Two weeks off from the market and three weeks off from blogging… I’ve got some catching up to do! Today marked the welcome return of our farmers after market day fell on the 4th of July last week. I was plum out of fruit (pun half-intended) and
just about out of greens as well, so I headed over at 3:00 to make sure to get the pick of the crop. After a two-week hiatus, lots of new goodies have come into season. Aside from corn, I spotted okra, eggplants, cucumbers, several varieties of squash, plums and yellow peaches. Also, Hillacres Pride is now bringing natural, pasture raised beef to market. I picked up a pound of ground to start. Here are a few of the other things I stuffed into my shopping bag:
Fresh onions and the first sweet corn of the season from Blueberry Hill Farm
Blueberries and red raspberries, also from the appropriately named Blueberry Hill
Two varieties of peaches, plums, sweet peppers and heirloom tomatoes from North Star Orchards
Fresh garlic from Willing Hands, grown from seeds provided by Keith Stewart of Keith’s Farm at the Union Square Green Market.
Now it’s time to get cooking!
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David McDuff
McDuff’s Food & Wine Trail