Saturday’s January 16th Winter Farmer Market:
Kimchee Making Demo Noon – 1pm
Learn from the experts about different ways to ferment food. From small-scale, first-time beginners to larger-scale commercial operators making food in big batches, you’ll learn a process that fits your needs. Staff will be on hand from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to show the basic equipment needed, to teach the nutritional health benefits of fermented foods, and to hand out samples of different fermented vegetables from cabbage to peas. We’ll also have recipes on hand to help you get started. From 12:00 to 1:00 pm., see kimchee being made at the market. Fermentation experts include Janice Lloyd, Winooski Valley Permaculture; Suzanna Jones, small-scale fermenter, Alan LePage, LePage Farm; and Lee Blackwell of Blackwell Roots Farm.
(See a sample of our other upcoming demos below.)
Musical Act: Dan Haley is Mr. Casual
Our music this week features Dan Haley is Mr Casual — a post-imperial pop duo from Central Vermont featuring the songs of guitarist/singer, Dan Haley. He’s a veteran of NW rock band, Ed & The Boats, and has also played with Skip Battin and Pete Krebs as well as opened for Townes Van Zandt and The Pretenders.
Sit and relax and enjoy the music at our seating area, where the VT College stage used to be. North Branch Nature Center will have hot drinks and bird-friendly coffee for sale to benefit its youth birding trip to Nicaragua. (chocolates too!)
And as always, plenty of local produce on hand as well as prepared foods to eat at the market including soups, pierogies, samosas, grilled cheese sandwiches, cookies and cakes and more. You’ll also find local crafts featuring a range of products from wool and sheepskins to batik clothing.
Upcoming demos include:
February 6th: Felting 101 with the Herd of Northern Vermont llama owners
February 20th: Stretching your farmers market dollars – cooking healthy on a budget Cooking Demo, LACE
March 6: Simple meals – 5 market ingredients or less, Hunger Mountain Coop
March 20th: Sugar on snow with Le Page Farm and Sugar Ridge Farm
Hope to see you at the market!
Capital City Farmers Market Winter Dates
First and Third Saturdays December through April, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Vermont College of Fine Arts Gym, East State Street and College Ave, Montpelier
- January 16
- February 6 & 20
- March 6 & March 20
- April 3 & April 17
