Farmers' Bounty

I walk through the heavily edited landscape of Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Midwood -whatever we're calling it these days to get to the Cortelyou Famers' Market on Sundays. They have the best farm produce prices in Brooklyn. Less selection, but the market is growing, slowly. There is a fish guy, the turkey farm, and now a cheese tent. There's a mushroom stand and baked goods too. But I go for the vegetables at the lowest farm prices. Last spring I got 4 bundles of ramps for 5 bucks!

Here is my morning bounty. Everything you see here cost me twelve dollars. Carrot bundle -$2, large swiss chard bundle -$2, white onion bundle -$2, red onion bundle -$2, zucchini -$1.50/lb, parsely bunch -$1, tomato $2/lb, garlic -$1/each. We've all hit the speed bump at the farmers' markets because of prices. I don't know why its cheaper here other than it's Sunday and a long week before they come back. I like it when the farmer and I feel like we're getting the deal.

Caveat: tomatoes are still not very good. Looks like late July/August tomatoes this year. I wanted to make this salad, so I bought them anyway -but they look like they were picked too soon and force-ripened.