Red Stick Farmers' Market for July 24, 2008

• Advocate food staff
• Published: Jul 24, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 am

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The Red Stick Farmers Market, held from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday in downtown Baton Rouge on Fifth Street between Main and North streets, this Saturday puts an emphasis  on cucumbers. Farmers will have a variety of cucumbers and, at 9 a.m., Louisiana Culinary Institute students will serve samples of recipes made with locally grown cucumber.

Also, LSU AgCenter Extension agent Robert Trawick, who writes a column in The Advocate, will share tips for growing late summer gardens.

The “Fresh from the Market” cooking show will feature guest chefs Leon Khampeson and Austin Duszynski of Tsunami Restaurant who will demonstrate Asian recipes using cucumbers.

The cooking show begins at 10 a.m. in the North Street seating area inside the Main Street Market in Galvez Garage, also located between Main and North streets in downtown Baton Rouge with an entrance on Fifth Street.

For information, contact Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance, which sponsors the markets, at (225) 267-5060.

Area farmers and artisan food producers scheduled to be at Saturday’s Red Stick Farmers’ Market in downtown Baton Rouge include:

Amato Louisiana Native Winery — Fruit wines, sausages and Italian cheeses.

Belle Ecorcé Farm — Goat cheeses, fruit spreads and herb-flavored cheese disks.

Chenier Farm — Honey, cucumber and eggplant.

Dillard Teacakes — Teacakes and sweet potato pies.

Fekete Farm — Okra, jalapeño peppers, bell pepper, tomatoes, new potatoes and greens.

Feliciana Delights — Jelly, preserves, dessert pies, frozen entrées, gumbo and soups.

Feliciana Greenhouses by Jimmy Hadden — Alfalfa and radish sprouts, lettuces and salad dressings.