Thursday, May 31, 2007

U Street Farmers Market!

I was so excited when I read that U Street was getting a Farmer's Market! I usually shop at the Giant in Columbia Heights but recently their produce has been pretty dismal. I can never find any decent lettuce and they are always out of basil by the time I get there. I do love the Dupont farmer's market, but its getting too hot to walk down there and back with a bag full of produce! The U street farmer's market starts this Saturday in front of the Reeves Center. Full details below...

Neighbors,

This is it-- just 3 more days to the opening of our own 14 & U farmers' market!

When: Saturday 10 -2
Where: The sidewalk plaza outside the Reeves Center on the northwest corner of 14th
and U Street.

What: wonderful, fresh, local:

STRAWBERRIES STRAWBERRIES STRAWBERRIES STRAWBERRIES of many varieties-- none of
those California Driscolls here!
rhubarb to cook with those strawberries -- but it will sell out quickly
Sugar snap peas - the first of the season-- come early for them.

Green garlic - spring planted to be ready for market-- makes wonderful garlic pesto
CRISP Adams County (Penn) Fuji and Gold Rush and Braeburn from storage
apple cider
honey
apple butter
apple sauce
peach jam

Collard greens (Gomen)
Kale - A mixture of Red Russian, White Kale, and Winterbor...lots of different kale textures
Chard bunches
Spicy Salad greens with lots of baby mustards, cress, etc.
Lettuce - Heads of greens and red mixes.
Minuet Chinese Cabbage --
TENDER Baby beets - Chioggia and Bull's Blood..

Radishes - pink and red and white and French
Hakurei turnips--= sweet turnips to eat raw or braise for just a few minutes

and that is just a TINY TINY TASTE of what you will find. I have taken these from this
week's harvest report from just TWO of the farmers. Lots more to discover.

Robin and Katharine

We welcome WIC and CSFP farmers market vouchers. We support and donate fresh fruits
and vegetables to Martha's Table. We are also partnering with Work and Thrive.

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