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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

San Marzano Tomatoes, Artichokes, Apricots!!!

Cherry Lane has terrific "San Marzano" sauce tomatoes today, as well as their excellent greenhouse heirloom tomatoes. Oak Grove has more heirloom tomatoes today, several kinds of hot peppers and eggplants. Paffenroth has more of their tasty varieties of potato, as well as their extensive array of unusual greens, many colors of carrot, many kinds of beet, and other great produce. Mountain Sweet Berry has sucrine lettuce, wild arugula, haricots verts and yellow beans, tiny potatoes, baby French leeks, and Tri-Star strawberries.

Eckerton has several sizes and varities of heirloom tomatoes, including sungolds, mixed boxes of small tomatoes (3 boxes for $9 today), mixed boxes of mediums, and several kinds of large tomatoes. Sycamore has sweet white and bicolor corn and has started to bring in their heirloom tomatoes as well. Keith has tomatoes, greens, rocambole garlic, and cut herbs. Stokes has greenhouse tomatoes, cut herbs, and squashes. Evolutionary has many small greens, heirloom tomatoes, beans, and zucchini blossoms. Berried Treasures has strawberries, black raspberries, wild blueberries, blackberries, baby zucchini, zucchini blossoms, and cut mints.

S&SO has artichokes as well as salad greens, radishes, carrots, and herbs. Locust Grove has black and red currants, plums, peaches, and other fruit. Red Jacket has juices and fresh apricots. Honey Hollow has chanterelles and trompettes du Mortes. Fantasy Fruit is here with blueberries, raspberries, and currants. (I may have seen strawberries on their table as well.)

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