2 More Sewickley Vendors!

Wonderful Selection At Kohut Rooster Hill Farm & Greenhouse!

One of the regular vendors at the Sewickley Farmers' Market is Rooster Hill Farm & here is Jeff Kohut with a group of shrubs that he's raised, most that he grows on from cuttings.   You can expect to find items that you won't fnd in the big box stores, including his own line of pottery.  If you'd like to visit their quaint retail greenhouse shop, it can be found along US Route 30 West of Clinton, PA at the corner of Platt Road & US Route 30 .... lots of perennials, shrubs, & trees for sale at great fall prices!

Underhill Farm Artisan Yarns ....

Talk about serendipity ..... on Saturday morning I had recieved an email blast from PASA about farmers' markets in Western Pa and had clicked on the link for the Somerset County Farmers' Market.  LFLF was involved in the start up of that market as a Penn State Extension Educator, & I took a quick look at their current vendor list.   This was the first time that I had heard of Underhill Farm & I was pleased to see that the SCFM had a yarn vendor on board.  Imagine my surprise to see that same farm at the Sewickley market last weekend!   


Underhill Farm Yarn Close-up!

The Underhill Farm Leicester Longwool/Mohair blend artisan yarns have a wonderful luster as you hold them up in the sunlight!   As the weather cools own, the local yarns are back on the front burner for fall & winter projects ......

Sunny Morning In Sewickley

Sewickley Farmers' Market - View As A Vendor!

Saturday morning was wonderful - very sunny & the weather was a bit cool, so long sleeves or jackets were in order!
LFLF hasn't been to this market all summer.  :(  This is mostly due to the Ambridge - Aliquippa Bridge being closed since March for renovations and how we re-route our travels.  The market was bustling when we got there.  We'll do a separate post on a couple of vendors that we spent some time talking to on Saturday, but for now, here are the produce & goodies that we saw ......

Organic Tomatillos, Cherry Tomatoes, & Ground Cherries!
 

One of the organic vendors had quite a selection of unusual items shown above as well as pumpkins, squash, fingering potatoes, tomatoes, & peppers ......


Espresso Specialty Foods - Look At This Baked Goods Selection ..... Yum!

LFLF picked up some almond biscotti, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, & peppers.  There was plenty to choose from at Gray Family Farms, but it looks like the aruguala was GONE !!!!  The mushrooms looked wonderful & customers were snapping them up.

SOLD OUT - No Arugula For You! 

Finally, some great looking potatoes ........

Organic Potato Selection

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

Add Some Herbs ........

A Nice Selection Of Herbs!

LFLF is also in the market for some herb plants just about now!   What a great selection .... the dill should be in your garden now if you plan to make any pickles.  We also like to snip basil for sauteed summer squash and we need a new Rosemary plant to pot up for the windowsill in the winter.