Hot Peppers! Heirloom Tomatoes!! Fairytale Eggplants!! Agretti!!

Sycamore, Eckerton, Cherry Lane, Norwich Meadows,Stokes, and Oak Grove have delicious heirloom tomatoes and a wide variety of eggplants. Oak Grove, Locust Grove, Terhune, Caradonna, Breezy Hill, and others have peaches and plums. Sycamore, Oak Grove, Cherry Lane, Paffenroth, Miglorelli, and others have corn. Norwich, Mountain Sweet Berry, and others have beans, including Mountain Sweet Berry's haricots verts and jaunes and Norwich's purple string beans. Durr has many colors of gladiola and Dutch Mill has beautiful lycianthus and lilies. River Garden has beautiful wildflower bouquets. Oak Grove finally has their excellent hot and sweet pepper varieties, although there will be even more as the season progresses. Eckerton is starting to have their great peppers as well. S&SO has a wide variety of produce including beautiful baby eggplants and squashes. Norwich and Oak Grove have tomatillos and melons and Cherry Lane has brought in some interesting melons as well.

Stokes has squashes, peppers, herbs, okra, and shallots in addition to their heirloom and cherry tomatoes. Keith has lovely lettuces, lemon cucumbers, herbs, heirloom tomatoes, and other organic greens. Quattro's has smoked poultry, hot and sweet sausages, wild turkey and chicken eggs, and poultry. Cato Corner is here with several cheeses and Ronnybrook has various milks, butters, yogurts, and ice creams. Three Corner Field Farm is here with sheeps milk yogurt , ricotta, and other cheeses as well as various lamb cuts. Violet Hill is here with eggs, guinea hens, and Belle Rouge chickens. Mountain Sweet Berry's first golden nugget potatoes (chef's favorite!) are here. Northshire has agretti and wild watercress.

New Melons!! Hot Peppers!! Baby Zucchini!!

Red Jacket has peak season apricots. Bodhitree has some unusual melons, peppers, and heirloom tomatoes, as well as squashes, fairytale and other eggplants, greens, and zucchini blossoms. Berried Treasures has beautiful baby squashes, excellent green beans, tasty wild blueberries, Tri-Star strawberries, lemon verbena and other herbs, and European style tiny potatoes. Norwich Meadows has gorgeous eggplants, peppers, melons, heirloom tomatoes, greens, onions, beans, favas, and other produce. Amantai Farm has lima beans, tomatoes, eggplants, and eggs.

Dancing Ewe is here with ricottas, pecorino, and other artisanal Italian cheeses. Cayuga is here with grains and flours. John Fazio is here with ducks, rabbits, prepared "Hawaiian" smoked rabbit, and other treats. Queens County Museum has beautiful lettuces, peppers, tomatoes, husk tomatoes, and other vegetables. Two Guys has lovely lettuces and herbs and Lavender By The Bay has delicious subtle lavender honey and other lavender products. Beth's Jam is here with jams, jellies, chutneys, and pickled vegetables. Sycamore has corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, and beautiful basil. Cheerful Cherry has small sweet/tart plums, peaches, heirloom tomatoes, and plants. Muddy River has three kinds of fragrant mint, Delfino arugula, cilantro, onions, beets, and other produce.

Fairytale Eggplants! Wild Blueberries! San Marzano Sauce Tomatoes! Bush Basil! Artichokes!

Madura has some mushrooms, but not their usual wide selection. Honey Hollow Farm has chanterelles and other mushrooms, as well as watercress. Eckerton has a huge selection of heirloom tomatoes in various sizes as well as bush basils and other vegetables. Berried Treasures has great looking Tri-Star strawberries, wild blueberries, green and yellow French style beans, baby squashes, blackberries, and other produce. Stokes Farm has heirloom tomatoes, big generous bunches of fresh herbs, lettuces, squashes, eggplants, husk tomatoes, and other produce. Terhune as white and yellow peaches, nectarines, and other fruit.

Paffenroth has Delfino arugula, purslane, beautiful beets, radishes, carrots in many colors, and a wide selection of other produce. Bodhitree has fairytale eggplant, long beans both green and red, delicious flavoring peppers, squashes, and heirloom tomatoes. The Ostrich farm is here with cuts of ostrich meat. Cherry Lane has wonderful San Marzano sauce tomatoes as well as other heirloom tomatoes, corn, lima beans, kirbys, raspberries, blackberries, and okra. Oak Grove has white and yellow peaches, eggplants, heirloom tomatoes, pepper plants, and corn, as well as many kinds of herb plant. Mountain Sweet Berry has yellow and green French beans, sucrine lettuce, wild blueberries, and Tri-Star strawberries.

Breezy Hill has peaches, plums, and other fruit. Sycamore has eggplants, peaches, small and large kirbys, bicolor corn, broccoli, heirloom tomatoes, and squashes. Windfall Farm has squash in various modes -- squash blossom, squash blossom attached to mini-squashes, mini-squashes,
and larger squashes, They also have other edible blossoms, mesclun, and other interesting greens. Andrew's Honey is here. River Garden has beautiful bouquets. Tamarack Hollow Farm has various pork cuts and good-looking produce. Silver Heights has vegetable and herb plants. Keith has rocambole garlic, Sierra Blanca onions, Alisa Craig onions, salad greens, herbs, and heirloom tomatoes.

Hot Bread Kitchen is here with many kinds of breads and crackers and Cayuga has their excellent whole wheat bread and several organic flours and grains. Fantasy Fruit has strawberries, blackberries, red currants, and blueberries. Kernan has melons, peaches, squashes, and tomatoes. Locust Grove has peaches, plums, currants, and blackberries.

Succulent Bluefish at PE&DD!! Eckerton's Heirloom Tomatoes -- First Monday

In addition to beautiful bluefish and other fish and seafood, PE&DD has cooked lobsters at a more reasonable price than you can usually find in the city for such fresh seafood. Eckerton's here at last with all sizes of heirloom tomato, some of their excellent hot peppers, and several kinds of basil. Scarborough has lovely Cuban oregano plants along with many other lush herb and bonsai plants.Norwich Meadows has delicious Cavaillon and other melons, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, husk tomatoes, eggplants, beans, cherry tomatoes, leafy greens, tomatillos, and other produce. Madura has various produce and several types of mushroom. Lavender By The Bay (written up in Sunday's Metro section of the Times) has lovely lavender products and is now bringing in lavender honey!

Lani has edamame, several kinds of peppers, heirloom tomatoes, long beans, lima beans, red and green okra, many kinds of eggplant, fresh chickpeas, squashes, and greens. Race has cranberry beans, plums, corn and pastries. Healthway has potatoes, blueberries, herb plants, and small cabbages. Dutch Mill (Newfield) has beautiful lycianthus, gladiolas, zinnias, and sunflowers. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has their excellent ducks, including delicious prepared ducks, tasty rillettes, sausages, and other duck products. (Small cooked ducks are on sale!) River Garden has beautiful bouquets and Maxwell's Farm has herbs, eggplants, squashes, greens, beans, and other produce. Central Valley Farm has fresh buttermilk and butter.

S&SO has Artichokes!! Norwich Meadows has Delicious Cavaillon Melons!

The big news is that although it is already unpleasantly hot and sticky out, almost all of our farmers are here!! I'm trying one of S&SO's artichokes today, and enjoying some melon from Norwich Farm, Oak Grove, and others, together with berries from Locust Grove and peaches from Nemith and Oak Grove. Terhune has white and yellow peaches and berries. Locust has white and red currants and berries. Fantasy Fruit was NOT here when I went through. Hoeffner has tomatoes and other produce and Sycamore has bicolor corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, and basil. Stokes has squashes, peppers, lettuces, field tomatoes, and heirloom tomatoes. Norwich Meadows has luscious watermelons, Cavaillon melons, and other melons in addtion to a wide variety of peppers, eggplants, beans, and leafy greens.

Mountain Sweet Berry has strawberries, haricots verts and jaunes, sucrine lettuce, wild arugula, and other produce. Windfall Farm has mini, micro, and other greens, squashes, and edible flowers. Northshire Farm has calaloo, wild watercress, and Japanese eggplants. Paffenroth is here with fennel, celery, many kinds of beets, radishes, carots, and herbs, as well as potatoes, purslane, and other interesting produce. Violet Hill is here with Belle Rouge chickens and eggs. Quattro's has a wide range of poultry, smoked poultry, sausages, and eggs.

Dutch Mill Garden (Newfield) has beautiful lycianthus, zinnias, gladiolas, and sunflowers. River Garden has lovely wildflower bouquets. Durr has gladiolas and other flowers and Duva has lilies.

Cavaillon Melons!! Heirloom Tomatoes!! Delfino arugula!!

I have to talk about the Cavaillon melons at Norwich Meadow Farm's stand. I first had them in Cavaillon a long time ago -- never forgot them, they were so delicious. The one I got from Norwich was outstanding -- and just as good. Norwich also has a big selection of heirloom tomatoes, squashes, eggplants, peppers, and other tasty produce. Oak Grove, Bodhitree, Sycamore, and others have great heirloom tomatoes as well. Between the melons, the baby squashes at Berried Treasures, the corn at Sycamore, the hot and sweet peppers at Oak Grove, and the peaches all around the market, I'm in summer heaven!! Muddy River is one of the few stands with lettuces today -- probably due to the heat we've been having. Norwich has tomatillos and Oak Grove has beautiful sunflowers -- with lots of bees!!

Tiny Wild Blueberries!! Heirloom Tomatoes Are Here!!

Berried Treasures has wild blueberries, Tri-Star strawberries, red currants, haricots verts and jaunes, baby squashes, and herbs. Eckerton, Cherry Lane, Stokes, and others have beautiful heirloom tomatoes. Locust Grove has plump blackberries, red currants, peaches, and plums. Fantasy Fruits has black currants (as does Honey Hollow), as well as raspberries, strawberries, and red currants. Oak Grove has hot and sweet peppers, tomatillos, melons, squashes, and ready to eat peaches. Keith has good looking field tomatoes, herbs, rocambole garlic, sorrel, and beautiful lettuces.

Sycamore, Cherry Lane, Paffenroth, Oak Grove, and others have corn. Tamarack has lovely baby beets, other tasty produce, and, of course, their excellent pork and other meats. Honey Hollow has fresh chanterelles and Bulich has several other varieties of mushroom. Terhune and Caradonna have sweet cherries.