Local produce report, 28 August

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

I basically skipped my usual farmers’ market shopping last week--I picked up some apples and asian pears (asian pears!  in August!), but then I left town for the weekend--so I got this week’s supply of local produce at my neighborhood food co-op instead.  Going clockwise from the top left, I picked up a watermelon, some hormone-free skim milk, two kinds of tofu (one atop the other), red peppers, white mushrooms, zucchini, scallions, and chickpea flour in the center.  Everything except the milk is organic.

Much as I enjoy going to the farmers’ market and speaking to the farmers, it’s wonderful to have more consistent access to local foods.