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Summer wouldn't be complete without sweet, juicy corn on the cob. Sweet yellow, white, and bicolor corn varieties are the stars of summer picnics and barbecues. There's nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a fresh cob, hot off the grill. Sweet corn is hard to top for its flavor, freshness, and just plain good summer eating, especially from your local farmer! Corn, also known as maize, isn't a vegetable. It's a grain domesticated from a grass called teosinte over 7,000 years ago by...

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Harvest Headline - Heirloom Tomatoes

For those who appreciate a tomato's simplest, most delicious form, the arrival of summer’s exquisite heirloom tomatoes is a yearly delight. They are being harvested now and you can look forward to the...

Magnificent Mulberries

“All around the mulberry bush,” an old nursery rhyme, has it wrong. Mulberries grow on trees, not shrubs. And boy, do they grow! The trees grow rapidly and, when the season rolls around, a prodigious...

From Market to Meal: All About Summer Squash

Summer squash season is on! These colorful veggies are low-cal, high-nutrient stars at farmers' markets. Easy to cook (no peeling!), they're perfect for grilling, roasting, or spiralizing into healthy...

Spring into Flavor - Spring Onions and Spring Garlic

Spring into Flavor - Spring Onions and Spring Garlic One of many interesting produce items available at the farmers’ market in March and April are spring garlic and spring onions. Their mild and...