News from the Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market:

The first August market will bring us a bonanza of fresh produce: greens, nime chow and eggs from Pak Express: tomatoes and peppers from PV Farmstand,; herbs, lettuce and flowers from Blue Skys Farm; corn and squash from gCFarms, eggplant, jams and cukes from LongEntry Farm; blueberries and broccoli from Rocky Ledge Farm. And just MAYBE Barden Family Orchard will appear this Saturday… we’ll have to wait until market day to see.

And don’t forget the vendors with locally produced or harvested foods: meat from Baffoni Poultry and PV Farmstand, freshly caught seafood from the Local Catch, breads and pastries from LeFavorite Bakery and Long Entry Farm, goat cheeses and yogurt from Beltane Farm, honey from Bernie B’s Bees, plants and eggs from Wedgewood Flowers, and from our Market Table: pepper jams from Terry’s Tasty Treasures, peanut butter, nuts and popcorn from the Virginia and Spanish Peanut Company, olive oils and balsamic vinegars from the Olive Tap, and cheese and butter from Rhody Fresh (made with milk and cream from Rhode Island cows untreated with hormones). Did we mention the many delicious beverages served up by the Presto Strange O coffee truck, along with locally-roasted coffee to take home?

Two of our farmers will be offering tastes of their goods this weekend:

PV Farmstand will be sampling farmer Frank Martinelli’s Marinara Sauce, which is being processed by FarmFresh RI’s Harvest Kitchen facility through the Open Kitchen initiative. This is a great project which will enable more farmers to preserve their harvest and to make more local goodness available year round.

Blue Skys Farm’s fresh herbs will be incorporated in recipes prepared by Little Falls Cafe’s Jess Watts. On the menu for tasting: Holy Tomato Basil soup, caprese salad, and herbalicious smoothies. Recipes for these and other dishes using Blue Skys herbs will be available.

Speaking of herbs and Blue Skys, farmer Christina Dedora is looking for fans for her drying loft. If you have any box or floor fans that you are no longer using, please consider “recycling” them to a fragrant new home.

See you at the market.