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Monday, July 4, 2011

There's Plenty of Beautiful Produce in the Greenmarket Today!!

Race has donuts and other pastry as well as squashes and other produce. Philips has all kinds of vegetables and fruit, including shelled peas, shelling peas, several greens, onions, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, and sour cherries. Maxwell's has berries, squashes, peas, carrots, and beets. Duncan's Dairy Farm is here with whole milk. P.E.&D.D. has lovely fresh fish and shellfish. Lani has asparagus, squashes, carrots, many kinds of pepper, beets, radishes, fairytale squashes, fresh garlic, herbs, greens, and other produce. Norwich Meadows Farm has mini-squashes, all kinds of beans, greens, fennel, beets, turnips, lettuces, and cucumbers, as well as Aracuna (green)eggs, chickens, and chicken parts.

Central Valley Farm is inviting people to join their CSA. Looks like a good deal. They have fresh butter, vegetable soups, eggs, cheeses, and beef, as well as vegetables. They're having a mozzarella sale today!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

HAPPY JULY 4TH WEEKEND!!

All of the farmers are here, so come ahead! Oak Grove has their first peaches, Hodgson has blueberries, Breezy Hill and Cheerful Cherry have sour cherries, Locust Grove has gooseberries, white and red currants, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, and other fruit, so you're covered if you want to make a cobbler for the holiday picnic!

You can still get asparagus from Lani, in addition to their many onions, greens, squash, squash blossoms, fresh chickpeas, and other produce. Stokes and Keith have gorgeous garlic and Stokes has tomatoes. Miglorelli has CORN today, as well as many kinds of carrot, onion, herb, peas, and juice. Bulich is here with mushrooms and Sycamore has tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, and kohlrabi. Mountain Sweet Berry has wild arugula, CHERVIL, sucrine and red "sucrine", tiny beets, and other unique produce, but NO STRAWBERRIES THIS WEEK.

Violet Hill has beautiful unique mushrooms, pork products, and Belle Rouge chickens, as well as DUCK EGGS and chicken eggs. Northshire has good-looking chanterelles, greens, chicken eggs and QUAIL EGGS. Quattro's has many kinds of poultry, sausages, DUCK EGGS, PHEASANT EGGS, and chicken eggs. Flying Pig has excellent pork products, as does Oak Grove.

Monday, June 27, 2011

A Smaller But Worthwhile Greenmarket

Lani is here with calaloo, Tuscan and other kales, new onions, asparagus, purple, yellow, and other beans, salad greens, young garlic and onions,squashes and squash blossoms, and other delicious produce. Roaming Acres has pork as well as ostrich meat today. Norwich Meadows has fava beans, baby squash, garlic scapes, salad greens, and other tasty vegetables, as well as chicken and chicken parts. Central Valley has cheeses, soups, and sauces. Consider Bardwell has great cheeses and Hudson Valley Duck Farm has rillettes, duck prosciutto, duck bacon, ducks, and other duck products.

Dutchmill has beautiful zinnias, gladiolas, and other pretty flowers. Maxwell has fennel, herbs, and big good looking cabbages. Madura has a variety of mushrooms and greens. Phillips has blueberries, raspberries, shelled peas and fava beans, as well as a wide variety of produce. Duncan Dairy has whole milk (they're planning to have other milk choices later on). Race has tasty Queen Ann, red sour, and sweet red cherries, as well as pastries and beans.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Lani's Fresh Chickpeas, Eckerton's Small Tomatoes, Stokes New Garlic, Northshire's Greens!

Stokes -- Cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, cut herbs, fresh young garlic, sorrel, squash, beets.
Keith -- Young garlic, scallions, onions, cut herbs, greens, baby squashes.
Miglorelli -- Strawberries, red and yellow cherries, beets, radishes, greens.
Binder and Oak Grove -- Beautiful lush herb plants.
Norwich Meadows -- Wide variety of small squashes, fava beans (their high point this and the next week or so), greens, baby beets.
Oak Grove -- Nasturtium plants, pepper plants, squashes.
Sycamore -- squashes, tomatoes, strawberries.
Northshire -- Big beautiful chard, sucrine, eggs.
Violet Hill -- Mushrooms, Belle Rouge chicken, chicken parts, smoked and fresh pork, eggs.
Gorzynski -- Gorgeous salad greens and herbs, other organic vegetables,black currants.
Paffenroth -- Many kinds of carrots, onions, radishes, potatoes, beets, herbs, and greens, including purslane, lambs lettuce, and other unusual greens.
Locust Grove -- Raspberries, blueberries, red currants, gooseberries, strawberries, apples, cherries.
Eckerton -- Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, small tomatoes, unusual tasty lettuces, beets, carrots, radicchio,and other organic vegetables, squash blossoms, black raspberries.
Lani -- Fresh chickpeas, squash blossoms, asparagus, peppers, greens, squashes, beets, tomatoes.
Cherry Lane -- lemon pickles, gherkins, heirloom tomatoes (greenhouse), kirbys.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Dutchmill has lycianthus!!! Samascott has sour cherries, sweet black cherries, and Queen Annes! Muddy River has fava beans! Norwich has mini squash!!

Bodhitree, Norwich Meadows, and Muddy River have fava beans!
Norwich Meadows, Bodhitree, Stokes, and others have several kinds of squash.
Bodhitree has fresh chickpeas and greenhouse heirloom tomatoes.
Samascott has several kinds of cherries, as well as asparagus, strawberries, and rhubarb. Sycamore has shelling peas, sugar snaps, tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries.
Muddy River has big gorgeous heads of lettuce, cabbages, new garlic, and interesting carrots.
John Fazio has ducks, chickens, eggs, and rabbit.
The lavender stand has fragrant fresh lavender bunches and the ostrich stand has soaps in addition to their meats and other products.
Berried Treasures has smoked trout, sugar snaps, strawberries and wild strawberries, and herbs.
Dancing Ewe has fresh ricotta, merquez, and wonderful cheeses.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Last Day For Bodhitree's Asparagus! Honey Hollow Has Chanterelles!

Tweefontein has pesto, hand salve, and other herbal products. Rugowski is here with bok choi, spinach, salad greens, and other excellent produce. Eckerton has squash blossoms, fava beans, beets, sugar snaps, and beautiful lettuces. Mountain Sweet Berry has sucrine lettuce, red sucrine-like lettuce, wild arugula, chamomile flowers,and other unique vegetables in addition to Tri-Star and other strawberries. Locust Grove has red currants, raspberries, red and queen anne cherries, and strawberries. Berried Treasures has wild strawberries, sunchokes, and herbs.

Dutchmill has many colors of gladiola as well as sunflowers, sweet peas, and lilies. River Garden has beautiful bouquets and fragrant lavender. Kernan has blueberries, peaches, squashes, red jacket potatoes, and broccoli. Keith has young garlic, onions, shallots, herbs, lettuces, lovage, stinging nettles,and other tasty produce. Sycamore has shelling peas, squashes, strawberries, and tomatoes. Caradonna has raspberries and queen anne cherries. Bulich Mushrooms and Madura have many kinds of good-looking mushrooms and Madura has lettuces and other vegetables.

Oak Grove has several kinds of good looking pepper plants, lush herb sets, and great pork products. Bodhitree and Cherry Lane have delicious greenhouse heirloom tomatoes and squashes. Cherry Lane has new red jacket and yukon gold potatoes and Bodhitree has a variety of peppers, herbs, and greens.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Catch Asparagus While You Can! The Season is winding down!

Cherry Lane has new red skin and yukon gold potatoes, greenhouse heirloom tomatoes, and squashes. Lani and a couple of other stands have asparagus, but this is more or less the end of the season. Eckerton has zucchini blossoms and D'Attolico has some of the sweetest sugar snap peas in the market. Stokes and Keith have great young garlic and Stokes has tasty greenhouse tomatoes, cut herbs, squashes, and other produce. Keith also has beautiful organic lettuces and herbs, as does Gorzynski. Norwich Meadows is here with lovely greens and mini squashes.

Quattro's has luscious poultry, including delicious small chickens, boneless chicken breasts, ducks and duck parts, sausages, and eggs (creamy pheasant, turkey, and chicken eggs). Violet Hill is here with Belle Rouge chickens, fresh pork, and a variety of interesting mushrooms.

River Garden has fragrant lavender, beautiful bouquets, and grasses. Ryder Farm is back with bouquets and organic vegetables. PE&DD and Seatuck are here with seafood (Seatuck has live blueclaw crabs!).