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May 6, 2007


early may market report
posted by soe 10:31 am

For my friends in the north, I offer this report of what came home with me from this morning’s farmers’ market:

  • Strawberries
  • Rhubarb
  • Pea shoots
  • Lettuce
  • Kohlrabi
  • Cucumbers
  • Spring onions
  • Blueberry scones
  • Mascarpone
  • A tomato plant
  • A peony

Having fresh, local strawberries in May may be one of the few redeeming properties of living in the south.

ETA: Rudi just ran back to the market to supplement and came home with ramps and broccoli rabe. Yum!

Category: dc life. There is/are 4 Comments.



I’m officially jealous. I purchased a share in a local organic CSA this year, but it doesn’t start until late June.

Comment by Amy 05.06.07 @ 10:34 am

DC’s the south? Maybe technically… 🙂

You know I’m just kidding. We have rhubarb up here, but no strawberries yet, otherwise, there would most certainly be a pie in my oven right now!

Comment by Jennie 05.06.07 @ 10:49 am

Well as far as this New Yawka is concerned, DC is the south. For sure. 😉

I haven’t been to my CSA farmstand yet – this is the first weekend the stand is open but the CSA doesn’t officially start until Memorial Day and I won’t be able to go until next week for a non-CSA fix. My mouth is officially watering for ASPARAGUS… and reading that you picked up rhubarb has made me a bit jealous as well. Mmmm.

(I’m jealous of the Broccoli Rabe too but the strawberries? Not so much…) 😉

Comment by ejbro 05.06.07 @ 12:47 pm

Lucky! My town’s famers’ market starts at the end of June, and I cannot wait. There’s a guy there w/ THE best produce I have ever seen – I think he’s in league w/ Satan 😉

And the guy w/ local, homemade goat cheese. *drool*

SUMMER!

Comment by Jenn 05.07.07 @ 6:43 am