Another vendor with unusual offerings is Wendy Hayth-Perdue of Better Batter Baking Company.
With two school-age children, Wendy found herself on the run with hungry kids (one of whom is a picky eater!) in the car. Rather than appeasing them with fast-food or sugary snacks, she began baking mini-muffins adding grated carrot, zucchini or wholesome fruits and experimenting with spelt, a nutty grain, high in protein and nutrition content.
Spelt, the 'granddaddy' of today's wheat, was cultivated in the Mediterranean regions and Europe with remains found in archaeological sites dating from 2500 BC.
At the urging of Botetourt Family Farmer Rachel Thomas, Wendy has expanded her offerings to include quinoa. Pronounced 'keen-wah' in the Spanish interpretation of a Quechua Indian word, quinoa is known as the '41-vegetable caviar' due to its complete nutrition content, and has been the staple grain of Andean people of South America for over 5000 years.
Having tried Wendy's quinoa cherry muffins, I can attest to their
excellent taste as well as nutrition! Wendy likes the people she's met
at the Botetourt Farmers' Market and says that it's well worth the
effort to come there. In addition to her stand at the market, she will
take private orders at 797-5926.
