April 2024 Newsletter 2

Look no further for your next favorite simple soup recipe! Hearty, earthy, and budget-friendly, we made this recipe for well under $20! Thanks to our staff-member Kris for sharing her long-time favorite recipe and allowing us to put our own spin on it utilizing Market ingredients.

• 1 pound assorted fresh mushrooms, sliced. We used 1/2# of Full Moon Mushrooms and 1/2# of Post Apples shiitake mushrooms.
• 1 pound potatoes
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp thyme (fresh or dried)
• 1 tsp cornstarch OR arrow root powder
• 1 quart of mushroom OR chicken broth (We used bone broth made from a Copley’s Bone Broth Kit)
• 2/3 c dry sherry OR 2/3 c of a 1:1 apple cider vinegar and water mix if you don’t have sherry
• 1 cup heavy cream (We used 1 cup of *Raw Milk from Pot O Gold Dairy due to the generous cream line in the milk. *This is a pre-order item only, ask us about it at the counter if you’d like to order or learn more.)

1. In a heavy stock pot over medium heat, sauté the mushrooms, salt, pepper, thyme and butter until mushrooms are tender.
2. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch or arrowroot in 1/4 c of the broth and set aside.
3. Stir the remaining broth into the mushrooms, add the sherry or ACV mixture and simmer, covered, on low heat for about 30 minutes
4. Whisk in the cornstarch/broth mixture and bring to a low boil for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Stir in the heavy cream and remove from heat.

• Like most soups this tastes better when made at least a day ahead. If that’s your plan, add the cream as you reheat the soup to avoid it curdling.
• If you prefer your soup thicker, add additional cornstarch before you add the cream, just be sure to dissolve it in liquid first.
• If you don’t have, or can’t find, mushroom stock, use chicken bone broth. Taste if before adding the salt.

On April 23, USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding hosted a roundtable discussion in Erie to gather input from folks working in the local food system. They highlighted UDSA’s efforts to “build more, new, and better markets for producers” and provide “more options for consumers to buy healthy, locally produced products” thereby, “strengthening local and regional supply chains.” Edinboro Market is fully engaged in this work.

It’s rare that a high-level USDA representative visits northwest PA. We appreciate being included in the conversation.

Edinboro Market customers support a robust local food system at the grassroots level by ‘voting with their dollar.’. State and federal policy can shift resources to provide more top-down support for folks growing and producing food intentionally to feed their communities. Take time to look at the federal and state farm bills. Pennsylvania has the only state-level farm bill in the nation! Share your thoughts with local and federal representatives. They are your voice and need to hear from you.

A March 2024 article from Politico, titled: Young people don’t want to farm anymore. Can Pennsylvania change their minds? describes issues facing new farmers and highlights the investments Pennsylvania is making to address them. Small-scale farmers on the Erie panel echoed many thoughts shared in that article regarding what they need to continue working in these important, but physically demanding and traditionally low-paying jobs.

Food grown locally is rooted in your community and local economy.
You can vote with your dollar.

Artisan Pop-Up:
Handmade Cards Tomorrow! 

From 12-3 pm on Saturday, April 27th, check out Debby Gentile’s beautiful hand-painted cards. This is a one-day pop-up happening tomorrow!

Byler’s Relish House Product Tasting

We are excited to welcome Byler’s Relish House to the Edinboro Market for a sampling of several of their products from 11-3 on Saturday, May 11th! If you haven’t tried Byler’s products you’ve been missing out! Their pickles and jellies are bursting with flavor. More details, along with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their factory in Saegertown will be in the next Edinboro Market newsletter.

Heads up: May seedling sale info coming soon!

This year, instead of doing pre-order seedling sales, we’ll host a pop-up sale on two weekends in late May. Stephanie Thauer of Raintree Farms/Conscious Food Project is partnering with Stephanie Ciner of Wild Field Urban Farm to offer our customers approximately 120 heirloom, non-GMO plants, including several tomato, pepper, and basil varieties, along with eggplants, tomatillos and ground cherries.

All seedlings are $5 each. Sorry, we’re not able to offer preorders or hold plants. Dates will be confirmed in early May. Keep an eye our social media accounts, our newsletter, and in the Market!