The Casual Vegan

This is the first time that Greg and I have ever started going to the farmers market so early in the year. In years past, we loved going, but went sporadically, only remembering to go mid-summer, when more crops were already going strong, usually coming home with more vegetables than we were ever going to eat. This year will be a learning experience. I look forward to seeing the market change week by week as the season moves forward.

Right now the market is not as exciting as late summer, of course, but there’s still a lot of good stuff to get. Here’s an awkward photograph of Greg happily stuffing a huge head of lettuce ($2) into a bag:

seasonal buys

Aside from various types of lettuce, at our market right now you mainly find leeks, Italian kale, chard, spinach, bok choy, carrots, herbs (especially cilantro), and A LOT of starter plants for kitchen gardeners.

Addicted to Veggies

Over at one of our favorite blogs, Addicted to Veggies, Sarahfaé is doing a weekly project highlighting one vegetable each week and showing off her amazing recipes that use each vegetable. For her first week, she chose leeks, which is a great seasonal choice! Find her here, or on her twitter where she posts her “daily fix” of her weekly veggie.

I’m thinking I should’ve picked up some potatoes at market today too. Our CSA’s booth had a basket of them. I could really go for some potato leek soup tonight (but add some of the kale we got today into the blend)!

I’ll leave you with this thought today, straight from the heart of Arcata, California, on the base of our lovely statue of President McKinley (whose thumb was once stolen):

Related:

• Arcata CSA – Deep Seeded Farm
• Community-Supported Agriculture
• The Arcata Marsh – Sunday Walk

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