Happy Valentine's Day! (Don't miss the recipe at the end of this message).

It's a few months away from our June 12th First day of our third
season of the Belmont Farmers' Market, but we are already working on
planning, and we could us e your help!

We are looking forward to many of our vendors from last year returning
plus some new ones this year. The steering committee is trying to
create a good mix of vegetable/produce providers; meat, egg, and honey
providers; and bakery vendors.

We are also very excited to recruit volunteers for the season. Our
market is entirely volunteer staffed and without new volunteers we
cannot sustain it. We are especially in need of Thursday afternoon
"market managers" to help with the logistics of market days. You don't need to
have extensive training, and it's a great way to meet new people!

Other roles to fill include a marketing internship
position to help with Roots and Sprouts our acclaimed print
newsletter, musicians and performers for Thursday market days, and
writers and photographers for our publications and website. Time commitment can
be low, medium, or sporadic - we have many ways to help.

Consider sharing your creative, administrative, and collaborative talents with
the Belmont Farmers' Market! Contact
belmontfarmersmarket@... or visit www.BelmontFarmersMarket.org
for more information.

Though it is still winter, we are planning a local delivery for Sunday
February 17th from Not your Ordinary Farm. The meat will be delivered
to Washington Street in Belmont, and if you would like to order please
contact Joan Teabagy at joanteebagy@... to order and for further
details. The price list is below. The pigs from Not Your Ordinary
Farms were raised and rotated on pasture with flexinet fencing.
Humanely raised, no hormones or antibiotics used. For more
information on the pork or the farm, contact Judy at judysopenski@....

(Prices are per pound)
Pork chops – center cut
2 per pack (approx. 1.2-1.5 # per package)$8.00
Ham Slice, small ham – butt end $10.00

Sausage
Hot Italian $9.00
Beer Braut $9.00
Chorizo $9.00
Breakfast Link (sage) $9.00
Andouille $12.00

(Price per package)
Bacon (12 ounces) $8.00



Not Your Ordinary Farm's hams and bacon were maple cured and hickory
smoked by Green Mountain Smokehouse.

Finally a recipe to inspire your winter cooking creativity:

Black Bean Chorizo Burritos

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium size onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 pound chorizo
2 cups cooked black beans, drained; canned is fine
1/2 cup green chile, chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
8 large flour tortillas
sour cream
sliced black olives

Saute the garlic, onion and green bell pepper in the olive oil, then crumble the
chorizo in the pan and brown the meat. Drain off any excess fat. Mash the beans
and stir them into the pan along with the green chile and jalapeno and cook over
low heat until the beans are warm. Warm the tortillas, one at a time, in a
frying pan or microwave. Spoon two tablespoons of the bean and meat mixture
along the center of each tortilla, roll up and fold in the ends. Serve with
dollop of sour cream and garnish with black olives. 4 servings.