What you can find at the area's farmers' markets.

NEW: Fells Point Farmer's Market -Every Saturday!

Market will run until November 12th. Hours of operation are 7:30am-11:30am [Rain or Shine].
Get the last of the cherries and start looking for stone fruits: Peaches, Apricots, Plums & Nectarines.

PEAS!

This past Sunday was the first weekend for fresh, sweet, shelled peas.
We have been enjoying asparagus, strawberries, rhubarb, radishes and of course Zeeke's coffee. Finally, this weekend marked the first of outdoor lettuces and peas!

Next weekend promises even most diversity in greens and radish varieties.

Welcome Back Baltimore's Farmer's Market!!!

In its second week already, can you believe it? Though it is about a month earlier than years prior and the growth season in this area is in its infancy, the market still has delicious items for you to purchase - and not just prepared foods!

We are thrilled to welcome back the fish monger, the pasta man, pickles, coffee, breads, beef, pork and cheeses. New this year is K.C.C Natural Farms, a family owned and operated farm located in Forest Hill, MD. What is so unique about another local farm raising and selling free range chickens? Well, KCC offers a variety of game birds as well including the perfect, tiny quail eggs!

Check them out. Their offering includes Poussin, French Heritage Chickens, Pheasant, Smoked Pheasant, Quail, Quail eggs, Chicken Eggs, Partridge/Chukar, and they offer Deer processing at the farm. Besides the unique varietals, KCC wants its customers to know their birds are not only free range, pastured, locally grown but fed an all natural, vegetarian diet. For those of you interested in flight ready birds, they sell those also. Get your live chics here! A welcome addition to the Sunday Market. We wish them well. Due make the venture north and check out their farm.

KCC Natural Farms
2630 Rocks Rd
Forest Hill, MD 21050

APPLES, Squash & Pumpkins

Need your seasonal fix of pies, crumbs, applesauce, caramel dipped on a stick?
Check out the varieties ready to pick at Larriland Farm:
Staymans are red, tart, all purpose apples
Ida Reds are semi-tart, cooking apples
Golden Delicious are green, sweet all purpose apples.

9 varieties of apples left to ripen. This year apples are ripening about 2 weeks early.
Cameo - early October

Stayman - early October
Mutsu - mid October
Suncrisp - mid - late October
Braeburn - mid - late October
Fuji - late October
Enterprise - late October
Granny Smith - late October
Pink Lady - November

The pick your own pumpkin field is filled with acres and acres of pumpkins.
There is plenty of spinach for picking.

Spinach, beets and broccoli will be ready in mid October. Cauliflower will be ready in mid October.

FALL FESTIVITIES- Great for the kids:
The Straw Maze is open every day. The Boo Barn is open every day. On Saturdays and Sundays there are continuous hayrides around the farm all day long. No reservation needed for the Sat/Sun hayrides. On Saturdays and Sundays there are apple fritters, hamburgers, hotdogs, French fries and more.

Where can you pick your own Cherries, Berries, Spinach, Tomatoes etc....?

Check out these websites for addresses, hours, directions etc...

Pick-Your-Own in MD
Operated by the MD Dept. of Ag. Organized by County. Links for Farm B&Bs, Farm tours, picking berries, corn mazes etc...everything you may be looking for.

Pick-You-Own in PA

Pennsylvania Farm Visits
Very cool site! You can select icons for fruits, veggies, farm visit versus pick your own etc... and these folks work with PA farmers "to bring you the most up-to-date and updated information about the farms and produce. Worth checking out!

Pick-Your-Own in VA
Operated by VA's Dept. of Ag. includes info on picking your own, CSAs & area farmer's markets by region

PEACHES

My all time Summer favorite for peaches.

Grilled with cinnamon and drizzled with vanilla infused cream
Simply rinse your peaches. Cut in half, remove pit. Sprinkle the flesh side with ground Cinnamon.

I love to do this right after we have grilled a meal and turned the flame off. Then place peaches on and grill for about 2 minutes. Just enough to create those beautiful grill marks and begin to caramelized those natural sugars.

Vanilla infused cream:
Place cold cream (1 small container-pint)in a mixing bowl and add seeds from one whole vanilla bean (you can substitute 1 tsp Real Vanilla Extract). Drizzle over warm peaches.
Variations:
-If you prefer whipped cream - whip the cream until soft peaks form.
-For slightly sweetened cream, add up 2 tbsp powdered sugar to mix prior to whipping.
-Substitute fresh Apricots or Plums for peaches.

*If you are just grilling fruit and have not recently been grilling:
-Just turn your grill on high and let it heat up for about 5 minutes, clean the grates and then turn the flames off. -Places your peaches on flesh side down and leave them for about 2 minutes.

STRAWBERRIES!