Fellow DC-area garden blogger The Dirty Radish had a rant last week about tomato and basil seedlings being on sale at local farmers markets. As she wrote: Why are people selling basil and tomatoes now? At least put a warning label on them! While the air temperature may be a balmy 75*F today, that’s not [...]
Posts Tagged ‘farmers’ market’
What seedlings can you buy now?
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged DC, Dupont Circle farmer's market, farmers' market, seedlings on March 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »
More Than Tomatoes: Neat Stuff at the Market
Posted in Food, tagged asian pears, beans, bird beans, Dupont Circle farmer's market, farmers' market, ginger, proscuitto on September 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
These days I’m buying a lot of my veggies at the cheap farm stand, but the Dupont Circle Farmers Market is still my source for fun and interesting veggies, meats, dairy, and so on. There have been some neat new items at the market recently that remind me how fun it is to have access [...]
Local Produce on the Cheap
Posted in Food, tagged DC, farmers' market, ratatouille on August 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Here’s a tip for DC residents who find the Dupont Circle farmer’s market prices prohibitive. There’s a produce stand that just started showing up on weekends in the parking lot of the Embassy Row Christ Church (3855 Massachusetts Ave). It’s a farmer from near Charlottesville who apparently used to sell at the Tenleytown market until [...]
Local Flour Comes to DC
Posted in Food, tagged Dupont Circle farmer's market, farmers' market, flour, local food, wheat on August 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I was excited to get the following news in the weekly email from Freshfarm Markets: New Farmer at Market: This Sunday, August 2, Moutoux Orchard is at our Dupont market with locally grown and freshly milled flours grown in Purcellville, VA. Robb Moutoux is growing wheat, spelt, rye and oats on his family’s farm. The organically grown [...]
The Olympia Farmers Market
Posted in Food, tagged farmers' market, local foods, locavores, Olympia, produce on July 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I got back to DC late on Sunday, which meant I didn’t get to make my usual trip to the Dupont Circle farmers market. But I did get my market fix back home in Olympia. The Olympia Farmers Market is one of the defining cultural institutions of my hometown, and probably explains a lot of [...]
Sunday Photos: Purple, Blue, and Black
Posted in Food, tagged black raspberries, blueberries, cabbage, Dupont Circle farmer's market, eggplants, farmers' market, peppers, photos on July 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Most fruits and vegetables occupy the red-orange-yellow-green part of the rainbow. Blues and purples are less common, which in my mind makes them all the more special and beautiful. Click on the photos below for extreme close-ups!
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