By Julia Howard A trip to the farmers’ market can fill your shopping bag, but it can also leave you knowing something you didn’t know before. This September, the Saratoga Farmers’ Market is offering four hands-on Wednesday workshops where participants will learn a new skill, meet local experts, and take
By Julia Howard Most of us know more about where our morning coffee was grown than where the meat on our dinner plate came from. At the farmers’ market, that can change with one simple question: How did you raise this? Buying meat directly from a farmer gives you something
By Jessica Sforza Zucchini: one of the most popular summertime vegetables that I have found so many ways to use. My earliest memory of eating them for the first time was when I was in middle school. I remember my late grandmother making breaded zucchini as a side with dinner
By Andrea Grom As a farmer, I know how much work goes into growing the abundance of food at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market. Your farmers labor long hours cultivating and planting their fields, tending their animals, and harvesting and washing all of the wonderful fruits and vegetables that grace their
By Jessica Sforza Have you ever walked by a stall at the farmers’ market and spotted a funky-looking vegetable you didn’t recognize or know how to use? I know I have—which is why I’m here to shed light on some lesser-known vegetables you may not find at the grocery store.
By Rose & Dan Fera of Leaning Birch Farm In an era dominated by sprawling supermarkets and highly processed foods, it is easy to forget all about the hands that actually grow our meals. The standard grocery store intentionally separates the consumer from the origin of the product, obscuring agricultural
By Corinne Hansch Saratoga Farmers Market is bursting with high summer flowers from local growers. This Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at High Rock Park, join us for Market in Bloom, a day to honor our flower farmers and showcase the vibrant blooms of late July. Peak-of-season flowers and
By Andrea Grom Summer at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market is a feast for the senses. Tables are piled high with squashes and zucchinis, crisp cucumbers, and colorful tomatoes to name just a few delights. It is a time of agricultural abundance, but for home cooks, it can also beg the
By Jessica Sforza Heirloom tomatoes have become one of my favorite summertime snacks, and this is coming from someone who wanted absolutely nothing to do with them a year ago. I was one of those people who loved tomato sauce and ketchup, but did not care for the actual fruit
By Jessica Sforza I don’t know about you, but the Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays — and not for the reason you might think. In my experience, it has been a very food-focused event, and that is what the foodie in me loves about
