Manchester Farmers Market

06/17/2026

Recipe: Spinach Quiche

Ingredients
1 9-inch pie crust
1 tablespoon butter
½ cup thinly sliced shallots
4 large eggs
1¼ cups heavy cream
Pinch ground nutmeg
¾ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup (8 oz) finely shredded Gruyère, packed
1 lb fresh chopped spinach, steamed and pressed

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F and set a rack in the middle position. Prick the bottom and sides of the pie crust all over with a fork (pricking about an inch apart). Bake until fully cooked and lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside and turn oven down to 325°F.
Heat the butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the shallots until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Do not brown. Set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, nutmeg, salt and cayenne pepper.
Place the cooked pie crust on a baking sheet. Spread the shallots over the bottom of the cooked crust, then sprinkle the shredded Gruyere over top. Scatter the spinach evenly over cheese, breaking up the clumps as best you can. Pour the egg and cream mixture over top.
Bake at 325°F degrees for 50 to 55 minutes until the custard is set and top is lightly golden. Serve hot or warm.

06/16/2026

Learning Corner: Types of Tomatoes

Tomatoes, in their many different iterations, can be confusing and even intimidating to the new market shopper and gardener. While endless tomes could be written about these summer treasures, we will try to concentrate on identifying and clarifying types here.

As a gardener and farmer, you learn about determinate and indeterminate varieties. Tomato plants need support as they grow because they are inherently a vine! Their fruit is meant to lay on the ground, decay and complete the reproductive process. With this in mind, determinate tomato vines are vines that stop growing at a certain length (height), and indeterminate will continue to grow and can be pruned and continue to grow.
Typically, determinate tomato plants are heirloom varieties and indeterminate are hybrids, but there are plenty of indeterminate heirlooms. Hybrid tomatoes have a bit of an incorrect reputation; that if tomatoes are not heirloom, they must be GMO, or otherwise inferior. Not the case! Up until very recently, GMO seeds were unavailable for purchase at the commercial consumer level. Hybrids are plants that have been selectively bred by humans the old-fashioned way, until the seeds have a reliable fruit outcome. Large producers breed for shelf stability and shipping sturdiness; small farmers select for flavor! We have been doing this with all food sources since prehistory.
Heirlooms have a more obvious place; to preserve unique flavors, textures, and appearance. These plants are preserved in an opposite method of isolating those that present classic characteristics.

Clearly the only option is buying a wide variety and doing your own taste tests, and this summer is the perfect time to start!

06/15/2026

Vendor Profile: Jo's Creative Crochet
JoLynn Low, Michigan Center

"My name is JoLynn. I am a full time college student. I picked up crocheting as a hobby to give me something to do. I never expected it to turn into something like this! This will be my fourth summer doing markets, and I plan to continue on. As of right now markets are the only way I sell my products, however, I have plans to sell online eventually. Everything is handmade and crafted with care.
I sell crochet stuffed animals; octopus, chickens, jelly fish, snakes, mushrooms, pickles and bees are some of my most popular. I also offer a variety of other crochet items, including hand bags, dish scrubs, scrunchies, key chains, cup cozies, coasters, and hair bandanas. All of my stuffed animals are made with plush yarns, to make the products soft and cuddly, where my other items are made with worsted weight cotton, so they are durable and hold up well in use."

JoLynn has recently graduated and taken a job as an art teacher! She will be at the market twice per month through the summer. She takes cash and credit for purchases and welcomes custom orders!

06/14/2026

Well folks that does it. Lightning is closing the market for today, Sunday, June 14! 😭🌩️⛈️

06/14/2026

CLOSED FOR LIGHTNING!

Sunday, June 14, 10am-2pm
Wurster Park, 215 W Main st

🎼 Chobie Shedwell will be playing for us from noon-2pm!
🫂Zion Church is on hand to sign kids up for vacation bible camp.
🐷 The treasure hunt animal will be the pig! Find him hiding in the market and come to the Info Booth for a prize!

Plants: veggie, and herb starts, perennials

Protein: eggs

Produce: kale, mushrooms, lettuce, salad mix, cucumbers, radishes, collards, chard, potatoes, onions, kohlrabi

Baked goods: cinnamon rolls, sweet rolls, coffee cake

Misc food: honey, premade drink mixes

Gifts: soap, lotion, hand forged bottle openers, dinner bells, hooks, jewelry

06/14/2026

06/11/2026

Thursday, June 4, 3-6pm
Adrain st and Main Street

🎶Mike Evans will be playing for us from 4-6pm at the market on Adrian Street!
🐓The treasure hunt animal will be the rooster! Find him hiding in the market and come to the Info Booth for a prize.

Plants: fruit, veggie, and herb starts

Protein: eggs, wide variety of sausages

Produce: radishes, mushrooms, kale, lettuce, rhubarb, asparagus, cucumbers

Baked goods: cinnamon rolls, sweet rolls, coffee cake, variety of sourdough breads, pancake mix, muffins

Misc food: honey, various wines

Gifts: dog treats, crochet items, soap, lotion, hand forged bottle openers, dinner bells, crochet toys and clothing, jewelry

10/28/2025