Blueberries for ... me
Can I just say how much I love the state of Michigan right now? Cherries arrived in our local farmer's markets two weeks ago, and blueberries showed up on Saturday. That plus the homemade doughnuts that they sell every week but that we only splurge on for special occasions like visiting relatives (because there is just not enough yoga offered at my gym to offset four months of homemade doughnuts) made a weekend with the in-laws bearable, even pleasant in spots.
Strawberry season is almost over, so I'm going to stock up this weekend and attempt some jam. And pretty soon the vegetables should start piling up. I planted quite a few this year, but we'll see what we end up with after the squirrels have their way. Last year they ate everything but the jalapenos.
I love farmer's market season! Especially now that the growing season has begun in earnest. I remember how mystified I was when I went in late May a few years ago and there was hardly anything to buy. Now at least I grasp the concept that not everything is available year-round. And I eat as much of it as I possibly can while it lasts.
Strawberry season is almost over, so I'm going to stock up this weekend and attempt some jam. And pretty soon the vegetables should start piling up. I planted quite a few this year, but we'll see what we end up with after the squirrels have their way. Last year they ate everything but the jalapenos.
I love farmer's market season! Especially now that the growing season has begun in earnest. I remember how mystified I was when I went in late May a few years ago and there was hardly anything to buy. Now at least I grasp the concept that not everything is available year-round. And I eat as much of it as I possibly can while it lasts.
posted by Madame Defarge at 5:01 PM
4 Comments:
I love the farmer's market. Every week I'm buying more fruit. I have to be careful, though. Lately, I've wound up with an awful lot of jam since I didn't know what to do with it all. My latest is strawberry-blackberry. Yum.
I am finally getting some tomatoes coming in now. I'm just bummed that the majority won't be ripe until I'm gone. All that work, and I won't get to reap the benefits. Actually, i should still be getting the fruit until september, so I can still enjoy it. It is kind of cool, though - producing your own food. Reading Omnivore is making me appreciate that concept a lot more.
If you're looking for something else to read, check out Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Vegetable Miracle (I think that's the title). She and her family spend a year eating only locally produced food. And there are recipes. And she's a wonderful writer. I read it last spring and then got completely farmer's market crazy (and developed a bit of a guilt complex about buying things like bananas).
One of my colleagues loves her too. I've heard of her, but never read anything by her. I guess I'll have to add her to my list.
That one is nonfiction, but you should definitely read her fiction too. My favorites are Pigs in Heaven and The Bean Trees. Everyone else loved The Poisonwood Bible but that was my least favorite.
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