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Farmers market update: Eager buyers at Siren
coffee. If you are interested in selling at one of the markets the seasonal vendor fee is $50 before July 1 and the daily vendor fee is $20. Crafters are charged an extra $5 at Siren. Please contact Armstrong at armstrong.sga@gmail.com or call 715-3495845 for more information and a membership form. Beginning next week, all three Burnett County market locations will be in operation: Alpha (Thursdays 3 - 5 p.m., parking lot of the Burnett Dairy Cooperative) Grantsburg (Mondays noon – 2 p.m., parking lot of the Grantsburg Village Offices and Library) Siren (Saturdays 1 – 3 p.m., parking lot of the Siren Senior Center)
All of the Burnett County farmers markets are now open for the season. Find some great buys on local veggies and fruits. – Photo submitted raw in salad for crunch at lunch, and grilled as a tasty side dish with supper. How about creamy asparagus soup or a spectacular asparagus tart? Need a recipe? Have one to share? Send a note to
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colleendraxler@gmail.com. Susan Armstrong, the new Burnett County farmers market manager, hosts an informative booth with pamphlets featuring Siren area tourist spots, cookies and
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Grilled Asparagus Spears Ingredients 1 pound fresh asparagus 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon salt Wash and trim asparagus. Place in plastic bag with oil, seal the bag and shake until the spears are coated. Sprinkle with salt. Grill asparagus for five minutes or so on a hot grill. Turn the spears each minute or so. The asparagus should begin to brown – but don’t let it char!
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by Colleen Draxler Special to the Leader BURNETT COUNTY – The busy Siren Farmers Market attracted many eager buyers last weekend. Early garden produce is starting to come in. Bunches of broccoli, kale, beet greens and tender kohlrabi are for sale. And strawberries! You will still be able to find fresh asparagus and rhubarb if you don’t delay. A great selection of bedding plants, trays of annuals and pots of perennials is still available. Plant-your-own irises, lilies, tomatoes, marigolds, impatiens, begonia, basil, peppers, melons, daisies and so much more are for sale at your local market. Hot sun, then cold, then rain and the unrelenting wind have slowed up some of the crops this year. Several farmers lost their whole crops of young cucumber plants in that cold snap around June 12. Never fear, they replanted, so we will have pickle-making opportunities, eventually. Asparagus at the market is almost as fresh as if you had cut it from your own garden. Look for bright skin and tightly formed heads. Trim asparagus by holding one spear at a time with both hands and snap it like kindling. The asparagus breaks in just the right spot. Really. This reporter will be adding farmers market asparagus to scrambled eggs for breakfast,