Clark Park market report, 7 June

Saturday, June 07, 2008

The market is even fuller and busier than it has been, now that it’s June and there are a few more farmers coming, but the biggest, most exciting news from today is that the market has set up all the stands with credit-card machines.  The market is paying the credit fees, too, so method of payment shouldn’t make much difference to the farmers.  I’m inclined to think that it’ll help, actually, given the number of times I think, “Oh, I’d buy X, Y, and Z, but I forgot to get cash, so I can only get X and Y.”

Also exciting were the first zucchini, garlic scapes at a number of stands, and the continuing supply of strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus, snap peas, and numerous varieties of green leafy things.  Farmers and bakers present today included Pennypack Farm, Eden Garden, Urban Girls, Keystone Farm, Landisdale Farm, the University City High School Gardens, Margerum’s, B.T.’s baked goods, Slow Rise Bakery, and a couple others whose names I’ve forgotten.

(I came home with garlic scapes, spring onions, rhubarb, snap peas, and four-seed cookies.)