BETHANY BEACH FARMERS’ MARKET – JULY 14 2024 Market Report
Can you believe that our 2024 BBFM season is half over? Time flies as we enjoy our Market days. Each week our vendors offer wonderful selections from which to choose. Summer is the best time of year for all things delicious and healthy, especially tomatoes. Many of our vendors have them, and maybe one will have the Roma tomatoes called for in the recipe included this week.
Despite the predicted hot and humid weather, there was a little breeze to cool us part of the time. Our wonderful volunteers came prepared and toughed it out. Many thanks to Kay, Linda, Deb, Carole, Vicki, Cathy T, Eileen and Vito, Debbie and Dave, Ruth, and Sharon.
BEWARE: several vendors sold out again this week – Shop EARLY to avoid disappointment and lines!!! We normally ring the opening bell at 7:45 a.m. as most vendors are ready to do business.
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT WEEK
Bennett Orchards – Peaches will be featured again; each week there’s another variety that’s better than the last. If you missed the blueberries, that was the end of the crop for the year; we are all sorry about that. Hopefully, you got yours and froze them to enjoy in the off-season.
Davidson’s Exotic Mushrooms – Mushrooms, mushrooms, mushrooms: Portobello, Shitake, Cremini, Pom-Poms, and specialty soup mixes.
Derby Mill Farm – Beautiful bouquets of native flowers. For our every-week shoppers, don’t forget to ask about “deals on refills!”
Dittmar Family Farms – Ground lamb, specialty sausages, spring mix greens, beets, potatoes, tomatoes.
Herbs, Spice, Everything Nice – A wide variety of beautiful herbs and house plants. Heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and Swiss Chard.
Honey Bee Lake Apiary – Honey, Honey balm, pastries, and jams.
Jackie Blues – Live Blue Crabs, Fresh picked Crab Meat, Crab Cakes, Crab Salad.
Lavender Fields – Lavender Hand Sanitizer, Lavender Honey, Natural Hand-crafted Soaps, Bath Salts, Lotions, Bug Spray.
Old World Breads – Hand-crafted Breads, Pastries, Flatbreads, Cookies.
Pereyra Farms – Kale, Squash, Onions, Squash, Corn, Tomatoes.
Story Hill Farm- Locally raised Pork: ground sausage, bacon, scrapple, and Locally raised Beef: ground beef, kebab cubes, rib-eyes. Peanut Butter, Henlopen Sea Salts, and Eggs.
Wimbrow Farms – Corn, Melons, Squash, including 8 Ball squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and flowers.
Recipe of the week is attached (provided by one of our volunteers Marylou). If you’d like to share one of your recipes that uses some BBFM purchases, please email to chcorrigan@gmail.com.
SUNDAYS 8 AM – 12 PM
GARFIELD AND PENNSYLVANIA AVENUES
Hope to see you next week!
Recipe
BASIL TOMATO TART
1 pre-baked pie crust
1 and ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
5 Roma or 4 medium tomatoes
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
4 cloves garlic
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 tsp. white pepper
Sprinkle ½ cup of mozzarella cheese in bottom of pie crust.
Cut up tomatoes and drain on paper towels. Arrange on top of cheese in pie crust.
In food processor combine basil and garlic and process till coarsely chopped. Sprinkle over tomatoes.
Combine remaining mozzarella, mayonnaise, Parmesan and pepper. Spread over basil mixture evenly.
Bake @ 375 for 25 minutes.
Makes 8 appetizer or 4 main dish servings.
Submitted by: Marylou Carrico Tietz