Availability for October 16

Last weekend I was doing some bed preparation for a late planting of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and other brassicas. The ground was as dusty as I’ve ever seen it, and with every turn of the bed fork, a puff of dust got picked up by the breeze. Today, though, after a couple days of good steady rain, things look so much better. We’re still way under for the year, but it’s so nice to have rain, even for a little while.

We’ve been getting our place ready to host Locally Grown’s Hunter’s Moon Feast next Saturday. Last year was our first one, and we had a steady stream of visitors all day long, several campers who joined us for the night on the river bank, and a rolling banquet of locally grown foods that would rival the offerings from any chef. It’s free to all Locally Grown members and your guests, and we only ask that you make reservations when you place your order (look in the “Event Reservations” category) and bring a dish to share. We’ll send out directions to everyone with reservations later this week, and we’d love to see you here.

Our market got a little exposure last week when Gourmet Magazine featured a little story about us on their website. We thank Gourmet writer Lisa Abend, who happened to be visiting friends in Athens while on a trip all the way from Spain, for writing the nice piece on us.

There are plenty of new items listed this week, along with many of your favorites from the past weeks. I see an abundance of green beans, but they won’t be here long. They’re very easy to freeze (trim, dip in boiling water for 20 – 30 seconds, dip in ice water to cool, put in zip-top freezer bag), so stock up now to have the taste of fresh beans for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

We’ll see you on Thursday from 4:30 to 8pm at the old farmers market on Broad Street. Thank you for all of your continued support!