Showing posts with label farmers markets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farmers markets. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Farmers Markets, Summer Stands For the Summer

Hi All,

It's summer and that means fresh fruit and vegetables for all.  Imagine those crisp cucumbers, lovely tomatoes and mouth watering watermelons.  Don't forget those awesome strawberries, berrylicious blueberries and other fresh fruits and vegetables.

And while your local Stop 'n Shop or King Kullen or Waldbaum's or Best Market might have fruit and vegetables, Farmers Markets and Summer Stands have superb fresh fruit and vegetables as well.

But where do you find these farmers markets and summer stands you ask?  Great question - and read on for more information.

Farmingdale Patch wrote this article back in June of this year - titled 'Long Island Farmers Markets, Farm Stands to Check Out This Summer' - which is a great starting point for all things 'farmer market related'. The article has a list of Farmers Markets in both Nassau and Suffolk county. Included in the list is the location of the farmers market.  Also included are dates and times when the market is open to the public. Note that there are at least twice as many markets in Suffolk County as there are in Nassau County.  Which kind of makes sense because Suffolk is closer to farms on Long Island!

Click on this link to go to Google Maps so you can plan and get directions for all the trips to the Farmers Markets and Summer stands that you'll be making this summer!

Enjoy the link and the healthy fruits and vegetables that you'll find at the various farmers markets!

Regards,
Stu






Monday, July 25, 2011

Summer - Gardening?

Hi All,

While summer is NOT typically the time to start gardening, somewhat cooler weather (think temperatures' in the high 70's and early 80's) might not be such a bad time to do some gardening work.

Some caveats though:
1. drink lots of water and stay hydrated

2. try to do the gardening in the early morning (before 10am perhaps) or the late afternoon (after 4pm perhaps) so the heat isn't too intense for you or for the gardening

3. wear a hat and take lots of breaks while you are gardening...

Okay, that being said, on to the gardening aspects...

Click on this link for a few summer gardening tips from Michael McGroarty - the author and owner of the popular gardening website Free Plants.

This next link is a bit more generic, but still worth reading nonetheless. Click here for an article from Ezinearticles.com.

Got vegetables, then you'll want to view this next site. And while the site is pretty basic (no flashing icons, no pictures, and lots of text), you'll want to click on this link for a brief intro on how to 'Grow Vegetables and Culinary Herbs in Summer'.

Click on this link from PlanetGreen.com - the link is to a site which is 'Your Complete Guide to Summer Vegetable Gardening'. The article discusses summer gardening for tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, eggplant, peppers and corn. Yum!

I've mentioned the Cornell Cooperative Extension in a previous post - but I'll mention it again since it is such a valuable resource. This is the link to Gardening which has other links to the following: Gardening news, Children's Garden, Horticulture Leaflets, Long Island Gardening Quarterly, Farmers Markets (yum) and Gardening Links.

Enjoy the free information and I hope your green thumb gets even greener!

Regards,
Stu