Seasonal Produce Report, Week 38 2005

I am doing a report whenever I can of the produce that I brought home for the week from the farmer's market, along with a couple notes about what's going on at the market.  Rather than trying to be a comprehensive report of what's in season, it will just be a diary of my personal purchases.  I am going to track this by week of the year so that it will be easy to compare over the years.

It was a two-market week.  Ferry Plaza on Saturday and Berkeley Farmer's Market on Tuesday.  We had lots of family in town this past weekend, so our trip the the Ferry Plaza FM was much more socializing than actual purchasing.  I ran over to Berkeley a couple days later for a few more purchases to round out my week.

One of my addictions this summer has been Happy Quail Farm's sweet Mediterranean cucumbers.  They are easy to overlook as this booth has so many beautiful and eye-catching peppers, but seek them out.  They are very small and thin with a thin, edible skin.  My favorite way to eat them is sliced thin with salt and sesame oil.

Ferry Plaza FM (Saturday)
dry farmed early girl tomatoes - Ella Bella
sweet Mediterranean cucumbers - Happy Quail Farm
eggplant - The Peach Farm
corn tortillas - Rancho Gordo
small white carrots - Heirloom Organics
watermelon radish - Heirloom Organics

Berkeley FM (Tuesday)
avocadoes - Brokaw Farm
zuchinni - Full Belly Farm
fresh black-eyed peas - Tip Top Produce
dried wakame + seaweed snacks - Sea Breeze Sea Vegetables
shallots - Tip Top Produce
limes - Guru Ram Das Orchards
fresh tofu - Basic Soy