Local Grower Gets Ready For Spring!

Pansies & Violas At Janoski's Farm Market & Greenhouse

LFLF found this sure sign of spring at Janoski's today ... the flats and baskets are outside under roof next to the greenhouse.  A couple of shoppers were taking their favorites into the greenhouse to pay for them.

Janoski's Onions, Lettuce, & Cole Crop Plants

Both of them mentioned that they were buying plants now for containers that they could keep covered if needed.  Isn't it so tempting to buy these great looking plants & take a chance?

Janoski's Lettuce Flats

 Here are a couple of other items for sale.  Fresh from local Seibel's Farm - small eggs anyone? 


You Can Still Get Potatoes, Apples, & Cabbage!

30th Anniversary Party!

Celebrating 30 Years With Face Painting, Prizes, & Pizza

On Saturday, the Beaver County Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association celebrated 30 years of their farmers' markets in Beaver County.  Of course, they waited 30 years to have a party in the rain, but no one was complaining!  It's been so dry this summer that many crops have suffered or outright failed for our farmers.  The rain on Saturday was off & on, but it was much gentler than earlier in the week.  LFLF missed the Thursday afternoon market, but it was held during the drenching downpours that moved through Western PA that day.  

Sweet Corn & Colorful Veggies From Oak Spring Farm

LFLF left the market with cookies, some new potatoes, & a nice bouquet of cut flowers after enjoying some of the pizza party .........

New Potatoes

Shop Like You Mean It!

Today there was a "goal" or purpose to shopping at the Ambridge Farmers' Market. I'm on tap for a "sidedish" (NOT a salad) for a picnic dinner meeting tomorrow night. Since the committee is part of Penn State Cooperative Extension in Beaver County, it's only appropriate that fresh local farm products go into the the dish, right? So what's in season? Well, new potatoes are abundant right now, so we're having "Garlic & Rosemary Roasted New Potatoes ..... it had to be something that could be popped into the microwave to heat up after work. The new potatoes are from Dave (see the post from June 18th) & the garlic scapes & parsley are from Douds-Floyd Farm . The fresh rosemary is from plants that I overwintered on the kitchen windowsill. Now that's local!
I can smell the aroma from the kitchen as I write .... & rounded out by a couple of other items ...... fresh black raspberries from May-Malone Farm, yellow summer squash from Volkar's Farm, and chocolate/black walnut bars from Pat, the baker.

Also --- if you're interested in preserving your own food & farmers' market produce to enjoy all year, take a look at the brochure for a 3 hour class coming up at the end of July in Beaver County. This is perfect timing ..... right at the peak of canning season. Pat Leach, a former Penn State Cooperative Extension Sr. Educator from Indiana County will be leading the workshop. I worked with Pat at PSCE and she is an expert on the subject. You've heard of Penn State Master Gardeners, right? Well, Pat is a Penn State Master Food Preserver!

Click here for a copy of the program brochure. These programs are really popular right now. A similar program put on by PSCE in June at Janoski's Farm in Clinton had about 50 people in attendance.

Great Depression Cooking!

Found this series on a farmers' market blog ...... If you've got a sack of potatoes, some onions, and some tomato sauce put up, this is for you!
Be thankful & enjoy it all of you "foodies" .......
Great Depression Cooking Videos

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Hey - it's dark out here!

Yes, we (one of my friends from work) went to the Ambridge Farmers' Market yesterday. But with the time change, we had to move around quickly before it got too dark. I didn't bother to pull out the camera, but I did buy Winesap apples, red potatoes, and peanut butter cookies. Among other things, my friend got a loaf of French Bread from the Wood Street Bread Company. They always have a nice selection of breads at the Ambridge market as well as at the farmers' market in Beaver on Saturday morning. http://www.woodstreetbread.com/. In fact, if you look at the picture just below this post from last weeks entry, the white tent with the red table is the Wood Street tent.