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 Your Neighborhood. Your Market. Thursdays, 2:30-6:00pm

June 20 thru October 31230 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester

What more could you ask for on a day like today? The sun is shining, thetemperature is beautifully brisk, and amazing fresh food is on its way to BowdoinGeneva! It’s hard to believe, but the market only has three weeks to go. Be sure tocome by and get your fill of farmers market fun before the end of the season.

Today the market welcomes special guest vendor Powisset Farm of Dover, MA with their wide array of late-season crops including this week’s featured vegetable– Sweet Potatoes! Powisset is a long-time partner of the Bowdoin Genevacommunity, providing produce for BSHC’s pediatric obesity prevention program,Pay-What-You-Can Holiday Distributions, and our Farm to Corner StoreProgram. They also play host to Bowdoin Geneva youth for annual farm field

trips. We are thrilled to welcome them to the market for the remaining weeks of the season.

Mark your calendars for the final two weeks of the market. On October 24th, themarket and the Dorchester Community Food Coop  will be co-hosting acelebration of  Food Day  – a national day of action for healthy and sustainablefood. In addition to special activities outside at the market, we’ll have aCommunity Social beginning at 5:30pm and will be screening “A Place at the

Table” ( watch trailer here).

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This week's vendors:

Serving Ourselves Farm 

Red’s Best Seafood Powisset Farm 

Compost Drop-off : Greenovate #CompostBos Pilo

 See you at the market

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 (Click to view full-size flyer) 

And as the season draws to a close, we’re beginning to reflect on the 2013 seasonand gearing up to plan for next year. Please contribute your thoughts by filling out

our online customer survey  or by popping by the market manager’s standduring the market for a paper version. Help us make the market even better!

This week at the market...   Sweet Potatoes

   Whole Mackerel    Farm-Fresh Organic Eggs   Organic Apples

  Collard Greens & Kale

  Butternut Squash

  Broccoli & Cauliflower

  Beans

  Turnips & Beets

  Celery & Leeks

  Garlic & Onions

  Hot & Sweet Peppers

  Potatoes

 Cabbage, Lettuce, & Salad Mix

  Herbs (parsley, sage, basil, and more!)

   Whole Porgy 

  Redfish & Bluefish Filets

  Monkfish Filets

- Fish of the week - Fruit/vegetable of the week 

 Double your Dollar wi Boston Bounty Bucks

 EVERYONE who uses their EBCard at the market receives 50%their fresh food purchase up to $2

We Accept WIC! 

 WIC and Senior FarmersMarket Nutrition Program

Checks are accepted by all produ vendors. 

 WIC Fruit & Vegetable Chec

are also accepted by Serving Ourselves Farm. 

 Forgot your Cash?  

No problem, we accept VISA anMastercard. Visit the market

manager to learn more.

($1.00 convenience fee per transactio

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Fisherman’s Tale – Mackerel Atlantic mackerel are iridescent blue green on the back with a silvery white

underbelly. About 20 to 30 wavy black bars run across the top half of their body,

and a narrow dark streak runs below these bars along each side. Their body is

spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends.

Mackerel has a rich, pronounced flavor. For a milder flavor, cut out the outerbands of dark meat along the midline. When raw, the meat looks grayish and oily;

when cooked, it is off-white to beige in color and soft, flaky, and moist in texture.

Mackerel is considered one of the more healthful fish because of its omega-3 fatty 

acids and is an excellent source of selenium, niacin, and vitamins B6 and B12.

Why not try out this great recipe?:

Grilled Whole Mackerel 

And don’t forget, working with whole fish doesn’t need to be intimidating! Check 

out our step-by-step guide to Unlock the Mystery . 

Nutritionist Notes – Sweet Potatoes Orange vegetables are all the rage this time of year – from pumpkins and their many 

cousins in the winter squash family to the much-beloved carrot to another amazing fall

favorite: the mighty Sweet Potato.

The sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its

large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are edible, nutritious, and absolutely delicious!

The young leaves and shoots are also sometimes eaten as greens. Sweet potatoes

themselves are not always orange-fleshed on the inside but can also be a spectacular purple

color or can have lighter yellow to white flesh similar to its cousin the common potato.

Upcoming Special Events The Market: October 24th 

Food Day Celebration 

(more info) 

October 31st Halloween Harvest Festival

Farmers Market Photo Galle

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In certain parts of the world, sweet potatoes are locally known by other names, including:

camote, kamote, goguma, man thet , ubi jalar, ubi  keledek, shakarkand , satsuma imo,

batata or boniato. In New Zealand, the Māori term kūmara is commonly used. Although

the soft, orange sweet potato is often called a "yam" in parts of North America, the sweet

potato (native to Central America) is botanically very distinct from a genuine yam which is

native to Africa and Asia.

The sweet potato is a nutrition champion! These root vegetables offer a host of health

benefits (especially when cooked without the unnecessary sugar and marshmallows). For

example, sweet potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin C and are also high in calcium,

folate, potassium and beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant which converts to

Vitamin A in the body.

Choose sweet potatoes that are firm and do not have any cracks, bruises or soft spots. Avoid

those that are displayed in the refrigerated section of the produce department since cold

temperature negatively alters their taste.

Sweet potatoes should be kept out of the refrigerator in a cool, dry, dark place not above

60°F /15°C, which would fit the characteristics of a root cellar. Since most people don't

have root cellars, we'd suggest just keeping your sweet potatoes loose (not in a plastic bag,

but if desired, a brown paper bag with multiple air holes punched in it will work) and

storing them in a cool, dark, and well-ventilated cupboard away from sources of excess heat

(like the stove).

In the Community: 

Dorchester Food Co-op &Sustainability Guild 

Community Hub ActivitieEvery Saturday, 10am-7pm Sept. 21st thru October 26th 

191 Bowdoin Street

Boston Police/C-11 &Friends of Geneva Cliffs 

Haunted Forest @ the ClifSaturday, October 19th, Dusk ‘til 8

Intersection of Bowdoin St. & Genev(more info) 

Dorchester Food Co-op &Bowdoin Geneva Farmers Mar

Food Day Celebration Thursday, October 24th 

--2:30-6pm Farmers Market

5:30-6:30pm Community Socia6:30pm Food Justice Film Screen

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Bowdoin Street Health Center230 Bowdoin Street

(more info) 

Boston Police/C-11, Bowdoin Ge VIP, Bowdoin Geneva Main Str

Bowdoin Street Health Cent

Trick-or-Trea

on Bowdoin St

Thursday, October 31st , 4-6pmBowdoin Street from Draper to Topl

(more info coming soon!)

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When cooking, it's important to incorporate some fat in your sweet potato-containing meals

if you want to enjoy the full beta-carotene benefits of this root vegetable. Recent research

has shown that a minimum of 3-5 grams of fat per meal significantly increases our uptake of 

beta-carotene from sweet potatoes. Also, to gain the maximum health benefits from eating

sweet potatoes, avoid discarding their skins – where vast amounts of fiber and other

nutrients reside.

 When you’re craving french fries, why not try this healthy alternative? 

Oven-Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges 

(And try it paired with the Greek Yogurt Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce from

one of our Healthy Corner Store Challenges, yum!)

Help us spread the word about your favorite farmers market! Check out our 

Multi-lingual Market Flyer and Residential Compost Pilot Flyer.

Share them with friends, colleagues, and neighbors! 

(Click images to view full-size flyers) 

 www.bostonfarmersmarkets.

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For more information on the market and any of our other

healthy food access initiatives, please visit: 

 www.foodinthehood.wordpress.com 

or contact Maura Ackerman 

mackerma@bidcmc.harvard.edu or 617-754-0026.