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Last Week at the Market - Fennel

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

[flickr align="right" style="padding-left: 5px;"]photo:2627189653(small)[/flickr] Sorry for the late and brief run down this week but I didn’t spend as much time at the markets last week as I usually do. Maybe it’s a tough call, but I personally think the highlight was fennel. Probably a lot more people will pick the ...

Last Week at the Market - Dropping the ball

Friday, June 13th, 2008

[flickr align="right" style="padding-left: 5px;"]photo:2570417080(small)[/flickr] In that I typically do this by Wednesday I dropped the ball this week.  Thing is, overall at the markets I went to, there was little of new interest to see last week.  It was the radishes and lettuces I'd seen before.  There are obviously some turnips ...

Last Week at the Market - Tons of Stuff!!!

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

[flickr align="right" style="padding-left: 5px;"]photo:2550497790(small)[/flickr] Wednesday This week at Maplewood Farmers' Market I made it in time to be one of those people that swept the Our Garden strawberries out from everyone. As I approached the booth there were ten pints and by the time I left the booth there was one. ...

Last Week at the Market - Ian Strikes

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

[flickr]photo:2530194357(small)[/flickr] Last weekend was Ellie's birthday and celebrating it multiple times in a way that required sleeping in, I made it only to the Maplewood Farmers' Market. And I was incredibly late to boot so I witnessed nothing new, personally. I hear there was more kale and baby bok choy, and ...

Last Week at the Market - Sheep!

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

[flickr align="right" style="padding-left: 5px;"]photo:2511299444(small)[/flickr] With the sun shining last week,the Maplewood Farmers' Market migrated over to their usual spot and with it a few more vendors arrived. Though The Root Cellar was still slinging the most in the way of lettuces, herbs, and the new addition of radishes, Claverach made their first ...

Last Week at the Market

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

[flickr align="right" style="padding-left: 5px;"]photo:2489520396(small)[/flickr] As expected the Farmers' Markets last week were meat and plant heavy and vegetable light. At the Maplewood Farmers' Market (thankfully under the patio tent because of the rain) it was the relatively slim pickings you would expect on opening day. The Root Cellar from Columbia had the ...