This Saturday, July 3, there’s more than one reason to be up on the Avenue… Get up there early and grab your favorite spot to cheer the return of Lansdowne’s 4th of JULY parade …then march on down to the center of town to the day’s real fancy brigade… …because what could be fancier or more parade-worthy than a produce …
I found my thrill…
Fats Domino may have had to climb Blueberry Hill, but we only have to walk on over to the Lansdowne Farmers Market to find blueberry hills piled on the produce tables. *Nerd Alert!: The wild blueberries for which the state of Maine is so famous were known to our local indigenous tribes 13,000 years ago. And, in addition to …
TIPS from the TOP
To everything…turn turn turn… there is a season …turn turn turn. Whoever wrote those words must have been a farmer. Or a foodie. Did you ever get to the market only to find that the very thing at the top of your must-have list was either already gone or not in yet? Dang! If only there were a place …
Cool as a Cucumber
Right up front, let me apologize… although I did NOT order the 90-degree weather! A glitch in the schedule…it was not due to arrive before July. But as is usual for these parts, we sped through Spring and landed right at the corner of Summer and Scorch. It was HOT! But one look at those coooool green cukes …
It’s always sunny at the LFM!
Unfortunately, last week’s dismal weather did mean that some of our expected vendors could not be there. We hate when that happens. But cold and wet weekend to the contrary, SUMMER is indeed coming in, and the Lansdowne Farmers Market will soon be brimming with the fresh fruits and veggies of the season…not to mention (but we will) local wine, …