The following is an abridged version of the weekly newsletter of the Collingswood Farmers Market. More at CollingswoodMarket.com

"Potatoes may be ugly, but they're still awesome..."
—IronChef Foicite

Weather Forcast for Market Hours

Partly cloudy in the 60s and 70s.

What's in Season

Root vegetables are another staple of autumn dishes. Savoie Organic Farm's varieties are pictured. Look for sweet potatoes, too, both white and orange types.

Fall Squash is here, ready to roast, sautee, puree and more. Butternut, spaghetti squash, acorn, pumpkins and more. See recipes below.

Did you know that fresh apple cider tastes different each week, based on which kinds of apples are being juiced?

Pear varieties are changing weekly, too, at Fruitwood Farms' stand.

Broccoli is back, it's a spring and fall crop. Duker T Will be selling cream of broccoli soup this week, too.

Hillacres Pride (dairy and meat) will now have lard from their Berkshire Heritage Breed pigs, regaining praise as a cooking fat of choice for chefs and foodies. Again this week, they are offering a very limited number of yogurts for sale at the booth on a first come basis.

Sale

Hillacres Pride "big blocks" of cheddars and colby cheeses will be $9.49/lb (save 50 cents a pound!) this Saturday, while they last. Blocks are vacuum sealed and will last months-stock up now.

Musical Guest

Bossa nova-jazz favorite Trio Nova Duo plays the music this week.

Apple Pie Baking Contest

is October 20. For contest registration and rules, click here.

Donate Your Animal Care Items Saturday

Camden County Animal Shelter will be attending this Saturday's market. They report an urgent need for dry and wet cat/dog food, and linens. Please bring any contributions to their tent, and thank you!