PSA: Farmer's Markets
Jul. 23rd, 2005 01:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tylikHey, any of you who live within easy distance of a farmer's market, and who aren't taking advantage of this fact are missing a real treat.
Craig and I are both completely sugared out at the moment... from corn. Fresh corn on the cob. (Put a half inch of water in the stock pot, shuck corn frantically while water heats, stick stem ends in water, keep the rest as upright as possible, cover and steam for five minutes.) The farmer said the sugar levels in the corn were testing higher than anywhere else in the country, and I thought "heh... boastful farmer". OMG, though, he wasn't kidding. We ate two ears a piece and I couldn't eat a third. I'm nibbling on tomato salad right now, just trying to get things back in balance. It's unreal.
Fresh picked organic rasperries for $6 a half flat (hope y'all don't mind me bringing some to gaming). Green beads that look like they were carved out of jade. At least eight distinct varieties of summer squash. Okra. Eggplants. Gypsy peppers... (And fingerling potatoes, carrots, green onions and shallots, and chard and baby bok choi... And I'm not even touching the real selection.)
There seem to be farmer's markets popping up everywhere -- even a number of weekday markets, which is a lovely thing. (Kirkland, even, has a Wednesday afternoon / evening one.) And for those of you close to Redmond... the market at RTC really is one of the nicest in the area. A really good selection of vendors (two or three local cheesemakers, for heavens sakes!) and one of the best sites I've seen in this country. The outdoor market at Ephesus might top it, though...
Oh -- and flowers! I don't know how many of you are aware of the flower market locally, but the Seattle area is becoming known for having one of the best, maybe the best fresh local flower markets in the country. There's been this interesting synergy mostly between immigrant farming families and promoters of local and organic agriculture. And the result is that we have more flowers and more of an unusual selection than you'll find most places.
Even better, they're grown locally, and even the ones that aren't Organic are usuallly grown with pretty friendly methods. (Compared to say the out of country scary ass tons of pesticides in a green house and people being forced to work before the chemicals clear and gettings sick, etc. etc. flower market that feeds most of the mainstream flower industry.)
So buy flowers, just for fun, and know you're support a unique part of Seattle culture, local agriculture, and doing something kind for the earth.
Craig and I are both completely sugared out at the moment... from corn. Fresh corn on the cob. (Put a half inch of water in the stock pot, shuck corn frantically while water heats, stick stem ends in water, keep the rest as upright as possible, cover and steam for five minutes.) The farmer said the sugar levels in the corn were testing higher than anywhere else in the country, and I thought "heh... boastful farmer". OMG, though, he wasn't kidding. We ate two ears a piece and I couldn't eat a third. I'm nibbling on tomato salad right now, just trying to get things back in balance. It's unreal.
Fresh picked organic rasperries for $6 a half flat (hope y'all don't mind me bringing some to gaming). Green beads that look like they were carved out of jade. At least eight distinct varieties of summer squash. Okra. Eggplants. Gypsy peppers... (And fingerling potatoes, carrots, green onions and shallots, and chard and baby bok choi... And I'm not even touching the real selection.)
There seem to be farmer's markets popping up everywhere -- even a number of weekday markets, which is a lovely thing. (Kirkland, even, has a Wednesday afternoon / evening one.) And for those of you close to Redmond... the market at RTC really is one of the nicest in the area. A really good selection of vendors (two or three local cheesemakers, for heavens sakes!) and one of the best sites I've seen in this country. The outdoor market at Ephesus might top it, though...
Oh -- and flowers! I don't know how many of you are aware of the flower market locally, but the Seattle area is becoming known for having one of the best, maybe the best fresh local flower markets in the country. There's been this interesting synergy mostly between immigrant farming families and promoters of local and organic agriculture. And the result is that we have more flowers and more of an unusual selection than you'll find most places.
Even better, they're grown locally, and even the ones that aren't Organic are usuallly grown with pretty friendly methods. (Compared to say the out of country scary ass tons of pesticides in a green house and people being forced to work before the chemicals clear and gettings sick, etc. etc. flower market that feeds most of the mainstream flower industry.)
So buy flowers, just for fun, and know you're support a unique part of Seattle culture, local agriculture, and doing something kind for the earth.
