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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Sorrel!, Young Garlic, Baby Fennel, STRAWBERRIES!!

Stokes has their greenhouse cherry tomatoes, cut herbs, (sorrel, dill, chamomile, etc.), and "music" variety garlic.S&SO, at the end of the market, has salad greens, salad mix, young onions and other sensibly priced produce. Eckerton has salad greens, strawberries, rainbow chard, beets, Hakurai turnips, and other interesting greens. Cherry Lane has awesome greenhouse heirloom tomatoes (I had one the other day and it was delicious), strawberries, lambs quarters, salad, and shelling peas. Locust Grove has rhubarb (for those strawberry rhubarb pies you'll be baking). Among Paffenroth's excellent wide variety of produce, you'll find baby fennel, puntenella, and other unique vegetables. Gorzynski has purple goosefoot, a green to use in salads or lightly sauteed, fava bean greens, romaine and crispelle lettuce, and strawberries.

Northshire has sorrel, wild mustard, Shanghai bok choi, baby romaine, Chinese broccoli leaves and flowers, and a few ramps. Sycamore is back with luscious strawberries and cucumbers. Mountain Sweet Berry has lovage, chervil, baby sorrel, sucrine lettuce and young onions.Oak Grove has sugar snaps as well as the other vegetables and plants mentioned in Friday's report (heirloom tomato plants, etc.). Norwich has all sorts of organic produce including kohlrabi, fennel, turnips, Russian Kale, collards, beet greens, bok choi, spinach and MINI SQUASH.

Catskill Merino has merquez and other sausages, lamb cuts, and beautiful wool.

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