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Roasted Pear Salad

Farmers Market Shopping List: 3 Pears 1 Head Bib Lettuce 1 Bunch Arugula 1 Small Red Onion Pecans Texas Olive Oil Latte Da Plain Chevre Cheese See the Recipe in Full:  DishinguptheDirt/PearSalad

Celebrating Sustainability-Minded Efforts in Coppell

The Coppell community has much to be proud of: invested citizens and city staff have worked together to create community-centered and sustainability-minded endeavors like community and school gardens, the farmers market, Biodiversity Education Center and Nature Park, and Metrocrest food bank. To document these projects, a few folks have put their heads together to develop …

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What’s Fresh July 16th

Fruit– Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Blueberries, Peaches, Pears Vegetables– Tomatoes, Cherry & Slicer Zucchini Strait Neck and Pattipan Squash Cucumber, Pickling and Slicer Armenian Cucum Green Beans New Potatoes Eggplant Sweet and Hot Pepper Shelled Field Peas Onions Carrots Cabbage Hydroponic Greens  (arugula, lettuce, watercress, mustard greens) Pecans Specialty – Mushrooms, Herbs, Wheatgrass, Microgreens Honey Meats – Seafood from the Gulf, Salmon, …

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Joe Baker’s Cake Glaze

In late June, Pastry Chef Joe Baker taught the beautiful technique of cake glazing.  Joe Baker is a Coppell Farmers Market Vendor, selling macrons and gluten-free quick breads. He is a gifted educator and a return guest for the market’s educational series, titled Market to Kitchen Chef Demonstrations. See Joe Baker’s cake glaze recipe and how-to. 

What’s Fresh July 9th

Fruit– Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Blueberries, Peaches Vegetables– Tomatoes, Cherry & Slicer Zucchini Strait Neck and Pattipan Squash Cucumber, Pickling and Slicer Green Beans New Potatoes Eggplant Sweet and Hot Pepper Shelled Field Peas Onions Carrots Cabbage Hydroponic Greens  (arugula, lettuce, watercress, mustard greens) Pecans Specialty – Mushrooms, Herbs, Wheatgrass, Microgreens Honey Meats – Seafood from the Gulf, Salmon, Pasture Raised Beef, Lamb, Pork, …

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What’s Fresh July 2nd

Celebrate Independence Day with the best ingredients! Find these the following on Saturday: hand made hamburger & hot dog buns, sustainably raised beef & pork, raw milk cheese, heirloom slicing tomatoes, fresh onions, watermelon,  chips & salsa, pies and more! Vegetables– Tomatoes, Cherry & Slicer Zucchini Strait Neck and Pattipan Squash Cucumber, Pickling and Slicer Green Beans …

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Farm to Table Dinner Round UP

Last Saturday evening marked the sixth Coppell Farmers Market Farm to Table Dinner. It was a wonderful evening and Coppell FM committee members felt a strong sense of community and pride in sharing the celebration of local food with vendors, volunteers, and guests. Led for the sixth year by market vendors Chefs Victoria and Robby …

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What’s Fresh June 18th

Vegetables– Tomatoes Zucchini Strait Neck and Pattipan Squash Cucumber Green Beans Eggplant Bell Pepper New Potatoes Shelled Field Peas Green Onions Roots (beets, carrots, turnips, radish) Greens  (Swiss chard, collards, kale, mustard greens, lettuce)  Cabbage Pecans Oyster Mushrooms Microgreens (kale, herbs, radish, mustard)  Fruit– Plums, Blueberries, Blackberrries, Strawberries, Peaches Fresh Herbs – basil, oregano, cilantro, parsley, micro sorrel Meats – Seafood from …

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Roasted Summer Squash Pasta

Here’s a tasty idea for cooking the ever abundant summer squash! Recipe in full. CFM Shopping List: Pasta (any type) 4 Medium Summer Squash Texas Olive Oil Chef Milton’s Sea Salt Pecans (sub for pine nuts) Crushed Red Pepper 1 Bunch Cilantro

Weekly Garden Meetup for Kids

Have your children enjoyed the school garden experience? Continue the Garden learning at the Coppell Farmers Market each Saturday morning with the Weekly Garden Meet Up for Kids. Find the Market Manager at the Coppell Farmers Market Learning Garden near the flagpole weekly at 10:30 to discover what’s in season for harvesting & what’s growing for the next week.

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