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From Farm to Table: Farmers' Markets

It's market season!

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Farmers' markets are a great place to find the freshest sweet corn, the reddest, ripest tomatoes and the most fragrant, flavorful strawberries. Taste heirloom vegetables and fruits and sample hard-to-find foods like ramps, morel mushrooms, cardoons, and quince.

Many vendors offer recipes and cooking tips. Some sell house-made jams and hearth-baked breads, free-range chickens and fresh eggs.

GREENS

Asparagus

Fresh asparagus of all colors--green, purple, or white--is a gift of spring.

Basil

A fragrant summer delight.

Cukes

Crisp, refreshing cucumber recipes.

Beans and Peas

Green beans, string beans, English peas, and sugar snap peas.

Bell Peppers

Packed with vitamin C, peppers are also a good source of vitamin A.

Leafy Greens

Dark leafy greens are high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

Zucchini

You won't give away zucchini with these recipes!

REDS

Radishes

Delicious raw or cooked.

Cherries, Raspberries, and Strawberries

The fresh fruits of summer, so berry delicious.

Tomatoes

The star of the market!

PURPLES

Beets

Both the green tops and the roots are edible.

Eggplant

Versatile eggplant: try it in smoky dips or spicy stir-fries.

Grapes, Plums, and Blackberries

Late-summer sweetness.

YELLOWS & ORANGES

Corn

For more ways to eat corn on the cob, see our Grilled Vegetables article.

Carrots and Summer Squash

Brighten up your plate with carrots and squash.

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teri4188

May 10, 2010 11:30 pm

although I love farmers markets in the lower 48, here in Alaska I pay double the price for "homegrown" or organic...eating healthy is not easy up here when a head of lettuce can go as high as four dollars...so on to my greenhouse...costly to build but saves me bucks...

nixx

Jul. 26, 2010 9:00 pm

That's tough. I've heard that Alaska grows some huge cabbage. Is that true?

vertigo912

Jul. 27, 2010 3:50 pm

Great collection of Farmers Market recipes -- thanks for compiling!

Jean

Jul. 28, 2010 3:44 pm

I have started a Farmers' Market happening in Castlegar BC. Thanks for adding such an inspiring aspect to an already awesome online resource. allrecipes.com you make food prep. easy for my mind. Thanks for your great service.

missbrea

Jul. 30, 2010 1:08 pm

It is true that there are huge cabbages in AK. When I was a kid growing up there, we grew one that could hardly fit into a wheelbarrow. But the growing season is very, very short.

slicktoria

Aug. 20, 2010 2:38 pm

I am so grateful to live in the San Francisco Bay Area... very spoiled by amazing, fresh, and cheap produce all year round! Of course, we make up for it in rent :(

mintconditionherbfarm

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Aug. 21, 2010 9:43 am

Great idea to add the Farmer's Market area...I absolutely love my Farmer's Market at Clear Lake Shores...it's a true "farmer's" market with the farms coming in to sell everything from artisan breads to goat cheese ice cream, organic herb and vegetable plants! And I can walk to it!

gandmark

Aug. 22, 2010 4:51 am

When a cook gives stars to a recipe ans says leave out or change this for that but doesn't say what they are talking about ,why isn't there a way to contact that cook and find out what he/she is talking about? I tried to do this but all I get is an address and no email or way to find out. George

gandmark

Aug. 22, 2010 4:52 am

Also,I made two batches of crabapple jelly. One was ferfect and the other would never jell if boiled for a week. What did I do wrong? George

Suzette

Aug. 29, 2010 12:23 am

I love the fact that the Poulsbo WA farmers market takes food stamps so people can actually feed their family healthy organic food even if they are not making enough to get by.

saraithegeek

May 16, 2011 4:11 pm

teri4188 - Have you tried full circle farms? They deliver to I think everywhere in Alaska, except maybe the smallest villages. There's a farmer's market in Juneau, but it is pit-i-ful. The only thing I like about living in Seattle is going to the Ballard farmer's market.

Brandi31275

May 25, 2011 8:23 am

I have always loved the farmers market and I understand how important it is for the comuninity. I am also a LMT who gives local farmers a discount. With out farmers we have no food and local grown is the best.

csm2844

Nov. 4, 2011 6:41 pm

Does anyone know of an onion called ramps? I have looked everywhere for them but can't find them in NC.

RFRichard

Apr. 10, 2012 9:38 am

csm2844-Ramps are wild onions, growing in the woods.The taste is onion with an overtone of garlic.I imagine a mix of green onions and garlic could substitute.Used in Southern U.S. recipes and also in Spain.I find them wild here in MI.