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

LFLF Discovers The Two Fraus Bakery !

Springfest In Harmony, PA

LFLF was set up as a vendor at the 2015 Harmony Fiber Arts Festival & Market yesterday in historic Harmony, PA.  When you're a vendor (alter ego Wild Rose Farm!), you can't leave your booth for long and it's always a test to find food & drinks nearby.  A fellow vendor came back with a little brown bag of wonderful looking baked goods, so the search was on!   A quick inquiry & LFLF was out the back door and around the bend following the signs ...
Tucked in the Bottlebrush Gallery we found the energetic owners of The Two Fraus Bakery!

The Two Fraus Bakery - Try Our Lavender Infused Cookies! 

The owners are passionate (or crazy in a good sense!) about sourcing natural and LOCAL ingredients for their scratch baking.  They are wholesale bakers and their goodies can be found at local businesses by checking out their web-site, www.twofraus.com   We enjoyed  the Lavender shortbread cookies & a lemon thyme scone.  Yum!

The Two Fraus Bakery Customers - So Hard To Decide!

I should have made a list of the offerings.  They were "show casing" their herbal recipes in keeping with the Harmony Museum's Annual Herb & Garden Fair, but they have a great selection of more traditional breads & cookies offered at their retail vendor customers - one of which is the Wunderbar Coffee House in Harmony, PA.
BTW - we need to make a trip back to Harmony to fully explore the Bottlebrush Gallery in background of these pics!   A gallery with a mission of "supporting local arts" ...

Just Passing By!

The Main Street Farmers' Market - Washington, PA

LFLF was "just passing by" today in Washington, PA while the market was in full swing.  I was fortunate enough to be stopped right in front of the market for the traffic light & snapped a couple of pictures out of the window!  How's that for dedicated reporting?  :)

Shoppers At The Main Street Farmers' Market

We couldn't stop at the market, but the rib vendor set up right a the entrance was doing some brisk business and it smelled great!   I'd love to get back sometime this summer when the market is in full swing.  This market community is also in the process of building open pavillions to cover the market area & is currently doing fund raising ...