Back Forty for the main course, Tantre for the sides and TJ Farms for the gorgeous flowers to look at through the window. Yep, tomorrow’s Chelsea Farmers Market downtown has dinner covered.
Faith in Action will be holding a food drive at the market, which remains in the parking lot on Park Street surrounded by the First United Methodist Church, the library and Merkel Furniture. The entertainment will be Ed Sugar.
Back Forty Acres will have pasture-raised broiler chickens, chicken and duck eggs, and a full range of cuts of Tamworth Pork. They’ll also be taking orders for a variety of meats, including duck and lamb.
“When we had our Tamworth Pork earlier in the year, so many of you kept coming back for more, more, more!” Stephanie Doll said. “If we sold out of loin, you bought chops. If next week no more chops, you bought ham. No ham, then hocks!”
Beautiful Earth will have lots of garlic scapes, kale, lettuce, herbs and (from another local farm in west Michigan) dark sweet cherries.
Tantre Farm is bringing arugula, asparagus, beans (Fava and green), beets, bok choy, broccoli, Swiss chard, fresh garlic bulbs, kale (Green Curly, Lacinato, Red Russian), kohlrabi, lettuce, mushrooms, green onions, peas (shelling, snap and snow), Pink Beauty radishes, spicy greens mix, spinach, summer squash, tatsoi, Hakurei turnips, and a variety of herbs: cilantro, chives, lemon balm, lovage, oregano, parsley, peppermint, sage, French sorrel and thyme.
TJ Farms will have perennials and shrubs, including shrub roses in a variety of colors. “We will also have the first of the green onions fresh from the garden,” Sandy Barkman said.
Tags: Chelsea, downtown, Farmer's market, food
