Beaver Market In The Rain!

Rain Tapers Off At The Beaver Farmers' Market Today!

This morning at 5:30AM, LFLF woke to the sound of rain & a thunderstorm ..... Like any farmer or gardener would say, "we need the rain", but we'd hate to see a wash out of the farmers' market. 
The Beaver Farmers' Market opens at 10AM.  When we got to the market around 11AM, everyone was walking around under umbrellas in a gentle sprinkle.   The rain doesn't stop a true farm market buyer!

Smell The Grapes .......

 The wonderful smell drew us to the table of grapes from farmer Janet.  All three varieties were being snapped up by customers today ..... time to make some grape jelly!   We ended up picking out cookies, a coffee crumb cake, fresh basil, squash, apples, and a beautiful lavender hardy mum for our porch.
We also visited with Sister Lyn & Doug Oster at the guest tent today.  They are promoting a Seed - Saving Saturday event on November 3rd that will benefit the Beaver County Community Gardens.   Sounds like a fun event for local gardeners & foodies ...... check it out.

Sister Lyn & Doug Oster Talk About Seed-Saving Saturday!

Event For Beaver Farmers' Market!

Beaver Farmers' Market Garden Q&A This Saturday!

After 2 weeks of going to local fairs on Thursday nights, LFLF stopped at the Ambridge Farmers' Market this afternoon.  We spotted this poster advertising a "Special Appearance"  by Doug Oster & Sister Lyn at the Beaver Farmers' Market coming up this Saturday.  I first met Sister Lyn as she was working on a Community Garden project for the Sisters of St. Joseph Campus (former working farm!) in Baden, PA, back in my Penn State Extension days ........ she is now the Director of Grounds & Eco Projects there.  This should be a fun time to talk with her & Doug Oster of the Post Gazette & the KDKA "The Organic Gardeners" radio talk show.  Bonus - She & Doug are both beekeepers.   The November 3rd Seed - Saving Saturday looks like a great event too! 

Ambridge Farmers' Market - Flowering Kale & Hardy Mums Make An Appearance!

The mums are here, the mums are here!  LFLF will be picking up hardy mums soon.  The secret is picking the ones that aren't in full bloom yet, as far as we're concerned.  We like our mums to be blooming in October with our pumpkin display ....

Cortland Apples

We came home with focaccia bread, Cortland apples, yellow summer squash, & sweet red peppers.  There were plenty of cut flowers, canning tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, pickling cukes, eggplant, zucchini, beets, garlic, carrots, apples, potatoes, onions, etc. tonight! 

Pickling Cukes & Roma Style Sauce/Paste Tomatoes!