Monthly Archives: August 2016

I’m sure many of you breathed a sigh of relief along with the farmers when the rain came down at last. Here are notes from a couple of our growers: From Jenny (and Ernest) at Knuckle Down Farm: “We tried to get a very scientific reading for you of how deep the rain has percolated […]

  Good summer to be a thistle. Not a good summer to be a tree, or a farmer. Even though I’ve been following news of the drought and observing its effects for many weeks, when I visited the farm where I grew up recently, it was shocking to walk on crisp grass and see the […]

Ripe like a peach, that’s what summer is now that it’s August. Hope you can slow down and savour these days, and the great variety of foods our farmers and vendors are bringing to market. Along with our all-star regulars, you may have noticed that we’ve been including various guest vendors for a visit or […]