Greenmarket Report: Union Square - Early August

At S & SO Farm: black radishes, $1.50/lb; cabbage, $2/head; celery, $2.50/bunch; eggplant, $1.50/lb; string beans, $2/lb; cucumbers, 2 for $1.

At Race Farm: tomatoes, $2/lb; sugar plums, $2/box; finger eggplant, $1.25/lb; sweet corn, $4.50/dozen or $0.40/each; broccoli, $1.50/bunch; beans, $1.50/lb. In the next couple of weeks you’ll find cranberry beans, summer apples and soy beans.

During my focused wandering, I spotted a cream colored, slightly knobby carrot-like vegetable with beautifully vibrant green tops. “That’s parsley root,” chimes a voice from across the table at S & SO Farm. The knife comes out and the tip comes off and I taste: it tastes just like parsley, only a bit stronger. I’m immediately reminded of chicken soup. Since it’s a little warm for chicken soup and I luckily do not have a cold, I think it will make a nice addition to a version of tabbouleh. Parsley root can be pretty fibrous, so if you want to eat it raw you’re best off grating it. Grab some tomatoes, cucumber, corn, onion, mint, lemon, bulgur and olive oil. Come winter, you can add it to that chicken soup or roast it in the oven to serve alongside roasted venison.

The Greenmarket at Union Square is open year round Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8am – 6pm.

- Heidi

Lest anyone think that the only new york city
greenmarket is in union square: there's a
greenmarket in Queens in Jackson Heights,
weekends in Travers Park -- 79th street
betweeen northern blvd and 34th avenue.

posted by Valerie on 2006-08-12 19:29:37

oh man..

I'd been slacking on the farmers markets lately, but seeing as I had to pass through the Borough Hall (brooklyn heights) market on the way to work this morning, I decided to check out the bounty, expecting to leave empty handed.

Well, I ended up lugging to work:

2 (almost orange) yellow zucchinis
2 baby italian eggplants
2 heirloom and 1 low-acid yellow tomatoes
2 peaches
1 huge bunch of leeks

for $10!

And as luck would have it, my boss decided to treat us, making a huge italian sandwich that just happened to need some tomato...

I'm currently making a leek-kale-white bean soup (with a touch of bacon) that will last me through the week. I'm sure the rest of the food will find itself simply prepared in the next few days!

posted by laura on 2006-08-12 22:50:59

I am generally not lured into shopping, but I approach a farmer's market my heart, mind, body is lured into buying the vegetables.
I end up buying $10 worth produce which two of us end up eating every week.

Thinking of learning to bake bread. My first worry is I do not have a weighing scale. At target I found too many.

Does anybody have anything to say about this ?
What is an economically good kitchen weighing scale - where do i need to look

posted by sparkle on 2006-08-15 00:06:05

I have a Polder digital scale that I love. (Thus far Alton Brown hasn't steered me wrong for kitchen equipment.)

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