No time to garden? No problem. Farm stands dot the landscape, and in Onondaga County alone, there's a farmers market, somewhere, every day of the week (except Monday).
On Wednesday, for example, I had my choice of the Clay market (at Great Northern Mall), the Bayberry Market (Bayberry Plaza, Liverpool), the Green Hills Farmers Market (South Salina Street, in the Valley), the Manlius market (in the lot behind Sno-Top), Market Days at Marcellus Park and the Eastside Neighborhood Farmers Market in Syracuse.
Since I live on the East Side, I opted for the Eastside Market, formerly held alongside Loguen Park (East Genesee Street and Lexington Avenue). This year, it's being held at the Westcott Community Center (former firehouse at the corner of Westcott Street and Euclid Avenue).
The Eastside Market could win the prize for smallest farmers market in Central New York: There are just two vendors, though one of them told me there probably will be a third toward mid-July.
On Wednesday, Brownson Family Farm had strawberries, new potatoes, peas, red chard (above), lettuces and a selection of canned goods, including pickled vegetables and mustard.
Daily Harvest Farm had salad greens (mesclun), chard, spicy red salad radishes and bunches of petite turnips (above), which they described as sweet salad turnips (I am not a turnip fan, so this seems worth noting). The owners also sell hand-spun and hand-dyed yarns.
A man at the Brownson Family Farm stand said next week is probably the last one for local strawberries. So if you haven't already, be sure to get some before they're gone! I don't want to hear anyone complaining they missed out.
To find a farmers market near you, consult this list compiled by The Post-Standard. And remember that the granddaddy of them all, the Regional Market in Syracuse, is open on Saturdays, year-round.
Great and nice post thank you.
Posted by: online degree | 07/30/2010 at 04:08 AM