Annual silent auction for SNAP tomorrow at LFM

Please join us at the Lexington Farmers’ Market tomorrow for our ANNUAL silent auction for SNAP. We are grateful to be part of a town that shares the importance of healthy local food with all members of the community and appreciative of our farmers and vendors who contribute their wonderful products towards the auction baskets.

Here is the list of items to bid on (winners notified at 6pm and items delivered to you!)

1.FARM-FRESH BREAKFAST IN A BOWL Enjoy a dozen pasture-raised eggs and a package of breakfast sausage from Copicut Farm (gift certificate), using recipes from the new cookbook classic How to Cook an EGG. If you prefer grains for breakfast, feast from an 8 oz. bag of Roasted Granola drizzled with Niemy’s Apiary Honey; white ceramic bowl and artful kitchen magnets included. Bidding starts at $75

2.HAPPY HIPPIE BREAKFAST BASKET You’re bound to have a great day when it starts with an 8 oz. bag of Roasted Granola, topped with pick-your-own organic raspberries (gift certificate for two quarts) from Wright-Locke Farm. Stay healthy with a selection of Jubali Juice beverages (gift certificate for one each tonic, smoothie, juice) and finish off your feast with breakfast sausage or bacon from Chestnut Farm ($20 gift certificate); drape your table with artisan silk table runner. Bidding Starts at $65

3.LAMBS WOOL BABY BLANKET Signal Rock Farm donated this gorgeous local wool baby blanket, a perfect gift for any new arrival! Bidding Starts at $50

4.COASTAL WINE VINEYARD TOUR AND TASTING FOR 4. Coastal Vineyard donates this wonderful day for four in beautiful Dartmouth, MA to our auction each year. Spend an afternoon with David touring his vineyard; learn about wine making, David’s passion for his work and taste a variety of wines. Corkscrew, Nantucket Lightship Wine Basket, and 4 picnic wine glasses and napkins included. Please arrange date directly with David; limited to Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Bidding Starts at $100 (please bid in $5 increments for this item).

5.GRILL NIGHT: FREEZER BAG FILLED WITH A VARIETY OF CUTS OF DRY-AGED BEEF, SA’S SWEET AND SPICY SAUCES FOR MARINATING and SERVING and a WILLIAM SONOMA THERMOMETER-FORK Do some creative cooking with a variety of cuts of beef from River Rock Farm. Start by marinating with SA’s Sweet and Spicy Sauce; grill to perfection with the help of the thermometer fork and serve with more of SA’s delicious sauces! Bidding Starts at $85

6. FUN PARTY IDEA FOR BAKERS: BREAD BAKING CLASS AT SWISS BAKERS FOR 10 GUESTS
The class takes place in their Allston location and is for up to 10 people (valued at $25/person, $250 total). The guests will receive a tour of the entire production facility and then will have a baking class. You will make rolls and while they are baking, the class will make butter. When the rolls are finished, your party can enjoy their roll & butter in the Swiss Bakers café. The class is 1.5 hours long. Bidding starts at $200 (please bid in $5 increments for this item)

7. SAMPLE SWISS BAKERS GOODIES! With this item, you can have Swiss Bakers treats both at home and at their bakery. Enjoy a bag of leckerli, perfect for a quick breakfast, snack or even with a glass of wine. You’ll also get a jar of preserves for breakfast, and for weekend fun, a $15 gift certificate for Saturday or Sunday brunch at their Allston. Bidding starts at $25

8. GOODIES GIFT BOX: A DOZEN ASSORTED HOMEMADE COOKIES Goodies, a web-based gift box cookie company, makes homemade cookies using the finest ingredients and loaded with chocolate, fruit and nuts, with no preservatives or trans fats. Take home this sampler box to share with friends and family. Bidding Starts at $20

9. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO TRY A CSA? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE with A BOX OF SEASONAL and NUTRITIOUS FARM VEGGIES TO GO! Stillman’s Farm has donated this BOX OF CSA veggies for you to sample; after trying them, you might want to sign up for their CSA next season! Bidding Starts at $30

10. KEEP YOUR HERB GARDEN GROWING ALL WINTER LONG! Create your own indoor Herb Garden in this innovative three-pot planter; consult with Rita, our resident organic herb expert from the Herb Farmacy to choose the perfect plants (gift certificate) Bidding Starts at $35

11.“CHE BUONO” FRESH PASTA AND A JAR OF SCARPETTA TOMATO-ARUGULA SAUCE. SERVE IN A DERUTA (Italian) POTTERY BOWL, ALONG WITH DELICIOUS GRILLED FISH. Nella Pasta has donated a box of their specialty extruded pasta to be paired with Scarpetta’s Tomato and Arugula Sauce. Serve it in the beautiful bowl (included) of fresh pasta alongside your choice of fresh fish from Boston Sword and Tuna ($25 gift certificate). Bidding Starts at $50

12. NEW TO THE LFM THIS YEAR….CELEBRATE EVERYTHING MUSHROOMS WITH THIS GENEROUS BASKET FROM FUNGIALLY. Basket includes 1 jar of dry Shiitake Mushrooms, 1 jar of dry Reishi Mushrooms (for making soups, broths and stocks), mini mushroom farm so you can grow your own, as well as a gift certificate for a quart of fresh mushrooms of your choice! Bidding starts at $55

13.“TEA CUP” GARDEN PARTY WITH POUND CAKE AND CANDLES! LFM Market Coordinator and container gardener Leslie Wilcott-Henrie designed and planted this vintage tea cup planter with long-lasting succulents; enjoy your “tea time” with tea cup candles made by LFM Volunteer Nancy Page and Hi-Rise pound cake with jam. Bidding starts at $65

14.DINNER TONIGHT: “FISH DELISH” SERVED WITH ALEX’S UGLY SAUCESand A SELECTION OF BUSA FARM VEGGIES. Choose a $25 piece of fresh fish, then marinate and serve with a variety of Alex’s sauces; shop for veggies with $15 worth of Busa Bucks. Bidding Starts at $60
EASY APPETIZER PARTY! Fill your table with smoked fish patés, taralli and crisp crackers from Sfolia Baking Co., and a variety of mezze and zatar bread from Samiras; Serve on elegant pewter Grapevine Platter, included. Bidding Starts at $65

15.JAPANESE COOKBOOK: MY JAPANESE TABLE, by LOCAL AUTHOR DEBRA SAMUELS and A VARIETY OF FRESH VEGGIES FROM FLATS MENTOR Browse this wonderful cookbook for dinner ideas, then whip up a feast with local produce (winter melon, beets, heirloom carrots and baby bok choy) grown sustainably by our world farmers from Flats Mentor. Serve it all with beautiful chopsticks from Japan. Bidding starts at $40

16.BORED WITH AMERICAN BREAKFASTS? TRY A TURKISH BRUNCH! New to our market this September is MOLA, selling a homemade Turkish Yogurt, which is delicious, thick and creamy like Greek yogurt. They have generously donated a $20 gift certificate for Sunday Brunch at their new restaurant in Wakefield. So take a Sunday drive, enjoy the best breakfast around and then take a walk around the Wakefield Reservoir. Take home this vintage cast-iron lamb mold as a reminder to go eat lamb in Wakefield! Bidding starts at $35