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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Sycamore's CORN!! Eckerton's BLACK RASPBERRIES! Berried Treasures' TRI-STAR STRAWBERRIES! Kernan's SLURPY PEACHES!

I am enjoying one of Kernan's delicious peaches as I write. Sycamore's corn is here and their shelling peas are sweet and tasty and the price of shelling peas there and in the market in general is good.  Locust Grove has sweet black cherries, queen anne cherries, GOOSEBERRIES, RED CURRANTS, red raspberries and blueberries. Caradonna also has a variety of stone fruit and berries. Cherry Lane has raspberries and Terhune and Phillips are here with berries as well.

Stokes has sorrel and many other cut herbs, garlic, tomatoes, and squashes.  Keith has organic cut herbs, spring onions, Rocambole garlic, and many kinds of green.  Paffenroth is here with an excellent variety of beets, carrots, and other produce as well as corn.

Dutchmill, River Garden, and Silva are here with various kinds of flower, and Tamarack, Hudson Valley, Roaming Acres, and others are here with meats and poultry.  Hot Bread Kitchen has an assortment of ethnic breads and Andrew's honey is here as well.  Blue Moon has fish and shellfish.

For these and other stands and what they've brought:
Greenmarket Wednesday, June 27

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Sycamore says CORN next Saturday! Stokes has sorrel!! Shushan's sweet cherry tomatoes!

Mountain Sweet Berry has no strawberries today, but they do have several interesting greens, including "Dan's Chicory", wild arugula, and two kinds of pea shoots.  D'Attolico has great young onions and garlic and delicious greens and sprouts.  Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, and Eckerton has carrots, new potatoes, and greens.  Lani, Mountain Sweet Berry, Norwich, and others have fava beans, and Lani has all kinds of other beans, greens, and various onions and fresh garlic.  Stokes and Keith also have new crop garlic, greens, herbs, and other vegetables, and Stokes has tasty cherry tomatoes, other greenhouse tomatoes, blueberries, and squashes.  Gorzynsky, Conuca, and Hudson Valley are here with various greens and Hawthorne Valley has all kinds of produce, breads, and dairy products.  Catskill Merino has various sheep products and wool, and Three Corner Field Farm has yogurts, cheeses, and lamb cuts.  Cato Corner is here with delicious cheeses.

Hodgeson and Locust Grove have strawberries and blueberries, and Locust has RED CURRANTS, raspberries, and GOOSEBERRIES.  Caradonna has many kinds of berries and cherries. Eckerton had black raspberries when I was there.

Seatuck has several kinds of seafood, including bags of mussels.  PE&DD has cooked lobsters, seafood salads, crabcakes, fish, and shellfish.  Flying  pig is here with pork products and Violet Hill has sausages, chicken and chicken parts, and mushrooms.  Quattro's has pheasant and wild turkey eggs, poultry, venison chili, smoked poultry and other delicious meats. 

Rose Meadow has beautiful roses, snapdragons, and sweet peas. River Garden has fresh cut lavender and grasses.  Duva has lilies.

To see these and other stands and produce:
Saturday, June 23 Union Square

Friday, June 22, 2012

Too Darn Hot! But our farmers are all here!

Samascott, Norwich, and others have strawberries, and Berried Treasures and Norwich have wild strawberries. Norwich has both red and yellow wild ones.  Samascott has rhubarb, too, and various vegetables.  Norwich has favas, various string beans, squashes, greens, and other tasty organic produce.  Berried Treasures has small La Ratte and other unique potatoes, as well as cut herbs. Stokes has greenhouse cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, cut herbs, fresh garlic, and other produce.  Miglorelli has huge piles of peas and beets, as well as CORN! Queens County Farm Museum has beautiful produce and Bobolink is next stand over with great cheeses.  Hot Bread Kitchen has all sorts of interesting breads and Ruis is here with their dark Finnish style. 

Raghoo has elk and other meats, Roving Acres has ostrich and ostrich eggs, Rising Sun has beef, and Pura Vida is here with fish.  Divine Brine has all sorts of pickled vegetables and Dancing Ewe has ricotta and other delicious Italian cheeses.  Las Delicias has wonderful pastries, including addictive gluten free brownies(!).  Beth's Farm Kitchen is here with all sorts of jams, jellies, chutneys, and pickled vegetables.  Tremblay has lovely honey and Deep Mountain has tasty maple syrups and candies.

For pictures of these and others:  Union Square, Friday, June 22

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Snow Peas! Eckerton's Tomatoes!l Stokes's Sorrel! Berried Treasures La Ratte Potatoes! Paffenroth's Unique Greens!

It's pretty warm already, and uncomfortably humid, but all of our farmers are here.  Locust Grove has blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and several kinds of cherry.  Mountain Sweet Berry has pea shoots, Tri-Stars, and interesting greens, and Eckerton has cherry tomatoes, some heirlooms, and great French breakfast radishes.  Bodhitree, Keith, Stokes, and others have cut herbs, and Berried Treasures has La Ratte potatoes, and several other potato varieties.  Bulich and Madura both have great looking mushrooms, and Rogowski, S&SO, Tamarack, and others have excellent produce.

Dutchmill is here with lilies, gladiolas, sweet peas, and other beautiful flowers, and Ronnybrook is here with milks, drinkable yogurts, butters, cheeses, and ice creams.  Tweefontein has herb teas and other herbal products.  Cherry Lane and Rogowski have snow peas.  Kernan has peaches, string beans, and squashes, and Hoeffner has rhubarb, tomatoes, and other produce.  Caradonna has cider, flowering and other plants, and cherries.

Hudson Valley Duck Farm, Roaming Acres (ostrich meat), Blue Moon fish and seafood, and others are here with various meats, poultries, and eggs.
Oak Grove has beef and pork and Stony Mountain has beef cuts.

Two Guys and Shushan have hydroponic produce and Sycamore has broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, and basil.

For pictures of these and others:  Greenmarket Wednesday June 20

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, rhubarb, cherries!

Check out Locust Grove, Phillips, Lani, Hodgson,and Cherry Lane for berries.  Hoeffner and others have rhubarb.  Cherry Lane and others have gorgeous new crop onions and Norwich Meadows, Stokes, and others have young garlic, onions, and shallots.  Paffenroth has baby fennel, upland cress, and other unique vegetables, and Mountain Sweet Berry and Northshire have sucrine and other interesting greens.  Stokes has beautiful sorrel and they and S&SO have beautiful cut herbs.  Binder and Oak Grove have great herb plants, and Silver Heights has many kinds of vegetable plants.  Gorzynsky and Eckerton have great organix produce and D'Attolico and Monkshood have many kinds of interesting sprouts.  Ryder Farm is back with beautiful produce!

Seacliff has softshell crabs,many other kinds of shellfish, and fish, and PE&DD have cooked lobsters as well as seafood salads, shellfish, fish, and crab cakes.  Violet Hill has fresh pork cuts, chickens, and sausages, as well as interesting eggs and mushrooms,and Quattro's has wild turkey eggs, pheasant eggs, and chicken eggs. Bulich is here with many kinds of mushroom as well.

River Garden has fragrant lavender and other flowers, Rose Meadow has beautiful roses, sweetpeas, and snapdragons, and James Durr is here with beautiful country flowers. Duva has several kinds of lily.

Click here for pictures of these and other stands and produce:
Greenmarket Saturday, June 16

Friday, June 15, 2012

Blueberries! Strawberries! Sorrel! Multicolored broccoli! Fava Beans! Shishito peppers!

Bodhitree and Norwich have several kinds of beans, including favas, as well as greens, lettuces, and other fresh produce.  Several stands have cucumbers and kirbys, and there are beautiful greenhouse tomatoes at many stands as well.  Oak Grove has pepper and tomato plants and windowsill herb gardens with various mixes.  Binder, Dutchmill, Oak Grove, Stokes, and others have herb plants of all kinds and Muddy River, Stokes, Norwich, and others have gorgeous garlic.  Mischick and Muddy have beautiful onions and Muddy has carrots (if you get there early enough). Miglorelli has a huge supply of beets, radishes, and other root vegetables as well as broccoli rabe, sugar snaps, and shelling peas. Bodhitree has shishito pappers and Stokes has BLUEBERRIES.

Queens County Farm Museum is here with lovely flowers and produce and Dutchmill has beautiful gladiolas, lilies, sweet peas, and other country flowers. Divine Brine is here with succulent pickles, Beth has tasty jams and chutneys, and Las Delicias has amazing pastries, including fruit tarts, addictive lavender cookies and chocolate brownies, and wonderful vegetable tarts.

For pictures of these and other stands:  Greenmarket June 15

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Chervil! Snow Peas! Greenhouse heirloom tomatoes! Elephant Garlic! Romano Beans! Edible Flowers!

Mountain Sweet Berry has chervil, wild arugula, and other tiny unusual greens.  Bodhitree has elephant garlic, Romano and other beans, and many kinds of greens and salad greens.  Windfall has several kinds of edible flowers, mini mesclun and other unique greens and salad.  Cherry Lane has tasty greenhouse heirloom tomatoes and what may be the last of their strawberries, as well as snow peas, snap peas, and asparagus.

Dutchmill has the first of their gladiolas as well as several beautiful field flowers, lilies, and a wild looking variety of sweet pea,  and Rose Meadow has unique country roses, snapdragons, and sweet peas.

To see these and other stands:  Greenmarket Wednesday June 13