New Local Vendors offer Organic, Pesticide-free Produce, Cage-free Eggs, Goat’s Milk and More

(Feb 10, 2012)–Tempe Farmers Market, located in downtown Tempe, is excited to partner with new local vendors, Chow Locally and Tsom Vegetarian Restaurant.

Chow Locally is a brand new business, and the first of its kind in Arizona, featuring an online marketplace that allows customers to easily access the freshest seasonal foods grown by local ranchers and farmers. They provide local access to fruits and vegetables, herbs, honey, coffee, eggs, meat and more by subscribing to their Chow Share program or through their custom-order option.

Tempe Farmers Market is now working with Chow Locally, so customers can order online and then pick up their boxes directly from the Market. Orders will be available for pick up on Fridays. Tempe Farmers Market will also carry Chow Locally organic, pesticide-free produce (from local farmers, including Maya’s Farm, Crooked Sky Farms, Agritopia and Blue Sky Farms), as well as local, organic, cage-free, nest-run eggs (from Lucky Farms).

Tsom Restaurant in Tempe (pronounced “soum”),  is the creation of Chef Abel Meja (of Blue Nile Cafe fame) and is an exclusively vegetarian/vegan eatery featuring salad bar, sandwiches, rice bowls, pastas, soups and desserts. Tsom offers a wide array of healthy, low-calorie and gluten-free foods from The Mediterranean, India, Latin America, North Africa and many other places.

Fans of Tsom can now purchase take-away fresh split pea dips and lentil dips and salads at Tempe Farmers Market. They are delicious with local pitas or pita chips!

Tsom Restaurant, 933 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-377-2833

Tempe Farmers Market is featuring some great new products from established vendors, Crows Dairy and Barb’s Gourmet Beans. Crow’s Dairy, a small farmstead dairy in Buckeye offering a variety of products made only from the wholesome milk of Purebred Nubian Dairy Goats, is now producing Grade A Goat’s Milk. Customers can find Crow’s Dairy goat’s milk, goat cheeses, feta goat cheese, goat milk gelato and more at Tempe Farmers Market.

Barb’s Gourmet Beans of Glendale creates all natural soups, bean dips and chili mixes that use NO salt, preservatives, fat, sugar or MSG. Flavors include Garden Split Pea, Tucsan Zuppa, Taos Black Bean, Red River Lentil, Hearty Bean Stew, Pasta Florentine, Santa Fe, Classic Bean, Corn Chowder, Mayan Medley.  They go great in the crockpot for a hearty meal. Barb’s is now featuring bean dip mixes, Fiesta Black Bean and Pronto Pinto Spicy Bean. Try with local-made tortilla chips!

Products available at Tempe Farmers Market, 805 S. Farmer Ave., Tempe, 480-557-9970. Open Daily from 8am – 11pm. Late nights Fri till Midnight, Sat till 1am. www.tempefarmersmarket.com or find on Facebook.

Join us for the Art and Music Fest!

Stop by for delicious homemade treats, arts and crafts or listen to some local jams. Check our facebook page for weekly lineups and details. The Tempe Farmers Market is open for freshly-made coffee and more.

Art and Music Fest @ Tempe Farmers Market (805 S. Farmer Ave. | Tempe)
Now Open Saturdays
10am – dusk

For outdoors vending opportunities or musical performances, please contact Gaia Lavender for details at arizonaseahag@yahoo.com or 480.274.3620.

Do you have something to sell?

We’re having a Community Sale in the parking lot at Tempe Farmers Market, Sat. Nov 19th from 10am-Dusk to benefit the Wilson Street Garden.

You set up, bring your own table/chairs and clean up. First come, first serve. All are welcome! Buy or sell. FREE!

There is no charge for set-up. A volunteer donation of 10% of sales is appreciated and will be collected to benefit the Wilson Street Garden.

Bizarre Sale
Saturday, November 19 · 10:00am – Dusk
805 S. Farmer Ave. | Tempe | 480.557.9970

Live Music & Dance! Featuring *Cosmos Mediterranean Fusion Band featuring “Belly Dancer of the Universe” Makana *Riley Family Circus *Of the Earth *Improv Jams with Arun Bron & Tempe Market hunks Miguel Quijada & Jason Wiedman *Open Mic for Musicians & Poets (with mics, bass, amp and guitar amp provided) * Slam Poet & Musician “Brandy Starr” *and much, much more!

Salem’s Imports (Tempe)

Salem’s Imports of Tempe is the go-to place for great locally-made hummus, dips and take away items. Tempe Farmers Market is now featuring  a variety of salads (prices range from about $2.99 – $3.69) including:

- Pasta Pesto
- Artichoke Tortellini
- Sun Dried Tomato
- Spaghetti Parmaesan
- Broccoli Delight
- Dolmades
- Chicken Salad
- Southwest Chicken Salad
- Curry Chicken Salad
- Tabouli Salad
- Egg Salad
    *availability may vary

These salads make a great lunch-on-the-go with a fresh baked roll from our favorite local bakery.

Salem also carries a variety of delicious Mediterranean dips and hummus. Flavors include, Sun Dried Tomato/ Parmaesan Dip, Spinach Dip, French Onion Dip, Baba Ghanoush, Roasted Garlic Hummus, Sun Dried Tomato Hummus, Jalapeno Hummus, Original Hummus, Tzaziki Cucumber Dip, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Kalamata Olive Hummus, Tzaziki with Roasted Red Pepper, Tabouli Salad, Artichoke Hummus and more. Please call ahead to check on availability. Prices vary.

Saber Rouin has been a fixture at Valley farmers markets for years, but you may be more familiar with his alter ego, Doctor Hummus. You can usually find him serving up his hummus, dips and pitas to his legion of fans. His mission – love, peace, happiness and hummus.

Rouin’s love of food can be traced back to his Tunisan ancestry. Inspired by a fondness for entertaining and feeding friends, he would whip up hummus and other delights inspired by his North African roots.  After much encouragement from family and friends, he took a stab at going commercial with his hummus and has never looked back.

Rouin says the key to his success is in the freshness of his ingredients.  He uses local chickpeas and lemon juice from orchards in Tempe.  All of his products are preservative-free and many of his hummus’ are tahini-free – meaning sesame-free – which is a boon to many of his customers with food allergies. His pita chips are made with heart-healthy canola oil.

Doctor Hummus was recently awarded New Times Best of Phoenix “Best Hummus” for 2010. Tempe Farmers Market is proud to carry Doctor Hummus products, including hummus, tabouli, tzatziki, pesto sauces, tapenades and pita chips. Stop by to see our great selection of flavors!

*Rouin is planning to open a restaurant in Tempe (at Broadway and McClintock) this summer called Wild Flavors.  The menu will feature a fusion of Greek and Italian food, including wood-fired pizzas.