Sierra Vista Farmers Markets Update for 6-06-19

Peace Love and Smoked Cheese – –

We’ve all heard of mouth watering smoked ribs, fish, sausage, and other meats, but how about smoked cheese? For Marana resident Mickey Jones smoked cheese started out as a fun hobby that has turned the former Raytheon employee into an entrepreneur.  Mickey has been selling his smoked cheeses at Arizona farmers markets and wine festivals for several years and this Thursday we are pleased to have Mickey joining the Sierra Vista Farmers Markets to share with us his sought after cheese.

Mickey will be bringing to the market a variety of cold smoked cheeses including, hatch green chile, white cheddar, gouda, two kinds of havarti, cheddar, and many more.   Mickey enjoys meeting new people and talking about his unique craft, so stop by Mickey’s booth and ask him about his tasty cheeses.

Artisan Thursday
It is the first Thursday of the month again this week and that means we’ll be inviting additional artisans to our Thursday market. This week you’ll find all sorts of hand-made and crafted works of art. From paintings, leather work, and cutting boards, to unique hand-made lighting fixtures, tables, and chairs for your home. 

Artisans to be here this week include Sari with painted rocks, Bernie & Bill Medley with paintings, AA Upcycled lightings, Ray’s Leatherworks, Carol of Endless Possibilities with macramé art, Eileen with her special leatherwork, and of course Copper Canyon Designs, K-1 Kreations (Welcome back!), and Greenstone Jewelry and Pottery.

$200 Like and Comment – Facebook Contest
Artisan Thursday also means we’ll be having our monthly $100 Farmers Market Tokens giveaway. Since no one claimed their prize last week, this week’s prize has grown to $200 Farmers Market Tokens. Our unique wooden tokens can be spent at any of the fine vendors of the Sierra Vista Farmers Markets. So if you are looking to satisfy your sweet tooth, buy some healthy fruits, or vegetables, or just purchase a unique piece of art for your home, be sure to enter this week’s contest for your chance to win. Entry is free and easy. Just visit our Sierra Vista Farmers Market Facebook page and like our contest page and tell us one thing you like about living in beautiful Sierra Vista Arizona. That’s it. Then on Thursday at noon at the market we will randomly draw a name from those of you who entered the contest. Remember, you have to claim your prize in person at the market the day of the drawing.

 Vendors Spotlight

Sweet Arizona
Roger and Debra will be bringing a large selection of homemade toffee, brittle and fudge. All their products are always naturally gluten, soy and preservative free. They also have dairy free, vegan and nut free options available. Ask them about their market special – Buy 4, get 1 free.

Emu Enterprises
You feel stiff and sore from doing those spring and summer chores or from your conditioning work out and exercises?  Stop by the Farmers Market this Thursday and pick up a tube of Natural Way “Sports and Muscle Rub” at the Emu Enterprises booth.  You not only get the benefit of pure emu oil to sooth those aching muscles; but there is wintergreen, belladonna, tea tree, and capsicum (to mention a few helpful ingredients) transported deep into your muscles by the pure emu oil.  The warm, pleasant, relief experienced from your discomfort; will give you something to yak about with friends, so they may enjoy the same wonderful benefit.  Just “a little dab will do it” in going a long way!

Special Announcements and Events

SNAP – Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program
The Sierra Vista Farmers Market now accepts SNAP and Double Up benefits. Just visit our information booth near the center of the market to swipe your cards. Remember you can use them for all produce, dairy products, meats, spices, baked goods, and frozen ready-to eat meals (such as lasagna), plants that produce edibles like tomato plants and herbs. Double Up is only redeemable for Arizona grown fruits and vegetables, though.

Ride Vista Transit to the Market for FREE
Did you know that you can ride Vista Transit from their Coronado/Wilcox station to the farmers market for free each Thursday? That’s right, it’s free. If the traffic is a bit much for you at the market each week you can park your car at the Coronado/Wilcox station and Vista Transit will deliver you safe and sound to the market. With pick up and drop off every half hour, you can do your shopping and get a ride back to your car without any inconvenience. Pick up at the station is on the hour and half hour. At the market pick up is at 15 and 45 after.  Give it a try and be sure to thank your driver and the City of Sierra Vista for their great service.

Musical Entertainment This Week:

Music this week will be provided by Pat Panther.

We hope to see you all at the Market this week!

This Week’s Weather Forecast

This Weeks Vendors
(Vendors are Alphabetized – attendance at Thursdays market subject to change without notice)

– – Vendor Grown – – Agricultural and Produce Vendors with the – – Vendor Grown – – seal are known to grow at least 85% of the products they sell.
– – Vendor Brokered – – Agricultural and Produce Vendors with the – – Vendor Brokered – – seal do not grow a majority of the produce they sell and are known to purchase  a majority of their products from third parties.

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Ancestral Herbals
Ancestral Herbals restocked their Lovely Lavender and Marvelous Rose-both are tallow and cocoa butter soaps, which makes the, extremely gentle and long lasting.

Arevalos Farms – – Vendor Grown – –
Aaron Cardona with Arevalos Farms has a wide variety of seasonal vegetables. 

Backyard Gardening & Growing – – Vendor Grown – –

First of their yellow grannex and white onions are available now. Winnie & William Struse bring their seasonal fruits and vegetables to the market each week all year long. In the winter you’ll find a variety of greens, root vegetables and flowers. In the summer you’ll find a wide variety of delicious fruits and vegetables. 

Bisbee Balms
Frena with Bisbee Balm will have her all natural lemongrass essential oil insect repellent which she has been selling for five years to protect humans and animals from those nasty seasonal insect bites.

Big Skye Baker
Bodie with Big Skye Bakers always has tasty baked goods for you to try. Bodie’s newest creations are cheese bread, and apricot and rhubarb/hibiscus tarts with no sugar added.

Big Woody’s

Café Cultiva
This week Jesse and Jessica will have fresh brewed coffee by the cup. They will also have fresh roasted whole beans from Guatemala, Colombia, Costa Rica, and India. If you need your beans ground they’ll be happy to do so while you wait. If you have a sweet tooth ask them about their bean to bar chocolate.

Celestial Breads
Celeste with Celestial breads make fresh calzones and Stromboli every week. Try their chicken calzone with Chef Scotty’s garlic sauce or beef calzone with his famous marinara sauce; both have two cheeses added (mozzarella and cheddar).

Cochise Shrine Club – Onion Fundraiser – – Vendor Brokered – –
For the month of May, the Cochise Shrine Club will be selling freshly harvested Vidalia onions for their annual fundraiser. They are selling 5 pound bags of onions for $6.00. And in case you are wondering, Vidalia onions are named historically after the town of Vidalia in Georgia. These onions are unusually sweet in comparison with other onions due to the low sulfur content in the ground where they are grown.  Yellow Grannex onions are a hybrid of the Vidalia onion and can be grown successfully in Cochise County as a short day onion. Yellow Grannex onions will be available at the Sierra Vista Farmers Markets from our regular vendors starting in June or July.

Desert Oasis Soap
Astoria Riverwalk is the name of one of Greg’s anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial soaps made with star anise essential oil (licorice scent). Greg says it’s very good for your skin. My favorites for this week are “All Dressed Up”- a juniper, bayberry, and lavender scented soap and “Sun Lily”, which smells like lily of the valley, but also has pineapple and sandelwood in it. You’ll find all these soaps and many more at Desert Oasis Soap’s booth.

Designs by Copper Canyon
Nancy with Copper Canyon has a great selection of hand made bags, pillows, skirts and tops as well as a wide assortment of hand made home décor items to brighten your home.

Dolce Amore
Teresa with Dolce Amore hopes to be back this week with her gluten free cookies, vegan cakes, Italian cakes, puff pastries, and regular cakes and cookies..

Echoing Hope Ranch – – Vendor Grown – –
Echoing Hope Ranch will be bring a variety of produce and greens grown down on the beautiful San Pedro River. If you want to help support a great cause, stop by Echoing Hope’s booth and ask them about how they are changing the lives of children and adults with autism. While you are there pick up one of the their t-shirts and help them get the word out about their mighty efforts to fight autism.

Emu Enterprise – – Vendor Grown – –
Emu  oil products and frozen yak meat are available.

Ginny’s Eclectic Kitchen
Ginny makes fresh sourdough bread for you every week. But it is not only her baking that makes this sourdough so delicious. She has to “feed” her sourdough leavening starter every day to keep it “alive” and healthy. Ginny only uses unbleached, unbromated, unenriched wheat flour, so come and sample her bread or some of her scrumptious sweet treats.

Golden Rule Dairy – – Vendor Grown – –
Remember to pick up your raw milk and cream at Golden Rule Dairy. For those of you who like granola the Stride family makes their own healthy granola.They also offer kefir grains. Oh, and not to leave out Fido, the Stride’s also have a variety of deer antlers which make great dog chews. Must be an acquired taste…

Gracewater Farm
Trudy brings seedlings and other plants each week. You’ll find her in Ginny’s booth at Eclectic Kitchen.

Greenstone Pottery & Crafts
Charlatta and Eric are full-blooded Navajo and proud of their heritage.  Their pride and skill bring you genuine hand made Navajo artisan works that you will not find anywhere else at the market. Winnie was intrigued by their cedar berry necklaces which are made from the seeds found in juniper berries. Those seeds are also used in dream catchers and their pottery. Stop by and ask them to tell you about their fine works of art.

Hilltop Hydroponics – – Vendor Grown – –
For some of the most beautiful lettuce and greens around be sure to stop by Tom Hanson’s booth.  Tom has living lettuce and spring mix available as well as kale. If you ask, Tom will tell you about how he grows his greens hydroponically. 

Hone Ranger
Scott the Hone Ranger will sharpen just about anything you bring to the market.

Incredible Snacks
Each week David brings an incredible assortment of dried fruit and nuts.

 Just-A-Pinch – – Vendor Grown – –
Michael Burgess with Just-A-Pinch will have his culinary herbs. Treat yourself this week to fresh dill, cilantro, mint, and basil. Buy it by the ounce freshly cut at the market or take home a healthy plant. 

K-1 Kreations
K-1 owner Kris is one of our regular vendors. Her product line includes aprons, coaster, pot holders, dish rags, table runners, and  tote bags made out of unique fabric patterns. She loves special orders and will customize anything, even cloth pin bags or a grocery bag holder, just ask her.

Krazy Koytote Kettle Corn & Smoothies

La Pina Raw Juice
If you haven’t been to the market recently, come on by and try Alexa’s incredible raw juices. With only the best ingredients Alexa uses a vertical “slow” juicer which helps keep all of the goodness (enzymes, phytonutrients) alive in her raw juices.  The result is the best tasting raw juice available. Did I say it tastes delicious? My favorite is the Apple – Ginger – Turmeric – Lemon blend. It’s refreshing with a nice tangy bite at the end.

Alexa also has Kangen Water, a filtered/ionized water produced by Enagic – a Japan-based company who has been a leading manufacturer of alkaline ionizers/water filtration for over 40 years. Alexa is happy to give you samples of her juice and water. So make sure you stop by and give it a try.

Lasagna and More
Chef Scotty will be at the market this week with his mouth watering Lasagna. A consistent favorite at the Sierra Vista Farmers Market, these ready made meals will delight your family for dinner tonight. If you are wondering what the “more” is in Lasagna & More you might also like one of Chef Scotty’s killer burritos. Scottie makes a two meat (beef/pork) burrito as well as a six vegetable vegan burrito.  Just a note, all of Chef Scotty’s burritos are lard free.

Lazy KJ Ranch
Stuart with the Lazy KJ Ranch which specializes in “Farm to Table” all natural grass-fed pork.  Stop by their booth and try their outstanding smoked pork ribs, BBQ pork sandwich, white truffle fries with parmesan~romano, double stacked nachos, burritos, and air fried quesadillas. All prepared fresh table side. This week Stuart is offering ribs by the bone along with amazing BBQ pork any way you like it.

Lettuce Man – – Vendor Grown – –
It doesn’t get much fresher than the Lettuce Man’s greens picked by his daughter Donna just before or the day of Thursday’s market. This week she’ll have Swiss chard, salad mix, spinach, green and red leaf lettuce, as well as Bok Choi and Romaine. Be sure to pick some up for your next fresh salad or smoothie.

Maggie’s Dog Treats & Accessories
Zia specializes in all natural treats for your pets that do not contain any chemicals or artificial flavors. Treat your pets right and stop by Zia’s booth. This week, Zia is featuring all natural Soap for bathing your dog. Suds up beautifully, will not dry the skin or coat, and good for sensitive skin. 

McDonald Farm

Delectable baked goods such as 7 nut with caramel bars, lemon bars, scones, cinnamon rolls, and hand pies. Donna also has freshly shelled pecans, chicken eggs, and duck eggs.

Mustang Mountain Eggs

Mistik Valley Farms – – Vendor Grown – –
We welcome a new produce vendor to the market this past week.  Mistik Valley Farms, a group of young growers, who offer home-grown produce such as salad mix, lettuce mix, spinach, kale, Swiss chard, and other greens. They harvest the day before market and hand-wash all their greens. Their farm is outside of Bisbee. Come welcome them and check out their produce.

Papa Mike‘s Jerky 
Papa Mike and his much loved beef jerky will be at the market this week. Papa Mike has a flavor for everybody so come and find your favorite. His best selling jerky is mesquite flavored and the chili lemon.

Pappardelles Pasta 
Erin has dozens of artisan pastas made with organic wheat. She also has gluten-free and vegan pasta as well.

Queen Ceviche
This week Feliz has more of her spicy red salsa (with oregano) as well as red chipotle salsa. The chipotle has a slight smoky flavor after your first bite. Don’t forget to try her guacamole or of course her royally delicious ceviche- all are available with a bag of fresh tortilla chips. Feliz will quench your thirst this week with her ice cold hibiscus lemonade. If spicing up your life is more your speed then try Feliz’s salsa or guacamole.

Ruth’s Garden – – Vendor Grown – –
This week Ruth will be bringing onions, garlic carrots, kale, cabbage, broccoli and many varieties of succulents.. Many new herbs in small pots, tomato plants, geraniums and betting plants. Ruth’s Garden also carries organic fertilizers to feed those heavy feeders (plants).

San Pedro River Valley Salsa
Gary with San Pedro River Valley Salsa will be at the market with their great variety of delicious salsa.

San Ysidro Farms – – Vendor Grown – –
If you are looking for quality grass fed beef or lamb for your next meal or special occasion, Nathan Watkins of San Ysidro Farms will be at the market this week. Nathan has a 100% grass fed beef and lamb. Their heritage cross pigs provide their fine pork If that’s not on your menu tonight then you might try their alfalfa fed and non-GMO grain supplemented pork from their heritage cross pigs.  Make sure to ask him about their other fine meat products as well. If a quick bite to eat is more your speed try one of Nathan’s warm (or take home frozen) pasties (pictured).  

SAS-Z Nuts – – Vendor Grown – –
If you’d like to spice up your pistachios a bit, Steve has garlic onion, green chili garlic, chili lime and hot chili in addition to premium salted pistachios.

Sky Island/47 Ranch – – Vendor Grown – –
Ranch owner Dennis Moroney tells us that he will bring their grass fed beef and lamb as well as wild Salmon from Alaska. He and his wife Deb make their own peanut butter from certified organic peanuts. Also, they bring all natural churro sheep wool in a variety of colors (no dye added at all).

Simmons Honey Ranchito 
The Simmons Honey Ranchito returns this week with restocked cherry butter, pickled okra, pickled asparagus, and marinated mushrooms. and strawberry jam.  There local mequite honey is now in season and its the largest crop of the year, its light amber color is beautiful reminder of the wild desert mesquite from which it originates.

Fun Honey Fact: Did you know: Honey is a natural sweetener (sweeter than table sugar) mostly composed of fructose and glucose and about 18% water (the lesser water content the better the quality of the honey). It is rich in antioxidants, fat free, and cholesterol free. Honey is an excellent energy food, so make sure you stash a few honey stix in your hiking backpack, it might just give you that extra edge to make it there and back.

Sivonn’s Garden  – – Vendor Grown – –
Fresh backyard garden produce by Sivonn. Seasonal greens and other produce.

Super Natural Organics – – Vendor Brokered – –
Will be gone for a few weeks.

Sweet Arizona
Roger and Debra will be bringing a large selection of homemade toffee, brittle and fudge. All their products are always naturally gluten, soy and preservative free. They also have dairy free, vegan and nut free options available. Ask them about their market special – Buy 4, get 1 free.

Tawin’s Gardens and Crafts 
Tawin’s Garden not only brings potted plants and succulents, but she is a whiz with her crochet needle, come check out her cute little cacti and Yodas. They make great souvenirs or gifts for the grandchildren.

Toy’s Eggrolls

Tortilla Arevalos
Gluten free Tortillas, hand-made flour tortillas or a hot lunch burrito at the market brought to you by Esperanza.

Tigerlily
Ice cream and Boba tea, frozen drinks, milk shakes, and ice cream sundaes.

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