Fun Was Had By All at Free Cone Day

It was our pleasure to serve over 2,500 scoops of luscious chocolate, vanilla and banana Creamline Ice Cream on Free Cone Day!  We also introduced our new "Sweet Sensations" non-fat frozen dessert.  We overheard people raving about our stawberry Sweet Sensations. The event was perfect - the weather, the music, the setting and (most importantly) the people! 

Folks listened to the lovely live music, bounced along on the hayrides, and learned about our unique sustainable, organic practices on a farm tour.  We grilled hundreds of burgers, as everyone agreed that it was optimal "grilling" weather. 

Our calves took center stage, munching happily in a new clover patch on the hill.  We looked at them graciously, knowing that they are responsible for the fantastic flavor of our Creamline Ice Cream and Sweet Sensations frozen dessert.  Our guests watched them eat their lunch, while they watched our guests lick up sweet, delicious goodness.  Ah, sustainability tastes GOOD! 
Thank you for making our Free Cone Day an overwhelming success! 

Bring Dad to the Farm for Father's Day Brunch

Take dad out for the Best Brunch in Town (voted by readers in Indianapolis Monthly).  Brunch is served from 9am - 3pm.  (And maybe if he's good, you'll let dad get a scoop of ice cream afterwards!)  

• Father's Day, Sunday June 21st

Contact us soon and reserve your spot! Make your reservations now...email reservations@tpforganics.com or call 733-1700.

Let dad know how much you care by giving him the best (and best for him) brunch in town. 

Friday Dinner - Rain or Shine or Both!!

The weather may not be able to make up its mind, but we'll be ready either way with a fabulous Friday Dinner!  Rain or Shine...Outside on the Deck or Inside the Loft.

This week we'll be serving Grilled Cobia (firm fleshed, mild white fish), mixed bean salad, fresh watermelon, and artisan bread. The vegetarian option will be Penne pasta with zucchini, yellow summer squash, asparagus, and roasted tomato sauce.

Kids Option: Cheesy Baked Hamburger Pasta featuring TPC grass-fed beef and fantastic cheeses!!

Beverages: Choice of ice tea, lemonade, water

Adults $15

Kids $7

***Specialty Beers and Wines available for puchase***


 Put together Dinner and the Green Market and you've got a delightful Friday evening! Bring the family and friends and come relax!

 

Our Famer's Market Vendors are on a Roll...

This season, we challenged our farmer’s market vendors to grow or develop new products this summer, and a look at the list below will tell you that they have come through for you, our valued customers.

Seldom Seen Farm will have the season’s first peas, along with their already rich line-up of greens and bedding plants. Harvest Café Coffee continues to amaze with new blends of beans and new styles of roasting. Swiss Connection couldn’t stop at launching just one new product, so they will be bringing not only a new ice cream flavor, but two, yes TWO, new sausage styles this week!  And last but not least, if you’ve never sampled Redwine Farms’ eclectic product mix, stop by and see Jacob for his fresh strawberries and delicious eggs, including duck eggs.Please also note that Joe Gady of Farming for Life has gone back to a bi-weekly schedule, and will join us again on June 12. Pet Lover’s Bakery and Zen Sheep Farm are on vacation and will return on June 19. 

If you have extra cloth or paper shopping bags to donate to our Take-A-Bag, Leave-A-Bag rack, please bring them to the Market Manager’s table, or simply hang them on the rack. See you all on Friday.

* Aboubakar Allal - handmade silver, leather and wooden works, as well as traditional drums from Niger, Africa
* Bluffwood Creek Honey - honey sticks, hand cream, lipbalm, honey candy-possibly honey again this week!
* Country Mouse City Mouse - condiments, dips, soups and dressings made from generational recipes
* Daina’s Petite Pies - single serving dinner and dessert pies made with premium local meats and vegetables
* Feast Catering - a variety of tamales, sweets, salsas, asparagus tarts, strawberry rhubarb tarts and granola
* Fields of Agape - chemical-free grains (Omega III golden flax, hard red wheat berries, hard white wheat berries)
* Flower Child Aromatherapy - handmade soaps, sachets, teas, incense, and perfumes
* Fran Monforte, Artist - paintings of country themes; purses, shopping bags and cording made from recycled plastic bags
* Harvest Cafe Coffee Company - freshly brewed coffee, a variety of freshly roasted coffee beans or freshly ground beans, loose tea, and iced mochas. New this week: “Summer Delight”, an organic blend of African and Latin American coffees offering a refreshingly mild chocolate and citrus flavor, a soothing aroma, and a smooth finish.
* Life Farm - certified organic produce, including lots of cherry tomatoes, and vegetable plants
* Literally Divine Toffee and Truffles - chocolate and vegan truffles (made with organic ingredients), almond toffee (both vegan and organic), and organic ice cream toppings
* Magnolia Mill Farm - chemical-free asparagus
* New Leaf Farm - pledge-organic produce, vegetable plants
* Phelps Family Farm - a variety of meats and sausages, and eggs
* Redwine Farm - fresh produce, hot pepper sauces and ground shakers, beef, and eggs, and strawberries
* Seldom Seen Farm - transitional organic produce. This week’s features are heirloom tomato plants, perennial plants, lettuce, spinach, peas, and pea shoots
* Seven Springs Farm - beef, chicken (whole and parts), lamb, eggs and popcorn
* The Swiss Connection - unique (and delicious) cheeses, meats and ice cream, plus a variety of pet products (Animal Welfare Approved Farm). New this week: blueberry ice cream, beef frankfurters, and beef breakfast sausages in small links.

* Traders Point Creamery - 100% grass-fed milks, yogurts, cheeses, ice cream, and pet milk
* Valentine Hill Farm - variety of whole grain breads, English muffins, pasta, European style lemon pound cake & the famous spritz cookies (all made with Certified Organic Ingredients).

 

Find Us in Chicago!!

Please try our incredible Chocolate Milk at the following Chicago stores:

Brookhaven Markets: Darien, Mokena, Burr Ridge

Bockwinkles, Millennium Center

Berwyn Fruit

Westbrook Markets: Westmont, Downers Grove

Joe Caputo and Sons: Palatine, Algonquin, Des Plaines

Pete’s Fresh Markets

Westlawn Market

Stanley’s Market

La Chiquita Supermercado’s: 26th & Pulaski, Cermak & Cicero

Green Grocer Market

Grand Foods: Glencoe, Winnetka

Fresh Markets: Kildeer, Geneva, Wilmette

Whole Foods: Gold Coast, Halsted, Lakeview, LincolnPark, Sauganash, South Loop, Deerfield, Evanston 2 stores, Hinsdale, Northbrook, Palatine, River Forest, Wheaton, Willowbrook.

 

More coming this Dairy Month stay tuned…….

 

Concert (and Ice Cream) in the Park

Ice cream and music - that's music to our ears!  Our amazing new Creamline Trader's Point Creamery Ice Cream will be available at the Zionsville Concert in the Park Series.

• Where:  Lincon Park, downtown Zionsville
• When:  Wednesday evenings (June 3 - July 29), 7:30 - 8:40 pm
• Why? Because live music and ice cream are good for the soul! 
   

 

 

 

Take a Walk in the Garden - June 10th

The Indianapolis Garden Club's 14th Annual Garden Walk will be:

• Wednesday, June 10, 2009
  9:00am - 4:00pm

Enjoy a walk through captivating private gardens at your leisure.  Proceeds from the garden walk provide funding for worthwhile community projects.  For ticket information, please call 317-255-1681 or go to igcgardenwalk.com

 

 

Calling All Home Cooks

 

• Deadline - June 10th!

Each winner will
*  receive a $35 gift certificate for products from the Traders Point Creamery Farm Store!
*  have their recipe published in our newsletter
*  have their recipe featured on our Loft Restaurant menu

Send your recipes to events@tpforganics.com. Finalists will be contacted to bring in their dish for judging. 
 

Demonstration Garden Update

Many thanks to those who have helped start the Demonstration Garden. Quadrants of the circle garden have been marked, beds have been made, and tomatoes and lettuces are all nestled in our rich organic soil full of beneficial microbes. This week, we will continue planting beans and a variety of other starts. Come join in the fun!!

If you're interested in digging-in and helping out in the garden, join us this Friday, June 5th, at Noon. Have fun working in the garden with Norm, "The Garden Guy," his dog Kipper, and other volunteers from Noon to 4 p.m. Then, you can reward your good work by shopping at the Green Market or having Dinner On the Deck.

Contact Norm at 574-903-5125 or Amy at 317-733-1700 about volunteering in the Demonstration Garden.

 

Quote of the Week

Historically, milk was more than a luxury; it was critically important in the diet.  For peasants, the cow kept the grocery bill down and the doctor away.  With her ability to convert inedible grass into milk and cream, the cow was at the center of the domestic economy.  Rich in protein, fat, calcium, and B vitamins, milk was known as "white meat," capable of transforming an inadequate diet of bread and potatoes into a passable one, especially for chidren. 

Nina Planck,  Real Food: What to Eat and Why

 

 

 

Recipe of the Week

Fresh Summer Cucumber Salad

2 cucumbers, quartered and diced
4 tomatoes, diced
1 red onion, sliced thin
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup mayo
1 cup TPC whole milk yogurt
2 T fresh parsley, minced
2 T fresh chives, chopped fine
salt and pepper to taste

Put all vegetables in a large bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together mayo, yogurt, garlic, and herbs. Pour dressing over vegetables, toss to coat and let sit 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.