SHOP FRESH WITH THE CHEF:  LOCAL NUTRITIONIST AND COOKBOOK AUTHOR TO PRESENT A COOKING DEMONSTRATION AT THE BELLOWS FALLS FARMERS MARKET

            Bellows Falls, VT—August 25, 2008— The Bellows Falls Farmers Market will host two cooking demonstrations this season with Luise Light, local cookbook author and nutritionist.  The first will take place this Friday, August 29th; the second will be later in the season, on September 12th.  Luise will cook up three dishes using local ingredients available at the farmers market, and attendees will be able to watch the process and taste the final product. 

             The first demonstration will start at 4:30 and the second of the evening at 6.  Each demonstration will run for approximately an hour.  No registration is required; all are welcome to watch, try, and receive the recipes to try at home.

            Luise will prepare roasted beets and carrots with tart grapefruit glaze, featuring carrots, beets and maple syrup from the market; kale crunch, featuring fresh kale from the market vendors; and eggplant-almond enchiladas, featuring eggplant, onion, garlic, chilis and tomatoes from the Bellows Falls Farmers Market farmers.  Vendors who will contribute ingredients to the cooking demonstration on Friday include Harlow Farm in Westminster, Guerrilla Grown Produce in Westminster, Abenaki Spring Farm in Walpole, New Hampshire, and Basin Farm in Bellows Falls. 

            “Cooking demonstrations are a great way for our customers to get new ideas of things to do with all of the fresh produce available at the market,” says Abi Miller, farmers market manager. 

            The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont will sponsor this special market event, with a grant given to farmers markets who host “Shop Fresh With the Chef” events. 

            This week at the market also marks the second week that raffle tickets are available.  Supporters of the market can purchase their raffle tickets for $5 each or 5 for $20 from Maplewing Artisans or from Village Square Booksellers in downtown Bellows Falls, or at the market on Friday evenings.  The grand prize for the market is a side of organic pork from Harlow Farm.  The first prize is a Brimming Market Bag, filled with market goodies, such as jam, preserves, a gift certificate for massage, and maple syrup; the second prize is a “Visit Bellows Falls” print by noted regional artist Charlie Hunter; and the third prize is the cookbook “Dishing Up Vermont”, courtesy of Village Square Books. 

         The market takes place every Friday night from 4 to 7 at the Waypoint Center in downtown Bellows Falls.  For more information about the Bellows Falls Farmer’s Market, contact market manager Abi Miller at bellowsfallsmarket@gmail.com or 802.387.6128.  The market can be found on the web at www.bffarmersmarket.com. 

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