Seville Farmers Market

To all our dedicated customers and vendors, thanks for a great third season! The wet spring got the growing season off to a challenging start, but we enjoyed beautiful weather all summer long for our Saturday morning markets at Seville's Stanhope Park. As always, there was lots of fresh produce, yummy baked goods, homemade dog treats, maple syrup, crafts and more. We enjoyed cooking demonstrations by author Jane Snow and local food blogger Tom Noe. And we had a lot of fun (and tasty eating) at our annual recipe contest, the Zucchini Smackdown. In January, vendors will meet to make plans for the 2012 market season. We would love to hear your feedback on what we can do to make the Seville Farm Market even better. And if you are interested in learning more about becoming a vendor, just send us an e-mail and we'll add you to our mailing list to receive notices of future meetings. Our e-mail address is: sevillefarmersmarket@gmail.com . While our outdoor season has come to a cl

You can never have too much zucchini -- only too few recipes. Here are a few more from local cooks who participated in this year's Seville Farm Market Zucchini Smackdown. All three happen to be Seville Farm Market vendors, so you can enjoy their other great products each week. Not Your Average Zucchini Pie By Robin Williams 5 eggs 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups grated zucchini 1/2 pound bacon 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 cup grated cheddar cheese Cut bacon into small pieces and saute until two-thirds done. Drain and add onion. Cook until bacon is crisp and onions are browned. Whisk eggs; add flour, baking powder, salt, zucchini and cheese, and mix well. Add cooled bacon / onion mixture. Pour into a 9- by 13-inch pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until done. Chocolate Zucchini Muffins By Terry Loyer Cream together: 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs Add

It was a beautiful Saturday for the Seville Farm Market's Third-Annual Zucchini Smackdown on Aug. 20. We're grateful to our judges: Seville Lions Club President Chuck Boomhower, Seville Library Branch Manager Lynn Wiandt, and Seville attorney and Cloverleaf School Board Member Joe Doty. Bragging rights for Largest Zucchini went to Carole Lintner, whose entry weighed in at 7.2 pounds. Judy Foster of Seville won in the Best Savory Dish category with her Zucchini Casserole. Market vendor and Seville resident Kris Perry earned first prize in the Best Sweet Dish category with her Zuchiniapple-Carrot Cake. The winning recipes are listed below. Make them both and you've got dinner and dessert! Hope to see you at next year's Seville Farm Market Zucchini Smackdown! Thanks to all who participated. Best Savory Dish: Zucchini Casserole By Judy Foster 2 cups French bread cut into small cubes 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1 8-inch zucchini,

No, it's not hand-to-hand combat with large green squash ... as interesting as that would be. Instead, it's time to put one of the garden's most prodigious vegetables to good use in the Seville Farm Market's annual cooking contest: The Zucchini Smackdown! It takes place 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, at Maria Stanhope Park in Seville. Now in its third year, the competition invites home cooks to prepare their most creative, delicious zucchini recipes and bring them to the Seville Farm Market for judging. A panel of local celebrities will choose winners in two categories: Best Savory Dish and Best Sweet Dish. A prize also will be awarded for the Largest Homegrown Zucchini! Past winning dishes have included: Zucchini Chive Whole Wheat Bread, Zucchini "Crab" Cakes, Chocolate-Coffee Zucchini Torte and Zucchini Cobbler. We invite you to join us for this homegrown contest that promotes culinary creativity and the use of fresh, local produce. Here's what you

As you can tell from the hot, humid weather, summer is in full swing -- and so is the availability of fresh, locally grown produce at the Seville Farm Market. Come visit us in the cool of a Saturday morning. Enjoy a cup of coffee and a fresh muffin, cookie or scone from one of our talented bakers, and stroll around the market under the shade of the trees at Stanhope Park. We're grateful to local food writer Tom Noe for last month's terrific cooking demonstration. Tom made some delicious gnocchi right on the spot, using fresh ingredients from the market. On Aug. 13 we'll welcome cookbook author Jane Snow for a cooking demo using fresh market ingredients. Our very popular cooking contest, The Zucchini Smackdown, also takes place on Aug. 20, so start scouting those zucchini recipes now. And we know those pumpkin plants given away free to our young market visitors in early June must be growing, too! At the end of the season, we'll award prizes for the biggest pumpkins g

Plan to join us at the Seville Farm Market this Saturday, June 25, for a cooking demo by Northeast Ohio food blogger Tom Noe. He'll demonstrate how to create some tasty dishes using fresh ingredients available at the market. To whet your appetite, you can learn more about Tom at his blog: http://exploringfoodmyway.blogspot.com/ . The Seville Farm Market takes place 9 a.m. to noon each Saturday at Seville's Stanhope Park. Hope to see you there!

On Saturday, June 18, Maria Stanhope Park will be jam-packed with food wagons and bargain hunters for Seville's World's Largest Yard Sale. It means that most Seville Farm Market vendors will NOT be setting up this week in order to make room for yard sale activities. Instead, vendors will be home making preparations for a special day next Saturday, June 25. We'll be joined by noted Northeast Ohio food writer and restaurant reviewer Tom Noe. Tom will put on a cooking demonstration using some of the fresh ingredients available at the Seville Farm Market. To whet your appetite for Tom's delicious creations, you can: Read his blog: http://exploringfoodmyway.blogspot.com/ Follow him on Twitter: twitter.com/tnoe27 Or see photos on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom_j_noe Hope to see you back at the Seville Farm Market on June 25!

The Seville Farm Market opens for its third season on May 28 with an exciting line-up of events: May 28: Free flower and vegetable plants for kids 12 and under (while supplies last) June 11: Free pumpkin seedlings for kids 12 and under (while supplies last) June 25: Cooking demo by Northeast Ohio food blogger Tom Noe Aug. 13: Cooking demo by Akron cookbook author Jane Snow Aug. 20: Third-Annual Zucchini Smackdown Cooking Contest and cooking demo by Mike Vrobel. Sept. 24: Customer Appreciation Day & Pumpkin Judging (for kids who got free seedlings on June 11) Dec. 10: Indoor Holiday Market at Seville UMC As always, the real stars of the Seville Farm Market will be the fresh fruits and vegetables, jams and jellies, honey and maple syrup, breads and pies, cookies and crafts, homemade dog treats, flowers, perennials, hand-made furniture, and even knife-sharpening services, presented by skilled local vendors. Sponsored by the Seville Lions Club, the market takes pla

The ground may be frozen under a blanket of snow, but Seville Farm Market vendors are already planning for the 2011 season. Once again, we are grateful to be sponsored by the Seville Lions Club. The market will take place every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon beginning May 28 and run through Sept. 24. We're planning lots of special giveaways, demos and promotions -- including the ever-popular Zucchini Smackdown -- so watch this blog and local newspapers for details. We're also seeking new crafters , growers, bakers and others to join us. The Seville Farm Market is a producer's market, which means we allow only vendors who make or grow their own products. We're very vendor-friendly and our fees are much lower than many surrounding markets. Sellers pay $25 for the entire 18-week season or $5 per market day, up to $25. Every cent goes back into promoting the market. If you'd like to learn more, contact us at sevillefarmersmarket@gmail.com . For both buyers and sellers, w