Red Stick Farmers Market for July 2, 2009

• By THE ADVOCATE FOOD STAFF
• Published: Jul 2, 2009
• The farmers’ markets vegetable and food product lists are featured every Thursday on The Advocate’s Web site at http://www.2theadvocate.com and on the first Thursday of each month in The Advocate’s Food section.

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The Red Stick Farmers Market Saturday continues its summer Fresh Fest as farmers celebrate the Fourth of July.

Children’s activities will include face painting by Liz Lopes and musical entertainment by the Louisiana Dulcimer Society.

The East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners will provide tips for gardening during summer heat, and watermelon lemonade will be offered at the Farmers Market coffee booth.

Host chef Celeste Gill will welcome local chef Jaime Hernandez to the “Fresh From the Market” cooking show. The pair will prepare a summer gazpacho, tomato jam

and watermelon salad. The program will begin at 10 a.m. in the North Street seating area inside Main Street Market.

Shoppers are reminded of the no pet policy which states that pets are not permitted within the market area, building, walkways or retail locations unless serving in an official assistance capacity, market director Copper Alvarez said.

The Baton Rouge Arts Market will set up next to the farmers market from 8 a.m. to noon.

Alvarez said Main Street Market, which usually stays open for one hour past the noon closing of Red Stick Farmers Market, will have special holiday hours this Saturday. It, too, will operate from 8 a.m. to noon.

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 Ècorce Farm — Goat cheeses, fruit spreads and herb-flavored cheese disks.
• Chenier Family Farm — Purple hull peas, honey, potatoes, squash, corn, cantaloupe and peppers.
• Dillard Teacakes — Teacakes and sweet potato pies.
• Doyle Hanson — Sharpening of kitchen knives and utensils.
• EquiTerra Farms — Organic blueberries.
• Fekete Farm — Tomatoes, peppers, okra, potatoes, eggplants, zucchini and watermelon.
• Feliciana Delights — Summer cobblers, jelly, preserves, dessert pies and frozen entrees.
• Feliciana Greenhouses by Jimmy Hadden — Lettuces, alfalfa and other sprouts, and salad dressings.
• Glaser Produce Farm — Corn, squash, tomatoes, cushaw, eggplant, snap beans and basil.
• Greenhand Nursery — Vegetable seedlings, tomato plants and herbs.
• Harbo Bee Co. — Honey.
• Huszar Family Farm — Tomatoes.
• Le Potager — Cheese and garlic biscuits, cookies, fruit scones, breads, tarts and soups.
• Louisiana shrimp — Wild-caught shrimp and fish from Lance Nacio with Anna Marie Seafood in Cut Off.
• Mississippi Natural Products — Shiitake mushrooms, dried mushrooms and shiitake logs.
• Mon Jardin — Green beans, tomatoes, baby squash, zucchini, eggplant and okra.
• Morrow Family Farm — Corn, fresh red beans, sweet onions, new potatoes, peas and peppers.
• Naquin Farm — Tomatoes, bell peppers, squash, cucumbers and eggplant.
• Papa John Family Farm — Various tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, salsa, jellies and jams.
• Papa Tom Bonnecaze Farm — Seasonings, hot sauce, stone-ground cornmeal and grits.
• Pinnur Foods — Artichoke pie, feta dip, roasted eggplant salad, pesto and stuffed grape leaves.
• Plantation Pecan — Plums, peaches, cantaloupes, squash, pecans and pecan products.
• Rico Family Farm — Tomatoes, green onions, peppers, cucuzza squash and tamales.
• SaySaye’s Village Bakery — Tortes, cinnamon rolls, various breads, tortes and soups.
• Smith Creamery — Milk, Creole cream cheese, butter, half-and-half, cream, desserts and eggs.
• Sunflower Hill — Grass-fed pork and lamb, eggs, fresh pasta, marinara and pesto.
• Vicknair Family Farm — Watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, tomatoes and bell peppers.

The Food section listing is limited to food-related participants and is not a complete listing of each vendor’s selections.