Comments on: Farmers Market Update: Summer In San Francisco

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:51:38 +0000

That’s really sad! I find it pretty ironic though that the midwest is devoid of fresh foods and New York and San Francisco are booming with them. To me this means there is something wrong with our nation’s food policy. My recommendation for people to write to their congressmen.

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:50:00 +0000

That’s really sad. Allie (next comment) said the same thing about Pennsylvania. I wish I had an answer for people who live in these places where produce is scarce. Government action is probably what is necessary to solve it.

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:47:56 +0000

BBQ corn is amazing! Wish I had a grill. Sounds like a project for my next OC trip.

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:15:34 +0000

I went home to Scranton, PA this weekend and I decided to check out all the farmer’s markets. Turns out that it’s been really rainy and cool all summer here and I couldn’t find a single local vegetable! I picked my own strawberries at one farm but the rain had made the majority of the crop moldy and you could smell the fermenting fruit while in the field. At another farm, I bought a dozen fresh, pastured eggs (only $3.75!) but they had no fruits or vegetables available yet either. And my favorite farm stand, John’s Sweet Corn, opened this weekend but when I asked about their produce, it turns out everything they were selling was from Lancaster, which is about 2 hours south of here, since their crops aren’t doing well (I guess this could be called local, but not quite what I was looking for). The Scranton farmer’s market opens next weekend so maybe there would be more available there but it seems like the selection will still be pretty slim.

Overall, it was a really eye-opening weekend, and it makes me very thankful for the amazing, year-round markets we have in San Francisco!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:33:47 +0000

Went to the market in San Antonio, TX with my parents this weekend. I was so sad. The drought has caused most of the produce to go bitter and it was really sparse. There was a bright spot- fresh black and pink-eyed peas. They were great.

By: Matt Shook

Matt Shook — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:30:23 +0000

Lots of good food on this list! I’m actually really excited about corn arriving, I bought two of them last Wednesday and can’t wait to have them BBQ style with olive oil. It was neat to see some local raw honey at our market, but I was already loaded up back home…

I also nabbed delicious local organic blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries. Couldn’t find any spinach (we went to our small local farmers market, not the downtown one)…but I’m really looking forward to going back on Wednesday. Also we’re going to check out the Milwaukie Farmers Market (just outside Portland) next weekend…hope to find lots of goodies there too.

The video reports are fun…never heard of zephyr squash, but I love all kinds of summer squash. Pluots are funky but tasty…never heard them called stone fruits.

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:01:32 +0000

Ha ha, it’s just a week and I have a trick up my sleeve Looking forward to the recipe!

By: Angela@spinachtiger.com

Angela@spinachtiger.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:44:10 +0000

I get so darn jealous of you at my favorite market. We have much more limited choices here in Tennessee. I am posting tomorrow (maybe today) a nice pesto pasta with green beans and young potatoes. You might like it. You could use the wax beans. I always enjoy your posts very much. We think a lot alike. Although I couldn’t stick to the detox of no pasta.

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:43:08 +0000

Wow, you are so lucky! This time of year is so full of life, I just love it!

By: South Beach Steve

South Beach Steve — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:00:06 +0000

What great looking choices! We finally had our first cucumber at home this week. We’ve had numerous home-grown ones already this season, but they were my wife’s grandmothers. The tomatoes are really coming in strong now too. Peppers are coming along, as is the squash. Lots of yummy stuff!