Monday, June 16, 2008

Super Tuesday!

It's that time again: Tuesday's Trailside Market in Uptown Normal!

We should have good weather tomorrow afternoon, so put your canvas bags in the car now! I'll wait.........................................................Make sure your friends know about the market, too!

Summer is starting to show up here & there. The leafy crops are giving up and the weeds are winning! We try to stay ahead of the weeds, particularly around the crops, but there is only so much that you can do. We have a great crew and they work especially hard separating crops from weeds.

Zucchini is in the house. The plants are going crazy producing and are just full of little fruits. The yellow squash isn't far behind, either. If there is a new squash recipe you've been waiting all winter to try, now is your chance. In fact, we just had dinner (yes, at 9:21 pm): chicken & arugula with a side of quinoa & grilled zucchini. Other than firing up the grill and boiling some water, it's a quick meal. I'll have recipes at the stand tomorrow, so stop by and get one.

What else will we have?
  • Head lettuce--Buttercrunch, Red Sails and Red Oak Leaf. This will probably be the last week for the head lettuce as its been too hot. Get it while you can!
  • Leaf lettuce--the leaf lettuce experiment has been working out well, so we will bring leaf lettuce while we can
  • Red, White & French Breakfast radishes--new crop and looking great!
  • Green Onions
  • Japanese Turnips
  • Beets! Finally!!
  • Collard Greens
  • Mustard Greens
  • Arugula
  • Zucchini
It only gets better from here on out, so make Tuesday afternoons a "must-stop" for your mid week produce. The market opens at 3:30 pm and there is live music down on the west end by the Amtrak terminal.

See you there!

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