Thursday, June 14, 2012

Newsletter 06-14-12

Opening Day Snapshots
Thanks for coming out and supporting us on our opening day. That was just the beginning! With your support, we can continue to add more farmers and make this the biggest and best market around SGV. Check out some great pictures of the market taken by John Hwang, more of which can be seen on our Facebook page. Did you take any pictures? If so, please post them on  




And the Winner is....
Congratulations to Kaiping Hsu who is the winner of the $100 opening day prize. Also, the winner of our farmers' market basket raffle (a basket full of fresh farmers' market fruits & veggies) is Veronica Hernandez. Didn't win this time? No worries, every week we will have a farmers' market basket raffle. There are two ways to win: 1) sign up for the raffle each week at the information booth (red tent) at the market, or 2) participate in our Facebook Page promotion contests (such as our 'Guess that Veggie' game). 


A Message from 'Farmer Mark', the Market Manager

Welcome to the new Monterey Park Certified Farmers’ Market! Certified Farmers’ Market means these farms are all from California. They represent our local food system, which provides a fresher, tastier and more nutritious food choice than the industrial food system (grocery stores). Our farms do their best to compete on price but they will not always be successful because they grow a higher quality product on a smaller scale than the large corporate farms. However, their produce is:


Fresher
- Locally-grown means usually harvested within 24 hours of being purchased by you. Fresher means it lasts longer.

Tastier - Produce picked and eaten at the height of freshness tastes better.
More Nutritious – Nutritional value declines, often dramatically, as time passes after harvest. Because locally-grown produce is freshest, it is more nutritionally complete. 

If it does costs a little more, at least know you are handing the money over to the person who produced it and not a corporate middle-man.

What you see today is only the beginning. All markets start small. With your support, we can build this market into one of the best of the SGV. Please come back often.

What else do you want to see at the market? Please let us know!

“Farmer Mark” Anderson, Market Manager
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苗盼”(非盈利的市場機構)歡迎你來蒙市保證農夫市場

保證農夫市場所有的農產品都是來自加州本地,提供比超市新鮮,好吃並且更營養食物。因為我們的農場是小以規模來種高品質的產品,並且儘量在價格上與超市同等, 但是他們的產品是大規模種植,品質不如小規模所種。我們的產品有以下的優點﹕

更新鮮 本地種的表示通常你買的產品是二十四小時內收成的。新鮮也表示可以保存久些。

更好吃 在最新鮮時所採的產品會好吃的多。

更營養 產品營養在收成後會劇烈損失。 但本地種的因為新鮮,營養更加保存完全。

就算價格稍微高些,至少你清楚你付的錢是給種產品的人而不是中間商。

你今天所看到的只是一個開始。  所有的市場都是從小起步。  藉者你的支持,我們可以建立起聖蓋博谷其中最好的市場之一。請每周五回來。
 其他有什麼你希望在農夫市場看到的?請告訴我們!

“Farmer Mark” Anderson, Market Manager

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Un mensaje de promesa de Sprouts (Organizador no lucrativo del mercado)
Bienvenidos al nuevo Mercado de Granjeros Certificados. Mercado de Granjeros Certificados significa que estas granjas todas son de California. Representan nuestro sistema local de comida el cual provee comida mas fresca, que sabe mejor y mas nutriciosaa que las del sistema industrial (tiendas de abarrotes). Nuestras granjas hacen lo mejor que pueden para competir con los precios  pero no siempre lo pueden porque cosechan producto de mas alta calidad en escala mas chica que las granjas grandes corporativas.Sin embargo su producto es:

Mas fresco -Cosechado localmente quiere decir que usted lo compra a las 24 horas. Mas fresco significa que dura mas.
Sabe mejor -Producto piscado y consumido a la altura de su frescura sabe mejor.
Mas Nutricioso -Los valores nutricionales declinan segun pasa el tiempo de cuando se cosecha. Porque el producto local es mas fresco, y mas completamente nutricional. 

Si cuesta un poquito mas, cuando menos usted sabe que le esta entregando el dinero a la persona que lo produjo y no al intermediario corporativo. Lo que usted ve hoy es solo el principio.  Todos los mercados empiezan pequenos.  Con su respaldo, podemos construir este mercado hasta ser uno de los mejores del valle de San Gabriel. Vuelva todos los Viernes.

Que mas le gustaria ver en el mercado?  Haganos saber.

“Farmer Mark” Anderson, Market Manager