Comments on: Midtown Farmers’ Market: Season Opener

By: MARTHAANDTOM » Midtown Farmers Market: Week 1—The Market Returns

MARTHAANDTOM » Midtown Farmers Market: Week 1—The Market Returns — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:59:55 +0000

[...] Looking back at last year, all I bought on the first day of the market (May 2, 2009) was a chicken, mutton and salsa — nothing fresh from the ground. Even though this year’s first market was a day earlier, I did a lot better for fresh produce: in addition to the aforementioned strawberries there were ramps foraged from the wilds of Wisconsion by Brett ‘Real Bread’ Laidlaw. There was also spinach available, had we been so inclined. As with last year, I couldn’t pass up a pound of that delicious ground mutton, and we also picked up a bag of spicy almonds from market fixture Barsy’s. This haul of food — already featuring fresh fruits and veggies — bodes well for the rest 0f the summer. [...]

By: MARTHAANDTOM » Midtown Farmers’ Market: Week 22—Fewer Fruits, More Roots

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:57:05 +0000

[...] October’s over, that’s it for convenient local produce buying. But while the season starts off a little slowly, it comes to a much more plentiful end; the last month of the market still promises [...]

By: MARTHAANDTOM » Midtown Farmers’ Market: Week 2—Still no veggies

MARTHAANDTOM » Midtown Farmers’ Market: Week 2—Still no veggies — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:11:20 +0000

[...] I headed to the Midtown Farmer’s Market for the second time of the year. Unfortunately, last week’s prayers for asparagus went unanswered; still no fresh fruits or veggies anywhere to be seen. According to [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:03:36 +0000

Rybak was also a highlight, fleeting though he was

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:45:36 +0000

I think the rooster made it all worth while!