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The way I was gushing about the Union Square Greenmarket, you’d think I didn’t have a farmers market closer to home. There are a couple of small markets close by, but my favorite local farmers market is FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. It is held every Sunday year-round, and is a “producers only” market where the vendors are required to produce everything they sell.
It’s a bit of a schlep for me – it takes about an hour each way. I drive to the Metro station and then take the subway into town. Since it is such a distance, I haven’t had much success bringing flowers home. The fruits and vegetables, though, are well worth the trip.
Today was my first visit this year. There were already field grown tomatoes available (though not the many varieties that appear later in the summer), as well as corn, peaches, plums, beans, squash, cucumbers, and much more. There were some new vendors, including one selling bread and other baked goods, but I recognized many of the others from last year.
I tend to buy too much when I go. I do have to carry everything I buy, though, so there (fortunately) is a limit. Today I came home with a loaf of bread, corn, rhubarb, several types of cucumbers, several types of squash, tomatoes, peaches and soap. My refrigerator is stuffed – time to get cooking!
FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle
So much to choose from!
Cherry tomatoes and wax beans
This is what I came home with today
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Farmers Market
The way I was gushing about the Union Square Greenmarket, you’d think I didn’t have a farmers market closer to home. There are a couple of small markets close by, but my favorite local farmers market is FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. It is held every Sunday year-round, and is a “producers only” market where the vendors are required to produce everything they sell.
It’s a bit of a schlep for me – it takes about an hour each way. I drive to the Metro station and then take the subway into town. Since it is such a distance, I haven’t had much success bringing flowers home. The fruits and vegetables, though, are well worth the trip.
Today was my first visit this year. There were already field grown tomatoes available (though not the many varieties that appear later in the summer), as well as corn, peaches, plums, beans, squash, cucumbers, and much more. There were some new vendors, including one selling bread and other baked goods, but I recognized many of the others from last year.
I tend to buy too much when I go. I do have to carry everything I buy, though, so there (fortunately) is a limit. Today I came home with a loaf of bread, corn, rhubarb, several types of cucumbers, several types of squash, tomatoes, peaches and soap. My refrigerator is stuffed – time to get cooking!
FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle
So much to choose from!
Cherry tomatoes and wax beans
This is what I came home with today
- Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Turns 20
The Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture, aka CUESA is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Ferry Plaza farmers market. It's one of the best farmers market in America, and for good reason. In addition to being a showcase for some...
- Farmers Market Opens Today
Can we ever have too many farmers markets? I don't think so. One of the most exciting trends in the past few years has been the explosion in growth of farmers markets. According to the USDA, the number of farmers markets increased almost 20% between...
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I had a hint this was coming two weeks ago when I overheard one vendor telling another about some incident involving a dog and saying that dogs were to be banned from the market. I had assumed at the time that they were discussing a market other than...
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Bob and I started preparing for our feast Saturday morning with trips to the farmers market, Jefferson Market, and Murray’s Cheese Shop. I love the Union Square Greenmarket! The produce is varied and abundant and the quality is amazing. In addition...
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I don't have the energy to participate in the they're/their, your/you're, and it's/its battles. I have resigned myself to flinching at the homophonic hiccups that pepper everyone's text, flying under the radar of spell checkers and...