Posts Tagged ‘farmers markets’

For those of you in Washington DC, an update about the Petworth Farmer’s Market: After major success in its inaugural season, the Petworth Community Market (PCM) is pleased to announce plans to return in 2011.  Beginning on Friday, May 20th, PCM will be back with 20 weeks of local farmers and vendors selling fresh produce, baked goods, fresh-cut flowers, arts, crafts, and more.   “Last year’s success demonstrated what we all already knew – that the Petworth community holds an untapped demand for retail along the Georgia Avenue Corridor,” said Robert Mandle, a founding Board Member of PCM. “We are excited to announce the new market season with new hours that will better serve our neighbors.”   The 2011 market will open earlier in the season bringing a host of spring vegetables not present at last year’s market.  The market’s hours of operation have been shifted to open at 4

My friend Rob Mandle passed along this information about the new Petworth Farmer’s market: “We have a few specials for this week – 15% of Lamb Rib Chops and 10% of purchases and orders for Green Baby Proofing – a new vendor.” The market runs from 3-7 on Fridays, and here’s the vendor list: Atwaters Bakery Barajas Produce Bikehouse C&T Produce LLC Contemporary Designs Core Haus Dangerously Delicious Pies G. Flores Produce Great Harvest Bread Company Kilmer’s Farm Norma’s Produce Pearl Fine Teas Qualia Springfield Farms Having lived in Baltimore for 2 years, just a block or two from the original storefront location of Dangerously Delicious Pies on Fleet Street,  I can attest that their pies really ARE Dangerously Delicious!  I was excited to see them expanding to DC.  Hopefully they have the Berger Cookie Pie which is ridiculous (but probably not organic!) Here’s some additional info:

Welcome back, Prince of Petworth readers. Given the recent surge of interest in urban gardening (where to, how to, when to, etc.) the great Dan Silverman afforded me the opportunity to be a guest contributor to his blog. This is week 6 of 8 scheduled guest posts. So you’ve made your way here. First and foremost, this is a blog about all things urban as they relate to gardening and food systems. From time to time, I’ll discuss things such as farmland preservation, but for the most part, it’s all about the city. I focus on a few main areas: Do It Yourself (as a young apartment dweller, I had to learn quickly how to grow things with limited space and budget); Policy and Planning (this is where my urban planning degree – and google skills – come in handy!); and feature articles, where I explore everything from guerrilla gardening,

This weekend I had the opportunity to visit the opening day of the Columbia Heights Community Marketplace. I was quite impressed – not only did I get delicious strawberries (they made their way into strawberry-basil cocktails, strawberry-balsamic jam, and strawberry ice cream), but I had the opportunity to catch performances from local children, talk to Mayor Fenty and other political candidates, and I even ran into a friend. I know some residents were looking for more produce and more variety, but I really enjoyed the “community” aspect of the community marketplace – I’m sure more vendors will follow as it becomes the hangout on Saturday mornings! Enjoy the video – hopefully it captures some of the fun I experienced.

A beautiful photo of the San Francisco Embarcadero Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market by Grown in the City Flickr Pool user wallyg to end your Friday. Anyone hitting up the farmer’s markets this weekend? From wallyg: The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, a California certified farmers market operated by the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA), is open every Tuesday and Saturday. Started as a one-time event in 1992, the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market’s popularity led to the opening of a year-round market in May 1993.

This past weekend, I took my first trip to the Dupont Circle Farmer’s Market.  There, I met up with my friend Maude from graduate school, who was assisting Stefano Frigerio of the Copper Pot Food Company.  Stefano was kind enough to give me advice about what to buy at the market to prepare dinner for some special guests, and his own pasta was a huge hit! (I prepared the cavatelli in a macaroni and cheese dish, and the tortelini with truffle and cheese fondue for dinner the next day.) According to the mission statement, “The Copper Pot Food Company is dedicated to the production of creative, chef-crafted products with unparalleled flavors and quality. Our products are crafted from locally sourced fruits and vegetables, which are respectfully cultivated and raised by small farmers in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Our unique assortment of jams, savory sauces and vinegars are

On Sunday morning, I took my first visit to Dupont Circle Farmer’s Market, a Freshfarms market.  While friends have been telling me to go for months, I finally made the trek – partly to see my friend Maude, who was volunteering at Copper Pot Food Company, and partly to pick up food for the evening’s meal. I’m going to write a longer post about the Copper Pot Food Company, since I was so impressed with their product and pasta (it was amazing!), but I wanted to give initial impressions. 1)  The market was huge!  There were stalls of flowers, dairy, plants, bread, meat and poultry – you name it, it was there. 2) The market was crowded. Even on a cooler than normal Mothers’ Day, I still had to push my way through at points. 3) The market had a variety of fresh foods.  I’ve never experienced a combination of