I hit the Bloomingdale market this morning, which is probably the closest farmers market to my house. It’s really a nice little farmers market with good variety of produce, meats, and prepared foods.
What I was really excited to find was fresh gooseberries at Reid’s Orchards. I get very excited about these tart little berries, because they are just hard to find. Plus, I like saying “gooseberries.” It feels very Jane Austen, or something fabulously old-fashioned.
I still haven’t decided if these will go in a tart or if I’m just going to save them for my lunch this week. I think they would look extraordinarily cute in my bento-style lunch box.
I also bought some delicious red currants. I’m not sure if I like them because they are so pretty, or because they taste good. As long as I eat them, I suppose it doesn’t matter.
DC Harvest is a family effort by Art Drauglis, Carly Lesser (aka Ketzirah) and Amy Monsarrat. Amy has a long history of environmental activism and social justice work and Ketzirah has strong focus on the spiritual side of local and seasonal eating. Art works for a CSA, cans, gardens, and is a rockin farm-to-table cook. All three have made the DC region their home for a decade (or more) and know from experience the difference eating locally can make.
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