Big Selection At Janoski's

Janoski's Farm & Greenhouse - Home Grown Peppers!

It's a great time of year for an abundance of local produce & it seems like everything is available! The pictures speak for themselves ...

Janoski Farm Eggplant Bin

LFLF has never been a fan of eggplant (!), but they looked wonderful in the bin.

Winter Squashes Are Coming In Now Too ...

Also, Janoski's is one of the farms that keeps sweet corn plantings that last into October when others have ended their season, so of course we also came away with a half-dozen ears in a brown bag!

Tomato Varieties At Randy's Raisings!

This Way To Tons Of Tomatoes At Randy's Raisings!

We stopped at Randy's Raisings in Calcutta, Ohio to pick up some sweet corn for dinner. We ended up with sweet corn and Ginger Gold apples, but just look at these tomatoes!  

Randy's Raisings Large Heirloom Tomato Selection ...

They sell all of these varieties in the spring at the greenhouse as plants and apparently grow out quite of bit of them.  LFLF highly recommends a visit to check out this selection!  Now for the small tomato varieties ...

A Few Of The Cherry & Grape Tomato Varieties

There were more, but the sun was too bright & the pics got washed out! 

Visit To VanPelt's Farm Market

VanPelt's Farm Market

LFLF made a trip into Ohio yesterday and we made a stop at VanPelt's Farm Market on the way home. This is a busy market and there were a couple of folks who were picking up bushel quantities of tomatoes, beans, & peppers to do their home canning.

Van Pelt's Egg Noodles

The market is stocked with local meats, cheeses, noodles, baked goods, eggs, milk, etc! We got a bag of granola & 2 different cheeses. Then it was on to the sweet corn, a melon, and some peaches.
The apples are starting to come in too with several varieties available.  Ginger Gold is a favorite of ours.

VanPelt's Ginger Gold & Gala Apples

VanPelt's Zeststar & Paula Red Apples

I have to admit, I've never seen the apple variety Zeststar before ... have you?

Peaches & Plums!

McConnell's Farm - Peaches, Come & Get 'Em!

Don't say we didn't warn you!  McConnell's Farm says they won't be around much longer ...  LFLF stopped in this week to get sweet corn & peaches.  We ended up with peaches, plums, sweet corn, red cabbage, & a carton of Brunton Dairy chocolate ice cream!  

McConnell's Farm - Great Selection Of Plums

A Stop At Huffman Fruit Farm!

Huffman Fruit Farm - Orchard & Fields 

LFLF was in Salem, Ohio today and made a round trip back to go to GreenStar Cooperative in Greenford, Ohio to pick up some clear plastic peck, 1/2 peck, & bushel liner bags.  The side trip took us right past Huffman Fruit Farm! We stopped in for sweet corn and whatever else caught our eye.

Huffman Fruit Farm Sales Barn

Be sure to check out the interior log walls of the store set up in the barn.  You can see the logs in the background behind the peaches.  There was quite a selection of produce, canned goods, local honey, and even Ohio grown popcorn!

Ohio Grown Popcorn For Sale 

We picked up popcorn, plums, and sweet corn ... the peaches & berries also looked great!

Huffman Farm Red Haven Peaches

Huffman Farm Plums & Blueberries

I didn't ask, but based on the nearby fields and the heaping baskets in the market, I bet you could get all of the tomatoes & peppers that you'd need for canning!

Baskets Of Tomatoes & Peppers 

Peaches At McConnells' Farm!

McConnells' Farm - Delicious Flaming Fury Peaches!

LFLF was running errands and we were in the Aliquippa, PA area yesterday.  I had been saving a recipe for peach pound cake and knew that I'd find peaches at McConnells' Farm.  The recipe only uses 2 cups, so that leaves plenty to eat fresh.  This particular peach is freestone ... yay!

Had Any SMOPES Lately???

How about the Smopes (!) for sale ... aka small cantaloupes?  :)  We also got some sweet corn and of course, the donkey considers the husks a local food too!   A nice change of pace from grazing.

Glenda Enjoys Sweet Corn Husks From McConnells' Farm!  

Running Around To The Markets

Randy's Raisings - Stop In For Some Great Buys!

LFLF has been out and about, but I keep forgetting the camera.  I had it with me this time when we made a stop at Randy's Raisings.  We wanted sweet corn and couldn't resist a trip through the greenhouse to check out the BOGO items!

Customer In Randy's Raisings Greenhouse

I got a potted Rosemary plant as well as some "Antigua" series marigolds to fill in around the perennials in the flower beds.  It's been quite a summer trying to keep up with the weeds ... the wet weather helps them to thrive too!
And yes, we got some sweet corn, possibly the best we've had so far this summer!

Fresh Sweet Corn At Randy's Raisings, Calcutta, Ohio

Sweet Corn At Schiefelbeins's Farm Market

Schiefelbein's Farm Market

LFLF made it a point to stop in at Schiefelbein's Farm Market yesterday to get some pictures.  You can see a lot of the produce growing in the fields right along Route 151.  We pass by and stop a couple of times a month, but never seem to have the camera in hand!  I didn't get any pictures of the sweet corn, but it was one of the best batches I've had all summer.

Schiefelbein's Farm Market Tables & Cooler

The tables were loaded with tomatoes front & center and surrounded by a colorful display of ornamental gourds, mini-pumpkins, & decorative corn.  Peppers filled the back side.  Click on the pictures to see what's in the cooler case - local milk from Brunton Dairy and fresh eggs from Seibel's Farm.


Decorative Corn & Mini-Pumpkins

In the background the tables are full of butternut & acorn squash, zucchini, cabbage, potatoes, beets, large pumpkins, and a good selection of local apples.  Along with the sweet corn we picked up a box of radishes, a cabbage, & some egg noodles.  You can also get PA maple syrup and local honey here.  The local beekeeper is J. Lee Miller - retired Beaver County Cooperative Extension Director ... aka "J-Lee-Bee-Glad" ... famous for his honey and prize winning gladiolus flowers!  :)

PA Maple Syrup & Honey From J. Lee Miller

Finally - how about this decorative cross-cut saw sign hanging over the canned goods & honey display?  Perfect for the fall season!

Schiefelbein's Farm Market Crosscut Saw Sign

VanPelt's Today

VanPelt's Farm Market

We made a trip out to Lisbon, Ohio today and zipped over to VanPelt's Farm Market on the return home.  The one "must have" item on the LFLF list today was garlic, and look what was on the sign!   They also had a couple of specialty items that you don't usually see at local markets around here.
The first one was okra .... and then nearby, they also had a bag of shelled lima beans. 

VanPelt's Farm Market - Okra, Peppers, & Lima Beans

Another rarely seen item ... ground cherries.  About the only time we see ground cherries are as entries at the county fairs!

VanPelt's Farm Market - Yellow Ground Cherries & Other Fruits! 

There were tomatoes by the bushel for canning out front and these cherry & grape tomatoes too. 

VanPelt's Farm Market - Potatoes, Tomatoes, & Sweet Potatoes

LFLF bought sweet corn, nectarines, baked granola cereal, oatmeal raisin cookies, and garlic, of course!   Can't even list the variety of what we didn't buy ... :) 
Local honey rounds out the pictures for today.

Local Honey From J&G Farms Of Leetonia, Ohio

This farm market is well worth making a stop if you're nearby.  They also have refrigerated cases of local Amish country meats, cheeses, milk, eggs, butter, as well as a full line of baked goods!

Labor Day Weekend At Mountain Fresh Farmers' Market!

On The Road To Mountain Fresh Farmers' Market - Maryland With Pride

LFLF returned from a weekend trip and we made sure to visit the Mountain Fresh Farmers' Market in Oakland, Maryland.  When we arrived, the folks in the pop-up tent on the right below were giving out fresh sweetcorn to the shoppers.  Yum!

Entering Mountain Fresh Farmers' Market

The parking lot was near capacity and the folks looked to be buying a little of everything ... in preparation for weekend cookouts?

Mountain Fresh Farmers' Market Shoppers

Here's the 1st white and golden orange cauliflower that we've seen this season ... we'll show more of the market and vendors in our next post!

Mountain Fresh Farmers' Market - Fresh Cauliflower Selection

New Apples

McConnells' Farm Driveway

The "goal" of the mid-week stop today at McConnells' Farm was to get some peppers & onions for a batch of stuffed peppers.  Mission accomplished.  We also added sweet corn, nectarines, Brunton Dairy ice cream, and apples to the cart.   "Golden Supreme" is an apple variety that was new to LFLF, but they looked great, so we grabbed a bag to try them out.

McConnells' Farm - Golden Supreme Apples

They are exactly what the sign says - crisp & firm fleshed.  Very tasty.  See the blue ribbon in the background?  That was from the Gala apple entry by McConnells' Farm at the local Hookstown Fair last week ...

McConnells' Farm - Blue Ribbon For Gala Apples!

LFLF On The Road!

Local Janoski's Farm Display At Hookstown Fair

LFLF has been busy and on the road lately, but not too busy to snap a few shots of Local Farms & Local Food!  How about this beautiful display by Janoski's Farm at the Hookstown Fair?  You know where to go when Pumpkinland opens up!

Stopping In At Rhodes Farm Market

LFLF made sure to swing by Rhodes Farm Market on the way home from the Canfield Fair on Saturday ...... we picked up sweet corn, a perfectly ripe cantaloupe, and a quart of nectarines.  They had to be the sweetest "end of the season" nectarines ever! 

Klotz Farm Market Sweet Corn - Rt 42 Garrett County , MD

Last, but not least, we picked up fresh sweet corn for lunch on a trip to Deep Creek Lake on Sunday.  The Klotz Farm Market stand had a lot more to offer in the way of veggies, fruit, mums, & pumpkins, but LFLF was on a "hit-n-run" mission!   They used to have a roadside wagon stop, but seem to have graduated to a market building a short distance away this year .......

Fresh Melons At Beaver Farmers' Market!

Filling The Melon Bin!

The customers were just waiting for all of the melons to be put out before they jumped in to select the perfect specimen to take home!   They looked delicious and this farmer had a cut sample to show off.

Fragrant Cantaloupes!

Once again, LFLF came home with a half dozen ears of sweet corn, plus some apples, onions, & a head of cabbage ...... looking forward to some cabbage & noodles!


Plump Ears of Sweetcorn!

Enjoying The Local Harvest!

Stuffed Peppers Into The Oven To Bake!

LFLF usually takes the reader through the markets, but this time, here are a couple of pictures of the harvest being enjoyed.  

Nothing goes to waste .......... Glenda participates too.  Yum - Douds-Floyd Farm sweetcorn husks!

Glenda Cleans Up After The Sweetcorn Is Husked!

Last Saturday At Market!

Customers At Douds-Floyd Farm

Last Saturday was a BEAUTIFUL day at the Beaver Farmers' Market!  The weather was perfect & at this time of year the selection of veggies, fruit, & flowers is wonderful. 

Beaver Farmers' Market Shoppers

LFLF came home with green peppers, plums, buffalo chip cookies, cucumbers, onions, & sweet corn.

These Plums Are Delicious!

You never know who you'll see at the market ..... another supporter of local agriculture, of course (!), is Pennsylvania State Senator Elder Vogel Jr., talking here with Mr. McElhaney of McElhaney Family Farm.  This is the 1st year for the farm at the Beaver Farmers' Market ... they've been raising Shorthorn beef cattle & selling quality dry-aged beef for decades from their farm in Hookstown, PA.

Richard McElhaney & PA State Senator Elder Vogel Jr At Market