The lines started early at Tucquan’s last Saturday. The summer squash and zucchini were on display at one end and the leafy greens beans and beets held up the other. In between were the melons, sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches and blackberries. We shoppers always start out politely enough, until we see that someone is handling the very tomato that we’ve …
Cool as a …Cantaloupe
Even before they were unloaded onto the table you could smell them…that deep, musky sweet aroma…no need to pick them up and thump or stroke…these ‘lopes were ready, and I was willing. And after stowing it in my car for the morning, and aided by the 90+° thermometer, 4 hours later, I was, dear reader, positively giddy with the perfume. …
What’s cookin’…besides you?
As I sit down to type, I’m wishing that my brain were feeling as sharp as the knives (very) that Hot Knives Paul* honed for me yesterday. Instead, I feel like it’s melting. In case you hadn’t noticed…It’s HOT! *and yes, Paul can now sharpen your shears. But life goes on…farmers gotta farm and people gotta eat…so we were right …
The Day the Music almost Died
Those of you who were at the LFM last Saturday may or may not have noticed, but less than two hours in, the Landing and the entire block of shops lost power. That included our itinerant musician, who had traveled from Coatesville to entertain us. Tragedy? Nope…because Hot Knives Paul, our resident man with the whetstone, came to the rescue …
It’s Too Darn Hot!
Click Here: It’s Too Darn Hot! HooWhee it was hot. How hot was it, you ask? Well, we didn’t have any eggs to fry, but if you had rolled one of Tucquan’s peaches across the midway you might have ended up with peach cobbler when it got to the other side. That kind of hot. Hold UP! Did I say …
The Fathers of our Country
Most of the time, the main topics of my ramblings are all about food and fun…but once in a while I have to give props to the other ingredient of the Market experience…the SHOPPERS! As I sit and type this, it is the 53rd Fathers Day I’ve celebrated with one of the best in the game, and so it wouldn’t …
In Full Swing
Word is out, and the Lansdowne Farmers Market is once again the place to see and be seen on the Avenue. Be there or be square. Last Saturday was like Websters definition of a summer day…a beaut! Sunny skies and, except for a couple of show-off blasts, just enough of a breeze to keep our collective cool. Hope you were …
Seasons and Reasons
Did you make it to Market last week? Did you get everything on your shopping list? Did you even MAKE a shopping list? Or did you come to the market only to find that the vendor you most wanted to see wasn’t there that day? It happens. We know because you come to the Market Tent hoping we can make …
It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
The opening of the 18th!!! season of the Lansdowne Farmers Market is now in the books. At precisely 9:00 a.m., Mayor Magda Byrne hit that cowbell hard and we were off to the races. So, welcome back, everyone! And a HUGE thanks to Duncan and the boys of The Shine, who gave the season a musical shot in the arm. …
Hit That Cow Bell Already!
May 25, 2024 at precisely 9:00 a.m., the weekly Lansdowne Farmers Market will open for business! Can you believe that it’s been six months since my last letter? Did you even have time to miss me? And here we are…like we never said goodbye! Ready to resume life out of doors, in our summer clothes and in the expansive state …