What We're Reading ......

LFLF picked this up at the library ...... "The American Way Of Eating" by Tracie McMillan.  Right now we're with Tracie on her 2nd stint at Walmart, this time in the produce section.  The subtitle for the book is "Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields, & the Dinner Table".  So far we've learned some things .... not  sure where this will end up in an editorial sense ..... at the half-way point now.  It's farmers' market season, but a leading premise of the book is, "What if you can't afford $9 tomatoes?".  Anyway, if not a beach book, at least it's a seasonal read ......... 

Local Food @ Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest

Black Cat Valley Farm

LFLF picked up 3 different jars of jelly from Black Cat Valley Farm Sunday at the Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival .... black raspberry, red raspberry, & double red raspberry(!).  The farm also handed out recipes that complemented lamb in keeping with the festival theme.

Skocik's Plum Run WInery

Plum Run Winery from Washington County & Thistlethwaite Vineyards were also local vendors at the festival.  Rumor has it that Plum Run had a tomato wine, but I didn't do any wine tasting!

Mint For Derby Day!

Mint For Kentucky Derby Day!

This posting has got to get up before Kentucky Derby Post Time!  LFLF was at the opening day of the Beaver Farmers' Market.  We spotted these buckets of mint in the collection of fresh herbs brought in by Douds Floyd Farm.  What a great idea with the little Kentucky Derby tag in the bucket!

Customers Happy To Be Back At Market!

It was a really nice morning and of course there were onions, leeks, herbs, baked goods, potatoes, honey, and flats of annuals, veggies, and hanging baskets for Mothers Day.
We grabbed some baked goods & the beautiful red onions for a salad! 

Green (?) Onions!  :)