Bucks Food Calendar: June 21, 2013

The word for this weekend? Berries. Strawberries are finishing up in Lower and Central Bucks but there are still plenty in Upper Bucks for another week or two. You can pick-your-own at Penn-Vermont Fruit Farm in Bedminster. They also have raspberries! Scott Guiser from the Penn State Cooperative Extension also told me that Penn-Vermont is one of the only places in Bucks you can get black raspberries and it is a short season. Tune into Penn-Vermont’s Facebook page for updates. Manoff’s Market Gardens in Solebury had the last of their strawberries when I stopped by this week, but said they would probably have raspberries and sweet cherries this weekend. Check their website or give them a call to check before going. They also have pick-your-own. For a full listing of where you can pick-your-own berries in Bucks County, see our previous post.

Snipes Farm & Educational Center will be hosting their Summer Solstice Celebration on Saturday, June 22 from 6 – 10 pm. There will be bonfires, roasts, live music and rides. All proceeds benefit their Send-a-Kid-to-Camp Campaign. Suggested donation is $25 for adults and $10 for kids. For more information, see their website.

Join the Doylestown Food Co-op on Wednesdays this summer on the campus of Delaware Valley College at the Hope of the Harvest Charitable Garden. Produce from the garden goes straight to local food pantries overseen by the Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC). They need at least ten volunteers each week from May into September to help planting, weeding and harvesting.

If you’re interested in helping out local food pantries get fresh local food, you can also volunteer with Rolling Harvest Food Rescue this summer. This great organization picks up donated produce from 18 area farms and delivers to over two dozen hunger relief organizations in Bucks and nearby. You can help deliver, or glean produce from the fields. Contact them for more information.

Tidbits. Bowman’s Tavern’s new owners, James Seward and chef Michael Livelsberger, have put their touches on a new menu at Bowman’s. Gone are some of the “fried” and here are more fresh, and smoked stuff. I did an interview with them recently. Look for my article soon. See the new menu here.

Fan of great, artisanal cheese? Then you’ll be happy to know that Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse north of Frenchtown now has a Facebook page with regular updates of which cheeses are ready and where you can find them (like the Stockton Market). Very good cheese.

To market, to market. You’ll find at area farmers’ markets: arugula, asparagus (maybe), beets, bok choi, broccoli, broccoli rabe, cabbage, carrots, collard greens, fennel, garlic, garlic scapes, green beans, green onions, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce varieties, mushrooms, new potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, scallions, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, strawberries (maybe), summer squash, Swiss chard, turnips, watercress, zucchini and and I’m sure a few things I’ve missed. You’ll also find eggs from pasture-raised chickens, baked goods, pasture-raised beef and pork, cheese, yogurt and lots more. See our listing of area farmers’ markets for the one near you.

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Have a beautiful weekend. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.

Friday, June 21:

• Root Beer Float Days – Landis Market, 543 Constitution Ave., Perkasie, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
• Summer Solstice Wine Tour – Vintage Grille, 3617 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA [11 am – 5 pm]
• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
• Ottsville Farmers’ Market – Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA [4 – 8 pm]
• Beer Tasting, Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4 – 8 pm]
• Wine Concert Series – The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Delaware Valley College, 2100 Lower State Rd, Doylestown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Wine Concert Series – Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Lumberville General Store Supper Club – Lumberville General Store, 3741 River Road, Lumberville, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Music & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 9 pm]
• Summer Wine & Music Series – Crossing Vineyards, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa [7 – 9:30 pm]
• Benefit: Beer vs. Wine Dinner – Spinnerstown Hotel, 2195 Spinnerstown Rd, Spinnerstown, PA [7 – 10 pm]
• Friday Night Fireworks – New Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ [9:30 – 10:30 pm]

Saturday, June 22:

• Doylestown Farmers’ Market – W. State & Hamilton St., Doylestown, PA [7 am – 12 pm]
• Plumsteadville Grange Farm Market – Plumsteadville Grange, 5901 Easton Rd (Route 611 & Keller’s Church Rd), Plumsteadville, PA [9 am – 12:30 pm]
• Wrightstown Farmers’ Market – Wrightstown Twp. Municipal Bldg (parking lot), 2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA [9 am – 1 pm]
• Stangl Factory Farmers’ Market – Stangl Factory, 12 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 2 pm]
• Stockton Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9:00 am – 4 pm]
• Root Beer Float Days – Landis Market, 543 Constitution Ave., Perkasie, PA [10 am – 4 pm]
• Summer Sangria – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
• Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
• Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
• Brews & Bites – Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, Pa [4 – 8 pm]
• Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 7 pm]
• Music & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [6 – 8 pm]
• Lumberville General Store Supper Club – Lumberville General Store, 3741 River Road, Lumberville, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Summer Solstice Celebration – Snipes Farm, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA [6 – 10 pm]

Sunday, June 23:

• Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market – Dvoor Farm, Route 12 Circle, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 1 pm]
• From Garden to Table: Edible Garden Herbs – Greenshire Arts Consortium, 3620 Sterner Mill Road, Quakertown, PA [10 am – 1 pm]
• Frenchtown Farmers’ Market – Kathee’s General Store, 4 Kingwood Avenue, Frenchtown, NJ [10 am – 2 pm]
• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
• Summer Sangria – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
• Annual Festival & Ukrainian Dinner – St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1545 Easton Rd., Warrington, PA [12 – 6 pm]
• Pairing Wine and Cheese – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [2 – 3:30 pm]
• Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
• Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 7 pm]

Monday, June 24:

• Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Monday Wine Special plus Surf & Turf – Yardley Inn, 82 E. Afton Ave., Yardley, PA [5:30 – 10 pm]
• Half Price Burgers Night – Continental Tavern, 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA [6 – 10 pm]
• Sicily & South Italy Wine Dinner – Vintage Grille, 3617 Ferry Rd , Fountainville, PA [7 – 9 pm]

Tuesday, June 25:

• Langhorne Farmers’ Market – Jesse Soby American Legion Post, 115 W. Richardson Ave., Langhorne, PA [3:30 – 6:30 pm]
• Cheese Steak Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Wings and Yuengs – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Food, Wine, Beer & Spirits Tastings – Old Bethlehem Road Hotel, 243 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar – The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]

Wednesday, June 26:

• Harvests at Del Val College for the Food Pantry – Delaware Valley College, 700 E Butler Ave Doylestown, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
• Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
• The Farmers’ Market @ Playwicki Farm – 2350 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville, PA [3 – 6 pm]
• Wings & Yuengs – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Kids Eat Free Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Burger Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Supper Club – The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St, New Hope, PA [6 – 10 pm]

Thursday, June 27:

• Lower Makefield Farmers’ Market – Veterans Square Park, Edgewood and Heacock Rds, Lower Makefield, PA [3:30 – 6:30 pm]
• Community Hero Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Mexican Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Gluten-Free Italian – Casa Casale, #1 and #2 Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]

Coming up:

• Joyful Noise V Community Music Festival (Benefits Quakertown Food Pantry) – St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Applebachsville, Old Bethlehem Rd, Haycock, PA [Sat June 29 – 10 am-5 pm]
• BCFA Summer Farm Tour: Flint Hill Farm – Flint Hill Farm & Education Center, 1922 Flint Hill Road, Coopersburg, PA [Sat July 13 – 4 – 6:30 pm]

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.