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The Market:
Union
Square Greenmarket
17th Street and Broadway
New York City
Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat.
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Market-Goer: Mark
Thompson
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delightfully warm, summery day in New York City, and my
sensibilities, born of a couple decades in California,
told me the farmers market must be full of produce. That
would be the case a
week later, back at the Santa Monica market. But not
so in April in New York City, less than a month since
the last frost. At the greenmarket today, it was still
pretty slim pickins, as far as local produce was
concerned. There were lots of storage apples, as always,
some potatoes and onions, one vendor selling expensive
hydroponic lettuce and tomatoes, and a vendor with four
types of greens (of which I bought two). In the market
today, there was a greater abundance of seedlings --
especially tomatoes and basil -- for those apparently
many New Yorkers eager to trying their hand at farming
on a patio or fire escape. |
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What I Bought:
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apples
and a pear
Price: $2-3/lb.
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rappini
(left) and wild mustard
Price: $3/bunch
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organic
raw milk dill harvati cheese
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onions
Price: $1/bag
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