Posts Tagged ‘Rhubarb’
Just a few weeks ago it seemed like the farmers markets would never open, and now here we are already two weekends into the season at the Midtown Farmers Market. And what a season we are having! May farmers market shopping in Minnesota in any normal year is an affair for the die-hards, an exercise […]
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| Asparagus, Midtown Farmers Market, Minnesota, Rhubarb, Spring, Strawberries, weather
This bright Saturday morning marked the fourth consecutive week of the Midtown Farmers Market 2011 season. May is a month of many market openings, but it never quite feels like real farmers market season since the crops aren’t quite growing and the weather is inconsistent, even for Minnesota. May 7th, opening weekend, was beautiful: sunny […]
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| Asparagus, Garlic Mustard Greens, Green Onions, Herbs, Midtown Farmers Market, Rhubarb, Season, Spring
Having missed last week, I was determined to get to Midtown Farmers Market with Tom despite this morning’s stay-in-bed weather. We suited up in rain pants and rain coats and made our way into the downpour. In exchange for soggy feet Tom found eggs, asparagus, and rhubarb. I picked up a zeppolo for my mom, […]
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| Asparagus, Farmers Market, Green, Midtown Farmers Market, Rhubarb, Spring, zeppole
Look at all them vegetables! Only a couple of weeks ago that I was whining about the slow pace of the season; now the dreamed for abundance is upon us: radishes, fingerling potatoes, frisée, beets, strawberries, rhubarb, spinach, a rainbow of chard, sugar snap peas, broccoli, mint, basil and a jar of the salsa Mayor […]
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| Abundance, Basil, Beets, Broccoli, chard, Fingerling Potatoes, friseé, Midtown Farmers Market, mint, Radishes, Rhubarb, Spinach, Strawberry, Sugar Snap Peas
I’m fully aware of how empty my early farmers market boosterism sounds: “Really, even though you’ll only be able to buy a pint of strawberries and a head of lettuce, it’s totally worth making the trip to the market! Just think what you might find!” Okay, Tom. Whatever. Well I’m happy to say those weeks […]
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| Asparagus, Beets, chard, friseé, Garlic, Kale, Leeks, Midtown Farmers Market, Minneapolis, mint, Peas, Potatoes, Rhubarb, Spinach, Strawberries
By Tom // 31 May 2010 in: Recipes
Call me a pessimist, but in spite of all the amazing advances being made in the realm of cold weather fruits I don’t think anybody’s ever going to grow citrus in Minnesota. So what’s the hard-core locavore fundamentalist zealot to do when he finds himself in the North country and craving a glass or two […]
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| Local, Minnesota, Rhubarb, Seasonal, Spain, Strawberry, Wine
May in Minnesota, however mild, is not exactly a month of abundant agricultural production. Plants just haven’t had enough time to shake off the winter chill and start the reproductive cycle that brings us delicious veggies all summer. Given that fresh local produce is hard to come by in this early month, one might question […]
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| Farmers Market, Food Vendors, Lettuce, Midtown, Midtown Farmers Market, Minneapolis, Pizza, Rhubarb, Romaine, Spring, Strawberries, Street Food
Amazing what two weeks will do. I missed the last two weeks of the Midtown Farmers’ Market while on a trip home (and enjoying the very fine Midland Farmers’ Market). You might recall that my last trip, while exciting because of the first appearance of asparagus, was a bit disappointing since that was the only […]
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| Dill, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Lettuce, Midtown, Minneapolis, Onions, parsley, Radishes, Rhubarb, Spinach