To anyone interested in the future of the Union Square Greenmarket, see the letter written by Adrian Benepe, then the Borough Commissioner of New York, on the subject.Good luck is being 2 blocks from the Union Square Greenmarket. I plan to report on greenmarket news in general, and new arrivals in particular as often as I can. For a full year's cycle, telnet to ECHO at echonyc.com and log in as "newuser". Join FOOD and choose Item 30.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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 blossoms 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.
Monday, July 26, 2010
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 tomatos, 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.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
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.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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!!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Hudson Valley Duck Farm Has A New Delicious Prepared Duck! Norwich has a wide variety of HEIRLOOM TOMATOES!
Well, I'm late today because I stopped to talk to Hudson Valley Duck Farm about their new prepared "roast Lola Duck Sous-Vide", which is absolutely delicious -- I tasted it! I also tasted Norwich's heirloom tomato and checked out their wide varieties of tomatoes, beans, eggplants, peppers (hot and sweet), carrots, beets, and melons. They have watermelons and other tasty varieties. Lani has heirloom tomatoes, too, as well as all kinds of peppers, beans, greens, herbs, red and green okra,and other produce. Madura is here with several kinds of mushroom as well as other garden produce and Troncillito has good looking peaches and other fruit.
Consider Bardwell has a new fresh goat cheese, as promised. Scarborough has many potted herbs, including cilantro and dill. Maxwell's Farm has blueberries, sungold cherry tomatoes, herbs, hot and sweet peppers, greens, fingerling potatoes, fairytale eggplants, and squashes. Fantasy Fruit and Red Jacket have red currants and Fantasy Fruit has raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries as well. Red Jacket has sweet and sour cherries, apricots, plums, and other fruit.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Locust Grove White and Red Currants! Cherry Lane's White Corn!! Eckerton's Heirloom Tomatoes!! Oak Grove's Heirloom Tomatoes!!
It's a peach festival in the market today, with Terhune, Locust Grove Oak Grove, and others bringing in peaches ready to eat! Norwich Farm had what looked like plenty of gorgeous heirloom tomatoes yesterday but they actually sold out!! They'll have more next week, though. Mountain Sweet Berry had a huge line for their Tri-Star strawberries and their HARICOTS VERTS and HARICOTS JAUNES. They also have wild arugula, sucrine lettuce, purple sugar snaps and other unique vegetables. Norwich also has purple sugar snaps in addition to their flat beans, fava beans, string beans, tomatillos, several kinds of beets and eggplants and a wide variety of interesting produce. Paffenroth is here with many kinds of beets, radishes, lettuces, greens, herbs, carrots, daikon, and corn. Terhune has raspberries.
Caradonna and Locust Grove still have sweet cherries and other fruit and Oak Grove has melons. Check Norwich for melons as well. Fantasy Fruit has black currants, blueberries, and strawberries and is selling three boxes for $10. Stokes Farm has good looking shallots, big bunches of cut herbs, cherry and other tomatoes, salad and other greens, great looking beets, eggplants, squashes, cucumbers, and fresh garlic. Keith has Alisa Craig onions, Sierra Blanca onions, rocambole garlic, shallots, and some unique greens. Seatuck is here with several kinds of shellfish and fish. D'Attolico has tasty carrots, sprouts, salad and other greens, beautiful baby beets, beans, purslane, and onions. Sycamore only has one delivery of corn today. Windfall has luscious looking mesclun, edible flowers, microgreens, and other unusual produce. Northshire has wild watercress, calaloo, and chiogga beets.
Violet Hill has Belle Rouge chickens and eggs and dried hen of the woods mushrooms. Quattro's has chickens and other poultry and eggs. Gorzynski has organix raspberries, all kinds of herbs and lettuces and other vegetables.
River Garden has beautiful wildflowers. Dutch Mill (Newfield) has beautiful lycianthus, gladiolas, sunflowers, and lilies
Friday, July 16, 2010
Artichokes Next Week!! Watermelons!! Field Heirloom Tomatoes!!
Bodhitree has moved to the far West end of the Greenmarket today. They have shishito peppers, brown and green okra, cucumbers, squashes, eggplants, piemento de padrone, sweet peppers, and field and greenhouse tomatoes. Red Jacket has apricots. Dancing Ewe has delicious ricottas and other cheeses. Jphn Fazio has rabbits, ducks, and prepared "Hawaiian rabbit" ready to cook. Lavender By The Bay, Two Guys (salad greens), and the Ostrich meat people are here. Madura is here with various mushrooms.
Muddy River will have ARTICHOKES next Friday!! (You need to get there early if you want them -- the restaurant foragers came through today and there were none left!). Oak Grove has the first of their field heirloom tomatoes today and wil have more tomorrow. Norwich Meadows has a wide variety of heirloom tomatoes today. They have all sorts of beans, greens, beets, squashes, raspberries, black and golden raspberries, beautiful eggplants, TOMATILLOS, and other fruit. They had watermelons this morning as well, but, well, those foragers.... Samascott has sweet cherries, sour cherries,gooseberries, and other fruit and Berried Treasures has tasty little wild blueberries, raspberries, and currants, as well as Tri-Stars and the first of their wax beans. Cheerful Cherry's sweet cherries are over for the year, but they have their first peaches, gooseberries, and tasty sour cherries today.
Sycamore has bicolor corn, cucumbers, beautiful broccoli, cucumbers, eggplants, and squashes. Tello's Farm is here with delicious eggs in various sizes and Beth's Jam is having a sale on some preserves. Oak Grove has red and blue popping corn in addition to their usual great yellow variety. They also have peaches, squashes, hot and sweet peppers, TOMATILLOS, and sunflowers
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Taking the day off! Happy Bastille Day!!!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Golden and Red Raspberries, Red and Black Currants, Peaches, Plums, Apricots!!
Lani has squashes, eggplants (including lovely little fairytale ) , all kinds of beans, sweet peppers, salad greens, red and green okra, and beautiful fresh garlic. Norwich Meadows has gorgeous braising greens, all kinds of beans, peppers, beets, radishes, golden raspberries, garlic, and other produce. Race has plums, blueberries, corn, tomatoes, and many kinds of pastry, including a couple of donut varieties. Buon Pane has delicious Italian breads and tasty vegetable foccacia.
Hudson Valley Duck Farm has their delicious rillettes (love it!), duck sausage, and other great duck products. Dutch Mill (Newfield Farm) has beautiful sunflowers, gladiolas, and other flowers and expects to have lycianthus next Saturday.
Fantasy Fruit has black and red currants, red raspberries, and strawberries. Madura has several kinds of mushrooms, beets, radishes, greens, and lettuce. Consider Bardwell is here with delicious cheeses and will have fresh goat cheese next Monday. Phillips has a wide variety of produce, including shelled peas, blueberries, peaches, plums, raspberries, and sour cherries. Maxwell's Farm has radicchio, raspberries, blueberries, herbs, corn, hot peppers, and other produce. Red Jacket has plums, apricots, sour cherries, sweet cherries, and fruit juices. Lavender by the Bay is here with fragrant lavender products and Central Valley Farm has heirloom pasta sauces.
Saturday, July 10,2010, 2010
Peaches!! Corn!! The First Field Tomatoes!!
Keith has the first of his great tomatoes -- but not many! Locust Grove, Oak Grove, Terhune, and others have excellent peaches. Red Jacket has peak apricots. Locust Grove, Fantasy Fruit, and Gorzynsky have black currants and Locust, Breezy Hill, and others have red currants. Breezy Hill and Nemeth have golden raspberries and many stands have red raspberries and blueberries. Caradonna has peaches, plums, sweet and sour cherries, gooseberries, and blackberries. Locust has raspberries, plums, peaches, and cherries.
Norwich Meadows has squashes, many kinds of beet and radish, greens, salad greens, beans, favas, and eggplants. Oak Grove has squashes, field cherry tomatoes, herbs, pepper plants, and sweet corn. Sycamore has corn, hothouse tomatoes, cucumbers, beautiful broccoli, and squashes. Stokes, has beautiful salad greens, hothouse tomatoes, big bunches of cut herbs, cucumbers, squashes, eggplants, beans, chard, beets, radishes, and other produce. Keith has beautiful rocambole garlic, salad greens, potatoes, herbs, garlic blossoms, and a new revised edition of his book, IT'S A LONG ROAD TO A TOMATO. D'Attolico has their carrots, salad greens, sprouts, and beautiful baby beets. Mountain Sweet Berry has yellow sugar snaps, purple snow peas , maroon sugar snaps, strawberries, sucrine lettuce, and wild Italian arugula.
Binder has great potted flowering plants and herbs as well as cut flowers. River Garden has excellent bouquets of cultivated wildflowers. Dutch Mill (Newfield Farm) has lovely gladiolas, sunflowers, and lilies. Cato is here with luscious cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has lamb cuts, cheeses, and thick tasty sheep's milk yogurt. Tonjes is here with buttermilk, yogurt, and cheeses. Ronnybrook has greek style yogurt in addition to their other flavored and plain yogurts and drinkable yogurts, butters, milk, and ice cream. PE&DD is here with cooked lobsters and seafood. Seatuck is here with clams, other shellfish, and fish.
Northshire Farm has callalloo, Italian lettuce, wild watercress, and eggs. Violet Hill has chickens, mushrooms, and various eggs. Paffenroth has collards, purslane, a little baby fennel, epazote, cut herbs, many kinds of beets, radishes, and greens, as well as corn. Cheerful Cherry has sour cherries for pies. Cherry Lane has a new yellow variety of cherry tomato as well as other cherry and regular tomatoes, raspberries, blackberries, okra, squashes, and kirbys. Eckerton has heirloom beets and tomatoes as well as greens.
Friday, July 9,2010, 2010
Wild Blueberries! Golden Raspberries!! Rabbits Ready To Cook!!
Muddy River has beautiful salad greens and other vegetables. Oak Grove has various hot peppers, the first of their delicious field tomatoes, squashes, eggplants, slurpy peaches, and herbs. Samascott has several kinds of cherries, gooseberries, peaches, and other fruit and vegetables. Norwich Meadows has many types of peppers, squashes, salad and other greens, black raspberries, red raspberries, WATERMELON,and GOLDEN RASPBERRIES. Berried Treasures has their first tiny WILD BLUEBERRIES, squash blossoms, and herbs. Sycamore has CORN, tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, squashes, and tasty peaches. Cheerful Cherry is here with what may be the last of their black cherries and a good supply of sour cherries.
Lavender by the Bay is here as well as Cayuga (great grains, flours, and whole wheat bread). Dancing Ewe has artisanal Italian cheeses and ricotta. John Fazio Duck Farm has ducks, duck eggs, and for people like me who've never cooked rabbit, ready-to-cook seasoned smoked rabbit!!
Wednesday, July 7,2010, 2010
Almost all Greenmarket Farmers are here today in Union Square!
Red Jacket has apricots and fruit juices. Tweefontain Herb Farm has herb drinks and other herb items today. Locust Grove has peaches, plums, white and red currants, squash blossoms, raspberries, and sweeet and sour cherries. Bulich Mushroom Company has several kinds of mushroom. Kernan has squashes, corn, eggplants, CANTELOUPES, blueberries, NECTARINES, peaches, green okra, eggplants, and other fruits and vegetables. Honey Hollow has CHANTERELLES, lily buds, black currants, and grape leaves. S&SO has a wide variety of produce including all sorts of salad items, purslane, and herbs. Eckerton has heirloom beets, wild berries, corn, tomatoes, and various basils. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries, strawberries, black currants, and raspberries.
Berried Treasures has raspberries, strawberries, baby squash, romanesco, black raspberries, red currants, sugar snaps, favas, and herbs (including great looking sage). Keith's Farm is here with rocambole garlic, herbs, salad and other greens. Blue Moon has luscious looking fish. Andrew's Honey is here with honey and other honey products. Sycamore has white and bicolor corn, broccoli, basil, peaches, and tomatoes, windfall has beautiful edible flowers, unusual salad and other greens, squashes, squash blossoms, carrots, lemon cucumbers, and other vegetables.
Max Creek Hatchery has wild watercress, rainbow trout and smoked trout. Breezy Hill has raspberries, apricots, red currants, cherries, cider, and pastries. Mountain Sweet Berry has chervil, strawberries, sucrine lettuce, wild arugula, yellow sugar snaps, and other unusual vegetables. Caradonna has peaches, cherries, apricots, and other fruit and vegetables. Oak Grove has peaches, cherry tomatoes, eggplants, hot and sweet peppers, herb plants, and popping corn. Cherry Lane was being filmed for something or other, so I just got to see that they have green okra, red jacket potatoes, tomatoes, and corn.
Madura has garlic, garlic scapes, lettuce, beets, carrots, and various mushrooms. Roaming Acres Ostrich Farm is here. Bodhitree has red and green long beans, EDAMAME, red and green okra, tomatoes, cucumbers, squashes, eggplants, shishito peppers, pimiento de padron, and other peppers. Paffenroth has mixed bunches of radishes, various onions and carrots, baby fennel, purslane, red dandelion, Treviso radicchio, and a wide selection of other vegetables. Terhune has peachs, sweet cherries, plums, and other fruit. Stokes has big bunches of cut herbs, squashes, cucumbers, salad greens, golden beets, shallots, onions, and tomatoes.
Monday, July 5,2010, 2010
Despite the heat, the Greenmarket is going strong, with most of our farmers and others here as usual. You'll find beautiful orchids at M.K. Orchid Farm's stand , lavender at Lavener By The Bay, and lovely lilies at Newfield Farm's (Dutch Mill). Hudson Valley Duck Farm is here with rillettes, duck salami, fresh and other duck products. McEnroe is here with greenhouse tomatoes. Red Jacket is here with two kinds of sour cherry, red and yellow sweet cherries, apricots, blueberries, and raspberries. Maxwell's Farm has a wide variety of vegetables, including beets, beans, lettuces, herbs, squashes, cucumbers, peas, and okra, and blueberries and raspberries.
Phillips has raspberries, blueberries, shelled fava beans, peaches, string beans, sun gold cherry tomatoes, corn, greens, and tomatoes. PE&DD is here with lobsters, fish, and other seafood. Troncillito has peaches, plums, and raspberries. Consider Bardwell is here with delicious cheeses. Madura has good-looking mushroom varieties as well as vegetables. Woori Farm has beautiful eggs, coriander, and interesting vegetables. Norwich Meadows has two kinds of eggplant this week as well as greens, several kinds of squash, herbs, great looking fava beans, flat beans, several kinds of pepper, sugar snaps, onions, and beets.
Race Farm has several kids of beans, herb and flowering plants, peaches, blueberries, and plums, as well as pastries. Healthway Farm has interesting potato varieties, strawberries, cherries, and herb plants. Lani has several squash varieties, fresh chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, fresh garlic and onions, shishito peppers, pimiento de padron, the last of their asparagus, herbs,and squash blossoms.
Saturday, July 3,2010, 2010
Red and Black Currants!! First field tomatoes!! CORN!!
Mountain Sweet Berry has STRAWBERRIES (TRI-STARS). Fantasy Fruit has red and black currants, blueberries, strawberries, and gooseberries. Locust Grove has red and white currants, gooseberries, raspberries, peaches, cherries, plums, and apricots. Breezy Hill has red currants, cherries, apricots, and other fruit. Cheerful Cherry has almost sold out of their wonderful sour and sweet cherries! Sycamore, Cherry Lane, and Miglorelli have CORN. Stokes, Eckerton, and Oak Grove have cherry tomatoes -- check out the sungolds at Eckerton and Oak Grove. Red Jacket has apricots. Oak Grove has succulent peaches.
Flying Pig is here with pork products and Violet Hill has Belle Rouge chickens, "Ling Chih Reishi" mushrooms, and eggs. Quattro's has chickens, ducks, pheasants, eggs from all of those, smoked poultry, venison sausage and other sausages, and chicken and duck parts. Hoeffner has onions, cucumbers, and other vegetables. PE&DD has lobsters, other seafood and fish. S&SO has baby summer squash, salad greens, herbs, shallots, purslane, and many other vegetables. Cherry Lane has beautiful big read and white onions, cucumbers, beets, red jacket young potatoes, sugar plums, and squashes. Paffenroth has a wide selection of unique produce, many kinds of beets, carrots, potatoes, radishes, salad vegetables, potatoes, and herbs. Gorzynsky has beautiful lettuces, cut herbs, root vegetables, and berries.
Sycamore has peaches, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, and CORN. Mountain Sweet berry has sucrine lettuce, pea shoots, maroon and yellow sugar snaps, chamomile, and Tri-Stars. Oak Grove has many kimds of tasty squash. In fact, it is a squash lover's paradise in the Greenmarket today, with many stands having good looking varieties. Dutch Mill Farm has beautiful gladiolas and lilies and River Garden has pretty country wildflowers. Cato is here with delicious cheeses and Tonjes has buttermilk and cheeses. Ryder Farm has bouquets of country flowers as well as good looking produce. D'Attolico has their tasty carrots, baby beets, fresh shallots and scallions, and tasty salad greens and sprouts. Binder has wonderful herb plants, flowering plants, and cut snapdragons.
Keith has rocambole garlic, rocambole garlic scapes, their first TOMATOES, lovely French Crisp lettuce, and other greens. Terhune has peaches, cherries, apricots, raspberries, and strawberries. Stokes has lettuces, generous bunches of cut herbs, cherry tomatoes, other greenhouse tomatoes, and garlic, as well as several kinds of squash, cucumbers, and onions.Norwich Meadows has all sorts of delicious greens, cut herbs, black raspberries, cucumbers, and fava beans, flat beans, and other produce.
Friday, July 2,2010, 2010
Cheerful Cherry's Queen Anne, Sour, and Sweet Red Cherries!! Oak Grove's Peaches!! Sycamore's Corn and Basil! Norwich has favas, long beans, flat beans, golden and other beets, EGGPLANTS, and will be having GOLDEN RASPBERRIES soon!! Cheerful Cherry has pitted dark cherries, dark red, Queen Ann, and sour cherries. They think their season will be short this year, so carpe diem! Oak Grove's peaches are delicious this year and they are expecting to start having field heirloom tomatoes tomorrow or next week. Berried Treasures has good looking Tri-Star strawberries, fava beans, black raspberries, herbs, sugar snaps, and shelling peas. Sycamore has fragrant basil, greenhouse tomatoes, kirbys, CORN, and other produce.
Samascott has several kinds of cherry, green and red gooseberries, raspberries, and black raspberries. Bodhitree has long beans, sweet peppers, tomatoes, greens, fresh chickpeas, salad greens, and cucumbers. Madura has several kinds of fresh mushroom.
Wednesday, June 30,2010, 2010
Stokes has several kinds of thyme and basil as well as squashes, garlic, green and yellow string beans, greenhouse tomatoes, salad greens, and other produce. Terhune has strawberries, raspberries, cherries, and peaches. Paffenroth has upland cress, red dandelion, puntarelle, shallots, epazote, lovage, lemon balm, and a wide variety of other produce. Miglorelli has peaches, blueberries, cherries, apricots, and other fruit and vegetables. Bodhitree has beautiful squashes, green and yellow string beans, the first LONG BEANS, sweet peppers, greens, fresh chickpeas, and tomatoes. Madura has several good looking mushroom varieties as well as greens and young beets.
Cherry Lane has fresh new red skin potatoes, heirloom tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes. Oak Grove Plantation has several hot and sweet peppers, the first of their cherry tomatoes, windowsill herb gardens, and peaches. Caradonna has blueberries, gooseberries, apricots, and other fruit. Mountain Sweet Berry has wild arugula, chervil, pea shoots, and sucrine lettuce. Breezy Hill has raspberries and apricots. Sycamore has the first of their CORN as well as fava beans, cucumbers, greenhouse tomatoes, basil, and cauliflower. Windfall has beautiful edible flowers, lemon cucumbers, mini squash, squash blossoms, and sugar snaps.
Andrew's Honey is here with honey and honey products. Tweefontein has herb teas and other herb products. Blue Moon has great looking fresh fish. Honey Hollow farm has CHANTERELLES. River Garden has gorgeous country flowers. Silver Height has herb, vegetable, and fruit sets. Keith has rocambole garlic scapes, lovage, herbs, lettuces, kales, and other greens. Eckerton has black raspberries, red and sungold cherry tomatoes, rainbow kale, and mixed heirloom beets. Tamarack Hollow Farm has pork cuts and produce. Berried Treasures has black and red raspberries, fava beans, and other produce. S&SO has purselane, wild arugula, herbs, and a wide variety of reasonably priced produce.
Kernan has CORN, green and yellow string beans, peaches, blueberries, squashes, red jacket potatoes, and basil. Bulich has crimini, shitake, and other mushrooms. Locust Grove has blueberries, black raspberries, gooseberries, raspberries, squash blossoms, apricots, cherries, red currants, and other fruit. Two Guys from Woodbury has microgreens, sprouts, and other organic produce.
Monday, June 28, 2010, 2010
It was already 82 degrees when I walked over to the greenmarket, but most farmers are there. Consider Bardwell has delicious cheeses, Hudson Valley Duck Farm has ducks, duck rillettes, and other duck products. Lani has a very small supply of beautiful slim asparagus as well as fava and other beans, greens, squashes,red and green okra, squash flowers, and herbs. Race has raspberries and blueberries. Norwich Farm has squashes, beans, garlic, onions, green and yellow flat beans, other beans, young fennel, and squash blossoms. Troncillito Farm has red currants, cherries, apricots, peaches, raspberries and black raspberries.
Red Jacket has green and red gooseberries, red currants, strawberries, and cherries. Maxwell has red gooseberries, blueberries, and raspberries as well as radicchio, salad and other greens, herbs, and beans. PE&DD has tuna, lobsters, and other seafood. Dutch Mill has gladiolas, sunflowers, and other flowers. Central Valley Farm has fresh butter, eggs, heirloom tomato soup and pasta sauce. Healthway Farm has several kinds of potatoes, potted herbs, strawberries,and cherries.
Saturday, June 26, 2010, 2010
Fantasy Fruit has gooseberries, BLACK CURRANTS, raspberries, blueberries, and Tri-Star Strawberries Eckerton has black raspberries, their first FIELD TOMATOES, salad greens,bush basil, heirloom beets, and carrots. Locust Grove has gooseberries, red currants, raspberries, black raspberries, cherries, apricots, and peaches. Nemeth Orchards has cherries, gooseberries, and raspberries. Cheerful Cherry has the first of their excellent Queen Anne and dark red cherries as well as sour cherries. Milk Thistle is charging another 50 cents for their milk -- now $5.50 a quart. Bulich Mushroom Co. has shitakes, portabellos, oysters, crimini, and other mushrooms. Hoeffner has raspberries, squashes, greenhouse cherry tomatoes, and flowering plants. Cherry Lane has raspberries, beautiful cut basil, sweet onions, and freshly dug red jacket new potatoes.
Paffenroth has stinging nettles, epizote, collards, several kinds of beet, purslane, Treviso radicchio, lambs quarter, upland cress, Black Tuscan kale, and other interesting produce. Gorzynsky has beautiful lettuces, herbs, braising greens, raspberries, and other delicious organic produce. Sycamore will have their CORN on Wednesday and are here with greenhouse tomatoes, kirby cucumbers, and English shelling peas and sugar snaps. Caradonna has apricots, plums, and berries.
Three Corner Field Farm is here with lamb cuts, yogurt, cheeses, and other sheep related products. Dutch Mill Farm (Newfield) has sweet peas, ksunflowers, and the first of their gorgeous gladiolas. Binder has started bringing in cut flowers, including snapdragons, as well as their lush herb and flowering potted plants. Seatuck Fish is here with fish and seafood. They didn't bring in crabs, though -- too hot. Terhune has raspberries and strawberries (and may have cherries--they were just setting up when I went by). Stokes has garlic, herbs, greenhouse tomatoes, squashes, and beans. Norwich has Romanian peppers (sweet), cucumbers, salad mix, squashes, and other produce.
SOME AFTERTHOUGHTS Ted Blew of Oak Grove Plantation told me there will be an event at his farm on August 8 -- 3PM to 5PM tours of the farm via walking or hayride and a formal sit-down dinner at 5PM catered by three local farmers in his area. The farm is at 266 Oak Grove Road, Pittstown New Jersey, Phone: 908-963-0920. The event including local produce will be $135 and a round-trip bus from Union Square will be an additional $40. Reservations due by July 26 -- separate checks for event and bus.
LATECOMERS THIS MORNING -- Violet Hill (poultry and eggs), Mountain Sweet Berry (sucrine, wild arugula, yellow sugar snaps, maroon sugar snaps, onions, chamomile,chives, lamborn pea shoots, and chervil), Tweefontein (pesto, garlic, herbal tea, soaps), Northshire (eggs, baby bok choi, sucrene).
Friday, June 25, 2010
Cheerful Cherry's Queen Anne, Sour, and Sweet Red Cherries are here!!! Bodhitree has fresh chickpeas, yellow and green beans, fava beans, salad and braising greens, herbs, shishito peppers, and squashes. John Fazio's stand has moved to the West side of the market with their ducks, rabbits, and smoked rabbit cuts. The ostrich meat and egg stand is here with various ostrich items and Miglorelli has CORN, broccoli rabe, squashes, blueberries, strawberries, and cherries, along with many other vegetables.
Cheerful Cherry has the first of their excellent cherries, including pitted dark cherries! Sycamore has cut basil, cauliflower, broccoli, kirbys, and tomatoes. Berried Treasures has Tri-Star strawberries, chamomile, sugar snaps, shell peas, and herbs. Oak Grove has numerous varieties of hot pepper and herb plants. Norwich Meadow has garlic scapes, many kinds of squash, beautiful salad mix, braising greens, sugar snaps and flat beans, white and purple kohlrabi, and OKRA. Muddy River has great looking heads of lettuce, spinach, fennel, and agretti ("commonly boiled and eaten as a leafy vegetable -- the recommendation is to cook it in boiling water until the leaves soften and eat while still crunchy" -- Muddy River's notes).
Samascott has RED CURRANTS, red and Queen Anne cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Ardith Mae has a variety of goat cheeses.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Caradona has gooseberries and apricots as well as cherries, apples, and BLACK RASPBERRIES. Bodhitree has shishito and other peppers, many kinds of squash, greenhouse tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, and greens. Stokes has several types of cut basil and other herbs as well as greenhouse tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. Honey Hollow has CHANTERELLES and Madura has portabellos, maitake, and other mushrooms. Locust Grove has red currants, cherries, raspberries, black raspberries, blueberries, and other fruit. S&SO has a wide variety of reasonably priced produce, including salad greens, herbs, carrots, radishes, shallots and other kinds of onions, purslane and garlic scapes. Paffenroth has many kinds of carrots and radishes as well as epizote, herbs, salad and braising greens. Garden of Spices has chicken and duck eggs, chicken, ducks, and duck liver.
Hoeffner has greenhouse tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cabbages, seedless cucumbers,and rhubarb, as well as flowering plants. Eckerton has heirloom beets, black raspberries, rainbow chard, green and yellow string beans, radicchio, sungold cherry tomates,and zucchini blossoms. Kernan has peaches, blueberries, squashes, string beans, yellow beans, and CORN. Berried Treasures has Tri-Star strawberries mixed with wild strawberries, savory, lambs quarters, and potatoes. Keith has Rocambole young garlic, sorrel, golden chard, and cut herbs. Silver Heights has vegetable and fruit plants and Oak Grove has hot pepper plants, herb plants, and edible flower plants as well as corn meal and sunflowers.
Windfall Farm has beautiful cut edible flowers, various small salad greens, and salad mix. Sycamore has greenhouse tomatoes, fresh cut basil, and cucumbers. Mountain Sweet Berry has chervil, maroon snow peas, chives, yellow and maroon sugar snaps, wild baby arugula, chamomile,and other unusual greens. Cherry Lane has greenhouse heirloom tomatoes, squashes, new baby beets, and new red jacket potatoes. Terhune has cherries and raspberries.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Hudson Valley Duck Farm is here with their addictive DUCK RILLETTES, duck prosciutto, duck sausage, and other delicious duck items. Consider Bardwell has several tasty cheeses and Scarborough has many herb plants and flowering plants. Lani has several kinds of sweet peppers, including Fushimi, Shishito, and Padron. They also have a wide variety of squashes, greens, and beans, including favas. Healthway has an assortment of potatoes and Dutchmill Farm(Newfield) has beautiful lilies and herb plants. Race has Queen Anne cherries, sweet and sour red cherries, raspberries, and tomato plants. Norwich Farm has favas, pearl onions, garlic scapes, golden and red beets, several kinds of braising greens, garlic, fresh basil, and persian cucumbers. Madura has many good-looking mushroom varieties, and other vegetables, and Troncillito Farms has cherries, basil, and other produce.
Martin's Pretzels are here and Phillips has red and black raspberries, red currants, and blueberries, as well as favas (in the shell and out of the shell!), greens, carrots, beets,and other beans. M.K. Orchid farm has some beautiful orchids and Lavender By The Bay has fragrant lavender. Red Jacket has red and yellow cherries, raspberries, rhubarb, currants,and APRICOTS!! Maxwell's Farm has GOOSEBERRIES, blueberries, radicchio, herbs, and fava beans.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Today is your last day to buy Oak Grove's excellent heirloom tomato plants -- on sale! Anything left over will be planted on Monday (resulting in Ted Blew's tasty crop at the beginning of tomato season). Oak Grove has the first of their larger hot pepper plants. Fantasy Fruit has GOOSEBERRIES and Tri-Stars and Locust Grove has gooseberries, red currants, strawberries, and cherries. Eckerton has BLACK RASPBERRIES as well as great broccoli, salad greens, fava beans, ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS, and other produce. Cherry Lane has RED RASPBERRIES, heirloom tomatoes (greenhouse), red jacket new potatoes, squashes, and greens. Gorzynsky has beautiful organic lettuces, strawberries, greens, and herbs. Paffenroth has epizote, wild and other arugula, many kinds of radishes and carrots, chiogga and other beets, herbs, UPLAND CRESS, WILD ARUGULA and new onions. S&SO has CALALOO, PURSLANE, and other greens.
Silver Height has many vegetable and fruit plants for backyard gardens. Northshire has garlic scapes, interesting onions, wild watercress, and eggs. Windfall Farm has ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS, edible flowers, and many unique baby greens. Sycaore has the last of their strawberries, as well as broccoli, greenhouse tomatoes, and peas. Mountain Sweet Berry has SUCRINE LETTUCE, onions, lamborn pea shoots, and CHERVIL, but no strawberries yet. Keith is here with Rocabole garlic, onions, lovage, kales, other greens, and herbs.
Terhune has raspberries and strawberries. Stokes has lettuces and herbs, squashes, greenhouse tomatoes, and flowering plants. Norwich has beautiful organic beets, greens, herbs, squashes, and other produce.
Friday, June 18, 2010
John Fazio has brought in SMOKED RABBIT, along with rabbit and poultry cuts. Norwich has several kinds of basil, including lemon basil, thai basil, and everyday basil. Stokes has SHALLOTS, onions, squashes, garlic, beautiful lettuces, golden and other beets,greenhouse tomatoes, and greenhouse cherry tomatoes. Amantai, a newcomer to the market, has strawberries, onions, rhubarb, and greens. Muddy River has generous bunches of herbs, including chervil, golden and red beets, two sizes of garlic scape, fennel, and lush lettuces. Samascott has strawberries, cherries, and rhubarb. Ardith has tasty goat cheeses.
This is the last weekend for Oak Grove's heiroom tomato plants, which are on sale for $7.50. If they aren't all bought this weekend, they'll be planted on the farm. Tree-licious has sweet and sour cherries and pastry. Madura has their usual excellent MUSHROOM choices. Miglorelli has all sorts of produce, including many kinds of radish, beet, lettuce, and sugar snaps, shell peas, and cherries, and strawberries. Lavender By The Bay has gorgeous fragrant lavender and locust flower honey. Berried Treasures has strawberries and sugar snap peas.
Two Guys From Woodbridge has a lot of good looking basil along with salad greens. Bodhitree has ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS!!! They also have Tuscan Kale and FRESH CHICKPEAS, as well as their first hot peppers. Phillips has BLACK RASPBERRIES and red raspberries.
I think I saw Dancing Ewe pulling in as I left the market. If they're there, try their ricotta and other cheeses.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Kernan has blueberries, several kinds of squash, and other produce. S&SO has baby summer squash, garlic scapes, and herbs. Locust Grove has red and Queen Ann cherries, raspberries, strawberries, and RED CURRANTS. Fantasy Fruit has Tri-Star strawberries and GOOSEBERRIES. Eckerton has several HOT PEPPER varieties, mixed bunches of heirloom beets, MULBERRIES, and greens. Paffenroth has wild arugula, arugula, epazote, lovage, lemon balm, several kinds of beet, including chiogga beets, and lambs quarters (wild spinach). Phillips has blueberries. Miglorelli has sugar snaps, shell peas, sweet cherries, and strawberries. Mountain Sweetberry has two new kinds of snow peas, CHERVIL, wild arugula, and young onions. (No Tri-Stars today, unfortunately!) Madura has several kinds of mushroom, greens, and red onions.
Sycamore has strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes, and cucumbers. Cheerful Cherry has heirloom tomatoes, RASPBERRIES, and basil. Bodhitree has greenhouse tomatoes, FAVA BEANS, green onions, Russian and Tuscan kales, cucumbers, and other greens. Windfall has a wide selection of edible flowers, mescluns, and unusual mini greens.
Blue Moon is here with delicious looking fish. Silver Heights is here with fruit and vegetable plants. Stokes has herb and flower plants and Oak Grove is having a sale on heirloom tomato plants.
Monday, June 14, 2010
The cherry season has begun, but there are still strawberries. Red Jacket has yellow and red cherries as well as rhubarb. Phillips has raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and vegetables, including FAVA BEANS and shelled peas. Lani also has fava beans and strawberries, in addition to young garlic, young onions, delicious crisp cucumbers, salad greens, sugar snaps, and shelling peas. Maxwell has strawberries, sugar snaps, shelling peas, raspberries, GOOSEBERRIES, herbs, beets, and greens. Madura has garlic scapes, herbs, mushrooms, and greens. Troncillito has cherries, garlic, and salad greens. Race has Queen Anne cherries and raspberries.
Consider Bardwell is here with excellent cheeses. Dutchmill Farm (formerly Newfield) has sweet pea flowers,sunflowers, and lilies. PE&DD has cooked lobsters as well as various fishes and other shellfish (clams, scallops, etc.).
SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010
Phillips has blueberries!! as well as raspberries and strawberries. Locust Grove has Queen Anne Cherries, Sweet red cherries, RED CURRANTS, and strawberries. It's Sycamore's last week for strawberries and Mountain Sweet Berry's first week for Tri-Star strawberries!! Mountain Sweet Berry also has wild arugula, chives, lambs quarters, lamborn mini pea shoots, and two kinds of snow peas. Eckeron has sugar snaps, gorgeous lettuces, and heirloom beets. Cherry Lane has heirloom greenhouse tomatoes, lovely heads of lettuce, greenhouse beefsteak tomatoes, and other delicious produce. Paffenroth has a wide variety of produce, including several kinds of baby carrot, beets, radishes, interesting greens, and potatoes. S&SO has green tomatoes for frying, cut herbs, lettuces, and shallots.
D'Attiloco has salad greens and sprouts. Northshire has wild watercress, arugula, quail eggs, and honey. Violet Hill has guinea hens and Belle Rouge chickens. Flying Pig has sausages and other pork products.
Terhune has the last of their wild asparagus. They also have sweet cherries and strawberries. Norwich has golden beets, crisp Persian cucumbers, and a large assortment of greens. Ryder Farm and Windfall have edible flowers and Oak Grove has pots of nasturtiums, herbs, heirloom pepper plants, and heirloom tomato plants. Their season for tomato plants is coming to a close, so buy them now!! Silver Heights also has vegetable plants and herb plants.
Stokes Farm has herb plants and cut herbs, greenhouse cherry and other tomatoes, young garlic, their first basil, and an Asian herb called shiso(which smells delicious. Don't know what the taste is.)
Friday, June 11, 2010
Stokes has beautiful herb and hanging plants as well as cut herbs, cherry tomatoes, squashes, lettuces, and strawberries. Van Houten has many flower sets. Oak Grove has nasturtiums in pots, pepper plants, and heirloom tomato plants (the season for their tomato plants will be over soon), as well as excellent pork products and popping corn. John Fazio is here with rabbits and ducks. Muddy River has garlic, greens, and generous bunches of CHERVIL!! Norwich has baby squashes, braising and salad greens, and baby carrots. Samascott has strawberries and the last of their rhubarb. Berried Treasures has arugula, potatoes, green garlic, herbs, and Tri-Star strawberries (but no more wild strawberries, at least for now).
Tree-licious Orchards has CHERRIES. Cheerful Cherry has juices, flowering plants, and succulents. (They will have their tasty cherries in two weeks.) Flying Pig is here with pork products and Madura has several kinds of mushroom. Suru Winery is here from Long Island with various wines and the Lavender people have edible lavender and decorative scented pillows for gifts. Beth's Jam is here with jams, chutneys, pickled vegetables, and boxed items for gifts.
Bodhitree has green and yellow beans, cherry tomatoes, pullet eggs, and many kinds of greens and herbs. *Their strawberry season is over.)
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Locust Grove has cherries, raspberries, and strawberries. Eckerton has shell peas, sugar snaps, and fava beans. Berried Treasures has wild strawberries and Tri-Stars. Terhune has cherries and strawberries. Stokes has strawberries and greenhouse cherry tomatoes. Bodhitree has strawberries, asparagus (end of the season soon), and FRESH CHICKPEAS! Hoeffner has strawberries, cucumbers, and lettuces. S&SO has lettuces, beets, herbs, and other salad vegetables and shallots. Eckerton has rainbow kale, and their first PEPPERS and baby carrots. Mountain Sweet Berry has wild arugula, Tri-Stars, tiny potato mix, and young onions. Madura has several varieties of mushroom and garlic scapes. Stokes has garlic, squashes, and herbs. Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, squashes, sugar snaps, shell peas, and lettuces, as well as strawberries (their last week for berries, probably). Sycamore has strawberries, hothouse tomatoes, and kohlrabi.
Monday,June 7, 2010
Lani has strawberries (ending soon), fava beans, onions, garlic, many small salad greens, garlic scapes, shell peas, asparagus, and sugar snaps. Race has Queen Anne Cherries, raspberries, strawberries, and herb and flowering plants. Phillips has strawberries, raspberries, red cherries, spinach, salad and braising greens, and beets. Red Jacket has rhubarb and Maxwells has strawberries, squashes, garlic, herbs, shell and snap peas, and salad greens. Troncillito Farm has strawberries and tomato plants.
PE&DD has steamed lobsters, fresh fish, and other seafood. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has delicious DUCK RILLETTES and their wonderful DUCK SALAMI has returned!! Central Valley Farm has butter, ricotta, and vegetarian tomato sauce. Consider Bardwell is here with several tasty cheeses and maple syrup. The lavender people have edible lavender as well as other lavender products
If you have plans for strawberries, at least on Mondays, sooner is better than later. The season will be over soon.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Eckerton has mixed heirloom beets, mixed radishes, and reputedly the best broccoli today. Cherry Lane and Locust Grove have RASPBERRIES, and Locust has sweet cherries. Norwich has garlic scapes, Japanese white turnips, young onions, young garlic, beautiful braising greens, and radishes. Stokes has asparagus, many cut and potted herbs, and flowering plants. (I was there before they were completely set up, but since they had strawberries and tomatoes yesterday, I'm going to gamble that they have them again today!) Cato has delicious cheeses -- it's hard to pick a favorite, but I bought "Brigid's Abbey" for lunch today.
Terhune has cherries and strawberries. Keith has gorgeous young Rocambole garlic, young onions, salad and braising greens, Rocambole garlic scapes, rhubarb, sorrel, stinging nettles, and lovage. River Garden has brought in some of their beautiful wildflowers and Binder has great potted flowering and herb plants. Quattro's has poultry, smoked poultry, sausages, and pheasant, turkey, duck, and chicken eggs. Violet Hill has Belle Rouge chickens and several egg varieties. Flying Pig is here with various pork cuts and sausages.
Seatuck has a wide range of seafood, including live crabs!! Ronnybrook has a new Greek-style yogurt, ice creams, butters, drinkable yogurt, and cheeses. Milk Thistle is here with various milks. Dutchmill Gardens(Newfield Farm) has beautiful sunflowers, lavender, lilies, and other flowers. Three Corner Field Farm has fresh ricotta and yogurt as well as lamb cuts, soaps, and knitting wool. The Local Rose people have lovely roses and other flowers.
Sycamore has sweet little strawberries, hothouse tomatoes, and sugar snap peas. Mountain Sweet Berry has tiny mixed potatoes, pea shoots, and other salad greens, as well as young onions. Windfall Farm has various sizes of mesclun and other greens along with edible flowers. Northshire has wild cress, bok choi, and eggs. Gorzynsky has strawberries, eggs, and a wide variety of organic greens, root vegetables, and herbs. Paffenroth has an extensive selection of unusual greens, including puntarella, red dandelion, stinging nettles, purslane, epizote, and many delicious potato varieties. Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, lettuces, asparagus, and other delicious produce. Bulich has several varieties of mushroom, and Tweefontaine is here with pestos, soaps, and other herbal items.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Stokes has strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes, and cut herbs (sorrel, thyme, rosemary, chamomile, lavender, etc.), and lettuces. Muddy River has garlic scapes, young purple and white onions, young garlic, fragrant cilantro, and beets. John Fazio has rabbit and ducks. Samascott has strawberries and rhubarb. Norwich is getting in gear with baby carrots, all kinds of baby squashes, many kinds of greens, and young garlic, young onions, and herbs. Berried Treasures has tiny Tri-Star strawberries, cress, arugula, and flowers. Sycamore has a couple of varieties of strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes, and sugar snaps.
Cheerful Cherry has beautiful flowering hanging plants and succulents. Pura Vida Fisheries has good looking fresh fish and Madura has several varieties of mushroom, including shiitake, oyster, and crimini. Miglorelli has rhubarb, broccoli rabe, French breakfast radishes, sugar snap and shelling peas, and Japanese turnips. Bodhitree has salad mix, asparagus, strawberries, Tuscan kale, purslane, mizuna, lambs quarters, sorrel, and collard greens, in addition to herbs, greenhouse tomatoes, and pullet eggs.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Locust Grove has the first of their sweet cherries. Berried Treasures, Mountain Sweet Berry, Sycamore, and others have luscious strawberries. Mountain Sweet Berry has delicious greens, chive flowers, and young onions. Madura has a wide variety of mushrooms and greens and Sycamore has sugar snap peas, greenhouse tomatoes, and an unusual looking variety of bok choi. Oak Grove and Silver Heights have lush heirloom tomato plants. Kernan has four kinds of squash and good looking new red skin potatoes. Hoeffner and Cherry Lane have great looking lettuces and Keith is here with mesclun, salad greens, and young rocambole garlic as well as young onions and herbs.
Honey Hollow Farm has stinging nettles, lambs quarter, young garlic, lovage, and ramps. Bodhitree has sungold cherry tomatoes, Tuscan kale and other greens, hothouse tomatoes, and strawberries. S&SO has salad mix, shallots, and garlic scapes as well as a wide variety of other produce. Eckerton and Bodhitree have interesting radishes and Eckerton has kohlrabi, beautiful lettuces and rainbow kale, and English shell peas and sugar snaps. Cherry Lane has shell peas, sugar snaps, asparagus, heirloom tomatoes (greenhouse), broccoli rabe, and strawberries. Berried Treasures has tri-star strawberries, mini potatoes, lupins, herbs, and chamomile. Blue Moon has excellent fresh fish. Windfall Farms and Oak Grove have edible flowers
Monday, May 31, 2010
Red Jacket has rhubarb and Maxwell's has strawberries. (Pie! Crumble!) Maxwell's also has sugar snaps, herbs, onions, zucchini, garlic scapes, and beets. Scarborough has herbs and bonsai in pots. Consider Bardwell has delicious cheeses. Madura is here with mushrooms, greens, and onions, as well as potted flowering plants. Anna of (Dutchmill)Newfield Farm has herbs in pots as well as lilies, lavender, and other flowers. Lani has strawberries, asparagus, young onions and garlic, calaloo, Tuscan kale, and salad greens. Healthway Farms has tomato plants, herb plants, and potatoes. Central Valley Farm has eggs, heirloom tomato soup, and butter. PE&DD has beautiful fresh fish, shellfish, and steamed lobsters. Race has RASPBERRIES!!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Locust Grove has strawberries. Cherry Lane has strawberries, asparagus, lettuces, broccoli rabe, and greenhouse heirloom tomatoes. Paffenroth has all sorts of greens, including stinging nettles, various kinds of arugula, many herbs, and purple asparagus. Hoeffner has asparagus and rhubarb. Keith has beautiful organic greens, rocambole garlic, young onions, and herbs. Stokes has beautiful potted plants and cut herbs. Gorzynsky has lettuces, herbs, and rhubarb. D'Attolico has salad greens and sprouts.
Miglorelli has sugar snaps and shell peas. Sycamore has sweet strawberries and sugar snaps as well as greenhouse tomatoes. Mountain Sweet Berry has young onions, wild arugula, and pea shoots. Windfall Farm has edible flowers, mesclun, pea greens,and golden purslane, along with other mini and other greens. Norwich and Eckerton have beautiful organic lettuces and other greens. Oak grove has lush lemon verbena plants along with other herb jplants and heirloom tomato and pepper plants. They also have delicious cornmeal.
Anna of Dutchmill farm (formerly Newfield) has the last of her lovely peonies and the first of her beautiful lilies. Local Roses has roses and other flowers and James Durr has peonies and asparagus.
Seatuck has live crabs, clams, and other seafood. Their stand has moved across the aisle. Cato has delicious cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has yogurts, cheeses, soaps, and lamb cuts. Quattro's has duck,pheasant, and chicken eggs, along with their excellent poultry, smoked poultry, and sausages. Violet Hill is here with eggs and poultry as well as bacon and Northshire has unusual greens and eggs.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Berried Treasures has Tri-Star strawberries, lambs quarters, herbs, and several kinds of small potatoes. Two Guys is here with greens and herbs. Norwich has garlic scapes, fresh garlic, several greens, baby carrots,and the first of their baby zucchini. Stokes has strawberries and greenhouse tomatoes as well as several cut and potted herbs and flowering plants. Miglorelli has sugar snap peas and shell peas and Samascott has strawberries and rhubarb. Bodhitree has sungold cherry tomatoes, greens, young garlic, leeks, garlic scapes, herbs and strawberries. Oak Grove has heirloom tomato and hot pepper plants, edible flowers, and their excellent corn meal. Muddy River has nettles, bok choi, and other greens. Cheerful Cherry has beautiful flowering and tomato plants. Cayuga is here with their delicious whole wheat bread, spelt flour, half and whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, and beans. (They're all the way at the West end of the market.)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sycamore's first appearance this season has them here with their long anticipated sweet and tasty berries. Other stands with strawberries include Stokes, Bodhitree, Cherry Lane, and Locust Grove. Berried Treasures has the first of their strawberries as well. S&SO and Hoeffner have rhubarb as well as asparagus and S&SO has a wide variety of reasonably priced produce. Honey Hollow has angelica, ramps, dried mushrooms, porcini powder, and other unusual items. Ronnybrook has some new cheeses, blueberry ice cream and other flavors, drinkable yogurts, milks, and butters. Cherry Lane has greenhouse heirloom tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, sugar snap peas, and potatoes. Cayuga, Hot Bread Kitchen, and Our Daily Bread are here with their distinctive offerings. Cayuga has the last of their delicious dried beans, Hot Bread Kitchen has lavash and other regional breads, and Our Daily Bread has various European breads and scones.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Maxwell has kohlrabi, strawberries, asparagus, lettuces, and other produce. Phillips has sugar snap peas (the only one today), broccoli rabi, asparagus, and many greens. Lani has asparagus, strawberries, salad and braising greens, and young onions that are already pretty big. Scarborough has lush potted dill and other herbs. Anna's Newfield Farm is now called Dutchmill. She's brought in the last of her gorgeous peonies and Dutch irises today. PE&DD have delicious fresh fish and seafood, including steamed lobsters.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Well, 8AM isn't early enough! By the time I got to Eckerton all of their sugar snaps and shell peas were gone! They still have a lot of delicious greens and heirloom radishes. Cherry Lane's strawberries are here and they still have great asparagus and greenhouse heirloom tomatoes. Binder and Oak Grove have beautiful herb and other potted plants and Stokes has great cut herbs and flowering plants. Silver Heights, Oak Grove, and Cheerful Cherry have lush heirloom tomato and other vegetable plants. Quattro's has all sorts of poultry as well as duck, turkey, and chicken eggs. Northshire has tasty greens and eggs. Gorzynsky has beautiful lettuces and other organic greens and D'Attolico has mint, salad mix, and young garlic. Mountain Sweet Berry has wild baby arugula, young garlic, young onions, and chives. Three Corner Field Farm has a new long lasting tallow based soap as well as fresh sheep's milk ricotta and their excellent lamb cuts and beautiful wool.
Friday, May 21, 2010
John Fazio Farms will be here on Fridays with ducks and rabbits. Grazin' Angus Acres has been here for a while with various meats and will start having chickens next Friday. Norwich has greens and their first organic strawberries, along with leeks, onions, and scallions. Bodhitree has strawberries, rainbow kale and other braising greens, salad greens, and sugar snaps, in addition to young garlic. Stokes has lemon balm, chives, sorrel, and other cut herbs. Samascott has rhubarb AND strawberries (Pie, crumble, compote!!) Berried Treasures has various small European style potatoes, greens, herbs, and "wild hearts of palm". Several stands have strawberries.
Cayuga is here with great whole wheat bread and all sorts of wonderful flours. Our Daily Bread has various breads and scones.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Hot Bread bakery has delicious whole wheat rolls and other breads and focaccia. Cayuga is here with their excellent whole wheat bread and various grains and flours. Hoeffner and Stokes have purple and green asparagus. Stokes has tasty cut herbs and Oak Grove has lush herb plants, mesclun windowsill gardens, pepper and tomato plants, popping corn, and pork products. Nevia of Bodhitree and Cherry Lane have strawberries and asparagus and Cherry Lane has greenhouse heirloom tomatoes. Beth's Jam is here with jams, chutneys, and pickled vegetables. Honey Hollow has morels and other mushrooms, young garlic, and herbs. Berried Treasures has lamb's lettuce and other greens. Bodhitree has sungold cherry tomatoes, strawberries, asparagus, and various herbs and greens. Windfall Farm has pea greens and other greens, mesclun, and edible flowers. Andrew's Honey has various honeys and honey products. Ronnybrook's new ice cream flavor for Spring is here -- Blueberry!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Scarborough and Newfield Farm have beautiful potted herbs and Lani has tasty cut herbs as well as strawberries, asparagus, salad, and other greens. Greener Pastures has cat grass and sprouts. Race has tasty pastries, rhubarb, strawberries, asparagus, and potted flowering plants. Anna of Newfield has beautiful peonies and irises. PE & DD has lovely fresh fish and other seafood.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Eckerton has sugar snaps and shell peas. Cherry Lane has sugar snap peas and strawberries, as well as their excellent baby lettuce, and asparagus. Norwich is on the East side of the market near Park Avenue again and has mizuna, red mustard greens, spinach, and other greens. James Durr and Newfield Farm have beautiful peonies and Durr has lovely irises as well. River Garden has lilies of the valley. Other stands have various country wildflowers. Mountain Sweet Berry has wild baby arugula, young garlic, and chives. D'Attiloco has salad and other greens, sprouts, and young garlic. Tonjes is here with buttermilk and cheeses, Cato has a variety of tasty cheeses, and Three Corner Field Farm has cheeses, yogurt, lamb cuts, soaps, and wool.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Norwich has fresh garlic scapes and chive flowers, as well as spinach, arugula, kales, and other greens. Muddy River has bok choi, new season beets, and other produce. Bodhitree has greenhouse tomatoes, greens, and strawberries. McEnroe has several radish varieties. Two Guys has salad greens and herbs. Stokes has several cut herbs in addition to their herb and vegetable sets, flowering plant sets, and hanging potted flowering plants. (Sadly, their asparagus season seems to be over. No more delicious purple asparagus!) Berried Treasures has Red Norland and creamy Red Fingerling potatoes as well as plenty of watercress. Ardith Mae is here with several delicious farmstead goat cheeses. The lavender people are here with edible as well as household scented lavender.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Honey Hollow is back with several kinds of mushrooms, including good-looking morels. Cherry Lane has their first greenhouse heirloom tomatoes and promises sugar snap peas for Saturday. Bodhitree has great cucumber varieties, many types of greens, radishes, herbs, and strawberries. Stokes Farm has beautiful potted flowers, cut and potted herbs, and delicious purple and green asparagus. Locust Grove and Terhune have many kinds of apple and Red Jacket has several types of fllavored apple juices. Mountain Sweet Berry has beautiful young garlic, wild arugula, and chives.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Stokes has beautiful PURPLE ASPARAGUS! Mountain Sweet Berry has WILD BABY ARUGULA, RAMPS, and PEA SHOOTS! Nevia of Bodhitree has ASPARAGUS! and a wide variety of greens, including mesclun with flowers, and kale. Duva has some unusual and gorgeous tulips. Miglorelli has scallions, big bags of spinach, collards, and other greens. Locust Grove has LILACS!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Althway Farm is here with many delicious potato varieties. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has duck salami, smoked duck breast, and other treats. Anna of Newfield Farm has unusual and beautiful tulips. If you couldn't find her in the strange place they put her in on Saturday, you have a second chance to admire her wide selection of parrot and other unique tulips.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
ASPARAGUS is here, and Hoeffner's got it! Check out Moountain Sweet Berry's first wild baby arugula and ramps and, if you're there at noon when Rick breaks out the watercress, tasty cress!
GORZYNSKY is back with dandelion greens, shallot cress mixed with chickweed, scallions, yellow dock, favabean greens, and other great organic greens. Northshire has wild dandelion and radicchio rosa. I picked up some beautiful sorrel from D'Attiloco, who also has salad greens and sprouts.Paffenroth has upland cress, onion chives, stinging nettles, and watercress and Windfall has a huge array of micro and other greens.
I picked up some eggs from Violet Hill and a beautiful smoked duck from Quattro's (who also have alot of smoked pheasants, ducks, chicken parts). Violet Hill and Quattro's both have excellent poultry. Quattro's also has wild turkey, duck, and pheasant eggs in addition to their excellent chicken eggs.
I bought a beautiful assortment of unusual tulips from Anna of Newfield Farm today. They've moved her to the far west end of the market near 15th street, so keep looking if you miss her at her former spot. Several stands have lovely flowering branches today, including James Durr, Locust Grove, and Terhune.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
RAMPS!! Mountain Sweet Berry's ramps are full-grown today and they have young chives as well. Stokes has beautiful young sorrel, thyme, rosemary, and chives cut for cooking. Oak Grove has lush heirloom tomato plants, herb plants, mesclun sets for apartment gardens, and popping corn. Windfall has micro-mesclun, pea shoots, young greens, edible flowers, and green eggs. Cayuga has several kinds of flours and grains and their excellent whole wheat bread. Madura has green garlic and greens as well as several varieties of mushroom. Two Guys From Woodbridge has lovely salad greens and Shushan has cherry tomatoes, salad greens and herbs. Andrew's Honey is here as is Beth's Jam.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday's Greenmarket is getting more and more interesting as Spring appears, with Loni's Tuscan Black Kale, salad greens, baby arugula, broccoli rabe, and other delicious greens. Hudson Valley Duck Farm brings in tasty duck salami, smoked duck breast, and other delicious duck products and there are delicious cheeses to be had. There are also beautiful tulips and great breads. I'm sorry I missed the market early enough to make this report useful today, but the Internet didn't want to have anything to do with me this morning!!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
RAMPS!!! Mountain Sweet Berry has them, but there was an incredible line, so you have to be fast this morning! Norwich had green garlic this morning, but are already out of it! Northshire has radicchio rosso and quail eggs and Quattro's has pheasant, duck, wild turkey, and chicken eggs as well as the poultry to go with them.
Anna's tulips (Newfield Farm) are even more incredibly beautiful today than they were last week. James Durr is here with flowering branches, daffodils, and tulips. Locust Grove also has flowering branches in addition to apples. Terhune has flowering branches as well. Stokes is here with beautiful flowering potted plants and herbs as well as cut rosemary and thyme. The Binders are back with vegetable and herb sets and succulents.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Dancing Ewe is back with merguez sausage, their excellent ricotta, and tasty cheeses. Nevia has broccoli rabe, baby spinach, watercress, and other greens. The Ostrich stand has fresh emu and ostrich eggs, ostrich steak,filet, burgers, and other meat. Flying Pig has various pork cuts. Pura Vida is her with fish. Beth's Jam has beautifully wrapped jams and chutneys for Easter gifts. Two Guys From Woodbridge has salad greens, mesclun mix, and baby arugula. Norwich has baby carrots, spinach, kale, and chard.
Oak Grove has HEIRLOOM TOMATO PLANTS!! and tiny mesclun as well as herb plants, pork products, popping corn, and windowsill herb gardens.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Stokes is back for their first Wednesday market with beautiful flowering plants, herb plants, and cut rosemary and thyme. Rick Bishop of Mountain Sweet Berry has brought in samples of RAMPS and will have them for sale on Saturday, weather permitting. Oak Grove has lush herb plants and several stands have potted Spring flowers. Locust Grove has flowering branches.
I'm having a piece of Cayuga's delicious whole wheat bread (available today in the market) with Beth's Jam's Meyer Lemon marmalade. I also picked up some of Cayuga's beans, the supply of which is shrinking rapidly.
Check out the March 29th report just below for the Extra on Alvina Frey.
Monday, March 29, 2010
EXTRA: On January 9, 2010, we lost a great Greenmarket pioneer, one of the first farmers in the market, Alvina Frey. She was a fine farmer, one of the amazing people who attracted excellent restaurants as well as other lovers of good, healthy, and inventive foods. She introduced all sorts of wonderful beans and was the first to bring in haricots verts, haricots jaunes, and mini zucchini and other tiny squashes. Her corn was amazing and her unique vegetables inspired other farmers to try interesting new ideas.
Rick Bishop of Mountain Sweet Berry told Beth Linsky the following: “Alvina kept saying she would retire and she kept coming back to the market. She was going to give me all her secrets to planting and picking. Her haricot verts were the best and I planted lots of them but she just couldn't bring herself to retire. Finally she asked me to come to her farm and we just sat and talked for several hours, discussing varieties, planting and growing methods. Putting her advice to work afforded me the ability to inherit the incredible restaurant trade she had developed and her mentoring catapulted me into the limelight with all of the best restaurants. I'm indebted to her.”
Although Alvina retired a while ago, her influence is still felt in the Greenmarket. We’ve missed her good cheer and her supportive and inventive presence. I've been waiting to get some information before posting this. I was very fond of Alvina and her produce and have missed her.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Oak Grove has MESCLUN -- their tiny tasty mix. D'Attolico has new kale and SORREL. Paffenroth has onion chives and Mountain Sweet Berry has their special frozen beans. Northshire has fresh dandelion greens and Stokes has beautiful herb plants as well as flowering plants and cut rosemary and thyme. Cato is here with tasty cheeses and Norwich has wintered over baby carrots. Miglorelli has sweet wintered over parsnips. Anna has gorgeous tulips.
Violet Hill has guinea hens, Belle Rouge chickens, and great looking chicken livers, hearts, and gizzards. Quattro's has beautiful chickens, ducks, and pheasants, as well as pheasant and duck eggs. Flying Pig is here with pork cuts, fried pork rinds, pie crust, and rillettes.
Friday, March 26, 2010
As she promised, Nevia of Bodhitree Farm has pea shoots! She also has delicious salad and braising greens and bok choi. Oh, and pullet eggs. The ostrich stand has fresh emu and ostrich eggs as well as empty shells for decoration. Tamarack is here with pork cuts and free range chickens. Flying Pig has fried pork rinds, pork rillettes, and lard pie crust in addition to their sausages and pork cuts. DiPaolo is here with various turkey items. Pura Vida has several varieties of fish. Tello has blue and green shelled eggs.
Norwich has root vegetables, bok choi, and scallions, in addition to pickles and other jarred vegetables. Two Guys have salad greens and herbs. Madura has several kinds of mushroom. Tremblay is here with their excellent honeys and Deep Mountain Maple Syrup has their wonderful 2010 new supply of grade Fancy. Beth's Jam has strawberry rhubarb, raspberry, peach, currant, and other jams and jellies, as well as great chutneys and pickled vegetables. The wheat grass truck is here, too, with sprouts and cat grass.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
The biggest news in today's Greenmarket is the sweet wintered over parsnip to be found at Miglorelli's stand. The newest tasty item is the gorgeous whole wheat bread that Cayuga brought in today along with their excellent flours, grains (including their newest flour -- all purpose), and beans. One of the restaurant buyers reminded me that Rick Bishop said there will be ramps on March 31, but as for now, we will be happy to settle for Windfall's tasty greenhouse greens, Madura's mushrooms and greens, and Oak Grove's great herb plants and windowsill herb gardens.
I'm having a slice of Cayuga's bread with Ronnybrook's sweet butter as I write. Delicious!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Anna has beautiful tulips today -- cheered me up, which I needed after walking around in this dreary morning. Loni has greenhouse greens and there are several orchards, including Red Jacket. I must say it is possible to be too early and I really was today. There will be other stands with fruit, potatoes, and other vegetables, but it's still Winter today -- except for the tulips!!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
STOKES IS BACK!! It's their 35th year in the market and they're here with fragrant potted rosemary, potted herb plants, cut rosemary and thyme, and beautiful pansy sets.
Van Houten is also here with beautiful flower sets and Oak Grove has gorgeous herb plants and windowsill herb gardens. Scatuck Fish and Shellfish is here for the first Saturday with clams, razor clams, mussels, softshell crabs, oysters, and a wide variety of fresh fish. Norwich has fresh spinach and kale along with root vegetables and eggs. Quattro's has PHEASANT EGGS!!!
It's the LAST DAY for Three Corner Field Farm until the first week in May, so get your tasty lamb and yogurt while you can! Anna of Newfield Farm is here with glorious cut tulips!
Rick of Mountain Sweet Berry says that he may have RAMPS on Wednesday, March 31!!!
Locust Grove has flowering willow and cherry branches. Flying Pig has pork products, eggs, and chickens. Northshire has wintered over sucrine lettuce, Japanese bunching onions, quail eggs, and radishes, as well as honey. Violet Hill has their many colored variety of eggs as well as sausages, bacon, and belle rouge chickens. Quattro's is here with small and large chickens, ducks, and other poultry, sausages, and eggs.
Friday, March 19, 2010
River Garden has beautiful willow branches and dried flower arrangements. Oak Grove has herbs, baked goods, pork, and popcorn, and will have their delicious tiny mesclun tomorrow. The lavender people have edible lavender as well as scents and Two Guys From Woodbridge have lettuces, micro mix, mesclun, and herbs. Pura Vida has good looking fish and shellfish. Nevia of Bodhitree Farm has hot curly cress, two kinds of arugula, salad and other greens and eggs and will have pea shoots next week.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Ted Blew of Oak Grove has a wide selection of large and small potted herbs today. He says he may have his excellent tiny mesclun in the market on Saturday! There's definitely a feeling of Spring in the market, although the only new items (at 8:30 A.M., at least) were beautiful Spring flowers. You can still get lamb from Three Corner Field Farm before she stops for a while during lambing season.
Locust Grove, Breezy Hill, and other orchards are here today. I'm having Breezy Hill's apple raspberry crisp for breakfast right now! Beth's Jam is here with St.Patrick's Day gift ideas and Ronnybrook has ice cream.
Monday, March 15, 2010
I wasn't going to go to the Greenmarket at all today, but it is a good thing I changed my mind! In addition to Consider Bardwell Farm's excellent variety of cheeses, we now have Hudson Valley Duck's tasty salami, smoked duck breast, duck confit, and proscutto! Race is here with pastries and Anna of Newfield Farm has her gorgeous tulips (also here on Saturday). Loni's Farm, the other half of what was Yuno's Farm, is here with a wide selection of greens. Tello is here with excellent eggs and Red Jacket has fruit flavored ciders.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Anna of Newfield Farm is back!! She's got beautiful parrot and other tulips and will be here on Saturday for the season!! It was worth getting shoved around by the wind to find her there and to pick up her lovely flowers.
It really is pretty rough out there, but Quattro's was there with my chicken order and Ronnybrook had the garlic butter I need for my roast chicken, so I was glad to be able to pick up the things I needed. I also got some of Milk Thistle's low fat milk and got carrots and turnips for my stock from Paffenroth. Miglorelli and Breezy Hill are here with apples and Three Corner Field Farm has lamb and yogurt. There are plenty of root vegetables to be had and D'Attolico is here with greens and sprouts. Windfall has microgreens and other vegetables as well.
There are actually many stands here considering the weather!!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Nevia's Back!!! She has her own farm, Bodhitree Farm, and will be here on Fridays with the wonderful vegetables, eggs, and other goodies that we have come to love. She's here today with delicious greenhouse greens.
For those of you who like to stray from the regular track, the Ostrich farm is here for its second week. They have eggs, meat, and feathers!
Some farmers who are here on Fridays and Saturdays say they may not be here tomorrow because of the strong winds and rain that are expected. Judging from what was going on today, I may not be there either!
The lavender people and Two Guys (beautiful greens) are here today.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Another beautiful day! I ran into one of the chefs who still come to the market despite the season, picking up microgreens from Windfall, and we commiserated on the winter slump and our hopes for the appearance of ramps, fiddleheads, reasonable morels, asparagus, and rhubarb, all of which won't be showing up for a while. We talked about Three Corner Field Farm's lamb and the fact that they won't be here much longer -- back in May! I bought some Bridgid's Abbey from Cato (this is its best time of year, by the way), and talked about Anthony Bourdain's visit to their farm, which aired recently.
Cayuga is here with beans and grains and Locust Grove, Breezy Hill, and Terhune, among other orchards, have apples and cider. Ronnybrook has milks, drinkable yogurts, and butters, and Madura is here with mushrooms. Red Jacket has various fruit flavored ciders. Beth's Jams, Our Daily Bread, Knoll Krest, and other stands are also here.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
It's finally a beautiful day for the Greenmarket! Quattro's is here with great poultry and smoked poultry. Violet Hill has excellent bacon, sausages, and their wonderful Belle Rouge chickens. Flying Pig has pork and poultry and Three Corner Field Farm has lamb cuts, yogurt, and cheeses, as well as wool and soap. (She'll be gone for lambing in a couple of weeks, so carpe diem!)
D'Attolico is here with crisp and tasty greens and sprouts, Windfall has various turnips and greenhouse greens, Norwich has a few greens along with their root vegetables, and Paffenroth and Mountain Sweet Berry have great potatoes.
Ronnybrook and Milk Thistle have milk and cream and Ronnybrook has yogurt, butters, and cheeses. Beth's Jam still has some of their seasonal marmalades as well as their excellent jams and chutneys. Cato is here with cheeses and Shushan has greens and tomatoes. Norwich has jars of vegetables.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
It's kind of miserable out there, but Flora Perfecta has beautiful lilies, Shushan has cherry tomatoes and other hydroponic tomatoes and greens, and Tamarack is here with pork products and poultry. Windfall Farm has greens and Cayuga is here with beans and grains. There are a few orchards here and Ronnybrook has milks, yogurts, and cheeses.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Flying Pig and Violet Hill are here with pork and poultry. Terhune, Breezy Hill, and Locust Grove have apples and cider. Miglorelli also has apples and cider and Cato is here with cheeses. Three Corner Field Farm has lamb and Ronnybrook and Milk Thistle have milk and yogurt. Beth's Jam is here with chutneys and jams and Paffenroth has all sorts of root vegetables as does Norwich. Northshire has eggs, quail eggs, and raw crystallized honey! All in all, it's worth a trip to the snowy Greenmarket!
BULLETIN: Three Corner Field Farm (yogurt, cheese, lamb, wool, soap) will be here for three more Saturday markets and then will be gone until May. BULLETIN: If you like Beth's Meyer Lemon Marmalade, Blood Orange Marmalade, and Seville Orange Marmalade, you should stock up soon. They're seasonal and they run out!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
I didn't see Shushan (hydroponic tomatoes and greens) today. There are plenty of apples and ciders and Tamarack is here with pork and excellent bacon. Beth's Jam is here with their wide selection of jams, marmalades, chutneys, and jellies. Three Corner Field Farm is here today with delicious lamb and will be disappearing soon for lambing season. Check with them to find out when.
Saturday, February 21, 2010
Milk Thistle Farm has drinkable yogurt along with their milks and creams. You can still get Beth's Jam's seasonal marmalades (Blood Orange, Seville Orange, Meyer Lemon)and other jams and chutneys. Cato is here with cheeses and Oak Grove has terrific popcorn in addition to their pastries and meats. Locust Grove has big bags of apples for sauce or pies at a bargain price and Violet Hill has some wonderful unusual bacon cuts in addition to Belle Rouge chickens, pork cuts, and sausages. (They also have plenty of eggs.)
Quattro's is here with small heritage chickens and other poultry as well as their excellent eggs, and Windfall and Paffenroth have tasty winter vegetables. Flying Pig has pork products and Shushan is here with tomatoes and greens. Rick Bishop is here (Mountain Sweet Berry) with small European potatoes.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Three Corner Field Farm has beautiful cuts of lamb today, including lamb and mutton neck slices, various chops including shoulder chops, roasts, and ground lamb. Windfall has plenty of their tasty green eggs and Flora Perfecta has beautiful lilies. There are several orchards in the market, including Terhune, Breezy Hill, and Locust Grove, and Cayuga is here with luscious beans and grains. Shushan is here with lettuces and tomatoes and Cato has their excellent cheeses. Ronnybrook is here with various dairy products.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Well, my plan was to stay in bed until, oh, 10 o'clock, and to avoid the snow, but I had forgotten that I LIKE snow and that I didn't have milk. At 8:30 or so I was out, walking to Whole Paycheck. To my surprise, there were tents up in Union Square and there were farmstands! There are three apple orchards with cider, apples, and pears, and a stand with eggs (and possibly chicken? I didn't check). The Greenmarket truck and stand are there, too. I ran into Annie from Spotted Pig, which made a grand total of two customers, but If you have to choose, Annie is the cheerful person I'd want to see!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Violet Hill is here with gorgeous Belle Rouge chickens and pork products. Quattro's has beautiful chickens, ducks, and other poultry as well as their excellent eggs. Cato has tasty cheeses and Milk Thistle and Ronnybrook are here with various milks. Ronnybrook also has yogurts, butters, and ice cream. Locust Grove has a wide variety of apples and D'Attolico is here with sprouts and greens. Windfall Farm has mini greens and turnips and Paffenroth has many sorts of potatoes and other root vegetables. Beth's Jam has their seasonal marmalades as well as their knockout raspberry and other jams and chutneys. Three Corner Field Farm is here with lamb cuts and Red Jacket has several kinds of apple cider. You can also get cat grass and Breezy Hill is here with apples, ciders, pastries, and their new addition, croissants! Northshire is here with cabbages and eggs. The maple syrup people are here, too, as is Tonjes (buttermilk, cheeses, etc.).
It's windy and nasty, but the farmers are here and their winter vegetables and fruits are delicious and worth a trip to the market!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Locust Grove and Terhune are here with apples and cider. Beth's Jams has delicious pickled vegetables, chutneys, jams, and jellies. (Their stars, as far as I'm concerned, include Blood Orange Marmalade, raspberry jam, and Blazing Tomato Chutney, but I like alot of others as well.) Three Corner Field Farm has excellent cuts of lamb and lamb sausage and there is good fish to be had in the market as well. Cayuga is here with grains and beans and Tamarack has pork products. There's a new meat purveyor whose poultry and meats I haven't tried yet, but it looks interesting. Ronnybrook is here with milks, butters, yogurts, and ice cream. You can definitely find the ingredients for a great winter meal in the market today.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
I'm so glad I went over to the Greenmarket this morning! My order from Quattro's was here, along with their great poultry, eggs, sausages, and smoked poultry. Shushan is here with salad greens, tomatoes, and herbs, and Cato has their delicious cheeses. Three Corner Field Farm has excellent lamb cuts and Violet Hill has gorgeous Belle Rouge chickens (both large and small) along with their excellent bacon, sausages, and other pork cuts. Terhune is here with apples and Breezy Hill has apples, cider, and pastries. Flying Pig has bacon, pork, and sausages.
Norwich and Paffenroth are both here with wonderful root vegetables and Miglorelli has parsnips in addition to apples and cider. Beth's Jam has their usual great jams and chutneys and their seasonal Blood Orange, Seville, and Meyer Lemon marmalades. Ronnybrook and Milk Thistle are here with milk and Ronnybrook has yogurts, butters, ice creams(!), and cheeses in addition to cream and drinkable yogurt. You can even get a treat for your cats -- cat grass!
LATER IN THE DAY:For those of you who may like goat meat, I didn't notice that there is a stand near Quattro's that has all sorts of cuts of goat.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Three Corner Field Farm has excellent braising and stewing cuts of lamb in addition to chops and roasts. (By the way, the picture in the NY Times that illustrated an adapted Maialino recipe for braised lamb shoulder chops was of lamb *neck*, so if you make the recipe, don't expect it to look like the picture! It came out really well, but if you did use neck, it would take at least twice as long to cook!) This farm generally has neck available if you get there early enough. Shop the Greenmarket to find unusual cuts of meat and poultry. You won't find some of these cuts in your regular butcher shop.
It's soup and stew season, so I cooked up a batch of Cayuga's beans with a smoked pig's foot and lots of Greenmarket vegetables this weekend. For a really fresh taste, local dried beans tend to be more successful than supermarket varieties. Cayuga is here on Wednesdays, so I was able to replenish my supply for next time.
I picked up a couple of Beth's Jam's seasonal marmalades last week and had the Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon on whole wheat toast. Delicious! They also have Seville Orange Marmalade.
It's a great day in the Greenmarket -- get your root vegetables, your lamb, your beans, and your apples and cider and have a wonderful mid winter meal. Pick up some lilies from Flora Perfecta, too!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Shushan has hydroponic tomatoes, lettuces, and herbs. Windfall has mesclun and micro-greens. Northshire has Chinese cabbage, Savoy cabbage, and other greens and D'Attolico has greens and sprouts. Norwich has root vegetables and squashes and Oak Grove has squashes. Paffenroth and Mountain Sweet Berry have many kinds of potatoes and Mountain Sweet Berry has crosnes.
Tonjes is here with buttermilk, yogurt, and cheeses. Ronnybrook has milk, cream, ice cream, cheese, drinkable and other yogurt, and butter. Milk Thistle has milk and cream. Cato has delicious cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has excellent yogurt and cheeses.
Quattro's is here with wonderful poultry (ducks, chickens, pheasants,etc.), sausages, and soups, as well as great eggs. Violet Hill has lovely Belle Rouge chickens, bacon and other pork cuts.
The rose people are here with beautiful fresh flowers and River Garden has pretty dried flower bunches and decorations.
Locust Grove, Breezy Hill, Miglorelli, and others have apples and apple cider.
Beth's Jam is not here today.
Friday, January 22, 2010
It was quite a slow day in the Greenmarket, with several farmers taking the day off. My alarm clock not having gone off until 8AM, I didn't get to the market until 9:30, but I could still get apples, cider, pastry, fish, bacon, poultry, bread, milk, and lilies! "Two Guys" was there with delicious lettuce choices as well. Muddy River was here with root vegetables and Tamarack and Flying Pig were here with pork, bacon, and poultry. We're at the low point of the growing year, but there are still wonderful foods to be found in Union Square!!
Monday, January 18, 2010
I haven't been going to the Monday market since Thanksgiving, so I have missed out on a new excellent cheese farmstand, Consider Bardwell Farm. They have six delicious cheeses, three goat and three cow. I tasted them all and wound up taking home "Rupert", a 12 month old succulent cow's milk cheese, and "Manchester", a tasty goat's milk tomme. I actually liked them all, but this purchase was for a small dinner. They are only in Union Square on Mondays, but they are in other greenmarkets as well (Saturday, Abingdon Square and McCarren Park, Sunday, Thompkins Square Park and Ditmas Park).
Race Farm is here with apples, pastries, cider, potatoes, honey, and cider vinegar. Uphill Farm has pork, beef, lamb, and goat meat. D&J has bok choi, kimchee, greens, and Chinese cabbage. Madura has several kinds of mushroom and some root vegetables. Red Jacket has apples, pears, ciders, and jams. PE&DD has fish.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Norwich has sweet turnips and other root vegetables. Paffenroth is here with a wide variety of root vegetables as well and Windfall has some tasty greens and various turnips and rutabagas. Mountain Sweet Berry has tiny potatoes and crosnes. Oak Grove has their excellent cornmeals and whole wheat flour as well as great popping corn. Beth's Jam has Seville orange, blood orange, and Meyer lemon marmalade in addition to their other excellent jams. I just had some of the Meyer Lemon on whole wheat bread. Scrumptious!
Flying Pig is here with various pork and poultry products and Violet Hill has gorgeous bacon, Belle Rouge chickens, and other meats. Quattro's has delicious chickens, smoked poultry, sausages, and soups, as well as their excellent eggs. Milk Thistle and Ronnybrook are here with milk and Ronnybrook has ice creams, yogurts, butters, and cheeses.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Even on this gray day, there are several stands in the Greenmarket. I was able to score some celeriac puree from the Queens Museum stand to make potato/celeriac/garlic mashed potatoes to go with the braised lamb dish I made from Wednesday's New York Times Maialino recipe. I bought hydroponic greens from Two Guys From Woodbridge and chervil to decorate my potatoes!
Beth's seasonal jams are here -- Seville Orange, Meyer Lemon, and Blood Orange marmalades. River Garden is here with beautiful dried flowers and the lavender people have various ways to scent your home with dried lavender. The Vermont maple syrup people are here and Samascott has great apples and cider. Milk Thistle has milks and creams and Tamarack has bacon and other pork products and poultry, as does Flying Pig. Flora Perfecta has lilies.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I was glad to see Cayuga in the Greenmarket today, after using up my last supply of their excellent dried beans in a luscious vegetable soup yesterday. They made a mix of my choice for the next time, so I designed my own selection. S&SO is here today, so I was able to pick up potatoes and various onions for the next soup. Shushan is here with lettuces, tomatoes, and herbs, and Three Corner Field Farm and Cato have cheeses. Locust Grove has apples, cider, pastries, and delicious hot cider(a pleasure in the cold).
We are in the doldrums, but there are still many stands in the market and you can still get Ronnybrook's milk, ice cream, and butters, Beth's jams and chutneys, Terhune's apples, and fresh fish, breads, and maple syrup.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Violet Hill, Flying Pig, and Quattro's are all here with their excellent poultry, meat, and free range eggs. Paffenroth has delicious root vegetables and Northshire has cabbages and "Omega 3"eggs. Cato is here with tasty cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has lamb, yogurt, and cheese. The fancy wool stand is here with lamb sausage and cuts of lamb. Beth is here with jams and chutneys and D'Attolico has sprouts. A few farmers chose to stay home today and I don't blame them. It's really VERY cold out there. However, if you do venture out, you'll find Breezy Hill, Locust Grove, and other apple stands with fruit, cider, and in some cases, pastry. Milk Thistle is here with various milks and creams and Ronnybrook has milks, creams, butters, ice creams, drinkable and other yogurt, and cheeses.
Friday, January 8, 2010
It's great to have something new to talk about in the middle of the winter! A few weeks ago the lavender people came in and now we have Two Guys From Woodbridge, who have brought in DELICIOUS MICROGREENS, SALAD GREENS, AND HERBS!!! They'll be here on Fridays, right across from the lavender people and two stands down from Beth's Jam. Friday is still a good day in the market, with Miglorelli)apples), Madura (mushrooms), Milk Thistle's milk and cream, Tamarack's pork and poultry, and Flora Perfecta's lilies.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
If you love onions, potatoes, and apples, you'll be fine in the Greenmarket this month. Today, we have them all! There are also eggs, breads, and bacon, as well as dried beans and organic flours and grains, not to mention milk, cream, ice cream, and butter. Good thing I'm a half full rather than half empty kinda person. You can also find cider! And lilies! Here's hoping things are even more rosy on Saturday.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wandering back from Burdick's new shop on 20th Street near Fifth, I thought I'd check to see who actually showed up in the Greenmarket today and was pleasantly surprised to find that there were plenty of stands there, including Windfall, Mountain Sweet Berry, Three Corner Field Farm, Breezy Hill (they still have cranberries!), Paffenroth, Cato(cheese), Oak Grove, Ronnybrook, and D'Attolico. There certainly are plenty of apples, cider, potatoes, and other winter goodies, not to mention Shushan with tomatoes and greens! I stocked up on vegetables for soups from Paffenroth and hovered over Mountain Sweet Berries' lovely little potatoes for a while, but am recovering from the holiday indulgences, so I passed up cheeses and butters for this week. No telling what mischief I'll get into next Wednesday and Saturday!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Quattro's is here with pheasants, capons, chickens, and other poultry. Flying Pig and Tamarack are here with pork products and there is a new(to me) meat purveyor next to Beth's Jams on the West side of the market with pork and lamb. Three Corner Field Farm is here with lamb, yogurt, and cheeses.
I haven't been to the Friday market for a few weeks, so I've missed LAVENDER BY THE BAY, a fairly new stand with lavender in various items. They are normally only here on Fridays with fragrant sachets, lavender branches and other scented items, and will have lavender honey and other edible lavender items next summer.
Mountain Sweet Berry has crosnes and potatoes. Paffenroth is here with root vegetables and Shushan has various greens and tomatoes. Locust Grove has apples and cider and other orchards have apples and pastries. Cayuga is here with beans, grains, and flours. Oak Grove has pork products, squashes, peppers, popcorn, and pies.
NOTE: MOST FARMERS AND OTHERS WILL NOT BE HERE ON SATURDAY. MANY WILL NOT BE BACK UNTIL SATURDAY,JANUARY 9. CHECK WITH YOUR FAVES TODAY ABOUT NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
It was actually worth going over to the Greenmarket, so you might want to get out soon. It's going to rain steadily later according to a couple of "authorities" I met there. There are several stands with apples and Breezy Hill has CRANBERRIES from Maine today, as well as cider and pastries. S&SO has carrots and other produce and Windfall has some greens as well as various turnips. D'Attolico is here with sprouts and other items and Miglorelli has fennel in addition to apples and pears. Our Daily Bread has several kinds of bread and Knoll Krest has pasta and eggs. Milk Thistle is here with whole, low fat, and other milk, but doesn't have heavy cream (that's a shame, because I used their cream in my dessert yesterday and it was delicious).
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Quattro's has geese, ducks, chickens, capons, and venison. DiPaola has bone-in turkey breast, whole turkeys, ground turkey, and other items. Flying Pig has pork roasts, hams, pork chops, ribs, other pork items and their tasty liverwurst. Tamarack has turkeys, chickens, hams, and leg of lamb. Three Corner Field Farm has various cuts of lamb.
Stokes has herb wreaths, mixed herb bunches, broccoli, and fresh bay leaves. Mountain Sweet Berry has beautiful wreaths, crosnes, and tiny potatoes. Breezy Hill has CRANBERRIES!, apples, cider, and pastries. Keith is here (LAST DAY) with rosemary, Christmas greenery, and greens. Locust Grove has apples, pears, and apple cider. Cayuga has beans, flours, and grains.
Windfall has microgreens, tasty baby arugula, turnips, and mesclun. S&SO has lettuces, broccoli, carrots, cabbages, and other produce. Miglorelli has apples, fennel, acorn squash,and parsnips. Greener Pastures has cat grass and wheat grass, as well as pea shoots and sunflower sprouts. Terhune has apples and pies. Paffenroth has celeriac, leeks, and lots of root vegetables.
Cato has several delicious cheeses. Ronnybrook has many great ice creams, including pumpkin, eggnog, and chocolate raspberry truffle. They also have eggnog, heavy cream, and other dairy products. Madura has five or six good looking mushroom varieties. Shushan has tomatoes, herbs, salad greens, and cucumbers. Beth's Jams has beautifully wrapped jams, chutneys, and pickled vegetables for gifts. River Garden has lovely dried flower bunches, wreaths, and arrangements. Andrew's Honey has delicious honeys, honey in the comb, and other honey items.Van Houten has Christmas greenery, cabbages, and brussels sprouts.
NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR SOME STANDS, INCLUDING KEITH. MOST WILL NOT BE HERE ON SATURDAY (ALTHOUGH A FEW MAY) BUT WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY. MANY WILL NOT BE BACK UNTIL JANUARY 8TH AND 9TH. ASK YOUR FAVORITES ABOUT THEIR PLANS.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Most farmers are here today, although several are planning to leave when it starts snowing. This is Gorzynski's last day until next Spring, and many stands are relocated today for easier departures if the predicted heavy snow begins. I didn't see Mountain Sweet Berry, but I was in the market at 7:30 and some farmers were slowed down by traffic. Violet Hill is probably there by now. [Later -- Violet Hill is here and so is Mountain Sweet Berry(with crosnes!)]
Reserve your lamb at Three Corner Field Farm's stand today and your poultry at Quattro's or Flying Pig. Pick up your poultry and pork today at Violet Hill.
Northshire has an interesting new variety of radish today as well as their terrific cabbages and other tasty greens. D'Attolico is here with sprouts, greens, and other items and Paffenroth has their excellent variety of potatoes and other root vegetables, including celeriac and leeks.
Stokes is here with mixed bunches of herbs and other produce and Locust Grove and Breezy Hill have apples, pears, and cider. Most farmers here today will also be here on Wednesday. D'Attolico will not. I didn't see Mountain Sweet Berry today, but I was very early.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
I'm so glad to have gotten back to the Greenmarket after a week of back problems that I don't even mind that it was below freezing while I was there. It's warming up a bit now, so Stokes has gotten out of their truck and is setting up their delicious cut herbs and herb bunches and Mountain Sweet Berry, is bringing out their beautiful Christmas greens and tasty potatoes. I'm warming up now with some delicious New England clam chowder I got from Westport Aquaculture.
Blue Moon is here with fish and DiPaola has turkey. Order your turkey for Christmas or New Year's or reserve lamb from Three Corner Field Farm for Saturday or next Wednesday. Paffenroth has potatoes and other root vegetables, Windfall has rutabagas and other turnips, and Keith is here with potatoes, Rocambole garlic, and Christmas decorations. (Saturday may be Keith's last day until next Spring.) S&SO has various produce and Locust Grove has apples. Tamarack is here with bacon and sausages, Beth has delicious jams and chutneys, and Ronnybrook is here with milk, butters, ice creams, cheese, and yoghurt.
River Garden has beautiful dried flower wreaths for gifts and Andrew's Honey has honeys, honeycombs, and soaps.
For Saturday, December 12, 2009
I'm going to be out of town this weekend but did want to remind you to reserve your holiday bird at Quattro's, Violet Hill, or Flying Pig. It's amazing how fast the days are going by! Check Wednesday and last Saturday to find out what else is available in the Greenmarket. It won't change much until Christmas Day.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Sorry to miss the market today, but I've been out of school for a couple of days with a bad back and the weather this morning isn't helping much. I'll check it out later, but I think I can safely say that there will be apples, pears, potatoes, and jam, as well as some Christmas decorations and gifts. If you are planning a Christmas bird, you might want to put your order in today or Saturday.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Stokes has beautiful herb wreaths for gifts. Van Houten, Keith, Mountain Sweet Berry and others have Christmas decorations (Mountain Sweet Berry's wreaths are especially lovely.). Stokes will be here for two more weeks.
Miglorelli has a wide variety of root vegetables as well as greens, apples, and fennel. Shushan has hydroponic tomatoes and greens and Ronnybrook is here with delicious ice creams, including the seasonal eggnog and pumpkin flavors. Windfall has greens and several kinds of turnip and edible flowers. Northshire has great Italian vegetables and Savoy and other cabbages. Paffenroth has many kinds of carrots, potatoes, herbs, and greens, as well as celeriac and leeks. S&SO also has several kinds of onions, potatoes, and other vegetables. Hoeffner has gorgeous cabbages, pumpkins, squashes, and cauliflower and has cut sections of cheese pumpkins for soup or pie.
Locust Grove has apples, devoe pears, apple cake, and quinces. There are stands with honey, maple syrup, and breads, and Beth's Jam has many kinds of jams, chutneys, and pickled vegetables, including some beautifully wrapped for gifts.
The recessional continues, with Eckerton having left for the season.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Stokes is here with their excellent small red and yukon gold potatoes (a hit at my house on Thanksgiving), cut herbs (which added wonderful flavor to my capon), lemon grass, broccoli, and cauliflower. Van Houten has Christmas greens. Paffenroth has delicious potatoes, jerusalem artichokes, parsnips, cut herbs, all sorts of onions, salsify, celeriac, kohlrabi, and various unusual carrots. Miglorelli's large and small fennel looks tasty. Westport Aquaculture is here with clams and oysters. Ronnybrook has several ice creams, including the pumpkin that was a big success on apple pie last week.
Shushan is here with tomatoes, herbs, and greens. Three Corner Field Farm has lamb, yogurt, and cheeses, as well as gift items. Mountain Sweet Berry has their beautiful wreaths and Christmas greens. Stokes has herb wreaths and River Garden has dried flower and pepper wreaths. Red Jacket has juices and other fruit products. Windfall has greens and edible flowers. Keith has bags of Rocambole garlic for gifts as well as their organic greens and potatoes. Beth's Jam has all sorts of delicious jams, jellies, chutneys, and pickled vegetables, including some beautifully wrapped gifts. Locust Grove has grapes, apples, pears, and quince.
Silva Orchids has lovely orchids today. Flora Perfecta's lilies are also beautiful. Cayuga has several unusual grains, flours, and beans. I'm going to try their polenta this week.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Just a small addendum -- Several stands are not in their usual spots. Locust Grove is on the 17th Street side for instance, so keep looking if you don't spot your faves right away. Flora Perfecta is between 16th and 17th on the West side of the park. Breezy Hill has FRESH CRANBERRIES again today. River Garden and Durr have beautiful table and door decorations and Durr has brought in alot of vegetables in addition to their flowers. Stokes has their mixed bunches of fresh cut herbs and Hoeffner has giant cauliflowers. The rest of the stands have what I listed on the Saturday report below.
Once again, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Breezy Hill has fresh CRANBERRIES today and will be here Wednesday, as will most of your favorites, with the possible exception of Eckerton and the definite exception of Westport Aquaculture. James Durr has flower wreaths today. Stokes has squashes, broccoli, cauliflower and potted lettuces. Van Houten has large cauliflowers, sweet potatoes, and broccoli. Keith has bags of Rocambole garlic for gifts, various greens, potatoes, and celeriac. Miglorelli has root vegetables and apples. Shushan has hydroponic tomatoes and herbs. Norwich has organic turkeys today and will be here on Monday with turkeys. (They will not be here on Wednesday.)
Oak Grove has tomatoes, pumpkins, and other vegetables, and pumpkin and apple crumb pies. Windfall has salad greens and edible flowers. Northshire has cabbages and other rustic greens. Paffenroth has their usual wide variety of wonderful produce. Eckerton has the last of the CARDOONS, tomatoes, celeriac, brussels sprouts, rainbow chard, and seasoning peppers, and may not be here Wednesday.Cherry Lane has beautiful cauliflowers, broccoli, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and brussels sprouts. Hoeffner has greens, pumpkins, and cabbages.
I will not be reporting on Wednesday, unless there is some dramatic Greenmarket news. I *will* be picking up my capon at Quattro's, my cauliflowers here and there, my apples from Locust Grove, my CRANBERRIES at Breezy Hill, my tiny potatoes at Mountain Sweet Berry, and my salad greens at Windfall. I may also buy a celeriac from Keith or Paffenroth and some tiny turnips from whoever has them! I already have Beth's cranberry sauce, Stokes's mixed herbs, Oak Grove's pumpkin, and S&SO's shallots. I may also buy a tasty apple crumb pie from Oak Grove. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Everyone from the Wednesday market today will be in the Wednesday market next week before Thanksgiving, except Westport Aquaculture (who will be here through the winter). Beth's Jam has all sorts of cranberry sauce, jam, and chutney and Breezy Hill will have fresh cranberries next Saturday! You can still order apple crumb pies and pumpkin pies from Oak Grove in the market today or over the phone after today:908-782-9618. The large size is $12.75.
Stokes has big bunches of mixed herbs for flavoring poultry (sage,rosemary, thyme) and will be here on Wednesday and Saturday next week. Evolutionary will be here with several kinds of turnips and other root vegetables and mini greens. Locust Grove will have apples, pears, and cider. S&SO is here with a wide range of produce, including various onions and shallots, and Keith has his greens and garlic.
You can order a turkey from DiPaola today or Friday, after which you can still call over the weekend: 609-587-9311
Windfall has micro greens and other vegetables and will be here next Wednesday. Mountain Sweet Berry is here with crosnes and tiny potatoes and will have them next Wednesday as well. Hodgeson has orange, white, and Romanesco cauliflowers, brussels sprouts, spagetti squash and other squashes, cheese pumpkins, and sugar pumpkins. Oak Grove has squashes, pumpkins, peppers, and tomatoes, and will be here next Wednesday, but may not have tomatoes then.
Cherry Lane may be here next Wednesday, but aren't sure. Today they are here with cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and brussels sprouts. Shushan will be here next Wednesday with the same produce they have today -- hydroponic tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, lettuces, and herbs. Madura has shiitake, maitake, oyster, crimini, portabello, and button mushrooms and will be here next Wednesday as well. Miglorelli has their usual wide variety of produce and will be here next week. Van Houten is here with cauliflowers, brussels sprouts, cabbages, and sweet potatoes.
WARNING: Next Wednesday's market will include stands from all four Union Square Greenmarkets, so some of your favorites from Monday and Friday may be here as well as the Saturday stands. The Christmas Market is also going to be here, so you may have to search a bit to find the stands you want.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Buzzard Crest is here with grapes and grape juices. Paffenroth and S&SO have an excellent variety of produce and Stokes Farm and Oak Grove still have pretty good heirloom tomatoes. Stokes has potted lettuces, various cucumbers, and generous mixed bunches of herbs. This is the last day for Eckerton's cardoons. (They may not be here next Saturday.) They also have delicious seasoning and other peppers. Stokes and others have good looking pumpkins, but there are many fewer, so if you have pie or soup plans for Thanksgiving, you should pick up your pumpkin today!
Order your Thanksgiving turkey from Quattro's or an organic turkey from Norwich Farm (last day to order from Norwich is this Monday). Norwich will be bringing in orders on the Monday before Thanksgiving but will not be here that Wednesday. Beth's Jam has an assortment of cranberry options for the holiday, including sauce, chutney, and mixed fruit jams. Mountain Sweet Berry is here today with their delicious tiny potatoes and crosnes and will be here the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
I bought a bag of Rocambole garlic from Keith today. They would make a good gift for Thanksgiving or Christmas -- plain and delicious.
I'm having one of Oak Grove's pies for breakfast (the small size), and it's delicious. You can order a "Bette's Pumpkin Pie" or a "Susan's Apple Crumb Pie" until November 21 (next Saturday) for Wednesday, November 25's market. Telephone 908-782-9618. The large size is $12.75.
Wednesday,November 11, 2009
Locust Grove has beautiful apples, pears, and QUINCE. Oak Grove, Sycamore, Cherry Lane, and Stokes still have tomatoes, but this is the last week for heirlooms. Cherry Lane has good looking freshly dug sweet potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, and brussels sprouts. Their last Wednesday will be the day before Thanksgiving. Speaking of which, Tamarack Hollow Farm is taking Thanksgiving turkey orders today.
Westport Aquaculture is here with Bluepoint oysters, Cherrystone clams, and Little Necks. Paffenroth has several kinds of greens and lettuces as well as many wonderful root vegetables and herbs. Stokes has lettuces, including potted lettuces, celeriac, persian cucumbers, and generous mixed bunches of herbs.
Bulletin, November 10, 2009
I'm sorry to tell you the sad news that Donna of Cheerful Cherry passed away last weekend. She was a great character and I will miss her alot. I always looked forward to her cherries (the best in the Greenmarket every year) and her marvelous heirloom tomatoes, as well as her humor and sass. She and her husband have been stalwarts of the market for years.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Cherry Lane, Sycamore, Oak Grove, and Stokes still have tomatoes, including some heirlooms. Eckerton and Oak Grove have a variety of seasoning peppers, hot peppers, and, in Oak Grove's case, sweet peppers. Eckerton has cardoons and other greens and several farmers have pumpkins and squashes. Mountain Sweet Berry has crosnes, wild arugula, and sucrine lettuce, as well as tiny potatoes and Stokes has a great selection of cut herbs. Buzzard Crest is here with grapes and grape juices and Locust Grove and Breezy Hill have apples, pears, and cider. Cherry Lane has sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts as well as other greens.
Order your holiday birds from Quattros and Violet Hill. While you're at it, Beth's Jam has several cranberry options from jam to chutney.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Although things are slowing down, there are still many good reasons for checking out the Greenmarket. Stokes has the first of their MIXED HERB BUNCHES today, a must have for your Thanksgiving bird. They also have cauliflowers, rainbow kale, lettuces, broccoli, cucumbers, and some good looking late season heirloom tomatoes. Phillips has RASPBERRIES! Paffenroth has their usual wide variety of excellent produce and Miglorelli has a great selection of fruit and vegetables.
Westport Aquaculture has LOBSTERS, chowder clams, oysters, and clams. Cherry Lane has corn, beets, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, spinach, lettuces, and tomatoes. Oak Grove has dried hot pepper bunches, apples, sweet peppers, pumpkins, husk tomatoes, and heirloom tomatoes. Caradonna has apples, pumpkins, and dried corn. Breezy Hill has apples, pears, and pastries. Sycamore has heirloom tomatoes, pumpkins, broccoli, and other produce.
Order your Thanksgiving turkey from DiPaola or Tamarack Hollow today!
Berried Treasures has sunchokes, garlic, small potato varieties, and several kinds of fresh handpicked dried beans (cannelini, adzuki, cranberry, and others). Locust Grove has apples, cider, and grapes, and Andrews Honey is here with tasty honeys and honey products for gifts. S&SO has their usual wide variety of excellent vegetables and Kernan has several kinds of cauliflower, broccoli, string beans, and tomatoes.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Eckerton has cardoons, celeriac, and several kinds of seasoning peppers. Sycamore has heirloom tomatoes, field tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, and pumpkins. Buzzard Crest is here today with grapes and grape juices. Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, large and small sweet and hot peppers, squashes, and pumpkins.
Deer ate Mountain Sweet Berry's greens, so they only have a wide variety of small potatoes, the last of their wild arugula, and CROSNES. S&SO has a great selection of onions and other produce and Paffenroth has colorful carrots, many kinds of greens and potatoes, and several kinds of herbs and radishes.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
I was happy to find most farmers in the market despite the weather. Eckerton is here with CARDOONS, Locust Grove has a few RASPBERRIES, Oak Grove and Sycamore have HEIRLOOM TOMATOES, and Paffenroth, S&SO, and Miglorelli are here with a surprisingly wide selection of good looking produce. Locust Grove, Breezy Hill, Terhune, and others have apples and pears and Locust has grapes.
New today in the Greenmarket, Westport Aquaculture, with oysters and clams!! It's a family run business and they bring in their stock directly from their boats.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Things are pretty much the same as last Saturday, except: Eckerton has CARDOONS, BUZZARD CREST is here, and there are still heirloom tomatoes to be had, particularly at Oak Grove.
Order your Thanksgiving capon, turkey, or other poultry today from Quattro's! They also bring in pheasant sausage meat for stuffing and other goodies. They will be here on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
I bought some delicious blueberry honey from Andrews Honey today. Locust Grove has a wide variety of delicious apples and pears, including Ida Reds, Baldwins, and Macouns. Evolutionary has many kinds of turnips and other root vegetables, lettuces, greens(kales, etc.), and good looking cut salad and other greens. Honey Hollow has dried chanterelles and other mushrooms, and fresh mitakes.
S&SO's greens, cut herbs, and other produce remain diverse and their pumpkins and other squashes and gourds look good. Cayuga is here with many kinds of dried beans and organic flours. Eckerton has CARDOONS as well as small heirloom tomatoes, seasoning peppers, various sweet potatoes, cherry tomatoes, brussels sprouts, rainbow kale, and celeriac. Berried Treasures has many kinds of small European style potatoes and SUNCHOKES as well as various dried beans(jacobs cattle, adzuki, blackeyed peas).
Keith has arugula, braising greens, kales, potatoes, and the ever popular Rocambole garlic. Sycamore has tomatoes, brussels sprouts, and pumpkins. Oak Grove has good looking heirloom tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, and corn. Cherry Lane has broccoli, heirloom tomatoes, cauliflower, candy cane and red beets, brussels sprouts, and spinach. Paffenroth has delfino cilantro, cilantro, lambs quarters, rutabagas, broccoli rabe, squashes, several kinds of shallot, and leeks.
Van Houten has huge cabbages and cauliflowers. Stokes has LEMON GRASS, cauliflower, tomatoes, pumpkins, TOMATILLOS, and cheese pumpkins.
BULLETIN LATER:Saturday, October 17, 2009
Things I missed earlier this morning -- Milk Thistle is still here, Violet Hill is here with mitake mushrooms (beautiful -- and he will have them next Saturday) and Fantasy Fruit is here with what they say (!) is their last day for blueberries and for the season.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Cheerful Cherry is back!!! They have Italian plums, grapes, tomatoes, apples, and jams. Locust Grove is here with honey crisp and macoun apples as well as pears and some tomatoes and raspberries. S&SO, Paffenroth, and Norwich are here with a wide variety of produce and Gorzynski and Keith have greens and root vegetables. Stokes has heirloom tomatoes, cut herbs, lettuces, and other vegetables. (I've been drying their herbs for the winter and find their tarragon, thymes, and other herbs particularly good for that purpose.)
The frost affected Mountain Sweet Berry's beans -- they only had flageolets early today -- but they have an interesting kind of broccoli and CROSNES as well as sucrine lettuce, wild arugula, and delicious European style small potatoes. D'Attolico has flavorful carrots, sprouts, and other vegetables and Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, squashes, pumpkins, and hot peppers as well as corn and many kinds of cherry tomato.
I didn't see Buzzard Crest, but they could have been held up somehow. It's worth checking to see if they've arrived late -- their grapes and grape juices are delicious.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Phillips and Berried Treasures have raspberries. Locust Grove has apples, pears, and grapes. Evolutionary has tasty greens. Honey Hollow has several kinds of interesting mushroom. S&SO has greens, chives, and other good looking produce. Eckerton has seasoning peppers and beautiful rainbow chard. Keith has collards, kales, arugula, several kinds of organic potato, and their excellent rocambole garlic. Sycamore has corn, brussels sprouts, sweet peppers, broccoli, and tomatoes.
Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, corn, and melons. Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, lima beans, strawberries, raspberries, cauliflower, eggplants, and brussels sprouts.Stokes has cut herbs, lemon grass, lettuces, beans, and sweet peppers. Paffenroth has their usual excellent selection of root vegetables, herbs, and other produce. Windfall has various greens, turnips, and cherry tomatoes.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
The recessional continues, with Cheerful Cherry gone until next May. Fantasy Fruit is still here, with blueberries. Buzzard Crest has delicious grape juices and several varieties of seeded and seedless grapes. Locust Grove has apples, pears, tomatoes, tomatillos, and grapes. Eckerton has gorgeous Scotch bonnet and other seasoning peppers, heirloom cherry tomatoes, pepper bunches, pumpkins, squashes, and beautiful rainbow chard. Everyone is talking about the coming frosts, so get to the market asap!
S&SO has cut herbs, boxes of various onions, huge radishes and carrots, lettuces, and other produce. Cherry Lane and Paffenroth have their usual abundance of wonderful vegetables and Gorzynski has lovely lettuces and other greens. Windfall hasMexican sour gherkins, Hakusai (sweet Japanese turnips), various cherry tomatoes, and small and large greens. Vilet Hill has beautiful Mitake mushrooms. Northshire has astonishing cabbages, sucrine lettuce, Tuscan Black Kale and other Italian greens, bok choi, wild watercress, and several kinds of Chinese cabbage.
Sycamore has corn (I had some Wednesday -- delicious), tomatoes, sweet peppers, and other tasty produce. Mountain Sweet Berry has the same beans they had on Wednesday (maybe one more week on those), wild arugula, sucrine lettuce, and strawberries(maybe one more week on those). Oak Grove has delicious ready to eat heirloom tomatoes, melons, corn, hot peppers, and ground husk cherry tomatoes. Norwich has heirloom tomatoes, greens, squashes, and eggplants and say that soon they'll be down to root vegetables and winter squashes.
Cato has delicious cheeses and Ronnybrook has drinkable yogurts, excellent butters, and various milks and ice creams. Binder has great flowering and herb plants. Quattro's has already started taking TURKEY ORDERS for Thanksgiving. Van Houton has several kinds of cauliflower, squashes, and pumpkins. Stokes has heirloom tomatoes, big bunches of cut herbs (including purple and Thai basil, Vietnamese coriander, lemon grass, and several other vegetables.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I'm late, so just giving you the headlines:
Locust Grove--apples, grapes, cider
Andrew's Honey
Evolutionary -- lettuces, root vegetables, Asian turnips, pumpkins, squashes
S&SO -- boxes of mini potatoes, onions, shallots, ceppolini, huge sauce tomatoes
Berried Treasures -- red and golden raspberries, sauce tomatoes, cut herbs
Eckerton -- heirloom cherry and other tomatoes, squashes, will have CHESTNUTS on Saturday, pumpkins, seasoning peppers
Keith -- Japanese turnips, Rocambole garlic, kales, squashes
Beth -- FIG JAM! (If you have figs in your city garden, she'd love to hear from you!)
Windfall -- zucchini blossoms, raspberries, edible flowers
Sycamore -- corn, heirloom tomatoes, broccoli, sweet peppers, cauliflower
Mountain Sweet Berry -- Sucrine lettuce, Borlotti beans, flageolets, cannelini, strawberries
Oak Grove -- hot peppers, okra, red and yellow watermellons, heirloom tomatoes pepper plants
Cherry Lane -- brussels sprouts, many kinds of eggplant, heirloom tomatoes, corn, San Marzano sauce tomatoes.
Ronnybrook -- Ginger creme brule ice cream, among many others
Fantasy Fruit -- raspberries, blueberries
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Mountain Sweet Berry has Borlotti, flageolet, and cannelini beans, as well as pea shoots, greens, and strawberries. Buzzard Crest has delicious grape juices and several varieties of seedless and seeded grapes. Cheerful Cherry, Sycamore, Stokes, Oak Grove, Norwich, and others have heirloom and field tomatoes, and Eckerton has heirloom cherry and other tomatoes and several kinds of seasoning peppers as well as pumpkins. Sycamore and others still have some corn.
Cherry Lane has their first Brussels sprouts and has brought in tomatoes, lima beans, eggplants, and other tasty vegetables. Oak Grove has melons, squashes, eggplants, and corn. Many farmers have string beans and Paffenroth has a marvelous selection of root vegetables, including several kinds of carrots and potatoes, and other produce, including leeks and many kinds of shallot.
Cheerful Cherry has great looking Italian plums, heirloom tomatoes, and grapes. Violet Hill has excellent pork products and Belle Rouge chickens as well as amazing wild mushrooms. Northshire has outstanding cabbages and other greens.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Locust has raspberries, grapes, heirloom tomatoes, new crop apples, and cider. Evolutionary has dragon tongue beans(cook like a romano), cherry tomatoes, squashes, and greens. Honey Hollow has porcini, hunters hearts, chanterelles, saffron cups, sweet clubs, and wild mitakes. Cayuga has dried beans, wheat berries, spelt berries, farro, freekeh(frik), and flours. Eckerton has pumpkins, squashes, potatoes, wonderful hot peppers, and heirloom tomatoes. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries. Berried Treasures has red and golden raspberries, romano beans, sunchokes, romanesco zucchini, cherry tomatoes, cabbages, haricots verts, flageolets, and cabbages.
Keith has Rocambole garlic, greens, and herbs.Sycamore has corn, beautiful eggplants, heirloom tomatoes, sweet peppers, and cucumbers. Windfall Farm has good looking zucchini blossoms, baby zucchini, and greens. Mountain Sweet Berry has Tri-Stars, Lamborn pea shoots, wild arugula, and other greens, and tiny European style potatoes. Eckerton has delicious seasoning hot peppers, chestnuts, big leafy rainbow chard, celeriac, pumpkins, and squashes.
Cherry Lane has okra, lima beans, heirloom tomatoes, tiny fairy tale eggplants, green and wax beans. Miglorelli has a wide variety of produce, including Clapp pears and seckel pears. (A greenmarket fan advised me to buy the $2 a pound pears at the back as she thinks them especially good.) Try Paffenroth's red potatoes, along with their usual wonderful array of vegetables. Madura has several types of mushroom.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Yuno, Norwich, and Maxwell are all here with tasty looking produce. There are a couple of other stands with good looking vegetables as well. (Norwich has delicious golden raspberries, Yuno has excellent greens, including tatsoi and baby bok choi, and Maxwell has several kinds of tomatoes.) Red Jacket is here with apples and other fruit and juices and Fantasy Fruit has blueberries and raspberries. River Garden has beautiful flowers and Newfield has lovely dahlias and sunflowers. Several stands have (sob!) pumpkins (a sign of the recessional). Gather ye heirloom tomatoes while ye may!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Headlines: Buzzard Crest is back with grapes and grape juices!! Last of Fantasy Fruit's blueberries today! No second corn delivery at Sycamore's stand, but they do have corn now. Gorgeous heirloom tomatoes at Cheerful Cherry, Stokes, Sycamore, Oak Grove, and Cherry Lane -- grab them now while there's still time!!! Beautiful young pheasants at Quattro's!! Raspberries at Locust Grove!! Cheese pumpkins and small heirloom tomatoes and hot peppers at Eckerton!! Okra and lima beans at Cherry Lane!! Didn't see Mountain Sweet Berry today! Turns out (I found out later) that they were so surrounded by shoppers and people after their Tri-Stars that I didn't see them!!! Belle Rouge chickens at Violet Hill! Ailsa Craig Scottish onions at Northshire! Oak Grove has all kinds of hot peppers!!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Locust Grove has corn, grapes, plums, and new apples. Evolutionary has beans, tomatillos, heirloom tomatoes, and greens. Honey Hollow has porcini, hunters hearts, chanterelles, saffron cups, sweet clubs, and wild mitakes. Cayuga has dried beans, wheat berries, spelt berries, farro, freekeh(frik), and flours. Eckerton has pumpkins, squashes, potatoes, wonderful hot peppers, and heirloom tomatoes.
Berried Treasures has golden raspberries, heirloom tomatoes, strawberries, La Ratte potatoes, blackeyed peas, shelling peas, and squash blossoms. Keith has rocambole garlic, beautiful radishes, mesclun, arugula, chards, kales, celeriac, and cut herbs. Sycamore has heirloom tomatoes, corn, eggplants, field tomatoes, and cucumbers. Windfall has tiny greens, edible flowers, and other specialized produce. S&SO has artichokes, delicious looking string beans, and their usual wide variety of vegetables. Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, corn, cherry tomatoes, hot peppers, eggplants, squash, and sweet potatoes.
Cherry Lane has okra, lima beans, and eggplants. Paffenroth has corn, all kinds of beautiful potatoes, purslane, leeks, radicchio, Red Long of Tropea shallots, celeriac, several kinds of carrots and beets, Black Tuscan kale, collards, five kinds of radishes, and mini celery. Van Houton has orange cauliflower, broccoli, and corn. Stokes has great lettuces, heirloom tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, sweet peppers, cut herbs, beans, and lemon grass. Migliorelli has melons, corn, tomatoes, apples, and pears. Mountain Sweet Berry has gorgeous flageolets and Borlotti beans.
September 21, 2009
Norwich is here with delicious watermelon, tomatoes, and eggplants. Yuno is here with heirloom tomatoes, greens, herbs, squashes, and other produce. River Garden and Newfield Farm have beautiful flowers. Fantasy Fruit is here with raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Signs of the recessional are here, including pumpkins at the stand next to Newfield Farm's flower stand.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Locust Grove has apples, plums, and nectarines today. Cheerful Cherry has lovely heirloom tomatoes and has brought in sour cherry,raspberry, and grape jams this week. Eckerton has a fine selection of hot peppers, including Trinidad seasoning, scotch bonnets, and grenada seasoning peppers. They also have pumpkins, squashes, and other tasty produce. S&SO also has pumpkins, squashes, and gourds, a sure sign of the recessional. Cherry Lane has their excellent beefsteak tomatoes, lima beans, okra, and eggplants. Paffenroth has all kinds of great potatoes, carrots, and other root vegetables, as well as herbs, radicchio, and Treviso radicchio. Violet Hill has Hen of the Woods and Chicken of the Woods mushrooms.
Sycamore has corn, but will not have a second delivery this week. They expect to have a second next Saturday, though. They also have heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, and big bunches of basil. Mountain Sweet Berry has their excellent sauce tomatoes, wild arugula, Tri-Star strawberries, Barlotti beans, string beans, baby French leeks, and tasty tiny potatoes. The Binders are here with great potted herbs and flowering plants.
Oak Grove has alot of delicious heirloom tomatoes and large and small hot and sweet peppers. Norwich has a wide selection of heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, greens, and other produce. Stokes has their excellent heirloom tomatoes, big bunches of cut herbs, and other produce. Cato is here with wonderful cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has lamb, cheeses, and yogurts.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Although the recessional continues and there are fewer heirloom tomatoes and other summer produce, there are still many great vegetables available. Mountain Sweet Berry has delicious Canistorio heirloom tomatoes, pea shoots, sucrine lettuce, and fennel pollen. Eckerton has boxes of mixed small heirloom tomatoes and flavorful hot peppers, and Paffenroth has their usual wide variety of produce, but less.
Sycamore has a new crop of corn as well as sweet peppers, heirloom tomatoes, and broccoli. Cherry Lane has lima beans, fairytale eggplants, string beans, tomatoes, and other vegetables. Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, many kinds of large and small hot peppers, sweet peppers, and herbs. Miglorelli has alot of beets, greens, and other produce. Evolutionary has greens, turnips, and heirloom tomatoes.
Locust Grove has raspberries and apples. I also got a lovely hit of fresh apple smell from the Oak Grove area and Breezy Hill has apples and pears that look scrumptious. Honey Hollow has porcinis, chanterelles, sweet clubs, saffron caps, and birch boletes.
It's time to start thinking about picking up some Rocambole garlic for the winter from Keith and various tomatoes from all around the market for the freezer! And if you're looking for something sweet to have with cheese, try Beth's Jam's fig jam!
Monday, September 14, 2009
The French call it the "rentre", the return, but I call it the recessional, when fruits and vegetables begin to disappear with the change of season. We still have heirloom tomatoes (Norwich and Yuno) today, along with squashes, eggplants, beans, sweet and hot peppers, edamame, husk cherry tomatoes, beautiful salad greens and herbs, but carpe diem, folks! Seize the day! There's an Autumn feeling in the air despite the sun and warmth. Newfield has the last of their lycianthus this week and there are fewer bouquet options at River Garden's stand. Red Jacket has lots of plums, including delicious purple Italian plums for pies and cakes, but their summer fruits are definitely disappearing. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and honey, but say they'll soon be vanishing into memory. Norwich has raspberries as well, but it's time to grab the moment!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Fantasy Fruit has blueberries and honey. Locust Grove has raspberries, blackberries, grapes tomatoes, peaches, and nectarines. Eckerton has many sizes of heirloom tomatoes and a full variety of small hot peppers. S&SO has baby eggplants, boxes of hot peppers and shallots as well as their usual herbs, greens, and other produce. Cheerful Cherry has delicious Polish plum tomatoes and a number of other tasty heirloom varieties. This is the last Saturday for their peaches, although they will have them on Friday. Cherry Lane has their usual great vegetables and Gorzynsky has beautiful lettuces. Oak Grove has hot peppers, heirloom tomatoes, Silver Queen and bicolor corn, and melons.
Paffenroth has many kinds of carrot, potato, and beet, in addition to their greens onions, and herbs. Violet Hill has Belle Rouge chickens and many sorts of bacon. Northshire has lots of porcini mushrooms, 2 kinds of Chinese broccoli, bok choi, callaloo, and endive. Sycamore has corn, heirloom tomatoes, and cucumbers and will not have a second corn delivery today. They should have one next Saturday.
Cato has aged Dairyere, Bloomsday, Aged Bloomsday, and other tasty cheeses. Norwich has delicious golden raspberries, melons, heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, artichokes, and greens. Keith has baby red onions, big purple radishes, many kinds of kale, salad greens, and herbs. Stokes has big bunches of cut herbs and heirloom tomatoes.
Friday, September 11, 2009
This will be my last Friday report for a while, since I'm starting back to school next week. I missed Wednesday due to a computer problem and today's weather is particularly ugly, so the stars are just not aligned in my favor!
Anyway, ugly weather or not, the farmers are all here and a visit to the Greenmarket this morning brought me the last of Samascott's blueberries, so I'm glad I went. Norwich is also here, with their great vegetables and lovely golden raspberries (which I'm having for breakfast). Yuno has long beans, string beans, lettuces and other greens, heirloom tomatoes, squashes, and other tasty produce. Cheerful Cherry has their excellent heirloom tomatoes and grapes.Berried Treasures has several kinds of bean, including a couple of varieties of shelling bean, and their Tri-Star strawberries.
Newfield Farm is here with lovely lycianthus and gladiolas and River Garden has gorgeous bouquets of assorted wildflowers. The weather is only going to get worse, so get out there early and pick up some excellent produce from Muddy River, Sycamore, and other farmers before the tornedo winds chase them home!!
Monday, September 7, 2009
I'm not doing an elaborate report today, but since farmers don't take the day off I will tell you that everyone is here (Norwich, Yuno, Race, Scarborough, Phillips, Newfield, River Garden, Tello, etc.). Red Jacket has several kinds of plum as well as their other fruit.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Locust Grove has raspberries, peaches, nectarines, blackberries, and grapes. Bulich Mushrooms has oysters, shiitaki, portabello, and criminis. Flying Pig has bacon, sausages, and chickens. Eckerton has a full assortment of their excellent hot peppers as well as heirloom tomatoes and onions. S&SO has several kinds of onion and shallot, sweet and hot peppers, tomatillos, and tomatoes. Cheerful Cherry has about 11 kinds of heirloom tomatoes today, including their great Polish sauce tomato, black zebras, brandywines, black crims, and pink pompoms. Cherry Lane has corn, okra, kirbys, yellow wax beans, string beans, and heirloom tomatoes.
Northshire has heirloom squash, watercress, baby eggplants, chinese cabbage, yellow romano beans, green and red romaine, sucrine lettuce, quail eggs, and cherry tomatoes. Sycamore has corn (note: no second load today), sweet peppers, tomatoes, and heirloom tomatoes. Mountain Sweet Berry has Tri-star strawberries, golden and green romano beans, zucchini blossoms, baby sucrine lettuce, tiny Italian basil, and wild arugula. Oak Grove has yellow and white peaches, heirloom tomatoes, melons, corn, and a wide variety of hot and sweet peppers.
Three Corner Field Farm has delicious yogurt, cheeses, and lamb. Norwich has tomatillos, heirloom tomatoes, pearl onions, aztec runner beans, baby turnips, winter squash, spagetti squash, and yellow and green flat beans. They will have golden raspberries next Friday, but ran out of them yesterday. (I ate two boxes of those succulent berries yesterday!) D'Attolico has their terrific salad and other greens this week as well as onions, many kinds of sprout, garlic, and their beautiful zucchini blossoms. Keith has chards, collards, mustard greens, sorrel, purslane, and rocambole garlic. Stokes has the first of this year's lemongrass, large tomatillos, cut herbs, including fragrant Vietnamese cilantro, cuban oregano, good looking broccoli, white and red onions, baby yukon gold and red potatoes, and sweet peppers.
Friday, September 4, 2009
I'm sitting here nibbling on Norwich's delicious golden raspberries and anticipating a great breakfast of those with their excellent Charentais melon. They also have heirloom tomatoes, all sorts of eggplants, peppers, greens, and other tasty vegetables. Yuno has good looking heirloom tomatoes, mini eggplants, fairytale eggplants, various other eggplants, squashes, cut herbs, lettuces, and other greens and squash blossoms.Sycamore has corn today and will have it tomorrow, but no second load. This is a gap week and they won't have corn at all next weekend. They do have heirloom tomatoes, some cukumbers, and gorgeous basil today. Cheerful Cherry has heirloom tomatoes, serrano and jalapeno peppers, grapes, peaches, and peach juice.
Newfield Farm has gorgeous purple, bicolor, pink, and white lyciantus (prairie rose), sunflowers, gladiolas, and other flowers. River Garden has beautiful bouquets of country flowers. Berried Treasures has flowers in addition to their excellent beans, mini squashes, Tri-Star strawberries, and tiny potatoes. Oak Grove has white and yellow peaches, many kinds of hot and sweet peppers, ready to eat heirloom tomatoes, husk cherry tomatoes, tomatillos, and melons. Treelicious has many kinds of fruit, including Italian purple plums. Samascott has strawberries and other fruit. Red Jacket has greengage plums.
Muddy River has potatoes, shallots, watermelons, and other vegetables and Miglorelli has a vast selection of produce, including fruit, corn, salad greens, and beets. Vermont Maple Syrup is here with various grades of syrup as well as flavored maple syrups (blueberry, raspberry, ginger). Beth's Jam is here with wonderful raspberry, strawberry, and mixed fruit jams and chutneys.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Stokes Farm has eliminated Friday from their schedule and will only be here in the Greenmarket on Wednesdays and Saturdays. They have heirloom tomatoes, herbs, and other delicious produce. Paffenroth has their usual extensive variety of vegetables and herbs and Cherry Lane has okra, corn, and small heirloom tomatoes, fairytale and other eggplant, and potatoes. Evolutionary has good looking heirloom tomatoes and greens. Eckerton has all sizes of heirloom tomatoes. Locust Grove has blackberries, grapes, heirloom tomatoes, peaches, nectarines, and plums. Fantasy Fruit has Tri-Star strawberries and blueberries. Red Jacket has greengage plums (the apricots are over! sigh). Honey Hollow has chanterelles, sweet club mushrooms, and chicken of the woods. Mountain Sweet Berry isn't in the Greenmarket today.
Berried Treasures has Tr-stars, heirloom tomatoes, haricots verts, golden Romano beans, eggplants, cannellini beans, and potatoes. Eckerton has excellent yellow watermelons.Sycamore has their usual great vegetables but say they will not have a second delivery of corn this Saturday, as there will be a brief slowdown in the corn crop. Keith has rocambole garlic, salad onions, and other delicious organic produce. Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, canteloupes, watermelons, many kinds of hot and sweet peppers, peaches, and corn. Windfall has raspberries, edible flowers, cherry tomatoes, and husk tomatoes.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Just about all of the farmers are here today, despite the lousy weather. Everyone has brought in pretty much the same produce, with some new entries. Eckerton has red okra, in addition to their heirloom tomatoes and peppers. Northshire has foraged callaloo (amaranth), in addition to their heirloom squashes and other greens.
Mountain Sweet Berry has their haricots verts, yellow beans, Romano beans, etc., and says they are taking next Wednesday off. Locust Grove has peaches, raspberries, plums, and other fruit. Red Jacket has apricots and plums. Norwich has beans, eggplants, heirloom tomatoes, and great greens. Oak Grove is here with peaches, heirloom tomatoes, and hot and sweet peppers. D'Attolico has onions and sprouts and some greens today.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Yuno has their usual excellent variety of produce, including heirloom tomatoes, beans, greens, Asian and other peppers, and herbs. Cheerful Cherry has white and yellow peaches, raspberries, heirloom large and cherry tomatoes, and their delicious fresh peach juice. Berried Treasures has shelling beans (cannellini, perignon, and cranberry), Tri-Star strawberries, and potatoes. Sycamore has corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, and other tasty produce. Norwich has their extraordinary golden raspberries, red raspberries, cannellini, flageolets, favas, squashes, heirloom tomatoes, lovely lettuces, and other greens. Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes (ready to eat), melons, hot and sweet peppers, and white and yellow peaches.
Newfield Farm has dahlias, lycianthus, gladiolas, cosmos, and other beautiful flowers. Milk Thistle is here with various milks and yogurt.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Locust Grove has tasty raspberries, heirloom tomatoes, seedless and seeded grapes, tomatillos, blackberries, white and yellow peaches, and plums. Red Jacket has good looking apricots and juices. Evolutionary has their usual great produce, including heirloom tomatoes and mini greens. Honey Hollow has chanterelles, trompettes de morts, chicken of the woods, and other mushrooms, elderberries, watercress, and dried mushrooms. S&SO has small artichokes as well as their usual reasonably priced greens, herbs, and other produce. Berried Treasures has cannellini beans, jacobs cattle, and perignon beans, wild blueberries, cherry tomatoes, three kinds of mini squash, and Tri-Star strawberries.
Eckerton has all sizes of heirloom tomato, hot peppers, and gerkin cukes. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries and strawberries. Keith has rocambole garlic, tomatoes, beautiful salad greens, and cut herbs. Windfall has borage flowers, squash blossoms, other edible flowers, raspberries, husk cherries, and cherry tomatoes. Sycamore has bicolor and white corn, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, sweet peppers, and cherry tomatoes. Oak Grove has their prize winning white peaches, yellow peaches, sweet and hot peppers, and ready to eat heirloom tomatoes and corn.
Paffenroth has thai basil as well as other basils, many varieties of carrot, beet, epazote, puntarelle, potatoes of many sizes and types, salad and other greens, generous bunches of cut herbs, and corn. Cherry Lane has corn, heirloom tomatoes, okra, san marzano plum tomatoes, fairytale and other eggplants, and melons. Terhune has white and yellow peaches.Miglorelli has their usual variety of produce including peaches, beets, celeriac, and corn. Stokes has lettuces, garlic, basil, eggplants, beets, and heirloom tomatoes.
Monday, August 24, 2009
I'm taking the morning off from the Greenmarket for a dental emergency, but thought I'd say that IF Norwich is here today and they have golden raspberries, it's worth trying them. They were succulent and sweet on Friday. Yuno and Norwich both had good looking heirloom tomatoes in addition to their wide choices of other produce. (See the Friday report for some idea of their offerings.) I bought some beautiful lycianthus from Newfield Farm on Friday and they should have them again today, along with beautiful sunflowers and gladiolas.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
It's pretty sticky and unpredictable out there today and the Park Avenue side of Union Square is closed to traffic, so it's not the best morning to be in the Greenmarket -- except that there's a raspberry festival going on there! Locust Grove has three kinds, with the darkest the sweetest, D'Attolico has tiny tart and flavorful ones, and Norwich has an intensely sweet and raspberry flavored golden variety. Fruit is definately the star this week, with Oak Grove's white and yellow peaches, Locust Grove's delicious yellow varieties, and Cheerful Cherry's outstanding yellow peaches. There are also nectarines in the market and Red Jacket has apricots. Mountain Sweet Berry has Tri-Star strawberries.
Eckerton, Cheerful Cherry, Sycamore, Norwich, Stokes,and Oak Grove all have tasty heirloom tomatoes. S&SO has large artichokes as well as their reasonably priced and tasty salad greens, cut herbs, and other excellent produce. Paffenroth has their usual unique and well priced multiple varieties of beet, potato, carrot, salad and other greens. Gorzynsky has beautiful lettuces, herbs, and other organic produce, including beets and cabbages.
Cherry Lane has several kinds of sweet pepper, eggplant, and bean, as well as okra. Northshire has beautiful bok choi, heirloom Italian squashes, romano beans, and broccoli. Sycamore has corn, cukes, field tomatoes, basil, and peppers. Mountain Sweet Berry has green romano beans, lovage, sucrine lettuce, haricots verts and jaunes(yellow), and wild arugula. (They say they'll have their tasty flageolets in a week or two.) Norwich has various eggplants, squashes, melons, husk cherry tomatoes, cabbages, favas, and sweet peppers.
Oak Grove has about 20 kinds of hot peppers as well as sweet peppers, musk melons, corn, and okra. Keith has string beans, various potatoes, rocambole garlic, cut herbs, salad greens, Hakurei turnips,and other organic produce. Stokes has beans, big red and white onions, small red and white potatoes, cut herbs, eggplants, and salad greens.
Friday, August 21, 2009
I'm drinking my coffee with Milk Thistle's two percent milk and finding it making my decaf richer and tastier. Yuno has beautiful greens, heirloom tomatoes, Asian peppers, sweet peppers, eggplants, and squashes. Dancing Ewe has their tasty cheeses and Cheerful Cherry has two varieties of peach, Redheart plums, heirloom tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and cherry tomatoes. Sycamore has their excellent corn, heirloom tomatoes, and cauliflower. Newfield Farm has lovely sunflowers, gladiolas, and lycianthus.
Berried Treasures has blackberries, mini squashes, red okra, three kinds of shelling beans (jacobs cattle, china gold, and others), squash blossoms, and strawberries. Norwich has heirloom tomatoes, fava beans, purple and green long beans, purple string beans, various eggplants, and golden and red raspberries. (The golden raspberries are especially intensely raspberryish today!)
Samascott has blueberries, strawberries, plums, white and yellow peaches, corn, and potatoes. Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, tomatillos, husk tomatoes, corn, sweet and hot peppers, melons, yellow peaches, and (prize winning, by the way)white peaches! Red Jacket has apricots and juices. Muddy River has sweet peppers, watermelons, artichokes, garlic, various carrots, and two kinds of beet.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Honey Hollow has fresh chanterelles and hen of the woods mushrooms, and mixed dried mushrooms. S&SO has artichokes, salad greens, cut herbs, and other produce. Berried Treasures has blackberries, wild blueberries, flat beans, several varieties of shelling bean, Tri-star strawberries, and potatoes.
Eckerton has a huge selection of gorgeous heirloom tomatoes in all sizes, as well as some watermelons and Mexican mini-cucumbers. Sycamore has eggplants, sweet peppers, bicolor and white corn, and basil. Breezy Hill has red and golden raspberries, peaches, pears, and apples. Mountain Sweet Berry has green Romano beans, lovage, Tri-Star strawberries, tiny potatoes, german butterball potatoes, hyssop, sucrine lettuce, chamomile flowers, and chives.
Oak Grove has white and yellow peaches, heirloom tomatoes ready to eat, hot peppers, corn, and canteloups. Cherry Lane has red, yellow, and orange sweet peppers, several kinds of eggplant, including fairytale, mini sweet red peppers, okra, and beefsteak tomatoes. Paffenroth has their usual wide variety of delicious produce, including sweet corn, Colorado rose potatoes, cut herbs, Black Tuscan kale, purslane, several kinds of beets, radishes, and carrots. Stokes has tomatillos, lettuces, zucchinis, cut herbs, sweet peppers, and heirloom tomatoes.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Well, I got up too late to do a report, but for anyone still checking at noon, the only thing different from last Monday's report is that Ronnybrook has made a one time only on Monday appearance! Great ice cream, so get there if you can.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Fantasy Fruit has blueberries, strawberries, and red currants. Locust Grove has peaches, plums, red currants,and other fruit. Eckerton has mixed boxes of heirloom cherry tomatoes, small heirloom tomatoes, and hot peppers, as well as large heirloom tomatoes and basil. S&SO has their large variety of reasonable produce as well as artichokes. Cheerful Cherry has peaches, Shiro plums, tomatoes, and cherry juices. Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, field tomatoes, sweet peppers, beefsteak tomatoes, and fairytale eggplant. Paffenroth has their amazing variety of unique produce.
Gorzynski has their usual tasty organic produce, including lush lettuces and herbs. Northshire has unique cucumber varieties and squashes. Mountain Sweet Berry has fennel fronds with pollen, golden and green Romano beans, sucrine lettuce, baby French leeks, and tasty Tri-Star strawberries. Sycamore has corn, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, and other produce.
Oak Grove has ready to eat heirloom tomatoes, squash, eggplants, sweet and hot peppers, husk tomatoes, herb and pepper plants, and peaches. Three Corner Field Farm has fragrant soaps, tasty cheeses and yogurts, lamb cuts, and natural knitting wool. Norwich has heirloom tomatoes, many kinds of sweet pepper, eggplants, squashes, and other delicious vegetables.
Cato has delicious cheeses, among them Hooligan, Misty Morning blue, Vivace, and tasty Dirty Cow(!). D'Attolico has onions, garlic, and sprouts, and expect to have their luscious raspberries next week. Keith has sorrel, Italian dandelion, Rocambole garlic, and interesting potato varieties. Stokes has their excellent heirloom tomatoes, large tomatillos, squashes, kirbies, and sweet yellow peppers, as well as generous bunches of cut herbs.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Most of the regular Friday Greenmarket farmers are here, with similar produce to their offerings last week. Yuno has several kinds of heirloom tomato, Shishito sweet peppers, Pimiento de padrone sweet/hot peppers, other sweet and hot peppers, long beans, cranberry beans, and purple, green, and yellow string beans. Queens County Farm Museum is here with heirloom tomatoes, various cut basils, and greens. Dancing Ewe has their tasty pecorino fresco, ricottas, and other cheese, as well as merguez sausage.
Tamarack is here with tasty bacon and other pork cuts. Miglorelli has a wide selection of produce. Cheerful Cherry has peaches, donut peaches, field tomatoes, black berries, plums, and the start of their excellent heirloom tomatoes, including sweet black cherry cherry tomatoes. Berried Treasures has wild blueberries, Jacob's Cattle, Parignon, and Cannelini beans, LaRatte, Red Norland, and purple Peruvian potatoes, squash blossoms, and Tri-Star strawberries.
Sycamore has heirloom tomatoes, field tomatoes, corn, basil, and cauliflower. Oak Grove has yellow and white peaches, heirloom tomatoes ready to eat, hot pepper plants, and several kinds of hot peppers, in addition to canteloupe. Norwich has red and golden raspberries, heirloom tomatoes, small favas, squash, okra, eggplant, sweet peppers, and pearl onions. Red Jacket has beautiful apricots. Samascott has blueberries, strawberries, corn, plums, string beans, and other produce. Miglorelli has corn, greens, peaches, and other vegetables and fruit.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Locust Grove's raspberries have intense raspberry flavor and sweetness. They also have excellent peaches, nectarines, plums, and other fruit. Kernan also has great nectarines and peaches. Evolutionary is here with interesting squashes and squash blossoms. Berried Treasures has Jacob's Cattle shelling beans, beautiful baby zucchini and yellow squash, La Ratte, Peruvian fingerling and other tasty potatoes, haricots verts and jaunes, and berries.
Eckerton has a wide variety of sizes and types of heirloom tomato, hot peppers, and basils. Fantasy Fruit has red currants, blueberries, and strawberries, at 3 boxes for $10. Cato has Dutch Farmstead and Bridgid's Abbey cheeses. Keith has luscious Rocambole garlic, green tomatoes, and Kentucky Colonel mint, in addtion to salad and other greens and cut herbs.
Sycamore's corn was delicious on Saturday, stayed fresh over the weekend, and was still tasty on Tuesday. They have their excellent bicolor corn today as well as field tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, good looking cauliflower, and cucumbers. Mountain Sweet Berry has fragrant sweet Tri-Star strawberries today, in addition to German chamomile, Romano beans, sucrine lettuce, and wild arugula.
Ronnybrook has coconut and ginger creme brule ice creams today. Cherry Lane has corn, Korean Melons, cantaloupe, okra, large sweet peppers, and lima beans. Paffenroth has their excellent wide variety of produce, including potatoes (La Ratte, fingerling, etc.), many types of carrots, beets, onions, herbs, greens, and other vegetables.
Monday, August 10, 2009
There's a comparitively small but excellent greenmarket today.Yuno has all of the wonderful and unusual peppers, heirloom tomatoes, beans, squashes, zucchini blossoms, and salad greens that they usually bring in, including long beans and edamame. Norwich has shelled fava beans, raspberries, strawberries, baby bell peppers, husk tomatoes, tomatillos, artichokes, white kerbies, and a big selection of heirloom tomatoes. Madura has several varieties of mushroom.
Maxwell has sweet peppers, eggplants, beans, edamame, tomatoes, fingerling potatoes, and serrano and jalapeno peppers. Red Jacket has peaches, plums, apricots, and blueberries. Eckerton has large, medium, and small heirloom tomatoes, including sungolds, tiny Mexican cherry tomatoes, mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes, three kinds of basil, and onions. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries, red and black currants, and strawberries.
Newfield has lovely lycianthus, gladiolas, and other flowers. River Garden has beautiful bouquets of country flowers.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Stokes Farm has beautiful tomatillos today. Keith has several varieties of potato, four sizes of Rocambole garlic (including the new Colossal!), cut herbs, and some heirloom tomatoes (not many). Quattro's has several kinds of interesting sausage, including chicken/apple/pistachio, turkey/tomato/basil, and today's experiment, duck/cranberry, all this in addition to their usual stellar poultry and eggs.
Mountain Sweet Berry has potatoes, sucrine lettuce, baby French leeks, various delicious beans, and Tri-Star strawberries. Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, corn, and berries. Cheerful Cherry has black cherries, sour cherries, and their excellent peaches. Breezy Hill has blackberries, red currants, plums, and nectarines. Norwich has beautiful heirloom tomatoes and D'Attolico has sprouts, garlic, cucumbers, and one crate of their tasty carrots (deer ate most of their current carrot crop!!!). Northshire has heirloom zucchini, baby asian greens, quail eggs, wild watercress, puntarella, and baby zucchini with blossoms. Windfall has four varieties of cherry tomato. Eckerton has boxes of mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes, small and large heirloom tomatoes, and several kinds of hot pepper including poblanos.
Fantasy Fruit has boxes of berries (3 for $10), blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, and red and black currants. Red Jacket has apricots and juices. Norwich has lovely little watermelons.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Queens County Farm Museum has heirloom tomatoes, various cut basils, and greens. Dancing Ewe is here with their tasty sheeps milk ricotta, pecorino fresco, caciotta, and merguez sausage. Yuno has heirloom tomatoes, edamame, long beans, cranberry beans, squashes, and salad greens. Cheerful Cherry has (probably) the last of their sweet black cherries and the first of their slurpy delicious peaches. Try Cheerful Cherry's "black cherry" cherry tomatoes, sweet and tomatoey! Berried Treasures has wild blueberries and strawberries, Tri-Star strawberries, red currants, baby squashes, small potatoes, cut herbs, haricots verts, squash blossoms, and dragon's tongue beans. Sycamore has great bicolor corn, kirbys, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, and other delicious produce.
Norwich has heirloom tomatoes (cherokee purples, copra, ananas noirs, etc.), eggplants, peppers, beans, squashes, raspberries, baby artichokes, okra, and melons. Oak Grove has cherry and large varieties of heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, corn, squashes, sunflowers, and potted herbs and peppers. Samascott has donut peaches, plums, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, corn, and green and yellow beans. Red Jacket has apricots and juices. Muddy River has artichokes, fennel, and other produce.
Newfield Farm has beautiful lycianthus, gladiolas, and sunflowers. Beth's Farm Kitchen has delicious raspberry, apricot, and many other jams, jellies, and chutneys.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Cherry Lane has terrific "San Marzano" sauce tomatoes today, as well as their excellent greenhouse heirloom tomatoes. Oak Grove has more heirloom tomatoes today, several kinds of hot peppers and eggplants. Paffenroth has more of their tasty varieties of potato, as well as their extensive array of unusual greens, many colors of carrot, many kinds of beet, and other great produce. Mountain Sweet Berry has sucrine lettuce, wild arugula, haricots verts and yellow beans, tiny potatoes, baby French leeks, and Tri-Star strawberries.
Eckerton has several sizes and varities of heirloom tomatoes, including sungolds, mixed boxes of small tomatoes (3 boxes for $9 today), mixed boxes of mediums, and several kinds of large tomatoes. Sycamore has sweet white and bicolor corn and has started to bring in their heirloom tomatoes as well. Keith has tomatoes, greens, rocambole garlic, and cut herbs. Stokes has greenhouse tomatoes, cut herbs, and squashes. Evolutionary has many small greens, heirloom tomatoes, beans, and zucchini blossoms. Berried Treasures has strawberries, black raspberries, wild blueberries, blackberries, baby zucchini, zucchini blossoms, and cut mints.
S&SO has artichokes as well as salad greens, radishes, carrots, and herbs. Locust Grove has black and red currants, plums, peaches, and other fruit. Red Jacket has juices and fresh apricots. Honey Hollow has chanterelles and trompettes du Mortes. Fantasy Fruit is here with blueberries, raspberries, and currants. (I may have seen strawberries on their table as well.)
Monday, August 3, 2009
Yuno has edamame, purple and green long beans, several kinds of string bean, heirloom tomatoes, young lettuces, green and purple peppers, and zucchini blossoms. Eckerton is back on Mondays!!! with various sizes of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and fresh basil. Norwich has all sorts of peppers, eggplants, beans, greens, cut herbs, and other produce.
Fantasy Fruit has red and black currants, strawberries, and blueberries. Red Jacket has currants, delicious apricots, plums, and other fruits and juices. Newfield Farm has lycianthus, gladiolas, dahlias, white lilies, and sunflowers. River Garden has beautiful bouquets of country flowers.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
EXTRA: Just have to say that I have had wonderful experiences recently at The Modern, The Modern Bar Room, Union Square Cafe, and other restaurants who get alot of their produce and other ingredients in the Greenmarket. Just this afternoon I had a meal to remember forever at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where I had tomatoes from Tim Stark and Cherry Lane, apricots from Red Jacket, beans, chervil and tiny potatoes from Mountain Sweet Berry, corn fritata and corn ice cream(!) made from Sycamore's corn, Ronnybrook's butter, beans from Miglorelli and Samascott, Mountain Sweet Berry's baby zucchini, Locust Grove's sweet and sour cherries, and Phillips' red currants. All of these ingredients were used in a parade of delicious and original taste treats. I'm so impressed with New York's bounty, especially in a season when late blight is affecting so many of our farms so adversely. Thank goodness for the Greenmarket farmers!!!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
It's "Squash Fest" at Stokes today, with zucchini, 8 Ball zucchini, Cousa squash, and other squashes going for 99 cents a pound! Stokes also has kirbies, red and yellow onions, generous bunches of cut herbs, shallots, and delicious small red potatoes. Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes and peppers, peaches, eggplants, and beautiful herb plants. Keith has lovely salad greens, Rocambole garlic, blue and red potatoes, Kennebec potatoes, squashes, herbs, and mints. River Garden has their usual stunning country flowers. Gorzynski has beautiful organic salad greens. D'Attolico has several kinds of sprouts as well as onions, garlic, and carrots.
Mountain Sweet Berry has baby French leeks, sucrine lettuce, Italian leaf broccoli, haricots verts and jaunes, baby beets, sorrel, favas, and strawberries. Norwich has heirloom tomatoes, peppers, many varieties of eggplant, beans, greens, and other produce. Three Corner Field Farm has lamb, lamb sausages, yogurt, and cheeses. Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, okra, fairy tale and other eggplants. Northshire has puntarella, wild watercress, baby Asian greens mix, zucchini, French sorrel, and chanterelles. Windfall has green eggs, edible flowers, and many greens from micro to macro. Paffenroth has large and small potatoes, including French fingerlings, and baby fennel, wild arugula, and many unusual greens.
Locust Grove has peaches, several kinds of plum, donut peaches, red currants, and blueberries. Their excellent raspberries have unfortunately ended, but they should have late season raspberries in a few weeks.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Cheerful Cherry has great peaches, dark sweet cherries, sour cherries, jalapeno peppers, Shiro plums, and cherry juices. Sycamore has heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, and cucumbers. Samascott has blueberries, sour cherries, corn, beans, and peaches. Norwich has several varieties of eggplant, peppers, beans, heirloom tomatoes, favas, and baby flower melons (sweet red melon with seeds). Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, a wide variety of potted herbs, and peaches.
Evolutionary is here with greens, garlic, zucchini flowers, beans, and herbs. Berried Treasures has beans, peas, wild strawberries, wild blueberries, cut herbs, mints, raspberries, and black raspberries. Muddy River has lettuces, radishes, and artichokes, as well as other good looking produce.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Cherry Lane has lima beans and heirloom tomatoes. Locust Grove has delicious raspberries and other berries and fruit. Berried Treasures has wild blueberries, strawberries, squashes, and other tasty produce. Sycamore is here with excellent bicolor corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Mountain Sweet Berry has haricots verts and jaunes, sucrine lettuce, baby French leeks, strawberries, and wild arugula. Oak Grove, Cherry Lane, and others have several kinds of eggplant. Keith, Stokes, and others have great fresh garlic.
It's a terribly humid day and is working itself up to some kind of storm this afternoon, so I'd get to the market asap!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Norwich has two kinds of favas, including a small "Egyptian" fava. Yuno has edamame and cranberry beans. Yuno has zucchini blossoms, all sorts of peppers, several kinds of bean (including purple string beans),many varieties of squash, and other produce. Norwich has several types of eggplant, squash, cabbage, lettuce, and cut herbs, as well as beans, and big bunches of cut herbs. Fantasy Fruit has raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and red and black currants.
Newfield Farm has gorgeous flowers, including lycianthus, gladiolas, sunflowers, and beautiful lilies. River Garden has beautiful country flowers. Scarborough has lush herb plants and the farmstand next to them has a wide variety of good looking produce. Red Jacket has cherries, sour cherries, berries, plums, and apricots.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Cheerful Cherry has sweet and sour cherry juices, Black Tartarian sweet cherries, sour cherries, jalapeno peppers, and greenhouse tomatoes. Cherry Lane has OKRA, heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, fairytale eggplants, and other delicious produce. Gorzynsky has organic greens, sugar snaps, flat beans, burdock, gorgeous salad greens, and herbs. Northshire has chanterelles and other mushrooms, and a wild green mix including mustard flowers, arugula, and watercress, and Italian puntarella.
Mountain Sweet Berry has the last of their fava beans. They also have yellow Romano beans, French green and yellow beans, chamomile, squash blossoms, strawberries, lovage, chives, and French baby leeks. Locust Grove has delicious raspberries, blackberries, red currants, plums, peaches, and other fruit. Eckerton has heirloom tomatoes, small potatoes, peppers, beets, and other produce.
Sycamore has all bi-color corn today, as well as tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, and other vegetables. Norwich has artichokes, beets, kohlrabi, red and white pearl onions, and fava beans, as well as a wide variety of greens. Three Corner Field Farm is here with their excellent sheeps milk yogurt, cheeses, and lamb.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Yuno has purple string beans, long beans, cranberry and other beans, heirloom tomatoes, and squash blossoms, in addition to their excellent salad and other greens and peppers. Cheerful Cherry has sour cherries, Black Tartarian sweet cherries (one more week), gooseberries, sweet and sour cherry juices, and peaches.
Red Jacket has good looking apricots. Muddy River has fennel, Yukon gold potatoes, ARTICHOKES, and other tasty produce. Sycamore is here with their excellent white and bicolor corn, and Oak Grove has heirloom tomatoes and several varieties of pepper. Samascott has blueberries, yellow and dark sweet cherries, as well as green and yellow string beans, flat beans, strawberries, and plump blueberries. Norwich has eggplants, greens, the beginning of their tomatoes, and other excellent produce.
Berried Treasures has wild blueberries that remind me of my childhood in the Adirondacks, red currants, raspberries, black raspberries, petits pois, herbs, cut mints, and chamomile. Newfield Farm has beautiful lycianthus, a flower that lasts for at least a week and a half, sunflowers, gladiolas, and other flowers.