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We are now in full swing with the markets and it looks like we will have a full week without rain for a change.
This week at our markets: Mt Lebanon Lion's Club Farmer's Market, today, Wednesday; USC Lion's Club Farmer's Market, Tomorrow, Thursday and Farmers @ Firehouse on Saturday . We will have heads of Romaine lettuce; heads of red crisp lettuce; Bright Lights Swiss chard; French Sorrel; Endive; mizuna; Baby Fennel bulbs; Green Shallots; Basil in small and pesto size packages. Cut flowers; spearmint; parsley; French Tarragon and many more herbs. Baby summer squash; squash blossoms; and a limited amount of eggplant.
Along with all the regular items.
See you at the market!
Margie, Mark and Katie
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Today we will be bringing Endive; Baby Fennel; our own honey; fresh flowers, basil; green onions; romaine lettuce heads and at least 10 other fresh herbs.
See you there....
USC Lions Club Farmers Market opens tonight with a full slate:
Amazing vendors:
Of Course Goose Creek Gardens will be ther along with Kanaga, organic beef; Jamisons lamb; Enrico Biscotti; Clarion River Organics; Sand Hill Berries; and Cinco DeMayo to name the ones I know.
Located in the Westminster Presbyterian Church parking lot. Just south of South Hills Village on RT 19. from 4-7, every Thursday.
Goose Creek will have the following at the Farmers @ Firehouse market in The Strip tomorrow 9-1:
Fresh Herbs: Parley, cilantro; dill; thyme; Greek oregano; French tarragon; chives; garlic chives; spearmint; chocolate mint; peppermint; sage; rosemary; basil and catnip for your cat.
Fresh greens and produce: Lettuce heads - Romaine and red crsip head; spinach; mixed lettuce blend; Bright lights Swiss chard; endive; turnip greens; spring garlic; green onions; and red radishes.
Plants: Basil; Lemin basil; lime basil; Thai basil; cinnamon basil; sage; thyme; flat parsley; summer savory; lemon balm; spearmint; peppermint; French Sorreol; red and green cabbage; broccoli and eggplant.
Salad Bowls
Cut Flowers
What a great thing for Earth Week
WQED is aring Food, Inc on Sunday, April 25, at 7:00 PM.
This is a don't miss film!
Approproriate for all ages.
Share with this with your friends and family.
This is a guide and coupon book for green Pittsburgh.
Goose Creek Gardens has 4 coupons available in the guide.
Other coupons
Farm to Table
East End Food Co-op
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Penn's Corner Farm Alliance
Pucker Brush Farm
Cafe du Jour
Table Magazine
contact Ecocents for more details
info@ecocentspgh.com
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Margie
Check out the PA Maple Syrup Tour in Edinboro area.
Hurry Hill Farm is very family friendly and has sleigh and wagon rides that take you to the sugar shack. They cook down the maple sap into syrup the old fashioned way in a wood stoked sugar shack.
Spinach; Arugula; Broccoli Raab (young tender leaves); Red Russian Kale and Red radishes have arrived.
We still have Swiss Chard; Braising mix; Salad greens; French Sorrel; Sweet Bell peppers and a few gold and red beets. As well as many herbs
We will only be at Mt Lebanon Market, today, September 30 and Farmers@ Firehouse in the Strip District, Saturday, October 3 this week.
We will not be attending the Mall at Robinson - we will return there next week.
We now have arugula availabe at our markets.