See what's in store at the market this week! Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend What's In Season? Arugula

Asparagus

Beets

Bok Choy

Cabbage

Carrots

Collards

Kale & other greens

Lettuce

Mushrooms

Peas and pea tendrils

and pea tendrils Radishes

Spinach

Strawberries

Turnips Other Local and Artisan Products Arts and Crafts

Bread

Granola

Eggs

Coffee and Tea

Cheeses

Gourmet Hot Dogs

Gourmet Sea Salts

Greek Yogurts

Home Remedies

Homemade Soaps

Honey

Jams/Jellies

Kimchee

Natural Dog Goodies

Pasta

Prepared Foods

Pickles

Sustainable Meats

Doughnuts & Pastries

Wood-Fired Pizza Upcoming Events: April 21st- "Farmers Market Fundraiser and Potluck" at the home of Erin and Matt Miller.



April 25th: W Hotel Happy Hour for a Good Cause. CFM and Wholesome Wave compete for cash tips.



May 2nd- "This is Market: Lettuce Turnip the Beet" benefiting Georgia Organic at Love is Love at Gaia Gardens - "Farmers Market Fundraiser and Potluck" at the home of Erin and Matt Miller. RSVP Here. W Hotel Happy Hour for a Good Cause. CFM and Wholesome Wave compete for cash tips. RSVP Here. - "This is Market: Lettuce Turnip the Beet" benefiting Georgia Organic at Love is Love at Gaia Gardens RSVP Here.



May 4th- Second Annual Bazaar Bizzaro benefiting Slow Food Atlanta at Love is Love at Gaia Gardens . RSVP Here.



May 19th - Wood-fired pizza party fundriaser at the home of Mary Yetter and Laird Ruth - Wood-fired pizza party fundriaser at the home of Mary Yetter and Laird Ruth Win a Farmers Market Basket-O-Goodies: Bring a Friend to the Market!



This week we welcome back the My Market Club for its second season at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market. This club is designed to encourage folks that have never attended a farmers market in Georgia to start supporting their local farmers. But its not just the newbies that get to participate! If you bring a friend to the market that has never attended a farmers market in Georgia, you'll be entered to win an amazing Farmers Basket-o-Goodies, loaded with great items from the market. So grab a friend, or two, and spread the local love! RSVP and invite your friends on This week we welcome back the My Market Club for its second season at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market. This club is designed to encourage folks that have never attended a farmers market in Georgia to start supporting their local farmers. But its not just the newbies that get to participate! If you bring a friend to the market that has never attended a farmers market in Georgia, you'll be entered to win an amazing Farmers Basket-o-Goodies, loaded with great items from the market. So grab a friend, or two, and spread the local love! RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook. Tree Planting Dedication Ceremony Join us in the EAV Edible Learning Garden for the annual tradition of planting a tree, lead by resident aborist Robby Astove and market Director, Katie Hayes. We plant a tree every year to symbolize our spreading roots within the East Atlanta community and to teach community members how to plant trees to better benefit the health of the neighborhood. Come learn and grow with us! This week at the market... Opening Day is Tomorrow!



Please join us from 4-8 pm at 561 Flat Shoals Ave - across from the Midway Pub for the opening day of the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market. Parking is available on Stokeswood Avenue and other side streets - or better yet, walk or bike if you can! Open rain or shine every Thursday for the rest of 2013!



Welcome New Vendors



This year at East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, our market will be packed with fresh food and local finds. In addition to our greatest collection of vendors yet, we're excited to be welcoming a few new smiling faces to the market. While strolling through the market, be on the look out for these latest additions including Sparta Imperial Mushrooms... you might recognize this friendly face.... Jonathan Tescher, the founder of the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market is back as a vendor! Other new vendors include Protea Wild Crafts – handcrafted healing products by Cara from the Midway, La Calavera Bakery, Simply Seoul Kimchi and Korean BBQ, the Good Food Truck Indonesian Soup Cart, Doux South Specialties Local Pickles by Chef Nick Melvin, and last but not least CalyRoad Creamery – one of the best new cheese makers in the south.





Super Food Spotlight: Lettuce



Full of health benefits and powerful dietary effects, super foods range come in all forms, some more surprising than others. This week, we look to the everyday for our super food: lettuce. When choosing your lettuce, the darker the better! A perfect example of this mighty food is romaine lettuce or arugula, which is known to carry twice the amount of protein and calcium as iceberg with half the amount of sugar. With a whole food status, both romaine lettuce and arugula are full of omega-3 and vitamin C, ingredients recommended to maintain a healthy heart. If all the nutritional benefits weren't enough motivation to chow down on some leafy greens, lettuce is low calories to keep you looking good.

Other new vendors include Protea Wild Crafts – handcrafted healing products by Cara from the Midway, La Calavera Bakery, Simply Seoul Kimchi and Korean BBQ, the Good Food Truck Indonesian Soup Cart, Doux South Specialties Local Pickles by Chef Nick Melvin, and last but not least CalyRoad Creamery – one of the best new cheese makers in the south.Full of health benefits and powerful dietary effects, super foods range come in all forms, some more surprising than others. This week, we look to the everyday for our super food: lettuce. When choosing your lettuce, the darker the better! A perfect example of this mighty food is romaine lettuce or arugula, which is known to carry twice the amount of protein and calcium as iceberg with half the amount of sugar. With a whole food status, both romaine lettuce and arugula are full of omega-3 and vitamin C, ingredients recommended to maintain a healthy heart. If all the nutritional benefits weren't enough motivation to chow down on some leafy greens, lettuce is low calories to keep you looking good. Market Recipes: Chef Seth Returns



It's no doubt that one of the greatest highlights of The East Atlanta Village Farmers Market is the on-site cooking demos lead by Chef Seth. If you've missed out in the past, Chef Seth prepares freshly made food and easy to replicate recipes using seasonal ingredients sourced directly from the market. In celebration of opening day, Chef Seth will be preparing his popular My Market Salad utilizing spring lettuce varietals. Looking to top off that crisp blend of local lettuce? Use Seth's simple dressing recipes:



1,2,3 Salad Dressing

1 tsp mustard

2 Tbsp vinegar

vinegar 3 Tbsp olive oil (or preferred oil)

salt and pepper to taste Herbed Buttermilk "Ranch" Dressing 1 cup cultured buttermilk

1/4 cup oil

1 Tbsp herbs freshly chopped (or 3 tsp dry herb mix) parsley, oregano, thyme, chives, or dill

1 tsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp honey or sugar (optional)

salt and pepper to taste *Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl or mason jar. Mix or shake well. Keeps for up to a week in refrigerator. Serve and enjoy!



WonderRoot Index: Native Bear



Featured this week at the WonderRoot Index booth is local artist Leela (Bear) Robinson. Leela is an Atlanta native whose beautiful handmade goods spring from an inspiration that lies in nature, people, animals and "anything else that reminds her of being on this earth".



Featured Vendor: Love is Love



Love is Love Farm is not a place, but the heart-work of Joe Reynolds and Judith Winfrey. Operating since 2008, Love is Love Farm aspires to demonstrate that young, land-less farmers can grow organic, delicious produce with stewardship philosophies that support and build a farm’s ecology, biodiversity, and community. In 2011, Love is Love Farm moved from Glover Family Farm to Gaia Gardens located in Decatur, Ga. Not a stranger to hard work, Love is Love operates through soil-based practices including continuous crop rotation, annual cover cropping, on-farm composting, and conservation tillage to cultivate the best and healthiest diversity of fruits and vegetables available. Certified organic since 2010, all fertility and soil amendments are composed of natural sources. A true believer in a direct relationship with customers and activists in the good food movement, Love is Love is known for their open customer service and sustainable growing practices. These conventions in turn foster growth in their community and business. Stop by and discuss with Love is Love what you like to eat, and they'll share with you what they like to grow. Open rain or shine every Thursday for the rest of 2013!*Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl or mason jar. Mix or shake well. Keeps for up to a week in refrigerator. Serve and enjoy!Featured this week at the WonderRoot Index booth is local artist Leela (Bear) Robinson. Leela is an Atlanta native whose beautiful handmade goods spring from an inspiration that lies in nature, people, animals and "anything else that reminds her of being on this earth". Native Bear has handcrafted paper and home goods including unique stationary, self carved stamps, and geometric bags and pillows. Mindful of her environment, Leela's innovative designs are made from recycled and locally sourced material. Visit Leela this Thursday for some local work or check her out on Etsy Market Info The EAV Farmers Market is open every Thursday from 4-8 pm, April-December. Come rain or shine! Find us at 561 Flat Shoals - across from the Midway Pub. So come get to know your farmer, your food, and your community at our market.

www.farmeav.com

Do You Use SNAP? The EAVFM is a grateful partner of Wholesome Wave Georgia , the organization that doubles every EBT dollar spent at the market. Families using SNAP get twice the purchasing power for healthy food, and reward farmers double the income! Pic of the Week Have your kids been cooped up all winter? This week's picture reminds us of all the fun kids will be having in the Edible Learning Garden and at the market. Bring the whole family to enjoy kids crafts, gardening activities, face-painting, and delicious dinner at the market!