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The Market:
Edgewood Park Farmers Market
Corner of West Rock and Whalley Avenues
New Haven, Conn.
(203) 773-3736
Sundays, July through October
10 a.m to 2 p.m.
Marketgoer:
Mark Thompson
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I was
on my way to the Boston area today to visit old friends. On
this list
of Connecticut farmers markets, I found that there were
four farmers markets in New Haven. One of them was on Sundays in
Edgewood Park, and it would be underway as I was
passing through town. I stopped for gas at a
New Haven exit on Interstate 85 and got instructions on how to
find Whalley Avenue and Edgewood Park. |
The market was small and quiet, with half a dozen farmers serving
a steady trickle of customers.
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What I Bought:
Rappini with
Romano and Blue Lake Beans
This
is what I do with rappini: chop it up (after discarding tough
lower stems and yellowed leaves), saute it in olive oil, toss in
some raisins, then some chopped garlic. Meanwhile, I toast some
pine nuts in a separate pan. When the rappini is nearly done, 8-10
minutes or so, I give it a couple of shots of balsamic vinegar
then stir in the pine nuts.
Price: $2/bunch for rappini
$3/lb. for beans
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Assorted heirloom tomatoes
These tomatoes had a
scarred, end-of-season look, as they should this time of
year, with the first hints of fall in the air, and a touch
of fall color in some of the trees..
Price: $2-3/lb.
Italian prune plum, pear, Macoun apple
You can set
your calendar to the arrival of the Macoun
apple, which is in harvest for just a couple of months
in the fall. The variety was was developed at the New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., in
1932.
Price: $2/lb. for plums
$4/basket for apples
Beets,
Onions, Potatoes
Price: $3/lb. for onions
Summer
Squash
Price: $2/lb.
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Peppers
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