Rumor has it that an article mentioning A Bowl of Good will be appearing soon in the “Bloom” Magazine (The Daily News Record).
Katrina and family will be off to the beach for a well-deserved vacation tomorrow (June 28). We’re hoping to get rested up before the final, home stretch in opening the cafe. Rachael and maybe Corey will help fill in on the July 4 market so you can expect to still see A Bowl of Good in action.
Many of us enjoy the fresh, local produce that is sold at the downtown Harrisonburg Farmers Market. There is even a romantic quality of being able to buy straight from the producer, who from the sweat of his/her brow grew the produce we will eat. But all romance is thrown out the window when you hear of the high risk that is entailed with being a produce farmer.
You may have noticed that we have had a lot of rain and thunderstorms over the past couple of weeks. One of those storms brought a lot of destruction in the form of hail to Philip Hege’s farm. Extensive destruction was wreaked on his farm wiping out most of what was in the ground; the greenhouse had some damage as well.
There are efforts in the works to help Philip and his newly married wife to recover. We would like to encourage you to consider how you might be able to help Philip. A good start might be to simply channel some business to him. Customer Kris Shank-Zehr asked if we would host a “donation box” at our stand at market tomorrow. If you would like to chip in toward a money donation to help out Philip and Sarah stop by. If you have further questions, we can forward e-mail to Kris. In addition, I am sure Philip and Sarah would welcome your prayers and encouragement.
There is nothing better than the smell of fresh baking bread and the warmth of hot ovens on a cool, rainy day. It kicks in all of our senses–smell, taste, touch, even the sound of trays of bread being pulled out of the oven–all of our senses pushed to gratefulness and thanks for all the good in our lives.
This Saturday will probably be the last Saturday for Strawberry-Rhubarb muffins as my little patchs of rhubarb and strawberries are slowing down (maybe the rain and cool will extend the season a bit). So, just to be sure–come on out bright and early for a fresh Strawberry Rhubarb Muffin or a Bran Muffin.
While you are at it, grab a cup of fantastic, organic, freshly ground coffee from Grains of Sense located at the East end of the Market–if you haven’t tried their coffee yet, you are missing out!
See you at the Market–be there early!
Amidst a busy week of catering the Women’s Agriculture Conference
there has been a lot of behind-the-scenes work at A Bowl of Good going on by some great people. While Katrina and Rachael have been racing around making salads like, Mary, Mary, Berry, con Cherry
for the conference and more fresh batches for sale at the Farmers Markets this weekend, Hank Didot (Ernie’s Dad) has been hard at work making a bar stool counter for the future cafe on Mt. Clinton Pike. He’s taking old wood from a barn at Cross Keys (the Sechrists) and setting tile in the wood gathered from different places around the globe. We’ll set the counter on the metal structure seen in the below photo and then pour an epoxy to make it smooth and bring out the natural, old colors of the wood. It’s quite the project and we think you will all enjoy his hard work when the cafe opens this August. Thanks Hank!
Katrina and Rachael do their best to use the freshest, local ingredients as possible. For example, today they headed out the door for a catering event for the Women in Agriculture Conference with Strawberries from Evan Showalter and flowers from our garden. We don’t have pictures of it but they also cooked an amazing “Spears Into Spring” Asparagus soup: asparagus from our garden and Singers Glen and eggs from our garden and from vendors in the Farmers Market.
This week at the Harrisonburg and Staunton Farmers markets, A Bowl of Good will have the following offerings:
In addition to our yummy soups and breads, we will offer a variety of Seasonal Gourmet Sides. Mary, Mary, Berry Con’ Cherry, Lakshmi’s Lentil, fresh Sultan Sulatan’s Hummus and our Gorgonzola Dill Dip, will all be on hand. In addition, we will bring back Silly Dilly Tuna - a favorite from last year! We will also offer a Spring Quinoa salad - a fresh and tasty salad inspired by our wonderful customer Kris, and featuring local asparagus!
By the way, GREENS ARE IN at the markets! You cannot find fresher, tastier veg. And here’s a thought…..All of our Gourmet Sides pair exceptionally well with greens. Entertain your friends with “A Bowl of Good, lettuce bowls”. Something fresh and new is always….In Season!
Until next week - Eat well and take care.
Great event tomorrow night at the Clementine Cafe sponsored by http://www.friendlycityfoodcoop.com/
Two Angry Moms movie (http://www.angrymoms.org/inner/about.html) with panel discussion, etc. Katrina will be there.
Quick entry to remind you that Katrina will be downtown today at the H-burg Farmers Market selling Potato Buttermilk Bread w/ no nitrate bacon, local spinach & swiss ! Cheddar & Jalapeno are available too. Fresh from oven this a.m.
Also, she will be serving Hot Black Bean Soup.
That’s a healthy lunch!
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