A taste of what will be at area farmers markets this week:
THIS JUST INAt Thursday’s FreshFarm Market in Penn Quarter:
Mountain View Farm: fermented vegetables including spicy cucumber pickles, bread and butter pickles and sauerkraut.
Sandhill Farm: corn, quail eggs and garlic.
Toigo Orchards and Blackrock Orchard: peaches.
At Thursday’s FreshFarm Market by the White House:
Spring Valley Farm & Orchard: purple cauliflower and broccoli ($3.50 per pound).
Blueberry Hill: fingerling potatoes ($6 per pint).
Gunpowder Bison & Trading Co.: rib-eye ($12 per pound).
Fertile Plains Custom Pork: South Carolina-style pulled pork barbecue.
Clear Spring Creamery: blueberry yogurt ($2.50 per 8-ounce tub) and heavy cream ($7 per quart).
Pleasant Pops peach tea mint popsicles ($2.50 each).
Bigg Riggs Farm: cherry pie filling ($8 per jar).
At Saturday’s FreshFarm Market in Silver Spring:
Sligo Creek Farm: Malabar spinach and tomatillos.
Groff’s Content Farm: chicken.
North Mountain Pastures: saucisson sec and garlic dill pickles.
Boordy Vineyards: chardonnay, pinot grigio, petit cabernet, vidal, chilled apple and jazzberry wines.
At Saturday’s H Street NE FreshFarm Market:
Richfield Farm: honeylopes and poblano peppers.
Blueberry Hill: organic garlic ($1 per head).
At Saturday’s FreshFarm Market in Bethesda:
Spring Gap Mountain Creamery: blue cheese and organic cabbage.
Knouse Fruitlands: white nectarines.
At Saturday’s 14th & U Farmers Market:
Garner’s Produce: Primo red tomatoes (25-pound box
for $20).
McCleaf’s Orchard: sweet corn.
Kuhn Orchards: Saturn peaches, Bellaires, cider, Santa Rosa plums and the last of the apricots.
Whisked!: corn, roasted tomato and cheddar cheese quiche, blueberry and peach ginger pies.
Mountain View Farm: lacto-fermented bread and butter pickles and Cortido Latin American sauerkraut made with cabbage, onions, carrots, lime, oregano and hot peppers.
North Mountain Pastures: dill pickles, slices and spears.
Truck Patch Farms: andouille sausage.
Panorama Bakery: a variety of burger and hot dog rolls.
At Saturday’s Columbia Heights Community Marketplace:
Chesley Vegetable Farms: cantaloupes, tomatoes, garlic, nectarines.
Dragonfly Farms: honeydew melons, Korean and Chinese melons, watermelons, salad tomatoes (orange and yellow) and okra.
Fresh Crunch Pickles: pickled cucumbers, okra, green tomatoes, beets and beans.
Ginger Juice: locally grown fruit to make juice .
Licking Creek Bend Farm: Formosa and shiro plums (sweet), bell peppers and three varieties of cherry tomatoes.
At Saturday’s Glover Park-Burleith Farmers Market:
Waterview Foods: Peking duck, fresh whole free-range chicken ($4 per pound).
KarenKays Cakes: Key lime cream cheese poundcake, strawberry rhubarb pie , blueberry pie, peach pie.
Toigo Orchards: nectarines, white peaches, yellow peaches and plums.
Spring Valley Farm and Orchard: peaches, broccoli, salad greens, squash, haricot verts, corn and squash blossoms.
Westmoreland Produce: heirloom tomatoes, beans, okra and six varieties of peppers including hot and sweet and tomatillos.
Heirloom Kitchen: white bean soup with roasted garlic and Swiss chard, chilled melon soup with fresh mint and peach chutney.
At Sunday’s Takoma Park Farmers Market:
Musachio Produce Farm: field peas, green tomatoes, tomatillos and watermelons.
North Mountain Pastures: saucisson sec and fermented garlic dill pickles.
Twin Springs Fruit Farm: blackberries, freestone peaches, field tomatoes, including heirlooms, discounted Sugar Snack carrots in 2- pound bags, canary melons and blueberries.
Gunpowder Bison & Trading Co.: bison meat.
Atwater’s Bakery: a variety of seasonal, freshly made soups.
At Sunday’s Bloomingdale Farmers Market:
Garner’s Produce: Primo red tomatoes (25-pound box
for $20).
North Mountain Pastures: dill pickles, slices and spears.
Truck Patch Farms: andouille sausage.
Reid’s Orchard and Winery: Formosa plums, white nectarines, yellow nectarines, gooseberries and pristine apples.
Panorama Bakery: various burger rolls and hot dog rolls.
At Sunday’s FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle:
Next Step Produce:watermelons and organic lemon grass.
At Tuesday’s FreshFarm Market in Crystal City:
Kuhn Orchards: strawberries and rose plums.
Coulter Farms: summer sausage.
Bigg Riggs Farm: peaches.
Barajas Produce: field tomatoes.
Atwater’s Bakery: gazpacho.
At Wednesday’s FreshFarm Market in Foggy Bottom:
Spring Gap Mountain Creamery: blue cheese, tomme, cheddar and gouda.
At Wednesday’s Health and Human Services FreshFarm Market:
Garner’s Produce: heirloom and cherry tomatoes.
Blades Orchard: Shiro plums and nectarines.
Three Springs Fruit Farm: apricots.
SPECIAL EVENTSAt Thursday’s FreshFarm Market in Penn Quarter, chef Joe Raffa of Oyamel will perform a cooking demo from 4-5 p.m.
At Thursday’s FreshFarm Market by the White House, chef Brian McBride of Blue Duck Tavern will perform a cooking demonstration.
At Sunday’s FreshFarm Market at Dupont Circle, John Snedden of Rocklands BBQ and Grilling will perform a cooking demo from 11 a.m -noon.
At Saturday’s Columbia Heights Community Marketplace, chef Randall Smith of SkylineHotel will demonstrate a tomtomato fennel salad from 10-11 a.m.
See our updated listing of local farmers markets and our 2011 listings of Community-Supported Agriculture farms.
Search for seasonal recipes in our Recipe Finder.
If you have a new market or see information that needs to be corrected in our farmers market listings, e-mail smitht@washpost.com.




















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