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Now that asparagus is in season you’re sure to be looking for all the different ways you can cook it. Peggy Gebauer provides one such option in her cookbook “Country Home Favorites.” The cookbook is available for sale on the Roanoke City Market for just $5 while supplies last. Asparagus and Walnut Pasta Ingredients: 1 (4.7 ounce) pkg. [...]
By Thomas Ogren I flat out love growing fruit trees and have been crazy about them all my life. Or at least, as much of my life as I can remember. Actually, the very first thing I can clearly recall involved fruit trees. I was about three, possibly four years old. It was a warm, lazy spring [...]
All along Market Street merchants have decorated pots provided by Downtown Roanoke Inc. with fresh flowers and plants as part of the effort to clean up Downtown Roanoke. Everyone who participates is being judged to see who has the best pot. This pot, created by Pauline of Shades of Color, is my favorite. There’s more than [...]
A spring Saturday on the Market in pictures..
This week, we have a bit of a departure from the norm. Yes, that’s right, today, I’ll let the wonderful images do all the talking. Besides that, I’m really a man of few words and think in pictures anyway. So, enjoy, and come on out to view these wonderful products live and [...]
New items on the Roanoke City Market. Swing by to get them while they last. Lovely goddess planters from Cheryl Dolby. Each planter comes with a different herb cradled within. Glass lampwork bead earrings from Dana James. Dana has been adding sterling silver swirls to her new earrings. New stoneware bowls from Sherry Tuccairone. Sherry has been working [...]
You can now find strawberries for sale on the Roanoke City Market. Additionally, Community School’s 28th Annual Strawberry Festival will take place this year on May 2nd and 3rd from 10:30am to 5:30pm in Elmwood Park. Strawberries aren’t just for eating. These fun products give strawberries character you’re sure to enjoy without the calories. Strawberry Preserves Soap [...]
Growing your own herbs for tea.
By Cyndi Roberts If you love herbal teas, as I do, you know they are just a little bit pricey. However, growing your own herbs is easy and so much fun! Here are just a few of the herbs you might want to consider for a tea garden: Chamomile: Remember the favorite tea of Peter Rabbit? Only the [...]
There are a lot of beautiful flowers to be found on the Market. Now is the time to begin preparing to plant for spring. Here’s a little bit of the color you can expect to find. Beautiful, fresh cut pink flowers from Julia Light. Early spring bloomers from Sumdat Farm. Heucheras from Rolling Meadows Farms. And vibrant color from [...]
Tim, of Rolling Meadows Farms, has been downtown on the Roanoke Market the past two weekends. Most recently it was so he could take a rest from all the work there is to do in the greenhouses. He’s been bringing herbs, trees, and flowers. Following are a few photos of his “work” I photographed. The last [...]
Yes, it is a year round market.
Yes! The Roanoke Farmer’s Market is open year round and while most of the farmers will continue to hide until St. Patrick’s Day, the pig farmers and crafters are out in full force. Here’s a sampling of what Saturday’s market was like. Passing Cheryl Dolby’s Native American sculptures is often like passing a mini art gallery. [...]
Some of my favorite breakfast sausage is actually locally made in Axton, VA by Sandy River Pork. I love their hot sausage! Family owned by Walter and Yvonne Rieck, Sandy River Pork has been in the pork business for 27 years. They pride themselves on the way they raise their livestock, in an all natural open [...]
There was a great turnout at Dicken’s last Friday, and this Friday will be even better as we have the Christmas Parade to look forward to. There will also be a sword swallower and a fire eater this week. And of course, there’s also plenty of food and shopping. I set up beside a really nice [...]
more holiday cheer to take home in a bag.
Mark Woods, I noticed today, was selling seasonal, decorative containers filled with Donna’s Homemade Peanut Butter Balls. Each colorful container contains about 30 pieces that you can enjoy now, or freeze for later. At just $12 I couldn’t resist bringing home some for myself! They’re very good! There were also some wonderful, embroidered towels for sale [...]
Walter’s Greenhouse returned to the Market this past week with gorgeous centerpieces (pictured,) wreaths, and kissing balls. There’s definitely no shortage for those looking for greenery to brighten their homes. There are a good number of farmers offering their own spin on wreaths including Forest Lumsden who created this 30″ beauty. The Martin’s are back with [...]
As Christmas draws near, you’ll begin to see more and more new vendors on the City Market. Our newest vendor is Pamela Dodson who creates her own, unique handmade cards and boxes. Pamela informed me on Saturday she’d be available on the Market every Saturday through Christmas. Jack Ferguson had black walnuts for sale Saturday for [...]
turn winter squash into something sweet.
Winter squash doesn’t have to be just for dinner. Why not turn it into a sweet holiday snack instead? Just try out these recipes for Pumpkin-Pecan Bars and Squash-Oatmeal Spice Cookies.
Sorry I’ve been lax on my posts this week. Between Olde Salem Days and the BBQ in the Park on Saturday, traffic and vendors on the Market were a little light. However, for those who have been looking for home grown apples since, well forever, you now have your wish. Charlie Lavinder and Debbie Guthrie [...]
This weekend I started reading Cheryl Dolby’s lastest book, “Layers.” The book contains four short stories that capture bits and pieces of life and life’s lessons in such a way that you’re left contemplating the story for hours afterward. The stories of healing and wisdom it shares are carefully and thoughtfully presented so that [...]
Lemon Balm is a wonderfully easy herb to grow, plus it tastes great! It actually comes up every year, and while mine is in the poorest and driest of dirt, it still manages to hang in there. While this may have something to do with its being in the mint family, I’ve never had a [...]
Friday brought a very different type of produce to the market - hydroponic tomatoes. This unique tomatoes are grown in water, rather than soil and offer a great natural texture and taste. They’re never picked green and are delivered fresh within hours of being picked. These babies were being sold by United Earth Hydroponics of [...]
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