Here’s a fun way to learn a little more about Simply Sausage, a vendor that we’re now featuring at our Oakton market. The website for Smithsonian magazine did a short video feature about sausage-maker Stanley Feder, taking you into his kitchen and showing you how he prepares his gourmet product. Take a look, and visit our Oakton market to enjoy some Simply Sausage.
January 2010 Archives
Our Oakton market was featured in a Washington Post article that surveyed year-round farmers’ markets in the area.
Many vendors at the winter markets were new to the scene. When Thomas Venable lost his job as a graphic designer last year, he launched TommyV’s, a line of salsas (eight ounces, $5) at the Oakton Smart Market on Saturdays. Also at Oakton was Kathy Huff, who shut down her bricks-and-mortar coffeehouse last fall and began roasting her beans, called Sommo, in Reston (11 ounces, $9.95); and Dilek Kaygusuz, who hawks Turkish prepared foods such as tahini and yogurt dip (eight ounces, $3) and baklava ($1 per piece) under the brand Sofra.
Check out the full article here. There’s also an interactive map of all the markets. Come visit us in Oakton!
Interested in brushing up your gardening skills? Joe Belsan, who sells plants at our Oakton market, is teaching a gardening class this month in Fairfax City. He will cover composting, in-ground and container planting, seed germination, companion planting, maintenance and pest control. The class is designed for both adults and children.
Joe’s class will be Jan. 16, 23 and 30 from 9:30–11:30am at the Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd. in Fairfax City. The cost is $10 per person and $15 per family. You can register here — click “View Activities” and search for “gardening.” Or call (703) 385-7858. Joe says there’s still room for more!
