This week at the Market: [Wednesday, May 21st] 3:00 pm –7:00 pm At the Triangle – Hwy 290 & RR 12 Rain or Shine Join us for a beautiful day at the market. Jerry Rivers will be playing music under the oaks. Find your favorite vendors, welcome new vendors and new spring and summer harvests. This Week’s Vendors: A Little Bit of Everything – “Blanco Cowboy Kettle Corn” joins us with fresh kettle corn, popped on site. Like them on Facebook for the latest updates! Lawrence also makes handmade rope baskets. Austin Honey Co. — Honey, creamed honey, lip balm, beeswax and candles. Learn more about all the offerings from Austin Honey Co here: www.austinhoneyco.com Bodacious Cupcakes – Michelle is here this week offering new flavors & minis! Lemonade- Lemon cake, lemon buttercream frost. Mississippi Mud-Chocolate cake, chocolate buttercream frost. Baby Carrots-Carrot cake, cream cheese frost. Keep It Simple-Chocolate cake, vanilla buttercream frost. Singles (2.75), 1/2 doz (15.00) Dozen Mini's (15.00) Ron Bolton – Stop by and see Ron for plants. Specialty herb baskets are here! Brenham Kitchens –This is a family owned business bringing homemade goods including nuts and dried fruits, salsas and sauces. Sample on site. See their website for a closer look: http://www.brenhamkitchens.com/ Engel Farms – Cypress is busy picking. Latest harvests are sustainably grown squash, tomatoes, strawberries maybe brussel sprouts. Erin Christman Designs – Erin designs and hand makes custom jewelry here in Dripping Springs. Family First Chiropractic – Stop by and visit with Dr. Erica and learn about chiropractic care for your family. www.ffcchiro.com Fitzhugh Creek – Jim will have farm fresh eggs along with garden harvests including kale, collard greens, Asian greens, beets and onions. Flying Pig Provision Company –Did someone say bacon? Finally – ready to eat sliced meats at the market. Read about this amazing company and product here: www.homeofthepig.com Furniture Flippers – Welcome New Vendor, Cheryl! Cheryl repurposes old furniture and brings it back to life! Gourmet Texas Pasta – Melody is back this week with your favorite pastas. Packed with nutrition, versatile and ready in minutes = dinner! Come out and sample on site. Stock the pantry with your favorites. www.gourmettexaspasta.com Gruene Soapworks - Welcome New Vendor, Daniel! Offering handmade soaps. From the maker: “Our product’s are 99% natural luxury handcrafted soaps and we also carry solid lotion Bee Butter. Our items are prepackaged as gifts if you need a teacher’s gift, secret sister or just want to purchase something special for yourself. We like to pamper you through nature!” Hays County Master Gardeners – Stop by for information on gardening in Texas. Johnsons Backyard Garden— Seasonal, organic produce. See more about the farm and current harvests here: https://jbgorganic.com/ Spring is a busy time – check out all they’re doing at the farm. Juicy Jay’s Meatballs – Happy One Year Anniversary! Jay is back this week with the best meatballs, tofu balls and authentic cheese cake. www.juicyjaysmeatballs.com Lambas Royal Indian Food –Stop by and sample this authentic, ready to eat Indian food. Offerings include: Chicken Tikka Masala, Chana Masala, Kale Choley (black chickpeas), Spinach Pakora, and Royal Dip, Saag Paneer and Besan Pura. Warm up and dinner is ready! Massage with a British Accent – Welcome back, Rachel. Rachel offers relaxing chair massage and nutritional information. Recipes featuring local market fare are available, too. Mick Farms – Aimee will have lamb and pork and farm fresh eggs. Millwood Farm – Back this week with first garden harvests including gold and green zucchini, yellow summer squash, golden egg squash, small patty pan squash, and a few peppers. Also, jams and jellies for sampling as well as this weeks baked goods: Whole Wheat Bread, Blueberry Sourdough Coffee Cake, Carrot Cake, and Zucchini Bread. AND - an assortment of large heirloom tomato plants ready to get in the ground- free to good homes! My Magic Mud – Come on out and visit Donna and learn about her homemade product created by her daughter-in-law, Jessica Arman – an all natural tooth whitener. Contains no GMOs, no chemicals, additives or fluoride. It is made from bentonite clay, activated coconut charcoal, orange peel and organic mint. Learn more here: www.mymagicmud.com New World Gelato – Delicious, locally sourced gelato and sorbetto. Single serve and pints available – to eat or to go. www.newworldgelato.com Onion Creek Farm – Marianne is out picking! Recent harvests include Certified Organic Asparagus, Garlic, Shallots, Lamb's Quarters, Fresh Herbs: Chives, Garlic Chives, Thyme, Lemon Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Catnip Free-range farm eggs, fed all natural Texas feed, no soy or GMO ingredients. All Organic Almond Biscotti and East TX Sourdough bread – we hope! Also, sustainably grown Red Potatoes & Red Onions from Windy Hills Garden. Baked goods, mostly gluten-free, from Rolling in Thyme & Dough. Ottmers Family Farm – Kevin and Becky are bringing spring leaf lettuce, zucchini squash, fresh basil, and abundance of fresh free range eggs (small and large eggs) Non GMO/No SOY. Coming soon: beets, green beans, carrots and potatoes. Poverty Hill Salsa –Local, fresh, homemade salsa. Sample this award winning salsa on site. Also, fresh iced tea and lemonade to enjoy while strolling the market. Rainwater Creations – Melody is back this week with homemade organic jams. This week’s flavors: Banana Mango, Lavender Berry, Slap Your Mama, Strawberry Mint, Chocolate Cherry, Mama Love and ALL NEW Blueberry Green Tea with Honey (no sugar). Rocking B Ranch— Grass fed beef, goat and rabbit. Have you tasted the difference? Stop by and see Ralph and get the best cuts for your Memorial Day weekend. Rolling in Thyme & Dough – Fabienne prepares goodies just for the market – FRESH. Scones, baguettes, muffins, cookies and more. Gluten free options. Find with Marianne at Onion Creek Farm booth. Texas Hill Country Olive Oil— Local olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Check their website for specials and events: http://texashillcountryoliveco.com/ Vinovium Partners – Stop by and meet Craig and get the 101 on Texas wine, samples, glass and bottle and/or growlers. SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, June 11th – Live chef demonstration at the market with local Go Texan Restaurant Member Verdes Mexican Parrilla – showcasing seasonal produce and market fare. We’re excited to bring you this Texas Department of Agriculture GO Texan Market to Menu Event! We will have many recipes available and free re-usable shopping bags. Chef Kidwell will shop the market, cook and sample the dishes created on site with the freshest food in Dripping Springs. Saturday, June 21st - Annual Dripping Springs Tomato Round-Up at Founders Memorial Park. Ribbons & bragging rights for first through third places! All ages welcomed. This will be a great family event. Enter your homegrown tomatoes for judging. The public can come for tasting and voting, too. Entertainment will be provided by the Dripping Strings and Bill Paige. Food offerings will be homemade BLTs and pizzas in a wood fired oven. See our website for more info: www.cityofdrippingsprings.com Thanks to our sponsors: The Natural Gardener Judge Harley Clark Green Goddess Recycling Millwood Farm Onion Creek Farm See you at the market! Jo Ann Touchstone, TRMC City Secretary City of Dripping Springs PO Box 384/511 Mercer St. Dripping Springs, TX 78620 p 512.858.4725 jtouchstone@cityofdrippingsprings.com www.cityofdrippingsprings.com *Our newsletter reflects vendor participation at the time we hit “send” – usually Tuesday afternoons. If you don’t see a vendor listed, that means they have notified us they are unable to participate this week. Feel free to call with questions if you’re looking for a specific product.