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Local food preservationist and Slow Foods New Orleans founder Poppy Tooker tells the story of the Crescent City Farmers Market through recipes, anecdotes, and profiles of key market vendors. Recipes selected from submissions from local chefs, vendors and shoppers with a focus on local ingredients. Forward by Alice Waters, executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse, author and farmers market advocate.

Size: 9 x 9, 208 pages, Paperback

Local Special: If you would like your book signed and personalized by Poppy, enter the message and name you would like to appear on the first page in the text box provided when you add the cookbook to your cart. Note: Personalized copies will take a few extra days to ship.

Become an investor in the Crescent Fund: The Crescent Fund is an innovative community philanthropy project. By introducing a convenience fee on the Market tokens for shoppers who purchase them with credit and debit cards, we have created a pool of funds for social investment. Funds are used for small cash infusions of up to $500. Investments in the Crescent Fund are non-tax deductible. To invest, first click add to cart and then change the quantity on the shopping cart page to change your investment amount. A minimum investment of $5 is necessary.

Become an Umbrella Supporter: While the colorful and tactile efforts of our flagship Crescent City Farmers Market are out in the open for all to see, our equally important work to cultivate the field of public markets is less visible. Please help us keep the umbrella open by making tax-deductible donations to marketumbrella.org. To donate, first click add to cart and then change the quantity on the shopping cart page to change your donation amount. A minimum donation of $5 is necessary.

Become a Community Member! In order to manage a traditional farmers market in the 21st century, we need Community Members like you. Make a tax-deductible donation to marketumbrella.org ear-marked for Market operations. Send us a $40 donation and we will send you a Crescent City Farmers Market magnet! Send us a $100 donation and we will send you a Crescent City Farmers Market magnet and potholder! To donate, first click add to cart and then change the quantity on the shopping cart page to change your donation amount. A minimum donation of $5 is necessary.

Join the distinguished roster of community members to ring the Opening Bell at the Crescent City Farmers Market. Like the New York Stock Exchange, trade at the Market begins at the sound of the Opening Bell. Make a $400 tax-deductible donation to marketumbrella.org ear-marked for Market operations, and be invited to ring the Opening Bell at the region’s premier public market. You will take your official Market Bell home with you, along with a Crescent City Farmers Market magnet and potholder!

The 2008 Crescent City Farmers Market pays homage to late Chef Jamie Shannon for his contribution to the culinary traditions of New Orleans. Commemorative tri-fold card includes one $5 Jamie Shannon Crescent token and one $1 Jamie Shannon Crescent token. The package also includes two coffee coupons redeemable for CDM Coffee and Chicory at the market as well as a $2 investment into the Crescent Fund. The Crescent tokens may be saved as collectables or used as cash at one of the Crescent City Farmers Market locations.

Wooden tokens we call Crescents are managed centrally at the Welcome Booth at the Crescent City Farmers Markets. Crescents allow the Market to accept credit/debit and EBT cards. Sold in $5 and $1 denominations, Crescents never expire, are accepted at all our vendor stalls and can be used at both our Tuesday and Saturday markets.

Wooden tokens we call Crescents are managed centrally at the Welcome Booth at the Crescent City Farmers Markets. Crescents allow the Market to accept credit/debit and EBT cards. Sold in $5 and $1 denominations, Crescents never expire, are accepted at all our vendor stalls and can be used at both our Tuesday and Saturday markets.

Wooden tokens we call Crescents are managed centrally at the Welcome Booth at the Crescent City Farmers Markets. Crescents allow the Market to accept credit/debit and EBT cards. Sold in $5 and $1 denominations, Crescents never expire, are accepted at all our vendor stalls and can be used at both our Tuesday and Saturday markets.

Wooden tokens we call Crescents are managed centrally at the Welcome Booth at the Crescent City Farmers Markets. Crescents allow the Market to accept credit/debit and EBT cards. Sold in $5 and $1 denominations, Crescents never expire, are accepted at all our vendor stalls and can be used at both our Tuesday and Saturday markets.

Front: “I love creole cream cheese” silkscreen

Back: “reinvent food traditions at the crescent city farmers market “

Details: American Apparel 100% Fine Jersey ring-spun cotton, combed for softness and comfort. Baby Rib cotton stretchable collar for comfort and durability. Reinforced shoulder construction to maintain shape through repeated washings. Durable double-stitched bottom hem.

Sizes available: Mens S, M, L, XL; Women’s S, M, L, XL

Color: Lemon

Front: “i live for satsuma season” silkscreen

Back: “louisiana citrus is sweeter at the crescent city farmers market”

Details: American Apparel 100% Fine Jersey ring-spun cotton, combed for softness and comfort. Baby Rib cotton stretchable collar for comfort and durability. Reinforced shoulder construction to maintain shape through repeated washings. Durable double-stitched bottom hem.

Sizes available: Mens S, M, L, and XL; Women’s S, M, L, XL

Color: Gold

Front: “i love brown shrimp” silkscreen

Back: “from lake to plate at the crescent city farmers market”

Details: American Apparel 100% Fine Jersey ring-spun cotton, combed for softness and comfort. Baby Rib cotton stretchable collar for comfort and durability. Reinforced shoulder construction to maintain shape through repeated washings. Durable double-stitched bottom hem.

Sizes available: Mens S, M, L, XL; Women’s S, M, L, XL

Color: Baby Blue

Front: “meet me at the market” silkscreen

Back: “Tuesdays 9-1 and Saturdays 8-12”

Details: American Apparel 100% Fine Jersey ring-spun cotton, combed for softness and comfort. Baby Rib cotton stretchable collar for comfort and durability. Reinforced shoulder construction to maintain shape through repeated washings. Durable double-stitched bottom hem.

Sizes available: Mens S, M, L, and XL; Women’s S, M, L, XL

Color: Grass

Front: Official Marketeer Club logo

Details: White cotton, the bib snaps on behind at the nape of the neck.

Sizes available: One size fits all babies

Color: White

Front: Crescent City Farmers Market Logo

Back: AWS Water Filtration Logo

Details: Our reusable cup holds 16 oz of liquid and is made of #2 plastic. Cup is dishwasher safe, so it can be used again and again.

Size: 16 oz.

Color: Orange

Front: Crescent City Farmers Market Logo

Back: Crescent City Farmers Markets’ locations and times

Details: Made of non-woven material, the bag folds down to 9x7.5 and closes with a white snap.

Size: 14"x8"x16.5"

Color: Lime green with forest green printing

Details: The umbrella folds out of a metal shaft with a wooden handle that opens to 58” and folds to 22”.

Color: Orange and white vinyl stripes printed with the marketumbrella.org logo in green.