This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring green beans, arugula, baby kale, hot peppers, herbs and beets.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

The Blue Oven Farm Store's season will be open through October. 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176
Farm Store Schedule as of September 20:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

Blue Oven Family

Once a season, Blue Oven has an employee gathering at the bakery to celebrate another successful quarter.  Yesterday we celebrated the summer season by cooking delicious foods over the fire, and our team brought in their own specialty items to build a great meal.  Moments like these are vital to Blue Oven because it gives us time to reflect on the ways we have improved over the season as well as ways we can build upon that success into the future, and more importantly it allows us to have some well-earned recreation as a team. 

We're moving into a transition period for your farmers' market schedule, so please take time to review when your favorite stop will be closing down for the winter, and or moving indoors to a new location.  We love seeing many of you year-round, but we hope to see many more familiar faces from our outdoor markets join us inside where we continue to have a wonderful time.  You can find information about our winter market schedule on our post from a coupe weeks ago. 

This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring green beans, turnips, beets, radishes, Swiss chard, lettuce, hot peppers and the last of the tomatoes for 2017.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176
Farm Store Schedule as of September 13:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

Blue Oven and Bengals Radio!

Even though the outcome of the game didn't go as planned for our beloved Cincinnati Bengals, the day was something to celebrate for the city of Cincinnati!  We hope to one day be reaching our 50th Anniversary as a company!  Congrats Cincinnati Bengals!  With that in mind we'd like to thank Dan Hoard and Dave Lapham for shouting us out via social media and on the radio!  Dan Hoard has been a loyal customer to Blue Oven and we're grateful to see him every week he can make it to the Hyde Park Farmers' Market.

Also, a quick reminder that Blue Oven is rain or shine at every market throughout your week, and as the weather associated with Irma heads towards Cincinnati this week be prepared to come see us with an umbrella in tow. Our continued thoughts are with Florida and Texas as they begin the recovery process, we hope it's speedy and full!

Have an Awesome Labor Day: Summer Market Schedule Reminders

We hope you're either on your way to a cookout or family gathering or hosting your own celebration of another year of hard work! Labor Day marks the unofficial end of the summer for many of you, but for the many farmers' markets around the city, we can keep the summer going for you for another couple months.  With that in mind here's where you can find us in the coming months before markets start to move indoors:

TUESDAY
Loveland Farmers' Market
May 2 - October | 3:00p-7:00p
174 Karl Brown Way, Loveland, OH 45140

Holzman Meats
10815 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242
(Delivery on Tuesday)

WEDNESDAY
Fort Thomas Farmers' Market
May - October 31 | 3p-6p
Highlander Event Center, 90 Alexandria Pike

Northside Farmers' Market
May 10 - October 11 | 4p-7p
Jacob Hoffner Park, Cincinnati, OH 45223

Blue Ash Farmers' Market
May 17 - October 4 | 3:30p-7:00p
Summit Park
4335 Glendale Milford Rd., Blue Ash, OH 45242

THURSDAY
Madeira Farmers' Market
May-October | 3:30p-7p
Corner of Dawson and Miami
Historic Downtown Madeira
(Moves to the Madeira Silverwood Presbyterian Church)

FRIDAY
Findlay Market
Year-round | 9:00a-3:00p
(Limited bread menu available. Subject to change. Please contact us to learn more.)

SATURDAY
Yellow Springs Market
April-November  | 7a-12p
228 Xenia Ave, Yellow Springs 

Findlay Market
Year-round | 8:00a-4:00p

Buona Vita Pizzeria
11:00a-4:00p
2513 Ritchie Ave, Crescent Springs, KY 41017

SUNDAY
Findlay Market
Year-round  | 10:00a-4:00p

Hyde Park Farmers' Market
November - May | 10a-1:00p
Clark Montessori
3030 Erie Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45208

May 21 - October 29 | 9:30a - 1:30p
Hyde Park Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208

O PIE O, and Beyond: Blue Oven Restaurant Family

As many of you know, Blue Oven is able to work with some of the best chefs and restaurants Greater Cincinnati has to offer.  Last week we shared some beautiful pies sent over from O Pie O made with heirloom tomatoes from Blue Oven Farm (and yes they were delicious).  Each restaurant we partner with becomes a unique and invaluable relationship that allows us to push our creativity to new levels.  New items that appear at farmers' markets around the city are often inspired by chefs looking to bring a new idea to the table and our Sara Frommeyer and our team works to bring that idea to fruition.   We are forever grateful for the restaurants we work with on a daily and weekly basis, so we want you to make a reservation ASAP.  You can find the restaurants we work with here on our website.  

This week marks the last week for the Liberty Center Farmers' Market, and we're sad to see it go! Head out this week to send them off for the winter on a high note!

This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring tomatoes, onions, green beans, lettuce, hot peppers, beets, herbs and Swiss Chard.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176
Farm Store Schedule as of August 30:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

Farm Fresh Vibes at Toast Bar

Since Toast Bar kicked off at Findlay Market, we've been able to test out new things, try new spreads, and build from the fresh produce coming from Blue Oven Farm. It's truly been a great place to experiment with new items of all sizes, and we can't to go even further.  With that in mind we're starting on our next great experiment by bringing fresh ingredients with us for you to take home.  So if you liked the "Pan con Tomate"; our sourdough with roasted garlic from Blue Oven Farm and tomatoes from Finn Meadows, you can take the very same produce items with you!  Along with the Blue Oven Farm Store our newest experiment gives us a chance to feature our hard earned fruits and veggies as well as team up with amazing farms around the Cincinnati area.  

With more jalapeño coming in alongside onions and tomatoes, expect to see some of seasonal breads, and savory croissants hit the farmers' markets this week into next!  Look forward to seeing you out this week Cincinnati!

This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

From the top we'd like to apologize for the last minute cancelations of Friday and Saturday las week!  As we've mentioned in the past, please stay tuned to our social media for updates to that end. We do our best, but if you're planning on coming out, check there first to see if any changes have been made to the schedule. 

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic, green beans, lettuce, hot peppers, sweet peppers, beets, parsley, cilantro, cutting celery, basil and Swiss Chard.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176
Farm Store Schedule as of August 9:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring tomatoes, carrots, beets, cutting celery, Swiss chard, greens, and green beans.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176
Farm Store Schedule as of August 9:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring green beans, cilantro, parsley, potatoes, garlic, onions, cucumbers, carrots, and hot peppers.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176

Farm Store Schedule as of August 2:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

New Seasonal Items on the Way this Week, plus Spelt Bread Update!

The summer is our favorite time of the year: the markets are outside, our customers are out in droves to enjoy the sunshine and we get to feature #farmfreshfoods in our breads, croissants and #ToastBar menu!  This week, we're bringing to market one of our favorite produce items: the jalapeño.  With the return of the jalapeño comes the return of the Spicy Cheese & Grist!  Roasted Jalapeño, Sharp Cheddar Cheese, stone-ground corn in our traditional sourdough base.  It's one of our favorite breads, and we hope you come out to take advantage!  Be on the lookout for a jalapeño jam to show up in some of our savory croissants this week as well!

On another note, we've been receiving some emails from disappointed customers over our Spelt Bread going missing from our bread menu on the weekends.  One of our greatest advantages for our Spelt Bread at Blue Oven Bakery is that it's freshly milled each week to be mixed into some of our doughs. But, with that advantage we sometimes run into problems with the strength of the Spelt berries we receive. Sometimes the flour produced isn't able to hold up under our standard bakery recipes, and the bread doesn't turn out with the quality we expect. Unfortunately, right now we are dealing with some Spelt berries that are on the weaker end of the spectrum. We've been working on modifying the recipe to fit the flour, and we hope to have the bread back on the menu both days this upcoming weekend.  Most importantly we want to apologize to our avid Spelt customers for the long wait, and we hope you'll bear with us during the process!

This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring carrots, Swiss chard, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, parsley, celery, onions and garlic.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176

Farm Store Schedule as of July 26:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

Last Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

Last week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we featured tomatoes, onions, green beans, Swiss chard, cucumber, beets, garlic and carrots.  Our offerings for the Farm Store are selected in order to provide you with the freshest produce each time we're open. In some cases that means the weather plays an impact on the opening of the Farm Store for the day.   As we did on Friday, we will alert you on days when we will be opening at a later time via social media.  Our normal hours  are listed below, but stay tuned to our Instagram (@blueoven), Facebook and Twitter (@blueovenbakery) for updates on changes that may occur due to weather. 

Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee

Over the past couple weeks we've started to tap into our tomato resources from our farm and from some of our farmers' market neighbors.  Those tomatoes are being developed into new and exciting savory croissants as well as familiar favorites!  We love to talk croissants with you at market, so if you ever love a croissant, or think a croissant would taste great with another flavor just let us know.  You inspire us all the time without you knowing it, and we love your help in making the bakery a success, can't wait to hear from you!

Get to Know Your Blue Oven Team: Nick Smock

This is Nick’s rookie season; he just started working at Blue Oven in the fall season of 2016. Nick’s love of baking at home (especially homemade pizzas) led him to search for a local bakery where he could improve his talents, thus Blue Oven was the perfect team. Nick started off solely as a baker but now cooks English muffins, mixing and shaping dough. When he's not working, you can find Nick at the University of Cincinnati where he studies Criminal Justice, or at a local market looking for new ingredients to top his pizzas. 

Lots of Sun on the Forecast in Cincinnati!

The weather last week put a damper on some of our markets, but this week's forecast has us in high spirits for another great week at #BlueOven!  While the sun is out, we have plenty of fresh produce, and last week were able to feature items on our croissant and Toast Bar menu.  The cucumber and dill cream cheese on our Josephine's Dark Rye was refreshing and a great pair to enjoy together, and our Dill & Butter Croissants filled with Turkey or Ham have been a hit at every market, and you'll continue to see them this week!

Don't forget, you can also pick up the #farmfreshfood featured in our croissants and Toast Bar menu for yourself at the Blue Oven Farm Store!  Open Thursday (1p-7p), Friday (1p-7p) and Saturday (10a-12p), you can visit the new property and see what will soon be at the heart of the next step in Blue Oven Bakery!  Look for directional signs going up this week pointing the way on 32!

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This Week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store we'll have a selection featuring basil, cucumber, radishes, beets, zucchini, turnips, green beans and potatoes.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants! Make this week the week you head out to see the Farm Store! 

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176

Farm Store Schedule as of July 12:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

Midsummer Markets 2017!

The weeks between the Fourth of July and Labor Day is when farmers' markets around the Queen City really hit their stride.  As always, we love to see you out supporting us and more importantly supporting the other amazing vendors at each of our markets!  Each one of them hustles in order to provide you with a wonderful market experience week in and week out, and we encourage you to take advantage. With that in mind, take a look at the schedule on our website with a quick run down of our week below, see you soon!

Tuesday: Loveland, Liberty Center
Wednesday: Blue Ash, Northside, Ft. Thomas
Thursday: Madeira, Blue Oven Farm Store (Williamsburg)
Friday: Findlay Market, Blue Oven Farm Store (Williamsburg)
Saturday: Yellow Springs, Findlay Market, Blue Oven Farm Store (Williamsburg)
Sunday: Hyde Park, Findlay Market

(Details about time and location can be found on the FIND US tab on our website.)

This week at the Blue Oven Farm Store

Still two days left week at the Blue Oven Farm Store this week and we have a selection featuring cucumbers, carrots, radishes, beets, zucchini, turnips, Swiss chard, green beans and potatoes.   Along with the produce you'll be able to snag a small assortment of breads, English Muffins and croissants including this week's Dill & Butter Croissant filled with Ham or Turkey and cheese!

Blue Oven Farm Store
4257 McKeever Pike
Williamsburg, Ohio 45176

Farm Store Schedule as of July 6:
Thursday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads, English Muffins and Croissants
Friday: (1p-7p) Fresh Produce, Baked Breads and English Muffins
Saturday: (10a-12p) Fresh Produce, Croissants and Fresh Brewed Coffee 

Independence Day Celebrations, Farm Fresh Croissants

Happy Independence Day Cincinnati!  We hope you're all enjoying a long weekend and well-earned family time.  The Queen City shines on the Fourth of July so take the time to enjoy some of the best events our city has to offer!

In observance of Independence Day both the Liberty Center Farmers' Market and the Loveland Farmer's Market will be closed on Tuesday.  The rest of the week will go on as scheduled, and we'd love to see you out! 

With our markets in mind, we have more #FarmFresh croissants heading your way this week!  We have a fresh-dill croissant dough filled with ham or turkey and cheese!  Joining our dill croissants, we'll be featuring the blueberry pinwheel croissants once again! We love the opportunity to showcase innovative uses of our farm ingredients, and we hope you're enjoying them as well! Stay tuned for more!