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Farmers’ Markets Opening Dates Spring 2013

Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our farmers' market friends at their summer spots.

With additional food trucks located nearby, many stands offering lunch items, and the Boston Public Library outdoor seats and courtyard close by, Copley Square is a great place to meet someone for lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays.

If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers' market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

Here are the opening dates for some of our favorite markets. The links are to maps of the locations.
South End/SOWA: May 5th (Sundays)
Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 11th (Saturdays), (Saturdays & Tuesdays after June 11th)
Allston Village Farmers Market, 500 Cambridge St.: May 11th (Saturdays)
Copley Square: May 14th (Tuesdays and Fridays)
Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA) Cambridge: May 15th (Wednesdays)
Prudential Center: May 16th (Thursdays)
Cambridge/Charles Square: May 19th (Sundays), June 7th (Fridays)
Boston City Hall Plaza: May 20th (Mondays and Wednesdays)
Central Square, Cambridge: May 20th (Mondays)
Davis Square, Somerville: May 22nd (Wednesdays)
South Station/Dewey Square: May 21st (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Union Square, Somerville: June 1st (Saturdays)
Roslindale/Adams Park: June 1st (Saturdays)
Kendall Square (500 Kendall Street): June 6th (Thursdays)
Cambridgeport: June 1st (Saturdays)
Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 13th (Thursdays)
Harvard University Farmers' Market, Cambridge: June 11th (Tuesdays)
Allston/Harvard Farmers Market (

N. Harvard St & Western Ave) June 14th (Fridays)
Boston Medical Center BMC Lobby:

June 14th (Fridays)

We'll be telling you more about some of these markets in the weeks ahead!

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Farmers’ Markets Opening Dates Spring 2013

Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our farmers' market friends at their summer spots.

With additional food trucks located nearby, many stands offering lunch items, and the Boston Public Library outdoor seats and courtyard close by, Copley Square is a great place to meet someone for lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays.

If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers' market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

Here are the opening dates for some of our favorite markets. The links are to maps of the locations.

Farmers’ Markets Opening Dates Spring 2013

Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our farmers' market friends at their summer spots.

If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers' market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

Here are the opening dates for some of our favorite markets. The links are to maps of the locations.

Good News About Almonds!

We love to share good news about things we love, and we love almonds! NPR's Food blog, the Salt posted this research report on almonds.

If Almonds Bring You Joy, Enjoy More For Fewer Calories, saying that almonds may have 20% fewer calories than previously reported.

We're fussy about our almonds and prefer these freshly roasted, soft shell lovelies we buy from Fastachi at their shop in Watertown or at one of the farmers' markets they attend.

Almonds make the perfect pocket food. Put a few in a small container and pop that into your pocket or bag to stave off hunger and save you from less nutritious snacks. And, shelling each as you eat it will slow down your pace and let you feel fuller sooner.

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Fastachi

598 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472 (map)

www.fastachi.com

Click here for Farmers' Market locations.

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: © 2011 Penny Cherubino

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

Good News About Almonds!

We love to share good news about things we love, and we love almonds! NPR's Food blog, the Salt posted this research report on almonds.

If Almonds Bring You Joy, Enjoy More For Fewer Calories, saying that almonds may have 20% fewer calories than previously reported.

We're fussy about our almonds and prefer these freshly roasted, soft shell lovelies we buy from Fastachi at their shop in Watertown or at one of the farmers' markets they attend.

Are you a nut lover? Here are some Amazon items that might interest you!

THE NUT GOURMET: Delicious Plant-based Recipes

OXO Good Grips Slim Nut/Seafood Cracker

Nambe Eclipe Nut Bowl with Nutcracker

Details:

Fastachi

598 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472 (map)

www.fastachi.com

Click here for Farmers' Market locations.

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: © 2011 Penny Cherubino

Good News About Almonds!

We love to share good news about things we love, and we love almonds! NPR's Food blog, the Salt posted this research report on almonds.

If Almonds Bring You Joy, Enjoy More For Fewer Calories, saying that almonds may have 20% fewer calories than previously reported.

We're fussy about our almonds and prefer these freshly roasted, soft shell lovelies we buy from Fastachi at their shop in Watertown or at one of the farmers' markets they attend.

Are you a nut lover? Here are some Amazon items that might interest you!

THE NUT GOURMET: Delicious Plant-based Recipes

OXO Good Grips Slim Nut/Seafood Cracker

Nambe Eclipe Nut Bowl with Nutcracker

Details:

Fastachi

598 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02472 (map)

www.fastachi.com

Click here for Farmers' Market locations.

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: © 2011 Penny Cherubino

If you love the flavor of sweet corn, you'll find dozens of ways to tuck these spunky, corn micro greens into your summer dishes.

When one of our trusted farmers says, "Try this," with a big smile on his face, we often discover a new something spectacular. Scott Hurwitz from Silverbrook Farm convinced us to try what he was calling "micro popcorn" last week. They are actually young corn shoots. And as you nibble your way from the tip of the leaf to the stem, the pure corn flavor intensifies.

These tiny corn plants were tucked among the more traditional micro greens that many farms are producing now for area chefs. In fact, if these are still around next week, we may buy them as thank you gifts for some of our favorite chefs. There's nothing like a new ingredient to make a chef smile.

Here are a couple of descriptions from other people who have tasted these little flavor bombs.

"…sweet corn shoots, those are my favorite. They have a really sweet flavor that almost masks the corn flavor. It kind of explodes on your palate," says Eric Longhmi, a chef at the Boulder Country Club." f rom here.
Scott described them as tasting like kettle corn.

How would you use a micro green that tastes like corn intensified and has a flavor that lingers?

We see it sprinkled on a taco to reinforce the corn flavor. Or, adding a second hit of corn to our summer corn and potato salad.

You may remember that it was the team at Silverbrook that started us eating cucumbery cat tails. Here's the report on that adventure that Penny wrote for Serious Eats.

Here's where you'll find Silverbrook Farm this week.

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Union Square Swirl & Slice: Specialty Foods Market

The first Union Square Swirl & Slice: Specialty Foods Market is scheduled for tomorrow evening, June 14, 2012 from 5-8 pm. This new type of market will run each Thursday evening until September 20th.

Somerville has been in the forefront of providing new ways to reach the people who produce local food. This new market will be one more fun way to connect with wineries, cheesemakers, and specialty food producers.

What is Swirl & Slice?

The folks at Union Square Main Streets say, "The items at Swirl & Slice: Union Square Specialty Foods Market will be those you’d pack for a romantic, summer picnic or bring for a weekend away with friends. Wine, cheese, cured meats, breads, jams, pickles and other locally-produced, refined foods that typically take the back seat at other farmers’ markets will be the stars here. Bread and other baked goods, roasted nuts, and cut flowers are also expected to be among the offerings. Check out our amazing vendors here."

In addition to the opportunity to taste and purchase products at the market, there will also be live jazz. And, when you're ready to sit down for a relaxing meal, you'll have a wide selection of restaurants in Union Square. This sounds like the perfect place to meet friends, have some fun, and enjoy a summer evening.

If you go, come back and let us know what you think. We'll be following the news of this market and reporting back to you. Follow us on Twitter: @BostonZest for updates!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: istockphoto.com and sceenshot from Union Square Main Streets.

Edible Boston Summer 2012 Issue is Out!

Just as I look forward to the local food each new season brings my way, I look forward to the new issue of Edible Boston for each quarter of the year. The new issue is out and is our Friday Link, today.

This is your alert to start looking forward to the Summer 2012 issue available at most of the local businesses that support this great publication with their advertising.

When my preview issue arrived, the first article I read was "Seta's Rules to Cook By," a feature on Chef Seta Dakessian. Many of you know her from her Seta's Mediterranean Foods stands at farmers' markets around Boston. You'll learn about Seta's background, food philosophy, and some of the rules this farm-to-fork chef sets for herself to achieve the wonderful balance you find in her food.

Publisher Ilene Bezahler said of this, her 25th issue, "I think it has solidified my transition from a magazine about food to a magazine about people and food. Food is the common denominator, of course, but the exploration into who produces our food, who has access to local food and where to find it seems to be as important as whether it tastes good or, for that matter, is good for us."

Also in this issue, you'll learn about: "Earth Mothers," a cover story on young female farmers; Everett's Nanobreweries; Feeding Boston, the growth of Boston Organics; and many more features, plus the tasty tidbits supplied by the regular columns.

How do you say thank you to a publisher like Ilene Bezahler and her remarkably talented team?

May I suggest that you: let their sponsors know you saw them in the magazine, grab an extra copy and get it to someone else who cares about supporting the local food movement. And, if you have a blog, twitter account, or facebook page, that you write about them, link to them, follow them, retweet their tweets, like them on Facebook, and in general, spread the word about this great asset to our community.

And, to be sure you never miss an issue, you can subscribe over on their website!

You can also buy the Edible cookbook! Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Artwork: Courtesy of Edible Boston

Farmers’ Markets Opening Dates Spring 2012

Our weekly calendars are marked with the dates when we can go and see our farmers' market friends at their summer spots. SOWA and Jamaica Plain have already opened for the season, and today is opening day for the Copley Square Market.

With additional food trucks located nearby, many stands offering lunch items, and the Boston Public Library outdoor seats and courtyard nearby, Copley Square is a great place to meet someone for lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The Prudential Center Market has been open all winter, indoors, but will move outside to the Boylston Street Plaza on May 17th.

Here are the opening dates for some of our favorite markets. The links are to maps of the locations.