Saturday, June 27, 2009

A Visit to the Philadelphia City Hall Farmer's Market

When Ben posted about the opening of a Farmers Market being held every Wednesday at Philadelphia’s City Hall I was instantly intrigued. I immediately commented practically begging Ben to go and report back on what it was like. Ben's response was that I should go and report on it and I will be forever grateful for that suggestion.
If you are a Philly resident like me getting to City Hall is easy enough. There is always the option of the bus and El, but I opted for hopping on the R8 since the station is so close to my house. Cash in pocket and stylish city casual clothes on I embarked on my adventure with my friend Dana. Once we got to the Market East station at the Gallery we hopped off and went in search of promised good fresh food and fun times. Downtown here we come!
After grabbing an eye opening cup of coffee we navigated Market Street like a couple of pros and headed straight toward City Hall. Even if you have lived in Philadelphia your whole life approaching City Hall can be thrilling. You look straight up at William Penn’s statue beckoning you to the seat of city government and feel a sense of pride to be close to the action. However the city-pride in my veins quickly stopped pumping when we walked into the courtyard. I was surprised to see only four tables set up. Surely I thought that couldn’t be it and I felt a sudden sense of panic having dragged my friend here for nothing. “C’mon,” I said to Dana, “Let’s make the most of it!” and smiling I led her over hoping that I wasn’t wrong about the fun. And oh what fun it became!
The main stand that caught our attention was representing the McCann Farm from Elk Township, New Jersey. Dana and I looked over farm fresh corn, plump peas still in their pods, baskets of broccoli, and other great looking vegetables. I spotted the two owners, Anita and Nancy McCann, chatting with various customers and I waited for an opening to introduce myself. After warmly shaking hands I discovered that these two farmers were friendly and full of great stories. One story included Anita driving her tractor into a ditch as she tried to drive closer to a wi-fi signal to update her Facebook status. Once I heard this I was hooked since I am a die hard Facebook addict myself.
The best part of the McCann stand was the honey. I’m not talking plain old honey, instead there were honeys of varying flavors, like blueberry, and crystallized honey. We were given some to sample and my taste buds were treated to an explosion of flavor. The texture was an added treat. It was like tasting the nectar of the gods. Seriously, it was that good. I'm not kidding. I could easily picture myself spreading some on toast sans butter because with this honey there would be no need for any extra condiments.
The other stands at the market included a freshly brewed coffee area and a wonderful assortment of baked goods from a New Jersey baker. We took some pictures and since it was only 12:00pm Dana and I decided to step out and enjoy some of the action the city had to offer and get lunch. Before we headed home we came back to stock up on the McCann Farm vegetables and some baked snacks to fortify us for our trip home. I can honestly say that the trip was a rousing success. We had the opportunity to support regional growers and see some city sights. If you have the opportunity and a free Wednesday I would highly recommend you taking the time to visit the City Hall Farmers Market.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Food Inc.

Last night I went to see Food Inc. and while this movie was preaching to the convinced, I walked out with a new sense of purpose regarding my advocacy for local food. From the opening credits to the end, the movie explained how what we eat has changed more in the past 50 years than in the past 10,000 years and that the change has not been for the better. From the near total absence of government oversight over the meat we digest to the barbaric treatment of the animals that make up the Industrial Food Chain, the information presented by those interviewed would shock even the most passive viewer. It’s not really a pleasant overall experience, but how can it be with the bleak facts this movie presents – how obesity directly correlates with income levels, with the lower levels (especially minorities) showing the highest levels of obesity thanks to Farm Bills that make it cheaper to eat a Big Mac than a pound of broccoli, how we are eating chickens that are grown so fast that they can’t even walk, how hamburger filler is washed with ammonia in order to combat E.coli, how 30% of all land in America is devoted to corn - I could go on and on.
One particular galling part of the film regarded the Supreme Court’s 2001 decision to allow seed patenting which benefited huge biotechnology companies which genetically engineer seeds, the largest being the Monsanto company. Monsanto used to be a chemical company that got into the seed genetics business and engineered soy seed resistant to pesticides. Prior to the decision, farmers could save seed to grow year after year rather than having to buy new seeds every year. The majority opinion in the case was written by Clarence Thomas, former in-house attorney for, you guessed it, Monsanto. Whether you believe in the intellectual property of seeds or not, the fact that a former attorney for the Monsanto company was permitted to rule over a case where Monsanto stood to profit is ridiculous. Furthermore, if you have a farm and don’t use the Monsanto soy seed but your neighbors do, and the pollen from your neighbor blows onto your field, Monsanto can sue you for using their product. Even more ridiculous!
Anybody who has read Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan will recognize most of the material in the movie regarding government’s subsidy of commodity crops and the resulting skew on American’s eating habits resulting from these subsidies. Speaking of Pollan, he pretty much stars in the film along with Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser. Keep an eye out for Joel Salatin from Polyface Farm, a truly sustainable farm out of Virginia.
The only problem I had with the film came from the overly dramatic score. The information presented was damning enough; it didn’t need creepy music accompanying everything. It gives fodder to the naysayers who could claim ala Michael Moore that the movie makers manipulated the score in order to leave the viewer feeling things are worse than they actually are regarding the Industrial Food Chain. All of that aside, Food Inc. is a must see if you are into the local food movement, an advocate for the environment, or if you know somebody you want to expose to what’s really going on with what they eat.



Official Food, Inc. Movie Site - Hungry For Change? - Trailer and Photos

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

This Week's Farmer's Markets

New This Week

Cliveden Park
Chew Avenue and Johnson Street
Wednesday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Opening Day!

Temple University Farmers' Market
Cecil B. Moore Avenue between Broad Street and Park Walk
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Opening Day!

And the rest...

City Hall Farmers' Market
Philadelphia City Hall
Wednesday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Norristown
Swede and Main streets
Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Oxford Circle
Oxford and Summerdale avenues
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Broad & South Farmers' Market
Broad and South streets
Wednesday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Clark Park Farmers' Market
43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

East Lancaster
Historic Eastern Market
308 East King Street
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fairmount Farmers' Market
22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fitler Square Farmers' Market
23rd and Pine streets
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Germantown Farmers' Market
Germantown Avenue and Walnut Lane
Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Headhouse Farmers' Market
2nd and Lombard streets
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lansdowne Farmers' Market
Lansdowne Avenue Parking Lot
between Baltimore Pike and Stewart Avenue
Saturday, 9 a.m to 1 p.m.

North Hills-Oreland Farmers' Market
110 Pennsylvania Avenue near Twining Road
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Overbrook Farms Farmers' Market
63rd Street between Sherwood Road
and Overbrook Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Palmer Park Farmers' Market
Frankford Avenue and East Palmer Street
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Phoenixville Farmers' Market
Bridge Street and Taylor Alley
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Schuylkill River Park Farmers' Market
25th and Spruce streets
Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wrightstown Farmers' Market
2203 2nd Street Pike (Rt. 232)
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Glenside Farmers' Market
Easton Rd. and Glenside Ave
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chestnut Hill Growers Market
Winston Road between Germantown Avenue
and Mermaid Lane.
Saturday, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Manayunk Farmers' Market
Canal View Park on Main St., near Gay St.
Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm

Swarthmore Farmers' Market - now open!
In front of the Swarthmore Co-op
9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Bryn Mawr Farmers' Market - now open!
Municipal Lot 7 on Lancaster Ave.
Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm

West Oak Lane
Ogontz and 72nd Avenues
Tuesday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day Locavores!

Today was my first Father's Day! I called my own father last week and asked if he wanted to have a BBQ at his house and he obliged. My contribution to today's fatherly festivities was some local, pastured, ground beef burgers. My father has read this blog and for some reason refers to me as "The Green Grocer" so I wanted to school him a bit on buying local and there was no better way to start than with the taste buds. I stopped over at the Headhouse Farmers' Market to pick-up the meat, as well as the upcoming week's fruit and vegetable haul for my family. While there are more than a couple vendors at the market that have pastured ground beef, I knew where I was going - Natural Meadows Farm. I have purchased pastured ground beef from Natural Meadows before and made some juicy delicious cheeseburgers with so I knew if I wanted to impress my family, I wasn't going to buck the system.
I made 12 burgers with a mixture of three pounds of the meat with added salt, cracked pepper, a couple of pastured brown eggs (also from Natural Meadows), a couple of good squirts of Worcester sauce, and some chopped red onion (also locally grown and purchased at Headhouse). My father and I barbequed them together (a couple of fathers sharing a Father's Day moment) and shared one before we brought them in for the rest of the family to enjoy. He was impressed and my father doesn't easily impress. I'm the liberal of the family so sometimes I am the butt of some good-natured ribbing about my local eating habits but he could only compliment the food. In fact, EVERYBODY at the barbeque was impressed and it gave me the opportunity to explain the benefits of pastured animals over the usual corn-fed-crap. And there it was. My family and I on my first Father's Day digging in and enjoying some local food and discussing it along with the environment and omega-3s I couldn't have asked for a better Father's Day gift!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

This Week's Farmers' Markets

Norristown
Swede and Main streets
Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Opening Day!

Oxford Circle
Oxford and Summerdale avenues
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Broad & South Farmers' Market
Broad and South streets
Wednesday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Clark Park Farmers' Market
43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

East Lancaster
Historic Eastern Market
308 East King Street
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fairmount Farmers' Market
22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fitler Square Farmers' Market
23rd and Pine streets
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Germantown Farmers' Market
Germantown Avenue and Walnut Lane
Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Headhouse Farmers' Market
2nd and Lombard streets
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lansdowne Farmers' Market
Lansdowne Avenue Parking Lot
between Baltimore Pike and Stewart Avenue
Saturday, 9 a.m to 1 p.m.

North Hills-Oreland Farmers' Market
110 Pennsylvania Avenue near Twining Road
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Overbrook Farms Farmers' Market
63rd Street between Sherwood Road
and Overbrook Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Palmer Park Farmers' Market
Frankford Avenue and East Palmer Street
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Phoenixville Farmers' Market
Bridge Street and Taylor Alley
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Schuylkill River Park Farmers' Market
25th and Spruce streets
Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wrightstown Farmers' Market
2203 2nd Street Pike (Rt. 232)
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Glenside Farmers' Market
Easton Rd. and Glenside Ave
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chestnut Hill Growers Market
Winston Road between Germantown Avenue
and Mermaid Lane.
Saturday, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Manayunk Farmers' Market
Canal View Park on Main St., near Gay St.
Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm

Swarthmore Farmers' Market - now open!
In front of the Swarthmore Co-op
9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Bryn Mawr Farmers' Market - now open!
Municipal Lot 7 on Lancaster Ave.
Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm

West Oak Lane
Ogontz and 72nd Avenues
Tuesday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

City Hall Farmer's Market--Wednesdays This Summer

From the Philadelphia Office of Sustainability

Today is the opening day of the City Hall Farmers’ Market. Every Wednesday, through the early fall, local farmers and vendors will be in the City Hall courtyard selling local foods and goods from 11am-3pm.

At this summer's bountiful market you'll find fresh produce, baked goods, prepared sandwiches and salads, cut flowers, and more. New this year will be local chefs leading cooking demonstrations to show how you can cook easy and healthy meals at home using ingredients from the market (these start right at noon). They’ll also hand out samples of their dishes so that you can get a taste of their work. Master Gardeners from Penn State will also be on hand to answer your questions about home gardening and to offer recipes and information.

This week at the Market:
McCann Farm (Monroeville, NJ) – vegetables and fruit
Triple Tree Farm (Lancaster County) – cut flowers
La Baguette (Pennsauken, NJ) - baked goods
Mugshots Catering (Philadelphia) – prepared sandwiches and salads
Kit Summers (Delaware County) – salsa with locally produced ingredients
Cooking demonstration by Deborah Winans

The City Hall Farmers’ Market is a partnership between the City of Philadelphia and Farm to City. For more information on farmers’ markets in neighborhoods across Philadelphia, visit: www.farmtocity.org or www.thefoodtrust.org.

So now there's no excuse for you not to support local growers, purchase fresh foods and enjoy the bounty of summer! Stop by on Wednesdays and pick up some things for dinner, stay to eat lunch, and learn some new recipes and ideas.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

A Return to the Glenside Farmers Market

Susan Anderson is a guest blogger on the Philly Food Feed. She is a welcome addition to our staff! We look forward to her continued contributions.

The following is a piece written by me, Susan Anderson. I would like to send a big thank you to Ben for allowing me to share my experience at the Glenside Farmers Market this past Saturday as well as to Dana who introduced me to the market in the first place. Like many of you loyal readers I find myself captivated by the ideas Ben shares here at the Philly Food Feed and I am humbled to play a small part on his blog. Please check out the Glenside Farmers Market website for more information. http://theglensidefarmersmarket.com/


Recently we were introduced to the Glenside Farmers Market via Dana who contributed some descriptions of her visit to our BlogFather Ben. After hearing about the market and all that it had to offer, I decided that it was time for me to make my way out to historic Glenside. Upon arriving I saw that it was located right by the Glenside Train Station. This is a definite plus for those of you in the Philadelphia area since it is just a quick SEPTA ride away from your weeks supply of fresh produce.

With my 21 month old daughter at my side, I went from area to area checking out everything that the market had to offer. The first booth I encountered was one that gives children and adults alike an opportunity to make their own paper out of recycled materials. What a great way to reinforce the idea of letting nothing go to waste and to make old things new again. Next was some spectacular produce being sold by some Amish women. The green onions and lettuce alone were tempting and organic. There were several other vendors there as well, including a purveyor of honey and bees wax candles. Upon closer inspection, I found he was also offering Chick Classes. Now I know what you are thinking, but he was not offering lessons on understanding nor lessons on picking up women. Instead, it was a unique opportunity to try your hand at raising baby chicks under the tutelage of Jesse Howe from Everich Farms. I was intrigued enough to put down my name on his mailing list!

At this point that Chloe, my aforementioned 21 months old, decided she wanted to visit Old City and took off behind some booths in the direction of the train tracks. While I took off after her enjoying the warm weather a booth happened to catch my eye that I knew I had to check out once I was able to convince Chloe she didn't have enough money for a train ticket. As I scooped up my little sprinter I read the sign – Hempzels Pretzels. The word hemp caught my eye because of my love for the cooking show Christina Cooks, hosted by our own local Philly Vegan Chef Christina Pirello.

As I approached I was offered something no shopper can resist –free samples- by Shawn Patrick House of the Lancaster Trading House, Inc. (www.hempzels.com and www.natalieschoice.com). I feasted on some great sour dough pretzels that were infused with hemp seeds. With the first piece barely in my mouth, he offered some great horseradish honey mustard to add to my pretzels. I was hooked! The mustard matched the taste of the prezels so pefectly, that I dug deep to gather what little cash I had left to buy some. Words can't describe how good the experience was. I struck up a conversation with him by telling him about this blog and the great work that Ben was doing to spread the word about shopping for local and regional fare. No sooner did the words leave my mouth that my little companion wanted to go wondering off again. After seeing me wrestle to keep Chloe close by Shawn shared that his daughter who is close in age to mine comes down from Lancaster with him every week and was being watched by his mother who resides in Glenside while he manned his booth. We talked about hemp seeds and their nutritional benefits. Shawn also shared with me about the movement to make it legal to grow hemp in our country. I was informed of the fact that hemp is of the low THC variety and cannot be converted into drugs. Let that be a lesson to any of you who were wondering if those pretzels could be smoked! As our conversation continued I was shown some of the other great products his company sells like jams and snack bars. He then shared a great story of the time he appeared on TV with Christina Pirello and I listened like a star struck fan. He added that he would love to have Christina do a cooking demonstration next to him and I agreed about how wonderful that would be. Before we parted ways, I gained permission to feature him in this blog along with promises to come back and try out more great products.

I came to the Glenside Farmers Market hoping to find quality local and regional produce that I could buy and feel good about consuming. From signing up to raise baby chicks to finding a great new mustard that I can’t wait to use as a marinade, I feel that I've accomplished all that and more. The piece de la resistance was meeting up with Shawn and getting the chance to spread the word about his wonderful products. And Shawn, if you are reading this I want you to know that I’m sending a link to Christina’s blog. Who knows, maybe someday we will get to see her do a hemp cooking demonstration at the Glenside Farmer’s market!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

This Week's Farmers' Markets

Norristown
Swede and Main streets
Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Opening Day!

Oxford Circle
Oxford and Summerdale avenues
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Opening Day!

Broad & South Farmers' Market
Broad and South streets
Wednesday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Clark Park Farmers' Market
43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Opening Day!

East Lancaster
Historic Eastern Market
308 East King Street
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Opening Day!

Fairmount Farmers' Market
22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fitler Square Farmers' Market
23rd and Pine streets
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Germantown Farmers' Market
Germantown Avenue and Walnut Lane
Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Headhouse Farmers' Market
2nd and Lombard streets
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New! Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lansdowne Farmers' Market
Lansdowne Avenue Parking Lot
between Baltimore Pike and Stewart Avenue
Saturday, 9 a.m to 1 p.m.

North Hills-Oreland Farmers' Market
110 Pennsylvania Avenue near Twining Road
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Opening Day!

Overbrook Farms Farmers' Market
63rd Street between Sherwood Road
and Overbrook Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Palmer Park Farmers' Market
Frankford Avenue and East Palmer Street
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Opening Day!

Phoenixville Farmers' Market
Bridge Street and Taylor Alley
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Schuylkill River Park Farmers' Market
25th and Spruce streets
Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wrightstown Farmers' Market
2203 2nd Street Pike (Rt. 232)
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Glenside Farmers' Market
Easton Rd. and Glenside Ave
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chestnut Hill Growers Market - now open!
Winston Road between Germantown Avenue and Mermaid Lane.
Organic and IPM vegetables; IPM tree fruit; beef and eggs from pastured animals; cut and potted flowers; dairy products from grassfed goats.
Saturday, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Manayunk Farmers' Market
Canal View Park on Main St., near Gay St.
Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm

Swarthmore Farmers' Market - now open!
In front of the Swarthmore Co-op
Vegetables (variety of growing practices); IPM fruit; mushrooms; beef, pork, and eggs from grassfed animals; potted plants; prepared foods from community businesses; soap. 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Local partner is the Swarthmore Town Center Program.

Bryn Mawr Farmers' Market - now open!
Municipal Lot 7 on Lancaster Ave., in front of the Bryn Mawr train station. (Across from Ludington Library.)
Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm
Organic and IPM vegetables; dairy products from grassfed cows and goats; European-style and gluten-free baked goods. Visit the website for more information.

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Sorry I haven't posted too much in a while, Sarah and Ethan and I have been passing a cold around the house so we have been to ill to venture out to the area Farmers' Markets. Don't worry though, we will be out gallivanting around soon enough.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

This Week's Farmers' Markets

This week's farmers' markets

New! Broad & South Farmers' Market
Broad and South streets
Wednesday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Clark Park Farmers' Market
43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Opening Day!

East Lancaster
Historic Eastern Market
308 East King Street
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Opening Day!

Fairmount Farmers' Market
22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue
Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fitler Square Farmers' Market
23rd and Pine streets
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Germantown Farmers' Market
Germantown Avenue and Walnut Lane
Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Headhouse Farmers' Market
2nd and Lombard streets
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New! Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lansdowne Farmers' Market
Lansdowne Avenue Parking Lot
between Baltimore Pike and Stewart Avenue
Saturday, 9 a.m to 1 p.m.

North Hills-Oreland Farmers' Market
110 Pennsylvania Avenue near Twining Road
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Opening Day!

Overbrook Farms Farmers' Market
63rd Street between Sherwood Road
and Overbrook Avenue
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Palmer Park Farmers' Market
Frankford Avenue and East Palmer Street
Thursday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Opening Day!

Phoenixville Farmers' Market
Bridge Street and Taylor Alley
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Schuylkill River Park Farmers' Market
25th and Spruce streets
Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wrightstown Farmers' Market
2203 2nd Street Pike (Rt. 232)
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Glenside Farmers' Market
Easton Rd. and Glenside Ave
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Opening Day at Thursday Clark Park

New whole wheat tomato pie from Big Sky Bakery
Fresh herbs from Homestead Gardens
Quaff Meadows' pasture-raised lamb
Country Meadow Farms' BBQ chicken sandwiches
Thursday Clark Park Farmers' Market,
43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.