Farmer’s Market
Monday, August 20, 2007
This week’s Red Earth Farm CSA share contained
1 quart of red slicing tomatoes
1 head of escarole
4 Walla Walla onions
1 pint of tomatillos
1 bunch of perpetual spinach
peaches and nectarines
Feeling like the share just wasn’t enough, I headed to my local neighborhood Farmer’s Market on Friday and picked up
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 zucchini
1 cantaloupe
6 ears of corn
For dinner last night I made Grilled Vegetable Tostadas with Two Salsas. All of the vegetables for the tostada and the sauces were local, including hot peppers and eggplant from my garden, and I topped the tostadas with local Amish Cheese.
I love that Farm to City facilitates my CSA and ensures that every Friday from June through October a nice Amish family will sell fresh fruits and vegetables (as well as canned goods, baked goods, and crafts) just a few blocks from my house. For a full list of farmer’s markets check out the Farm to City website. There’s a farmer’s market in different areas of the city and suburbs Monday through Saturday.
Posted by Jackie on 08/20 at 04:50 PM
Farm to City! I am quite fond of that organization myself. 
So, you must live near the Roxborough or East Falls markets—if you ever happen to be at the Roxborough market from around 14.00-14.45, or the East Falls market during setup/beginning (around 15.00-16.00), find me!
Perpetual spinach is a kind of chard. I used it in a Spanish style lentil stew.
Joanna, I’m at the Roxborough market every week. I’ll look for you tomorrow.
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I must know: what is perpetual spinach?