Farmer’s Markets

Market Notes: Memorial Day Weekend at the Farmers’ Market

May 29, 2012
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The opening bell will ring in a few minutes at my farmers’ market and its time for a quick walk through before the aisles start filling up with people.  In 30 minutes all the beautiful displays will start to change shape as determined shoppers work their way down their shopping lists. So come along with [...]

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Granola Cookies

May 24, 2012
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Memorial Day Weekend can be one of the busiest of the season at the farmers’ market.  Attendance depends on the weather and this weekend’s forecast is just about perfect:  blue skies and  temperatures in the mid 70′s.  Our opening day on Mother’s Day weekend brought an estimated 25,000 people into the market and the crowd [...]

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The Farmers’ Market Season Begins

April 29, 2012
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I attended my first farmers’ market of the season yesterday in the park blocks in downtown Portland next to Portland State University.  The Portland Farmers’ Market is one of the areas finest markets and is open most of the year.  My market, the Beaverton Farmers’ Market opens on Mother’s Day weekend and once it gets [...]

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Farmers’ Market Monday: The End of the Season

October 17, 2011
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  This will be our last walk through the Beaverton Farmers’ Market until it opens again next year on Mother’s Day weekend. It’s been a good season despite a cool spring and I think all vendors and shoppers would agree that this year’s produce has been exceptional.  But days are getting shorter and the rainy [...]

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Farmers’ Market Monday: The week’s best offerings

September 12, 2011
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 Every year in the middle of September the Three Amigos bring their Roasted Chili Peppers to the Beaverton Farmers’ Market. They have at least a dozen varieties that range from the very hot to  sweet and mild (that’s my speed).  They roast peppers to order right on the spot in a large metal drum over [...]

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Farmers’ Market Monday ~ How to Store Parsley and Other Trivia

September 5, 2011
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  I’m at my farmers’ market every Saturday and I really have to pay attention that I don’t over buy fruits and vegetables because they are so beautiful and look so darn good.  It’s easy to buy 2 potatoes or 1/2 pound of green beans, but I often get completely carried away when it comes [...]

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Market Notes: What’s New This Week

August 23, 2011
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  Blooming Artichokes   Beautiful Heads of White, Yellow, Purple and Green Cauliflower     Heirloom Tomatoes   Pepper Braids Drying in the Sun   German Pretzels, Sticks, Flutes, Rolls   Savoy Cabbage   Italian Artichokes, Fennel and Red Cabbage   I hope you support the farmers’ market in your community    

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