Hugo met some sheep at the Burleith-Glover Park farmers market today.
He (mostly) loved it!
Honey bees at the Freshfarm Market on Vermont Avenue by the White House at 2:25 p.m. today. Printed next to them was Job 12: 7-10.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee. Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee, and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Instagram by Dan Zak (The Washington Post)
A wonderful dinner, all from the Penn Quarter farmers market or our back porch. (Well, all except the watermelon).
-Top sirloin, marinated in red wine and garlic scapes, grilled and served with a reduction of the marinade.
-A variety of squash, sautéed with olive oil, garlic scapes, tarragon, and thyme, and finished with lemon juice.
-Cucumber salad (Toigo Orchard cukes quickly tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper, and a dash of cider vinegar.
-Watermelon mint salad (just watermelon tossed with mint and a dash of salt).
- Rustic potato bread from Quail Farm, brushed with olive oil an grilled
Feeling like a Parisian stereotype in DC with my bicycle stop at the farmers market. No bordeaux or baguette, though.
A trip to the DuPont Circle farmers market provided the start of this year’s herb garden.
Rosemary, thyme, oregano, chives, two kinds of mint, and parsley start things off. Still to come— as many basil plants as I can fit on the deck rail, to sate my mild pesto addiction.
Gourmet coffee roaster Joel Finkelstein has long coveted a stall at the Dupont Circle farmers market, where face time with affluent food lovers could boost his sales and raise the visibility of Qualia, his cafe in Petworth. But Finkelstein and the rest of his coffee-roasting ilk are banned from participating in the renowned Sunday market and nine others operated by FreshFarm Markets. The nonprofit group allows only vendors who sell products from what they grow or raise on local farms and facilities. Which leaves purveyors of coffee, olive oil, shrimp and other non-local specialty foods on the sidelines. (via Purist farmers markets shun coffee roasters - The Washington Post)
Good questions about what makes a product local…
