Has It Been 10 Years Already?

Somerset County Farmers' Market - 10th Anniversary Opening Party!

Has it really been 10 years since LFLF was involved with the grand opening of the Somerset County Farmers' Market?  :)  Well, the market is going strong and we had a chance to visit with old friends and some of the founding members of the market last Saturday.  It was great to see the new vendors and the variety of products at this "Producer Only" market.

Knapp Time Farm Customers

Knapp Time Farm Grilling Samples

LFLF joined the crowd and went with the flow enjoying samples and a slice of anniversary cake!

Lambert Mountain Acres Value Added Products

Gary at Lambert Mountain Acres is a founding member of the market and has an organic garlic specialty line as well as other fresh produce and value added sauces!

Lambert Mountain Acres Sustainably Harvested Organic Ramps

More founding vendors keeping it going at the market!   Hi-View Gardens & Hilltop Growers adding new products and value-added items to the mix ... it helps in early season markets to add variety!

Hi-View Gardens Customers Greet The Newest "Grower" At the Farm!  :)

Hi-View Gardens Herb Selection At Somerset County Farmers' Market

Hilltop Growers Added Chili & Spaghetti Sauces To Their Line-up!

Somerset County Farmers' Market - Supporting Local Farmers! 

Stay tuned for more pics and some of the value-added items that LFLF brought home!

More At The Somerset County Farmers' Market!

Customers In Line At The Somerset County Farmers' Market

Hopefully, this will inspire everyone to go out this weekend and visit one of the farmers' markets in your area!  As promised, we have more pictures from the SCFM last Saturday.   The cut flowers were gorgeous and at this vendor, they are sold as bunches by the pint or quart.

Cut Flower Bunches By The Pint Or By The Quart!

Here's a reason to get to the market early ... They still had chicken, but it looks like the eggs were sold out an hour & a half after start of market.  Love the sign!


Pastured Eggs - All Gone!  :(

Oak Bottom Shiitake was there with their Shiitake mushrooms ...

Get Your Shiitake Mushrooms Here!

And finally, a close-up of some wonderful green leafy veggies and herbs from Todd & Sarah of Hi-View Gardens!

Fresh Leafy Greens From Hi-View Gardens ....

Roadtrip & Somerset Farmers' Market Part II

Part II .............
Some of the things that I just knew I could get at the Somerset County Farmers' Market - hereafter referred to as the SCFM - were Certified Organic & Certified Naturally Grown products as well as a selection of heirloom tomatoes. I purchased some really nice green (and purple) beans and purple cauliflower from my friends Ray, Kathy, & Yvonne of Providence Acres Farm. http://agmap.psu.edu/Businesses/2055 They've chosen to farm under the guidelines of the Certified Naturally Grown, Inc. organization. If you're interested in learning more about this program, check out the following link. http://www.naturallygrown.org/

Heirloom tomatoes were the fun purchase of the day, since my plan was to have a tomato tasting to complement a local dinner Sunday evening. The tomatoes came from Hi-View Gardens - just look at their beautiful displays! I took notes as Todd deferred to Sarah to give me the names of all of the tomatoes that I purchased ........ she really had a colorful variety for sale. Hi-View Gardens can also be found at the farmers' market in Wilkinsburg if you're from the Pittsburgh city area. http://www.farmersmarketalliance.com/farmers/FarmerPage.php?farmID=5 Stop in and get some tomatoes before it's too late this season. They were also among the growers featured in this recent restaurant food story.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08241/907344-34.stm

Just look at the gorgeous platter of tomatoes sliced and ready for our family tomato tasting! All of the tomatoes were great with the exception of ---- sorry Sarah :~( ------ Moonglow. It looked really nice and sliced well, but we didn't like the distinctly "different" flavor. You can see in the background of the picture that we had come from a wine tasting, but we were fresh out of words to describe Moonglow ......... afterwards, the rest of the tomatoes went into a delicious salad with green onions, shredded mozzarella, and balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Yes, this was the same meal that included the grilled Shiitake mushrooms ...........