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Mat-Su Farm Market from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., today at the Palmer Depot in Downtown Palmer. The market continues Mondays through May 19.
Here’s the list of today’s vendors:
• The Alaskan Sourdough Bread Company — Sourdough breads including Angry Rooster, Artichoke, Roasted Garlic, and Regular Sourdough. Specialty breads — like Bobka, Spring Stollen, Pulla, Farmhouse Hearth Loaf, and Balsamic Onion Focaccia. Sweets including chocolate chip and giant ginger cookies and Baklava. New this week — PIES!
• Alaska Sprouts — Sprouts and hydroponic lettuces.
• Alaska Yard and Goat Company — Full line of Alaska goat milk soaps.
• Bistro Red Beet — Great French Press Coffee and gluten free baked goods.
• Brooke Family Farm — Quail and chicken eggs, and will take orders for 2014 free-range chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys and hogs. We have hogs available right now! So order yours today.
• Bushes Bunches — Blue, Yukon, peanut and red potatoes, pumpkins, turnips, beets and carrots.
• Choose Food Wisely, LLC — Nutritional powerhouse Dehydrated Golden Beet Chips with sea salt and nutritional yeast (tastes like cheese), Double Berry Winter Kraut, Fermented Orange Jicima Stix, Farm 779's amazing Naked Coconut Kefir (dairy free pro-biotic goodness). Also, bringing along the very popular Rosemary Magnesium Body Butter. Come by and learn why whole local foods, cultured local foods and good health, mood, and attitude go hand in hand. We always have a real live board certified holistic health coach on board to explain it all in language that is easy to understand.
• Country Health Foods — Fresh California Oranges, Farm fresh vegetables, meats, whole grain barley, barley flour, honey, baked goods, and fudge.
• Gee-Haw Realty (the market’s sponsor) — Information on some great farm properties. Have a real estate question? Stop by and ask Carl.
• M&M Scroll Works – Exceptional scroll artwork. Wildlife, Landscapes, clocks and more. Live scroll working at the market! Taking orders for custom pieces.
• Monica's Confection Connection – Check out their Jalapeño peanut brittle - their best seller. Also available is peanut, cashew, and pecan brittles.
• Moonlit Lake Garden — Fermented veggies. Make sure to stop by and check out their orange and red blend. Come and try the flavors and pick your favorite.
• Reckon it's a Craft — Hand made potholders, aprons, bird houses, and climbers.
• Three Branches — Fabulous hand-made wild harvest salves, balms and lotions all chemical free and made with locally harvested and sourced ingredients.
• Tilgner's Smoked Salmon — Cold smoked Scottish Style wild Alaskan salmon. 4 and 8 oz. packages available as well as whole filets.
• Voodoo Chocolates — Chocolate bars and Voodoo Boxes with spiced apple truffles & fire weed honey, peanut butter hexes, root beer caramels, and solid chocolate squares.
For more information, contact Carl Brooke at 414-0154, email tocarl@gee-haw.com, or visit facebook.com/matsufarmmarket.