First Sunday Dinner on the Farm - Family Style!
Does the phrase "Old Fashioned Dinner at Grandma's" make your mouth water? We have just the answer for you! It's our Sunday Family-Style Dinner on the Farm! Starting this Sunday October 11th we will be serving dinner every Sunday night, Family Style.
It will be exactly what you expect at Traders Point Creamery - local, organic, sustainably raised chicken breasts with homemade organic dumplings. You can rest assured that our Sunday Night Dinners will be not only crowd-pleasing, but also good for you! We can't think of a better way to showcase our commitment to local, organic, and fresh-tasting food than by opening up the Loft for Sunday Night Dinner.
So give Grandma the night off and bring your family and friends to pass around the fun!
Reservations@tpforganics.com or call 317-733-1700
Sundays on the Farm
We have a Sunday schedule that is jam-packed and full of fun!
Every Sunday at the Farm:
- Enjoy our Award Winning Brunch
- Take a Safari Ride complete with Safari Sundae! ($10 a person)
- NEW! Starting Oct. 11, bring the whole family for Sunday Night "Family Style Dinners" from 6-9:30 pm. Feed your family a delicious, nutritous, home-cooked meal just like grandma used to make!
Friday Dinner and Live Music in the Barn- Come Have the "Best Burger in Indy"
That's right! Indianapolis Monthly has named our famously tasty, 100% grass-fed beef burgers, one of the 25 "Best burgers in Indy" Check out the October issue!
To celebrate, we're designating Friday October 9th, "Gourmet Burger Day" and we'll be grillin 'em up for dinner!
We're serving:
- Guacamole Burger with Jalapenos
- Hawaiian Burger, with thin sliced ham, and pineapple
- Bacon and Blue Cheese Burger featuring Gunthrope Farms bacon
- If you you're a vegetarian,we've got a burger for you! The soon-to-be famous Portabella Burger.
All burgers come with TPC’s Famous Mac ‘n Cheese, featuring a rich and indulgent blend of our cheeses and fresh organic green beans.
Children can have a smaller burger - as they wish!
Come join us for Dinner in the Barn with LIVE MUSIC and great food!
Beverages: Choice of Lemonade or Water
Adults $15 Kids $7
Specialty Beers and Wines available for purchase
Saturday Night Candlelight Dinners- A Big Success!
Our first Saturday Candlelight Dinner was a wonderful success. If you were there, we know you'll be back. If you haven't yet been, you're missing out!
Come try the Pan Seared Sea Bass -served with red pepper risotto and grapefruit buerre blanc. If you're in the mood for grass-fed beef, the Beef Tenderloin Bourdelaise is just what you're looking for! Our own grass-fed beef filet served with purple peruvian gratin
. Or the Roast Duck a l'Orange might be the dinner or your choice. Half of a Gunthrope Farms organic duck, glazed with honey and fresh orange juice, cooked to juicy perfection and accompanied with a mushroom risotto.
Vegetarian meals are always offered.
Come see what's cooking Saturday night at the Farm!
6 Nights a Week a Different Menu!
The Loft Restaurant has a full line-up of specialty night dinners with mouth-watering, made-to-order entrees! If you haven't already, stop by the farm any night of the week!
- Tuesday Night Tapas
- Wednesday Night Pizza Night
- Thursday Night Mediterranean Night
- Friday Night Dinner on the Deck or Party in the Barn (Through Oct 30th)
- Saturday Night Candlelight Dinner
- Sunday Night Family Dinner (starting this Sunday, Oct. 11)
SIX nights a week, from 6 to 9:30 pm. Come to the Loft and meet friends and family for dinner.
Save the Date - OKTOBERFEST, SUNDAY THE 18th!
Our third annual Oktoberfest will be SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH from 12-5pm and we guarantee it will be an amazing day of fun! If you've come in the past, then you know that it's a special day on the Farm. If you've never been, what are you waiting for?
PolkaBoy, the 13-piece power polka band and Indianapolis favorite, will be playing the event from 2-5pm. We will have everything else you'd expect at Oktoberfest: hayrides, bonfires, a pumpkin patch, face painting, and games. In addition, there will be some exciting farm-inspired events: watching cow milking, baby calf petting, and sampling of our award-winning dairy products. We will be selling traditional, Homemade, German food, beer, and wine, as well as Traders Point Creamery's own ice cream, cheeses and hot chocolate. We will be serving Bloomington's Upland Brewing Co. festive fall beers.
Tickets are $8 in advance, or $10 at the event. Children under 10 years old free. Advance tickets can be picked up at Trader's Point Creamery or online at www.traderspointcreamery.com.
Oktoberfest is a fundraiser which benefits Greater Historic Traders Point, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting greenspace in the Traders Point Area.
Needed: Volunteers for Oktoberfest!
Oktoberfest is quickly approaching! We need volunteers to fill 3- hour slots from 11:00 am until 6:30 pm on Sunday, October 18. Many of you have volunteered in the past, and we thank you so very much! This project benefits us all and is our only fundraiser of the year. Please volunteer for a three hour shift during the event--it will be great fun.
Our goal for this year’s Oktoberfest is to raise enough money to complete signage to designate and highlight our districts. Greater Historic Traders Point, a 501(c)(3) green space preservation group, is hosting its third annual Oktoberfest on the Farm. This event began in 2007 to raise funds for the completion of two rural historic districts. We work closely with the group to put on the event.
Please contact Cindy Lamberjack at 250-6504 or email her at c_lamberjack001@comcast.net to set up a volunteer time.
If you are unable to volunteer, but would still like to help, please consider donating to the Traders Point Rural Historic Districts. Checks may be made payable to Greater Historic Traders Point and may be sent to:
Greater Historic Traders Point
7103 W. 96th St.
Zionsville, IN 46077
Food Inc. - Movie Night at the Farm, Friday November 6th!
Food Inc. will be released on DVD on November 3rd. We're so excited about this movie and the way it's revolutionizing people attitudes towards food, that we're going to celebrate the DVD release in style: IT'S MOVIE NIGHT AT THE FARM!
- Food, Inc. Screening
- Friday, November 6th
- Trader's Point Creamery's First Movie Night!
If you saw Food Inc in the theater, then you know this documentary is changing people's views on food, the industry that has grown up around it, and how many different (and totally processed) versions of corn exist! If you didn't get a chance to see Food, Inc., we can't stress enough that you should! Pick this film up on DVD, or better yet, come to movie night on the Farm.
Tell your friends, tell your family, and bring everyone you know to our Food, Inc. Movie Night at the Farm!
Maria's Green Market Piece
Friday Night Farmer’s Markets Move to Big, Lighted, Warm Red Barn
How many other farmer’s markets in the area keep you, the customer, and our loyal vendors comfortable with an indoor venue for the cooler and wetter parts of the year? We do!
For the remaining four Fridays of the Summer Green Market, please support your favorite vendors by visiting them in the Red Barn on Friday nights from 4-8 PM. Rain, shine or cold, they will be there with the best the fall field and kitchen have to offer. Imagine—5 kinds of autumn apples from one farm alone, plus winter squashes and cooking/baking pumpkins with names and appearances so unusual, you’ll have to ask for a personality profile for each one of them. Meat and eggs are in good supply, as are baked goods, creative prepared foods, and health-promoting fermented vegetables and beverages. We even offer healthy skin care, meet your need for fresh coffee beans, and offer something healthy for your pet!
Thanks for your ongoing support. Our vendors are here for you.
Vendors Attending This Week
* Aboubakar Allal - handmade silver, leather and wooden works, as well as traditional drums from Niger, Africa
* Bluffwood Creek Organic Farm and Apiary -honey sticks, hand cream, lipbalm, honey, and last of the SWEET CORN
* Countryside Orchard – Grimes Golden, Shizuka, Nova Spy, Hidden Rose and Liberty apples; also CARAMEL APPLES, APPLE CIDER and Fall BROCCOLI
* Daina's Petite Pies - single serving dinner and dessert pies made with premium local meats and vegetables
* Farming for Life – raw sauerkraut and other lacto-fermented vegetables; real crock-fermented dill pickles, lacto-fermented beverages, including Garlic Beet Kvaas
and Kombucha. Featuring this week: ROMAINE AND HEAD LETTUCE, SPAGHETTI SQUASH, LONG ISLAND CHEESE AND JARRADHALE PUMPKINS, WALLA WALLA SWEET ONIONS, AND GARLIC
* Feast Catering - a variety of tamales, salsas, and gourmet baked goods. This week’s features: pumpkin cheesecake bars, sticky buns and cinnamon donuts
* Fields of Agape - chemical-free grains (Omega III golden flax, hard red wheat berries, hard white wheat berries); free flour grinding while you wait
* Flower Child Aromatherapy – handmade soaps, sachets, incense, perfumes, and liquid hand sanitizer
* Harvest Cafe Coffee Company - freshly brewed coffee, a variety of freshly roasted coffee beans or freshly ground beans, loose tea, iced tea and iced mochas
* Kelsey's Cultured Foods - cultured organic vegetables
* Life Farm - certified organic produce; This week’s features include: lettuce, kale, radish, winter squash, beets, turnips, eggplants, peppers, peppers, cabbage, arugula
* Litterally Divine Toffee and Truffles-chocolate and vegan truffles (made with organic ingredients) and almond toffee (both vegan and organic), coffee toffee made with Harvest Cafe Coffee's beans, and ice cream toppings
* New Leaf Farm – tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, cabbages and spinach
* Pet Lover’s Organic Bakery - handmade organic pet treats; 50% of sales go to benefit the Humane Society
* Phelps Family Farm - a variety of beef and pork meats, sausages and eggs
* Redwine Farm - farm fresh eggs, hot sauce and pepper seasoning, sweet candy onions, zucchini, yellow squash, red tomatoes, hot peppers, sweet peppers, green and yellow beans, eggplant , kale, Swiss chard, spinach, butternut squash, okra and snow peas
* Seldom Seen Farm - transitional organic produce. This week's features are spinach, delicata and butternut squash, gourmet lettuce mix, shallots, heirloom and red tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, arugula, various bunched mustard greens, kale, collards, green onion, cilantro, bell peppers in red, purple, green, flower bouquets
* Seven Springs Farm – Will not be returning to Market until November 15 to deliver turkeys. You can still order a turkey by calling 317-691-3948 or at Luella@sevenspringsindiana.com.
* The Swiss Connection - unique (and delicious) cheeses, meats (including beef sausage products) and ice cream, plus a variety of pet products. Featuring for a limited time: LAMB CUTS, including lamb chops, ground lamb, stew meat, shoulder chops, leg steaks, rack of lamb, leg of lamb (both with bone and bone out), and shank
* Trader's Point Creamery - organic milk, ice cream, pourable yogurt, artisan cheeses, eggs, and ground beef
* Valentine Hill Farm - variety of whole grain breads, English muffins, Mediterranean Herb pasta, European style lemon and orange pound cakes, Santa Fe nibblers and spritz cookies (all made with certified organic ingredients)
* Zen Sheep Farm – Certified Organic peppers, pie pumpkins, garlic and products made from organic wool, including pillows, yarn, roving and batts
Recipe of the Week
Cooler weather makes many of us yearn for a good, thick, homemade soup. Here's a quick and yummy one - and you can pick up potatoes at the Green Market on Friday.
POTATO SOUP
- 6 cups diced potatoes
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth, divided
- 4 cups (1 bottle) Trader's Point Creamery Whole Milk
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- chopped bacon, if desired, for garnish
In a large pot, bring potatoes, celery and onion to a boil in 2 cups of broth. Cook until potatoes are tender, 15 minutes. Drain and reserve liquid. Combine reserved broth and milk in pot. In a bowl, combine melted butter and flour. Stir into milk mixture over medium heat. Stir until thickened. Stir in reserved vegetables, remaining broth, and pepper. Heat through and serve.
Quote of the Week
"A good meal soothes the soul as it regenerates the body. From the abundance of it flows a benign benevolence. A good and copius dinner begets a mellowing influence; it permeates the bosom with a bland philanthropy of sentiment, embracive of all classes, sects and races of man.”
Frederick W. Hackwood, Good Cheer (1911)
Upcoming Events
Friday, October 9--Dinner in the Barn from 5 to 8 pm--Gourmet Burgers.
Saturday, October 10--Candlelight Dinner on the Farm! 6 to 9:30 pm.
Sunday, October 11--Family Style Dinners on the farm. Come by with the family to enjoy our first traditional, home-cooked meals from 6 to 9:30 pm.
Friday, October 16--Dinner in the Barn featuring Meatball Grinders.
Sunday, October 18--OKTOBERFEST!!! Join us from 12 to 5 pm for fun on the farm!
Friday, October 23--Dinner in the Barn-Andouille Sausage
October 21-24--FFA Week on the Farm
Friday, October 30--Dinner on the Deck--Mangia Italia!
