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Farmers’ Market Update
by Darya Rose | Aug 16, 2008
Picture from Green Gulch Farm this morning at the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market.
Today’s purchases include:
- Pimientos de Padron
- Assorted hot chilies
- Mediterranean cucumbers
- Mayacoba heirloom beans
- Rainbow chard
- Pullet eggs
- Summer squash
- Flavor King pluots
- Assorted peaches, nectarines
- Blackberries
- Assorted eggplant
- Heirloom tomatoes
- Early girl tomatoes
From Valencia Farmers Market:
- leeks
- basil
- mint
- avocado
Wow, great picture! Is that stinging nettle? what would you do with that?
Anon:Actually, I think those flowers you are referring to are Bull Thistleand are probably just decoration. However, many booths at the market do have Stinging Nettle, the leaves of which can be used for cooking. Reportedly it is a very nutritious green, but I have not tried it. Maybe I should.
Can you cook thistle? To me those look more like (the closely related) artichoke in flower.Nettle soups and pastas are interesting, kind of earthy, but I’d say more healthy than delicious. And if you’re going for healthy, might be easier just to make nettle tea.I was excited to see the green zebras are starting to appear, although maybe they’re not at their peak? I took your advice and picked up some pimientos de padron, so we’ll see how capsaicin roulette goes.
Chinasaur:I think you’re right about the artichoke flowers. I just zoomed in and took a closer look. Good call. Enjoy your Padrones!
What a great variety at your farmer’s market!Hey, I’m hosting a Farmer’s Market Report. Maybe you’d like to submit this post? Come on over and check it out: http://toeverymeal.blogspot.com/2008/08/farmers-market-report-august-23rd.html
Thanks for submitting your post. I’ll have this week’s Farmer’s Market Report up by 10AM. Hope to see you then!www.toeverymeal.blogspot.com