Comments on: On Local Produce

By: frum single female

frum single female — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:17:45 +0000

i love your photos of the farmer’s market. i often frequent the farmer’s market in nyc. their produce is so fresh. and i do trust the quality there more than in the supermarket.

By: Leora

Leora — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:32:22 +0000

Thanks for the info, Miriam. Too bad my kids hate tomatoes. One year we actually paid them to eat some of our home-grown tomatoes. It didn’t work. What can I say, we got picky kids!

By: Miriam

Miriam — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:24:30 +0000

http://www.localharvest.org is a wonderful resource for finding farmer’s markets near you. Another great option are CSAs (community supported agriculture) if you have one close to you. As for tomatoes, my 2 year-olds are in love with their tomato plants. Since they grow very quickly and are so easy to care for, they are wonderful first plants for children.

By: hihorosie

hihorosie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:07:06 +0000

I love farmer’s markets! We have one in our town but the last couple seasons it’s moved locations so I need to find where it is now. And because I now understand a little bit more about gardening and the struggles and challenges associated with it I have a greater appreciation for farmers who do this for a LIVING.

By: Leora

Leora — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:27:38 +0000

So, Baila, what’s in the shuk these days? I gather strawberry season is over in Israel. Tomatoes probably start a lot earlier than they do in New Jersey.

By: Baila

Baila — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:20:14 +0000

Over here we have the shuk. There isn’t one im Modiin, but in nearby Ramle there is, and there is always Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as well.

By: Leora

Leora — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:11:22 +0000

Sounds like you can buy lots of good produce in your area, Ilana-Davita!

We have the same local produce now in New Jersey. They were selling strawberries for $4 a box. My husband and I figured we could have made over $30 from the strawberries in our backyard (but instead we ate them and shared half of them with the boys across the street, who had fun picking them).

By: Ilana-Davita

Ilana-Davita — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:47:38 +0000

We have a lot of markets in France, all year round. In my hometown alone, there are four: on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the town center and then on Thursdays and Sundays in two different parts of the town.
You find local products as well as other ones from different French regions or the Mediterranean.
At the moment the local products are: lettuce, cucumbers, rhubarb, strawberries etc.