Note from Management:
There are many ways to do a farmers market. A traditional farmers market is a venue for the farmer to meet directly with the consumer without middle persons. At traditional farmers markets reselling of produce is not allowed. This rule assures that the real grower and the consumer are protected from produce vendors who supplement their produce during down times or during a poor growing season with items from areas like Mexico. Our market at the airport is the only venue in town where no reselling of farm produce is permitted and you can ask the grower directly about how your food is grown. All farms are inspected by market management and growers have to submit a crop plan as well as describe their growing practices to guarantee local quality as part of the application process. There is currently very little produce grown locally year round. This is why we take a break at first frost in October and will re-open when local winter veggies are ready which is in early November.
Thank you for supporting our market!
SEDONA COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET
When: Friday, Sept 25th, 9am to 1pm. Last day of Summer Season is Oct 1st.
Where: Sedona Airport by the Overlook in West Sedona.
What: Local & AZ growers, producers and artisans. Offerings include freshly farmed seasonal fruits & vegetables, flowers, eggs, free-range beef, goat meats, chicken, plants, seeds, artisan foods, gourmet coffee beans, freshly baked breads, tamales, hand-made pasta, local honey, handcrafted body & bath products and much more.
Our growers and ranchers this week:
DANEDE FARMS, SETTLER’S VALLEY RANCH, RIDGE VIEW FARMS, ORME RANCH, LADYBUG COUNTRY FARM, LUCKY BEE ACRES, STRATEGIER FARM, LUCKY BEE ACRES
Produce at the market this week:
Chinese and other cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, oak creek apples and plums, peaches, Asian pears, green beans, eggplant, chard, onions, okra, onions, zucchini, zepher squash, white very tender patty pan squash, crook neck squash, celery, basil, parsley, garlic.
Live Music today starting at 9.30am with Vibhas Kendzia. Vibhas creates an inspired atmosphere of peace and well-being with native American flute and saxophone. CD’s are available. www.musicfromthegarden.com
CDs are available and tips greatly appreciated.
Welcome to Ridge View Farms bringing us chicken, smoked and pre-cooked or frozen locally processed. These chickens are cage-free, hormone and antibiotic free, fed only organic food.
Other vendors include:
Lucky Bee Acres with locally produced emu oil, emu eggs, happy hen eggs and emu healing products, Decio Pasta with hand-made pasta, Spice & Rub with middle Eastern foods, Orion Breads with fresh locally baked breads and pastries, Orme Ranch with locally produced grass-fed beef, Molly’s Tamales with flavorful lard-free tamales, Raimondo’s with traditional Italian dishes and fresh breads, Dr. Hummus with hummus, pesto, tzaziki & pita chips, Hidden Valley Farms with handmade lotions and soaps, Terra Verde Farms with artisan foods, Cafe de Dona Ella with the finest roasted gourmet coffee beans, Dream Walker Creations with hand-sewn items and facepainting, Eagle Eye Honey with local bee products and eggs, RWS Tool Sharpening will sharpen all your scissors, knives and garden tools, Coon Paws with hand-made leather ware, Doug Beebe with Skullduggery Art and his popular hand decorated landscape rocks.
FOOD AWARENESS CORNER:
Is local food an endangered species?
Please check out this link:
http://www.ftcldf.org/s510-revised-fda-coming-kennedy.htm
We accept CASH, VISA, MASTER and DISCOVER .
The market is USDA WIC certified and we accept FMNP vouchers.
Contact: Please call Katrin Themlitz, Director at (928) 821-1133 for more information or email sedonamarket@gmail.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED AWARENESS…
Measuring Progress on Food Safety: Current Status and Future Directions
FSIS, FDA, and CDC Announce Portland Public Meeting Details
Congressional and Public Affairs
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Atiya Khan
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) jointly announced details for their third collaborative public meeting on appropriate food safety metrics to be held in Portland, Ore. on October 20, 2010.
At the Oct. 20 meeting, interested stakeholders (which could include members of consumer groups, industry, state and local regulators, and state and local public health agencies) will be given the opportunity to present information on the measurements they are using or recommend to assess performance in food safety. The Agencies are also interested in additional input from participants on their understanding and perceptions of metrics currently being used by the Federal Agencies. FSIS, FDA, and CDC will also present information similar to that presented at the July public meeting in Chicago on the President’s Food Safety Working Group’s charge to create meaningful metrics to measure progress in reducing illness, harm, and death from contaminated food.
Due to limited space, the Agencies encourage all persons who wish to attend the public meeting, including those requesting an opportunity to make an oral presentation, to register in advance. The location and important deadlines are listed below:
•September 24, 2010, is the closing date for requests to make an oral presentation;
•October 8, 2010, is the closing date for advance registration and requests for special accommodations due to disability;
•October 20, 2010, Public Meeting to be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown, 1441 NE Second Avenue, Portland, Ore. 97232.
The two previous public meetings were held on March 30, 2010, in Washington, DC, and July 21, 2010, in Chicago, Ill. Transcripts for the previous meetings, general information, the Federal Register Notice and links to register online and request special accommodations for the upcoming meeting are available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News/
Meetings_&_Events/index.asp.
Electronic registration is encouraged. Questions regarding registration should be directed to Jodee Warner, EDJ Associates, Inc., 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1001, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 221-4296 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (240) 221-4296 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: jwarner@edjassociates.com
For general information and requests to make an oral presentation, contact: Juanita Yates, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, (301) 436-1731 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (301) 436-1731 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: juanita.yates@fda.hhs.gov.
Paul F. Miller
PO Box 47146
Phoenix, Arizona 85068-7146
Phone 602-228-2357