The Brookhaven Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 9AM to 1PM until mid-November and supported by HAVEN and Valenza restaurants. The campaign was at the Farmers Market on Saturday September 29th talking to residents of Brookhaven. Residents expressed concerns regarding fiscal responsibility, parks, public safety, and the rest of the services that we will be taking over from DeKalb County.
The Farmers Market is centrally located in the heart of Brookhaven so it is convenient for Brookhaven residents. The market is a great place to get foods such as organic farm raised eggs and meats, southern artisan cheeses, coffee and tea, breads, breakfast sandwhiches, and a large assortment of vegetables. Some of the vendors include West Wind Farms, The Cheese Course, Fat Lady Baker, and Phoenix Gardens.
Hope Bawcom for Brookhaven City Council, District 3
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Breakfast croissants? Got 'em. Seating with tables? Yep. Sometimes there is a band on the Haven patio. But--you have to keep on attracting more vendors to get the critical mass to attract the crowds--which attract and keep the vendors. I hope more Brookhaven residents discover the Farmer's Market so it does not go away. They have some restrictions on where they can put up the temporary signs on Dresden...so pass the word.
Scott Stroud’s Cheese: among the usual spread of cheeses, this cheese vendor periodically offers Sequatchie Cove’s ‘Dancing Fern’, recently named the best farmstead cheese in America. ‘Farmstead’ denoting that the cheese, the milk for the cheese, the animals that produce the milk as well as the feed for the animals must all come from the same farm. Based on a French reblochon ‘Dancing Fern’ is a raw cow’s milk cheese, rich, creamy and tasting of all the vegetal notes of the fields in which the cows graze. Mad Mama Gourmet: Mad Mama Gourmet will offers great homemade gourmett soups at reasonable prices. http://brookhavenfarmersmarket.com/2012-vendors/mad-mama-gourmet/ Fat Lady Bakers brings their freshly baked breads. Ezekiel Breads are a specialty http://fatladybaker.com/ These are just a few of the vendors at your Farmer's Market.
We got a loaf of the Ezekiel bread and still enjoying the high fiber bread. And the soups tasted great, but we will go back this weekend to buy some. I would not mind seeing the place fill up and get more selections. But it is a Catch 22, like you said here, you get more vendors after they see the crowds and the crowds do not come until they see more selections. We can just help in my little way be going down there with my wife and shopping and getting friends to do the same. Pass the word and go.
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Just might bring the kids down there Saturday to see for myself.
According to Dillwood Farms, they will be selling pumpkins. I asked if they are ggoing to be pricey compared to the grocery stores--but he said that they would be price at $3, $4 and $5.00, depending on the size. Good to know you can support local farmers and still get a good deal. The fresh honey I bought there tastes great compared to the standard grocery store fare. I would like to see a vendor come in with deli quality smoked meats like you see in New York delis.
My interest is in Brookhaven building on this nascent Farmers' Market. I agree with the sentiment that we should not feel we need to travel down Peachtree to go to the bigger Farmers' Market with a bigger selection of vendors, because we can "build" that here. Right off Dresden Drive. "Build it and they will come"--really means--"Build the crowd and more vendors will come." We are kind of on a teeter totter of sorts. Let's support the Farmer's Market and we will have a Farmer's Market that other people in other parts of the county and other cities have to travel to. Sigh--I feel better already.
We need to support the Farmers' Market here so that they stay, expand and attract more farms, bakeries, cheese purveyors, sauce and honey sellers and the like. And, yes the Bloody Marys, coffees and breakfast offerings will be there with seatng for all. At 10:00am we’ll have Carlin Breinig doing our weekly chef demo! On top of that, we’ll have our usual posse of great vendors, including Double B Farms, Fat Lady Baker, Bakeshop, King of Pops, Phoenix Gardens, West Wind Farms, Dillwood Farms, Mad Mama soups and dips, and Nazifa’s Middle Eastern delicacies. Make sure to stop by and see us this Saturday, 9-12:30pm. Here’s some information about some of the goodies you can expect from this week’s vendors: West Wind Farms is now taking orders for fresh, never-frozen Thanksgiving turkeys. Click here for more information. Phoenix Gardens will be doing the first week of its CSA. Make sure to come sign up! Dillwood Farms will have ornamental pumpkins for sale! 3, 4, or 5 dollars apiece. The Cheese Course will be out of town this weekend, as its owner Scott Stroud will be in Nashville presenting at the Southern Artisanal Cheese Festival. Don’t worry; Scott will be back next week!
The cheese vendor must have had a great day because he sold out of some varieties of cheese. All in all, very encouraging. Brookhaven may build a large Farmer's Market after all. The more the merrier.
West Wind Farms --www.westwinfarms.com-- was doing great on selling their meats and poultry. I would like to see a vendor that was selling smoked meats like you would get at a deli. Does anyone have any ideas on what kinds of vendors you would like to see join the Farmer's Market? No harm in asking and getting the organizers to seek those type vendors.
Saturday, 9-12:30pm Off Dresden Drive--Behind Haven Restaurant Pumpkin Decorating Your kids can decorate their very own pumpkin to take home for Halloween. Chef Demo: Gena Berry Serving Virginia Willis Heirloom Grits (demo starts at 10 AM) SOME OF THE VENDORS THIS WEEK: Mad Mama Gourmet Soups Dillwood Farms will be there with lots of fresh produce and maybe some of the season’s last bit of tomatoes Mercier Orchards will return with apples and cider. Pink Lady and Arkansas Black apples are two newsworthy varieties! This will likely be the last week for apples, so make sure to stop by and get your fill! Double B Farms will be there with mushrooms, peppers, honey, and more Suzie’s Little Duzie’s Fat Lady Baker will have honey whole wheat loaves, made with 100% freshly ground organic whole wheat fluor Monica’s Bath and Body West Wind Farms – Make sure to reserve your Thanksgiving turkey from them! Haven Restaurant serving their Bloody Marys and Breakfast options Link: http://brookhavenfarmersmarket.com/
Behind Haven Restaruant--off Dresden Drive 11/3 Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene/Holman & Finch will be shopping the market and talking about how to cook with local, seasonal foods. Check out the new vendors with fresh produce. Get there early if you want Shitake mushrooms.