I hear that in Massachusetts our days have officially surpassed the 12 hours of daylight mark yesterday, and boy am I ready. The sun is out, we’ve switched to daylight savings time, it’s the season for planting pea seeds (this week), the crocuses are in full bloom… and the farmer’s market won’t be starting up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘farmers market’
past the winter darkness
Posted in locavore, tagged events, farmers market on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bletting my medlars
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farmers market, medlar on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We went to Cider Day this weekend and stocked up on many wonderful things — mostly apples and quinces — which will entail many big cooking projects later this week. Stay posted for more details on those. But right now I want to talk about medlars. What the hell is a medlar you ask? It’s [...]
It literally pays to know your farmer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farmers, farmers market, lamb on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A big part of being a locavore is shopping for your food. Living in Davis Sq., it’s easier for me than for other folks in the Northeast (though not as easy as it is for folks in, say, Southern California). My farmer’s market on Wednesday afternoons isn’t quite a one-stop-shop, but it’s close. In the [...]