Your August farmers market shopping list

Crisp green cucumbers,
sweet orange carrots,
juicy red watermelon,

there’s no better place than a farmers market to get close to your food.

Try visiting a farmers market every weekend for 8 consecutive weeks. What changes in your diet do you notice?

Chanterelle mushrooms, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Why go to farmers’ markets?

  • Stimulate local economies

  • Increase access to fresh, nutritious food

  • Support healthy communities

  • Promote sustainability

  • Preserve rural livelihoods & farmland

    Farmers’ markets provide one of the only low-barrier entry points for beginning farmers.

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Seeded watermelon, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

On to the list!

Starting with the real question

What’s not in season in August? 😎

Come July in the northern hemisphere, farmer’s markets are full of vegetables. Here’s a few to add to your list.

Tomatoes

Add to miso toast, serve sliced with avocado and red onion

Tomatoes, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Cucumbers, bell peppers, lettuces

Serve sliced cucumbers with hummus or guacamole

Cucumbers, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Kale, swiss chard, cabbage, collard greens, spinach

Add spinach, kale, or swiss chard to pasta, buddha bowls, or smoothies
Add red cabbage to salads

Swiss chard, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Carrots

Organic carrots, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Radishes

Serve with hummus or guacamole
Top hot soups and stews with raw, thin-sliced radishes
Use radish greens in smoothies

Radishes, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Onions

Walla Walla onions, Lucky Dog Organic farm, NY

Squash

Spiralize zucchini and add to salads

Summer squashes, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Eggplant, string beans, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, herbs, potatoes

Eggplant, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

3 varieties of cucumbers, Norwich Meadows Farm, NY

Finally

Thanks to my parents for taking me to farmers markets. 🌱

When I’m in Oregon, you can find us at the farmers market on Sunday morning, stocking up on blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, radishes, cucumbers, mushrooms, 100% rye bread from the bread lady, and the list goes on.

My dad can talk about “Organic Linda” and what she’s growing this season for daysss.
He’s a farmers market person. I am too.

What’s in your grocery bag this summer?


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