farmers market

[redbird]

Today's trip to the farmers market was successful and satisfying.

I left the house as soon as I'd had my morning tea, and went to a market that opens at 10 on Sundays. I got there at about 10:20, before they'd sold out of anything I wanted, or might want.

What I particularly wanted was raspberries, and I bought two small boxes of those (totalling about a pint).

Busa Farms had a bin full of nice-looking shell peas, and I bought almost two pounds, because Cattitude is very fond of fresh peas. When I got home, he told me that he'd thought he had missed the local pea season this year. I also bought a bunch of red radishes, because they caught my eye while I was in line to pay for the peas. (Busa had both red and purple radishes, which somehow made them more appealing than if there'd only been one kind of radish.)

Hi-Rise Bakery was there, and I bought a small loaf of their concord bread, which is the right degree of crusty for the three of us. (They also have a thicker-crust "luce.")

The raspberries are from Kimball's, where I also bought a few diva cucumbers.

Stillman's Farm didn't have lamb sausages, but when I asked about it, the vendor said "probably next week" and asked what kind I liked. She is going to report back that they had a request for merguez sausages. I don't know whether we'll get to the same market next week, but it sounds like there will be lamb sausages at the other local farmers markets soon.

A lot of other things looked good, but I decided I didn't need lettuce (multiple varieties), cherry tomatoes, or fish.

Comments

[otter]

Fresh peas sound yummy. I made a 'crab' pasta salad yesterday and peas would have added a pop of color and flavor with the carrots and radishes I put in.

[minoanmiss]

Oooh which market is this?

[adrian_turtle]

Harvard Square, in front of the Charles Hotel. They have a market Sunday 10am-3pm and another Friday afternoon with more vendors. We see Kimball's Fruit Farm at a lot of the local farmers' markets.

[minoanmiss]

*makes a note* Thank you. :)

[redbird]

THey have a website, as the "Charles River Farmers Market." That current information about when the markets are held, but the list of vendors is significantly out of date. (It includes the ravioli company we liked, which is no longer in business.)

Unlike most of the area farmers markets, these operate year-round in the same location, though of course by late winter it's mostly bread, fish, maybe apples, and root vegetables. It's handy to the 71 and 73 buses (among others).

[minoanmiss]

Year round! *makes a note*

[bibliofile]

Sounds like an excellent trip to the farmers market. Isn't it great when the things you like come into season AND you can find them at the market?