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Farmers Market Update: Fruit Explosion
Apricots
The San Francisco farmers market was a very different place this week compared to how I last saw it. Cherries, the first pitted stone fruit of the season, first appeared two weeks ago. But today fruit took over the market completely.
I must have tasted cherries from at least a dozen different growers this week, and they were all delicious. But the fruit explosion didn’t stop there. Apricots, peaches and nectarines were all available, and they tasted much better than I expected them to this early in the season. This week also marked the first appearance of local blueberries, which is very exciting.
First Blueberries
White Nectarines
The strawberries that had been somewhat elusive the past few weeks are now plentiful. And they are breathtaking.
Dirty Girl Strawberries
If all this talk of berries and stone fruits is starting to sound like summer to you, I have some more good news. Summer squash is now available at the farmers market and looking delectable. I even found nopales (cactus petals), something that reminds me of the hot summers in Southern California.
Nopales
First Summer Squash
I know all this is exciting, but let’s try to remember not to get too far ahead of ourselves. Spring is still dishing up delightful carrots, greens, peas, artichokes and delicacies such as green almonds. Enjoy them while you have the chance.
Fresh Almonds
Little Carrots
Today’s purchases:
- Strawberries (Dirty Girl Produce)
- Carrots (Dirty Girl Produce)
- English shelling peas (Iacopi Farm)
- Salad (Star Route Farms)
- Thyme (Star Route Farms)
- Padrones (Happy Quail Farms)
- Cucumbers (Happy Quail Farms)
- Farro (Boulette’s Larder)
- Yirg coffee (Blue Bottle Coffee)
You know, there’s a fine line between being happy with your good fortune and gloating. (Says the guy in Cleveland who can’t get local versions of most fruits any time of year.)
Haha, my goal is to inspire… even if that means inspiring a trip to SF. 😉
WOW fresh almonds- you got me beat!!!
🙂 They are so sweet and delicious. Can’t wait to see what you got!
Those little carrots are too cute!
Seeing those blueberries made my mouth water. We have had strawberries in season for a month or so now, but the blueberries haven’t come in yet. They are close though. The apricots also looked great. I have to admit, I didn’t realize that cactus petals are edible. How do you eat them?
Very carefully. (Ba-dump-bump)
Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
🙂