The delicious smell of grass fed meats grilling on a Big Green Egg just can’t be beat. It makes your mouth water and the taste buds crave a bite of whatever cut of meat is on the grill. Just ask anyone who was at the market. The Hearth and Grill Shop and Chef Michael Martin of Whole Foods got together and grilled tender cuts of beef, pork, chicken, lamb and sausage.
Hayes & Stephen from Hearth & Grill Shop answered questions about the Big Green Egg and other grills best for grilling
Chef Michael Martin of Whole Foods grilled over 50 pounds of local farm beef, chicken, pork and sausages
Many customers had never sampled the great flavor of local Tennessee farm meats
Market customers kept Chef Michael busy all market day
All of the local farm meats were provided by our meat farmers and free samples were handed out to enjoy. It was irresistible. You could not walk past the Grill Day tent without grabbing one of the grass fed meat samples to munch. Just goes to show that grass fed meats straight from the farm is the best. Our thanks to West Wind Farms, Peaceful Pastures, Triple L Ranch, Bear Creek Farm, River Cottage Farm, Hatcher Family Dairy and Beaverdam Creek Farm for contributing the local farm meats for the market’s Grill Day. Jones Mill Farm provided the fresh baked kaiser buns and sourdough rolls with Moonshadow Farm supplying the Kenny’s Cheddar Cheese.
Great tasting local meats
Grilled beef slider with chopped Jalapeño and Kenny’s Cheddar cheese
A tasty pork loin cooked to perfection!
Certified Organically grown produce from Delvin Farms
What is it about the perfect summer day that makes everyone smile? There was a whole lot of smiling going on at the FFM. After a week of steady rain, the sun finally decided to shine bright and fresh summer veggies were all over the market. Tomatoes and squash, cucumbers, carrots, lettuce, onions and a whole lot more could be found, as well as the first of the blueberries and blackberries of the season. As we’ve said before, some farmers have crops just a little earlier than normal because of hoop house and row covers protecting their plants from cold weather and pests. But to know when your favorites will be ripe and ready at the market, you need to have a good idea of when peak season for their harvest takes place. We were glad to see so many of you stopping at the info booth to pick up a copy of Local Table, with its’ big seasonality chart to reference on harvest times for veggies and fruits.
Fresh Blueberries from Pilgrims Produce
Just picked Blackberries from Beaverdam Creek Farm
Fresh squash and other produce from Paradise Farm
Cucumbers from Napier Farm
All in all, with happy noses and smiling faces, it was a very good day at the market! Be sure to check out our market day photos to see what went on at the Franklin Tennessee farmers market this past Saturday.
Great tasting organic tomatoes from Delvin Farms have arrived!
Farm fresh local produce from Beaverdam Creek Farm