry Patch Berries of course)! Coffee will be all Organic, Fair Trade of course!. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look forward to seeing you at the market!


New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market

Week 14 - August 8, 2009

Master Gardener Bulb sale!! I will be taking orders for the Master Gardener bulb sale. Stop by and place your order for spring bulbs. I will deliver your order at the market later in the fall when they arrive. P & M Gardens, LLC - Pat Borcherding.

This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Aaron Weaver
I will be bringing Wood Salt Fired Stoneware Pottery to sell! Had a great time last time. Hope to see you there. Aaron.

Blooming Valley
You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in August. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas. http://www.bloomingvalley.com/.

Bures Berry Patch
Bures Berry Patch will be at market this week! Kathy will be bringing some fresh baby red and Yukon gold potatoes, perfect for grilling. Also, if we have enough we will be bringing our fantastic red raspberries again. We are also looking longingly at our sweet corn patch. There just might be some SWEET CORN to bring to market on Saturday. Fall raspberries will also be coming in very shortly which will be nice because there are a lot of them on the bushes right now! In October, we finish our season at the patch with a fantastic selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and color as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at www.buresberrypatch.com. We hope to see you in the patch soon!

Chestnut Hill Studio
Jan returns with new T-shirt patterns and colors. I will also have cards, prints, trivets, tiles and market bags featuring fruits, veggies, flowers and an occasional critter. Jan.

Cook's Woods
Dave is off doing odd jobs and Christmas tree related tasks around the farm this Saturday and Barb is working at her day job so no maple syrup this week. Dave is planning to attend market one more time this summer, probably later in August. Our maple syrup bottle sizes and prices are listed on our website www.cookswoods.biz along with our contact information so you may order ahead and we will bring your order to the next market that we attend, or arrange for delivery or pickup at our farm. Dave and Barb.

Driftless Ridge
Driftless Ridge Farm will have beautiful Lisianthus for Saturdays' market along with lots of other colorful blooms. Cara - 608-987-3975 or driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herbs, Spices and More
Papa Bob will be back this week with his highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com.

James' Pine Valley Farm
Mary Jean WILL NOT be at market this week. Look for her at the August 15th market.

We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Hi! I won't be at market this Saturday, I will be in Northern Wisconsin taking a couple days off work with my sister and some friends. Look for me next Saturday with my soaps and lotions! If you need soap when I am not at market feel free to email me at tncnnbc@mhtc.net.

Magic Light Photography
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at http://www.magiclightphotography.com/ I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! Mike.

Marr's Valley View Farms
Tenderloin, NY Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-Bone, Top Sirloin and Skirt Steaks; or perhaps a Beef Brisket, Corned Beef Brisket, Sirloin Tip, Rolled Rump, Bone In or Boneless Chuck Roast; Bulk Ground Beef, Ground Chuck, Ground Round for the grill or easy fixing Ground Beef 1/3 Pound Patties, All Beef Bratwurst, Pork-Beef Blend Bratwurst and Wieners; Minimal time to cook? - no problem with pre-cooked Tuscan Meatballs and ready to bake Old Fashioned Meatloaf; great sandwiches start with Valley View Farms' Deli Sliced-Ready To Eat Roast Beef, Corned Beef and Ham (okay the pigs were getting jealous of all the attention the beef were getting); try our "Portable Protein™" snacks - Soft Strip Beef Jerky, Beef Sticks, Classic, Cheese or Jalapeno & Cheese Summer Sausage, Pepperoni Slices; and of course the Stew Meat, Soup Bones, Liver and Short Ribs are always ready to head home to your kitchen to be made into a satisfying home cooked meal. As you know we also offer a full line of pork products so make sure to stop by this week and take home some tasty, locally raised meat from a 4th generation family farm. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

P & M Gardens, LLC
P&M Gardens, LLC will be at the Market this week. We will bring Hosta in all sizes and colors.
Fresh picked Day lilies in many different colors, we will take orders for the Day lilies.
We are taking orders for peonies to be delivered in mid September. See you Saturday, Pat and Cecil.

Shooting Star Farm
Tomato season? It should be here in full force, but our tomatoes are only trickling in. There will be a few this Saturday – mostly plum/paste types, a few heirloom varieties, and a few reds. Beans, on the other hand, are bountiful and beautiful. Get out your bean recipes and enjoy our biggest harvest of the summer. Zucchini and summer squash, cucumbers, basil, eggplant, and fresh onions are also in great supply right now. Also look for kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, lettuce, and some sweet peppers. Salad mix is a little iffy – we’re between patches – but we may have some. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, & Charlie

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
Our busy show schedule is upon us. Following are the remaining dates that we will be vending at the market this season with our honey, granola and soaps. Mark and Annie.
August 8th, August 22nd, September 26th, October 10th, October 17th.

Sandy's Palette
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com. www.sandyspalette.com.

The Old Royal Inn
Last was certainly fun with Mark and Jennifer's addition to their product line - hot local food made to order. I haven't heard but hopefully they'll be serving up their local breakfast again this week!

The Old Royal Inn is cooking up some great local HOT food at The Market this week! Mark will be cooking up a fantastic egg and sausage croissant made to order, right in front of you! He will be using sausage from Marr's Valley View Farms, eggs from Pine Valley Farm and croissants that he makes right here at The Royal. Of course he will have all the regular fare as well including his Famous Cinnamon Rolls, Pecan Rolls, and Raspberry Croissants (made with Bures Berry Patch Berries of course)! Coffee will be all Organic, Fair Trade of course!. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look for ward to seeing you at the market!

New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market

Week 13 - August 1, 2009

The Old Royal Inn is cooking up some great local HOT food at the market this week! Mark will be cooking up a fantastic egg and sausage croissant, made to order, right in front of you!

He will be using sausage from Marr's Valley View Farms, eggs from Pine Valley Farm and croissants that he makes right at The Royal. Don't miss it!


This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Blooming Valley
You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in August. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas. http://www.bloomingvalley.com/.

Bures Berry Patch
Bures Berry Patch will be at market this week! Kathy will be bringing some fresh baby red and Yukon gold potatoes, perfect for grilling. Also, if we have enough we will be bringing our fantastic red raspberries again. We are also looking longingly at our sweet corn patch. There just might be some SWEET CORN to bring to market on Saturday. Fall raspberries will also be coming in very shortly which will be nice because there are a lot of them on the bushes right now! In October, we finish our season at the patch with a fantastic selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and color as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at http://www.buresberrypatch.com/. We hope to see you in the patch soon!

Chestnut Hill Studio
Jan returns with new T-shirt patterns and colors. I will also have cards, prints, trivets, tiles and market bags featuring fruits, veggies, flowers and an occasional critter. Jan.

Cook's Woods
Dave is off doing odd jobs and storm related clean up around the farm this Saturday and Barb is working at her day job so no maple syrup this week. Dave is planning to attend market one more time this summer, probably in August. Our maple syrup bottle sizes and prices are listed on our website www.cookswoods.biz along with our contact information so you may order ahead and we will bring your order to the next market that we attend, or arrange for delivery or pickup at our farm. Dave and Barb.

Driftless Ridge
Driftless Ridge Farm will have beautiful Lisianthus for Saturdays' market along with lots of other colorful blooms. Cara - 608-987-3975 or driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herbs, Spices and More
Papa Bob will be back this week with his highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com.

James' Pine Valley Farm
We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Hi! Look for me at market this Saturday with my soap and SOLID LOTION BARS that's right their back! See you Saturday, Clare.

Magic Light Photography
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at http://www.magiclightphotography.com/. I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! Mike.

Marr's Valley View Farms
Even though Saturday is August 1st, we're still promoting July Beef Month! You ask "what can I buy at the market this week to celebrate?" How about Tenderloin, NY Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-Bone, Top Sirloin and Skirt Steaks; or perhaps a Beef Brisket, Corned Beef Brisket, Sirloin Tip, Rolled Rump, Bone In or Boneless Chuck Roast; Bulk Ground Beef, Ground Chuck, Ground Round for the grill or easy fixing Ground Beef 1/3 Pound Patties, All Beef Bratwurst, Pork-Beef Blend Bratwurst and Wieners; Minimal time to cook? - no problem with pre-cooked Tuscan Meatballs and ready to bake Old Fashioned Meatloaf; great sandwiches start with Valley View Farms' Deli Sliced-Ready To Eat Roast Beef, Corned Beef and Ham (okay the pigs were getting jealous of all the attention the beef were getting); try our "Portable Protein™" snacks - Soft Strip Beef Jerky, Beef Sticks, Classic, Cheese or Jalapeno & Cheese Summer Sausage, Pepperoni Slices; and of course the Stew Meat, Soup Bones, Liver and Short Ribs are always ready to head home to your kitchen to be made into a satisfying home cooked meal. As you know we also offer a full line of pork products so make sure to stop by this week and take home some tasty, locally raised meat from a 4th generation family farm. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

P & M Gardens, LLC
We will be at Market this week with Peonies and our latest peonies that are on order, Place your order now! Day lily blooms fresh from the garden, we will be taking orders for those. We will be bringing some of our newest Hosta, below is their descriptions.

Large
LaVerne and Shirley Thick Gold Foliage, Lucy and Ethel Blue Green thick substance heavily corrugated, Abiqua Drinking Gourd; Intense Blue Green Center w Gold Margin, Atlantis; Long Dark Green Ruffled Leaves w Golden Yellow Margin

Medium
Mojito Dark Green rounded leaves, Blaze of Glory, Lemon Gold, good substance, Earth Angel 2009 Hosta of the Year, Blue Green w Creamy Greenish Margin, Brim Cup Dark Green w irregular Creamy to White Margin, Rugose,

Small
Starship; Gold Center w Creamy White Margin, Center is Chartreuse early in the season, Templar Gold; Slightly Rippled Gold Deeply Veined God Substance, Winsome; Green w slightly rippled, Creamy Yellow to White Margin, Heart Shaped leaves, Worldly Treasure; Medium Green Ovate Leaf w Long Thin Tip, Moderate Corrugation, Xanadu; Creamy White w Blue Green Margins bands of Lt. Green between center and margin, Wylde Green Cream; Gold Center w Dark Green Margin.
Pat and Cecil

Shooting Star Farm
A little heat would be a good thing to bring on the summer crops. They certainly are slow this year. We did have a few peppers and eggplants last week, and may have a few more this week. These are the first fruits on the plant that we normally remove in order to let the plant get bigger. Salad mix will be back along with baby arugula. The cool weather has allowed us to continue to have collards, kale and a bit of broccoli late into July. You may have noticed two types of cucumbers at our stand: slicing cukes and Diva cukes. The slicing cukes are old-fashioned, delicious cucumbers. The Diva variety is like an “English” or “Middle Eastern” –type cucumber with a very mild, no-peel skin. Try both! We’ll also have lots of summer squash (green, yellow, and patty pan), bunched beets, bunched sweet onions and Italian bottle onions (a.k.a torpedo onions), Swiss chard, green beans, basil, parsley, and lettuce. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, & Charlie

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
We hope to see Annie back at market this week.

Sandy's Palette
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com. www.sandyspalette.com.

The Old Royal Inn
The Old Royal Inn is cooking up some great local HOT food at The Market this week! Mark will be cooking up a fantastic egg and sausage croissant made to order, right in front of you! He will be using sausage from Marr's Valley View Farms, eggs from Pine Valley Farm and croissants that he makes right here at The Royal. Of course he will have all the regular fare as well including his Famous Cinnamon Rolls, Pecan Rolls, and Raspberry Croissants (made with Bures Berry Patch Berries of course)! Coffee will be all Organic, Fair Trade of course!. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look for ward to seeing you at the market!

New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market

Week 12 - July 25, 2009

This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Blooming Valley
We will not be at market this week. You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in August. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas. http://www.bloomingvalley.com/.

Bures Berry Patch
Bures Berry Patch will be at market this week! Kathy will be bringing some fresh baby red, yellow, and FINGERLING potatoes, perfect for grilling. Also, if we have enough we will be bringing our fantastic red raspberries which are just beginning to fruit. Beyond raspberries we expect our sweet corn to ripen around the 5th of August which will be perfect for the summer cookout. Fall raspberries will also come out around mid August which make our crop doubly-good since we can offer them for such an extended period of time. In October, we finish our season at the patch with a fantastic selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and color as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at http://www.buresberrypatch.com/. We hope to see you in the patch soon.

Chestnut Hill Studio
Jan returns with new T-shirt patterns and colors. I will also have cards, prints, trivets, tiles and market bags featuring fruits, veggies, flowers and an occasional critter. Jan.

Cook's Woods
Dave will attend this week's market. He will have glass bottles in sizes from 8 oz to 32 oz and maple leaf shaped gift bottles in the 100 ml size. He will also bring a limited quantity of specialty gift bottles. Our maple syrup bottle sizes and prices are listed on our website http://www.cookswoods.biz/ along with our contact information so you may order ahead and we will bring your order to the next market that we attend, or arrange for delivery or pickup at our farm. Dave and Barb.

Driftless Ridge
Driftless Ridge Farm fresh cut flowers from our fields to your home.Looks like Sunflowers,Zinnia's,cosmos will be some of the blooms that make up the bouquets for the next market. see you on Saturday. Cara. 608-987-3975. driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herbs, Spices and More
Papa Bob will be back this week with his highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com.

James' Pine Valley Farm
We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Clare won't be at market this week but will return on August 1st.

Hi! Look for me at market this Saturday with my soap and SOLID LOTION BARS that's right their back! Next week I will be off judging a goat show so stock up this week! See you Saturday, Clare.

Magic Light Photography
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at http://www.magiclightphotography.com/. I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! Mike.

Marr's Valley View Farms
It's July Beef Month! You ask "what can I buy at the market this week to celebrate?" How about Tenderloin, NY Strip, Ribeye, Porterhouse, T-Bone, Top Sirloin and Skirt Steaks; or perhaps a Beef Brisket, Corned Beef Brisket, Sirloin Tip, Rolled Rump, Bone In or Boneless Chuck Roast; Bulk Ground Beef, Ground Chuck, Ground Round for the grill or easy fixing Ground Beef 1/3 Pound Patties, All Beef Bratwurst, Pork-Beef Blend Bratwurst and Wieners; Minimal time to cook? - no problem with pre-cooked Tuscan Meatballs and ready to bake Old Fashioned Meatloaf; great sandwiches start with Valley View Farms' Deli Sliced-Ready To Eat Roast Beef, Corned Beef and Ham (okay the pigs were getting jealous of all the attention the beef were getting); try our "Portable Protein™" snacks - Soft Strip Beef Jerky, Beef Sticks, Classic, Cheese or Jalapeno & Cheese Summer Sausage, Pepperoni Slices; and of course the Stew Meat, Soup Bones, Liver and Short Ribs are always ready to head home to your kitchen to be made into a satisfying home cooked meal. As you know we also offer a full line of pork products so make sure to stop by this week and take home some tasty, locally raised meat from a 4th generation family farm. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

P & M Gardens, LLC
Day lilies are blooming I will bring blooms for you to place orders and potted plants that are in bloom. Hosta, they are really growing and strutting their stuff with all the rain recently. I will bring several in various sizes and colors. Fall is the time to divide and plant peonies. I am taking orders for Peonies, I have several new varieties, including a white one for rock gardens. See you Saturday, Pat and Cecil.

Shooting Star Farm
A little heat would be a good thing to bring on the summer crops. They certainly are slow this year. We did have a few peppers and eggplants last week, and may have a few more this week. These are the first fruits on the plant that we normally remove in order to let the plant get bigger. Salad mix will be back along with baby arugula. The cool weather has allowed us to continue to have collards, kale and a bit of broccoli late into July. You may have noticed two types of cucumbers at our stand: slicing cukes and Diva cukes. The slicing cukes are old-fashioned, delicious cucumbers. The Diva variety is like an “English” or “Middle Eastern” –type cucumber with a very mild, no-peel skin. Try both! We’ll also have lots of summer squash (green, yellow, and patty pan), bunched beets, bunched sweet onions and Italian bottle onions (a.k.a torpedo onions), Swiss chard, green beans, basil, parsley, and lettuce. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, & Charlie

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
We hope to see Annie back at market this week.

Sandy's Palette
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com. http://www.sandyspalette.com/.

The Old Royal Inn
We are glad to be open again and back at the market! We will be at the market each week with our cinnamon rolls, pecan rolls, traditional croissants, chocolate filled croissants and coffee. A change this year is that Mark, who makes all these goodies, will be at the market instead of Jennifer selling the rolls, at least for a while. This will give Jennifer more time with our new baby boy, born on Good Friday. (Which makes for a total of four children for us!) Which is also why we have opened the restaurant up for only Friday Nights and Saturday Mornings. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look for ward to seeing you at the market! Also, look for our 2 oldest boys to be selling special cookies at the market that they have made with dad while they learn how to bake this summer! Mark. 608-987-4530.

New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market

Week 11 - July 18, 2009

The July Market Basket drawing winner is Ann Weier...Congratulations!

Make sure to stop by market this week and pick up your winnings!


This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Blooming Valley
Blooming Valley will NOT be at the market this week. You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in July. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas. www.bloomingvalley.com.

Bures Berry Patch
Bures Berry Patch will NOT be at market this week. Our red raspberries are coming on slowly but we do have some available on the farm. If you need any raspberries please feel free to give us a call and place an order, we sell them on the farm by appointment only. Next week we should be back at market with red raspberries and more of our scrumptious potatoes, including fingerling's! Beyond raspberries we expect our sweet corn to ripen around the 5th of August which will be perfect for the summer cookout. Fall raspberries will also come out around mid to late August which make this crop doubly-good since we can offer them for such an extended period of time. In October, we finish our season at the patch with a fantastic selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and color as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at www.buresberrypatch.com. We hope to see you in the patch soon!

Chestnut Hill Studio
Jan returns with new T-shirt patterns and colors. I will also have cards, prints, trivets, tiles and market bags featuring fruits, veggies, flowers and an occasional critter. Jan.

Cook's Woods
We are now shearing the Christmas trees at the farm during the week so Dave is off doing "catch up" work this Saturday and Barb is working at her day job so no maple syrup this week. Dave is planning to attend the July 25 Mineral Point Market. Our maple syrup bottle sizes and prices are listed on our website www.cookswoods.biz, along with our contact information so you may order ahead and we will bring your order to the next market that we attend, or arrange for delivery or pickup at our farm. Dave and Barb.

Driftless Ridge
Driftless Ridge Farm fresh cut flowers from our fields to your home.Looks like Sunflowers,Zinnia's,cosmos will be some of the blooms that make up the bouquets for the next market. see you on Saturday. Cara. 608-987-3975. driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herbs, Spices and More
Papa Bob will be back this week with his highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com. www.thespiceshoppe.com.

James' Pine Valley Farm
We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Hi! Look for me at market this Saturday with my soap and SOLID LOTION BARS that's right their back! Next week I will be off judging a goat show so stock up this week! See you Saturday, Clare.

Magic Light Photography
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at www.magiclightphotography.com I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! Mike.

Marr's Valley View Farms
We have a comprehensive line of beef and pork products for your grill from hot dogs to Tenderloin steaks. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

P & M Gardens, LLC
P&M Gardens, LLC will be at the Market this Saturday. We will bring day lilies that are blooming. This week it is a different one is blooming every day. It is so much fun to take our dog, Sam for her first trip outside in the morning. We will be bringing some of our new Hostas we have ready for Market, they are great. We will have pictures of our Peonies for this fall, you can place your order now. We have 3 different Coral colored peonies and several new singles. See you Saturday. Pat and Cecil.

Shooting Star Farm
We’ve had plenty of rain and good weather for harvesting. The tomato crop is a little behind, but we have lots and lots of other items. Green beans are in full swing! We had lots last week and should have plenty again this week. In the cooking greens category, look for collards, kale, and Swiss chard. Beet greens count, too. If you don’t like cooking the greens, we’ll have plenty of roots in lots of colors! Napa cabbage might be considered a cooking green, but we like it raw and chopped into salads. Other salad items include lots of lettuce – oak leaf, green leaf, red leaf, red Batavian, and green bibb. Unfortunately, there won’t be salad mix this week. We’re in between patches but should have more in a week. We’ll have mini onions, both red and white, and possibly some Italian bottle onions and sweet white onions. These are fresh with the greens attached. Other miscellaneous items include basil, parsley, oregano, thyme, a bit of broccoli, the first few eggplants and peppers, and lots of green and yellow zucchini and cucumbers. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, and Charlie

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
Annie won't be at market this week - we hope to see her back on the 25th.
Ranum's 1887 Brand will be at market this week with honey, granola, and soap. We will look forward to seeing you! Mark and Annie.

Sandy's Palette
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com. www.sandyspalette.com.

The Old Royal Inn
We are glad to be open again and back at the market! We will be at the market each week with our cinnamon rolls, pecan rolls, traditional croissants, chocolate filled croissants and coffee. A change this year is that Mark, who makes all these goodies, will be at the market instead of Jennifer selling the rolls, at least for a while. This will give Jennifer more time with our new baby boy, born on Good Friday. (Which makes for a total of four children for us!) Which is also why we have opened the restaurant up for only Friday Nights and Saturday Mornings. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look for ward to seeing you at the market! Also, look for our 2 oldest boys to be selling special cookies at the market that they have made with dad while they learn how to bake this summer! Mark. 608-987-4530.

New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market

Week 10 - July 11, 2009

The weather forecast for Saturday is GORGEOUS!

We will be back at WaterTower Park after a break for the 4th of July...

Stop by, shop and register to win the July Market Basket drawing.


This week's vendor lineup is as follows:

Aaron Weaver
I will be bringing Wood Salt Fired Stoneware Pottery to sell! Had a great time last time. Hope to see you there. Thanks. Aaron Weaver.

Blooming Valley
Blooming Valley will not be at the market this week. You are welcome to stop out and see our gardens. We will be back at the market in July. See you then! Doug and Ina Lukas.
http://www.bloomingvalley.com/.

Bures Berry Patch
Bures Berry Patch will be at market this week. We will have baby red & white potatoes as well as SUGAR SNAP PEAS! In mid-July we will begin offering red raspberries, which are another delicious treat from the patch. Then we will have sweet corn that is perfect for the summer cookout. Fall raspberries will also come out around this time which make this crop doubly-good since we can offer them for an extended period of time. In October, we finish our season at the patch with a fantastic selection of pumpkins of all different shapes and color as well as gourds, squash, and Indian corn. If you would like to learn more about Bures Berry Patch please introduce yourself to Ed and Kathy at the market, or feel free to give us a call at 608-924-1404, or visit our website at http://www.buresberrypatch.com/. We hope to see you in the patch soon!

Chestnut Hill Studio
I won't be at the market this week but will be there next week. Jan.

Cook's Woods
Dave is off doing more part time sawmill work this Saturday and Barb is enjoying a few days off from her day job so no maple syrup this week. Dave is planning to attend a market in July, but is not sure which one yet. Our maple syrup bottle sizes and prices are listed on our website, http://www.cookswoods.biz/, along with our contact information so you may order ahead and we will bring your order to the next market that we attend, or arrange for delivery or pickup at our farm. Dave and Barb.

Driftless Ridge
Driftless Ridge Farm Fresh cut flowers direct from the grower. Colorful,mixed bouquets for sale this Saturday. Cara 608-987-3975. driftless_ridge@hotmail.com.

Emily Ewers
Handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Herb, Spices and More
I hear that Mike wasn't able to make it last Saturday only...hopefully Papa Bob and Mike will both be back this week with their highly sought after line of breads and more. If anyone wants to pre-order for market give Bob a call, 608-723-9000, or send him an e-mail at papabob@thespiceshoppe.com. http://www.thespiceshoppe.com/.

James' Pine Valley Farm
We are fully stocked with all of our chicken products - whole, halves, leg/thigh quarters, etc. And what would a chicken be without the egg - we'll have lots of farm fresh eggs, plenty of and many varieties of cheese both from Hooks Cheese of Mineral Point and Brunkow Cheese of Fayette. Hope to see you on Saturday. Mary Jean.

Lacey's Lathers
Lacey's Lathers Goat Milk Soap - look for me at market. Clare.

Magic Light Photography
I'm very excited to be back to the market this year with a selection of my photography. I have been keeping busy creating new images over the last several months. Again this year I will have a large selection of photo greeting cards at the market. All of the cards are hand made and signed by me. They are blank in side and can be used for any occasion. They will make a perfect mother's day card! I will also have a selection of matted prints in various sizes available. They will look great as a decoration for your home, or they make great gifts as well. New products from last fall are bookmarks. I have 10 different designs all featuring my photos. They make great gifts! I also have a few 2009 calendars available at a discount.

If you can't wait for the Market on Saturday, you will find my cards and a couple of framed prints available at the Collections shop on High Street in Mineral Point. I have a larger selection of both framed, and matted prints available at Phoebe's Nest, also on High St. in Mineral Point. If you're in the Platteville area, I have two pieces on display at the Badger Brothers Coffee Shop. I also have two pieces on display at the Roundtree Gallery. You can also view my work at http://www.magiclightphotography.com/. I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! Mike.
Marr's Valley View Farms
Shop at the MP Market and get everything you need for your celebrations. We have a full line up of beef and pork products for your grill from hot dogs to Tenderloin steaks. For larger quantities please call or e-mail in advance and we will have your order ready for pick up at market. Can't live without our meats but getting to market weekly is a challenge? Call to place an order any time or join our "meat CSA" - ask us for details at market. Either e-mail federman@charter.net or call, 608-987-2097, and we will make arrangements to get your order to you. We encourage you to come to market early for the best selection. Thanks for your continued support and we look forward to servicing your needs throughout 2009. Mike, Lois and Doral.

P & M Gardens, LLC
P&M Gardens, LLC will be at the Market this Saturday. We will bring day lilies that are blooming. This week it is a different one is blooming every day. It is so much fun to take our dog, Sam for her first trip outside in the morning. We will be bringing some of our new Hostas we have ready for Market, they are great. We will have pictures of our Peonies for this fall, you can place your order now. We have 3 different Coral colored peonies and several new singles. See you Saturday. Pat and Cecil.

Shooting Star Farm
We’re back on track and have lots of new items: yellow and green zucchini, collard greens, kale, sugar snap peas (limited supply), red cabbages – a miniature variety - a bit of basil, and possibly napa cabbage. We’ll also have plenty of Scallions, mini onions, Swiss chard, and lettuce. The heat may have gotten to the broccoli before we did, but we should have at least some salad mix. See you Saturday! Rink, Jenny, and Charlie

Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey
Ranum's 1887 Brand will be at market this week with honey, granola, and soap. We will look forward to seeing you! Mark and Annie.

Sandy's Palette
I will have some fun jewelry, tie dyed clothes and yarn. Looking forward to seeing you all! Sandy. Sandy Jones, Owner, Sandy's Palette, LLC; 305 Maiden Street, Mineral Point, WI 53565, 608/987-1346, sandy@sandyspalette.com, http://www.sandyspalette.com/.

The Old Royal Inn
We are glad to be open again and back at the market! We will be at the market each week with our cinnamon rolls, pecan rolls, traditional croissants, chocolate filled croissants and coffee. A change this year is that Mark, who makes all these goodies, will be at the market instead of Jennifer selling the rolls, at least for a while. This will give Jennifer more time with our new baby boy, born on Good Friday. (Which makes for a total of four children for us!) Which is also why we have opened the restaurant up for only Friday Nights and Saturday Mornings. Thanks to everyone for their support and patronage, we look for ward to seeing you at the market! Also, look for our 2 oldest boys to be selling special cookies at the market that they have made with dad while they learn how to bake this summer! Mark. 608-987-4530.

New vendors are ALWAYS welcome at the Mineral Point Market! If you know anyone that might enjoy selling at the market or perhaps you yourself would, please contact Jenny Bonde at starfarm@mhtc.net or call 608-967-2319, or Lois Federman at federman@charter.net or call 608-987-2097, for details.

Hope to see you Saturday morning at Water Tower Park, Business Hwy 151 at Madison Street, Mineral Point! 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.


All Of Us At The Mineral Point Market