Kevin Starr


CHEF BLAKE DEWEY RETURNS TO DENVER MARKET

Chef Blake Dewey will demonstrate new ideas on how to prepare local foods at the Lincoln County Farmers Market at Denver at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 26. Blake is the co-owner of Pomodoro’s Italian American Café in Mooresville. His two demonstrations at the market last year were well received. Blake chooses most of the products he prepares that morning at the market. Sometimes it’s good to see some fresh ideas on how to prepare our wonderful local foods.

The Denver market location is at Rock Springs School on Highway 16. The market opens each Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and stays open until about noon or until vendors sell out. This supply of edibles at the market is excellent right now after a number of growers received showers in the past few weeks

As I’ve said before, it’s a lot easier to cook when you have an abundance of fresh local ingredients on hand. For instance, my lunch today included a tomato sandwich, a couple of ears of corn on the cob, and a peach. The tomato, corn, and peach were all local. In fact, the corn came straight out of my garden. I have to confess I didn’t bake the bread for the sandwich.

It’s easier than it has been in years to find local food. The Foothills Fresh website (www.foothillsfresh.com) will help you look for a great variety of items in the western piedmont and foothills of North Carolina. If you don’t have internet access, you can get a printed copy of the directory at the Lincoln County Farmers Market in either Denver or Lincolnton. Please help support our local farmers.

If Cooperative Extension can help you, please call us at 704-736-8452.