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Your Neighborhood. Your Market. Thursdays, 2:30-6:00pm
June 20 thru October 31230 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester
What more could you ask for on a day like today? The sun is shining, thetemperature is beautifully brisk, and amazing fresh food is on its way to BowdoinGeneva! It’s hard to believe, but the market only has three weeks to go. Be sure tocome by and get your fill of farmers market fun before the end of the season.
Today the market welcomes special guest vendor Powisset Farm of Dover, MA with their wide array of late-season crops including this week’s featured vegetable– Sweet Potatoes! Powisset is a long-time partner of the Bowdoin Genevacommunity, providing produce for BSHC’s pediatric obesity prevention program,Pay-What-You-Can Holiday Distributions, and our Farm to Corner StoreProgram. They also play host to Bowdoin Geneva youth for annual farm field
trips. We are thrilled to welcome them to the market for the remaining weeks of the season.
Mark your calendars for the final two weeks of the market. On October 24th, themarket and the Dorchester Community Food Coop will be co-hosting acelebration of Food Day – a national day of action for healthy and sustainablefood. In addition to special activities outside at the market, we’ll have aCommunity Social beginning at 5:30pm and will be screening “A Place at the
Table” ( watch trailer here).
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This week's vendors:
Serving Ourselves Farm
Red’s Best Seafood Powisset Farm
Compost Drop-off : Greenovate #CompostBos Pilo
See you at the market
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(Click to view full-size flyer)
And as the season draws to a close, we’re beginning to reflect on the 2013 seasonand gearing up to plan for next year. Please contribute your thoughts by filling out
our online customer survey or by popping by the market manager’s standduring the market for a paper version. Help us make the market even better!
This week at the market... Sweet Potatoes
Whole Mackerel Farm-Fresh Organic Eggs Organic Apples
Collard Greens & Kale
Butternut Squash
Broccoli & Cauliflower
Beans
Turnips & Beets
Celery & Leeks
Garlic & Onions
Hot & Sweet Peppers
Potatoes
Cabbage, Lettuce, & Salad Mix
Herbs (parsley, sage, basil, and more!)
Whole Porgy
Redfish & Bluefish Filets
Monkfish Filets
- Fish of the week - Fruit/vegetable of the week
Double your Dollar wi Boston Bounty Bucks
EVERYONE who uses their EBCard at the market receives 50%their fresh food purchase up to $2
We Accept WIC!
WIC and Senior FarmersMarket Nutrition Program
Checks are accepted by all produ vendors.
WIC Fruit & Vegetable Chec
are also accepted by Serving Ourselves Farm.
Forgot your Cash?
No problem, we accept VISA anMastercard. Visit the market
manager to learn more.
($1.00 convenience fee per transactio
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Fisherman’s Tale – Mackerel Atlantic mackerel are iridescent blue green on the back with a silvery white
underbelly. About 20 to 30 wavy black bars run across the top half of their body,
and a narrow dark streak runs below these bars along each side. Their body is
spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends.
Mackerel has a rich, pronounced flavor. For a milder flavor, cut out the outerbands of dark meat along the midline. When raw, the meat looks grayish and oily;
when cooked, it is off-white to beige in color and soft, flaky, and moist in texture.
Mackerel is considered one of the more healthful fish because of its omega-3 fatty
acids and is an excellent source of selenium, niacin, and vitamins B6 and B12.
Why not try out this great recipe?:
Grilled Whole Mackerel
And don’t forget, working with whole fish doesn’t need to be intimidating! Check
out our step-by-step guide to Unlock the Mystery .
Nutritionist Notes – Sweet Potatoes Orange vegetables are all the rage this time of year – from pumpkins and their many
cousins in the winter squash family to the much-beloved carrot to another amazing fall
favorite: the mighty Sweet Potato.
The sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its
large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are edible, nutritious, and absolutely delicious!
The young leaves and shoots are also sometimes eaten as greens. Sweet potatoes
themselves are not always orange-fleshed on the inside but can also be a spectacular purple
color or can have lighter yellow to white flesh similar to its cousin the common potato.
Upcoming Special Events The Market: October 24th
Food Day Celebration
(more info)
October 31st Halloween Harvest Festival
Farmers Market Photo Galle
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In certain parts of the world, sweet potatoes are locally known by other names, including:
camote, kamote, goguma, man thet , ubi jalar, ubi keledek, shakarkand , satsuma imo,
batata or boniato. In New Zealand, the Māori term kūmara is commonly used. Although
the soft, orange sweet potato is often called a "yam" in parts of North America, the sweet
potato (native to Central America) is botanically very distinct from a genuine yam which is
native to Africa and Asia.
The sweet potato is a nutrition champion! These root vegetables offer a host of health
benefits (especially when cooked without the unnecessary sugar and marshmallows). For
example, sweet potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin C and are also high in calcium,
folate, potassium and beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant which converts to
Vitamin A in the body.
Choose sweet potatoes that are firm and do not have any cracks, bruises or soft spots. Avoid
those that are displayed in the refrigerated section of the produce department since cold
temperature negatively alters their taste.
Sweet potatoes should be kept out of the refrigerator in a cool, dry, dark place not above
60°F /15°C, which would fit the characteristics of a root cellar. Since most people don't
have root cellars, we'd suggest just keeping your sweet potatoes loose (not in a plastic bag,
but if desired, a brown paper bag with multiple air holes punched in it will work) and
storing them in a cool, dark, and well-ventilated cupboard away from sources of excess heat
(like the stove).
In the Community:
Dorchester Food Co-op &Sustainability Guild
Community Hub ActivitieEvery Saturday, 10am-7pm Sept. 21st thru October 26th
191 Bowdoin Street
Boston Police/C-11 &Friends of Geneva Cliffs
Haunted Forest @ the ClifSaturday, October 19th, Dusk ‘til 8
Intersection of Bowdoin St. & Genev(more info)
Dorchester Food Co-op &Bowdoin Geneva Farmers Mar
Food Day Celebration Thursday, October 24th
--2:30-6pm Farmers Market
5:30-6:30pm Community Socia6:30pm Food Justice Film Screen
--
Bowdoin Street Health Center230 Bowdoin Street
(more info)
Boston Police/C-11, Bowdoin Ge VIP, Bowdoin Geneva Main Str
Bowdoin Street Health Cent
Trick-or-Trea
on Bowdoin St
Thursday, October 31st , 4-6pmBowdoin Street from Draper to Topl
(more info coming soon!)
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When cooking, it's important to incorporate some fat in your sweet potato-containing meals
if you want to enjoy the full beta-carotene benefits of this root vegetable. Recent research
has shown that a minimum of 3-5 grams of fat per meal significantly increases our uptake of
beta-carotene from sweet potatoes. Also, to gain the maximum health benefits from eating
sweet potatoes, avoid discarding their skins – where vast amounts of fiber and other
nutrients reside.
When you’re craving french fries, why not try this healthy alternative?
Oven-Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
(And try it paired with the Greek Yogurt Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce from
one of our Healthy Corner Store Challenges, yum!)
Help us spread the word about your favorite farmers market! Check out our
Multi-lingual Market Flyer and Residential Compost Pilot Flyer.
Share them with friends, colleagues, and neighbors!
(Click images to view full-size flyers)
www.bostonfarmersmarkets.
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For more information on the market and any of our other
healthy food access initiatives, please visit:
www.foodinthehood.wordpress.com
or contact Maura Ackerman
[email protected] or 617-754-0026.