I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors there.
All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of organically-grown
broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6 smallish avocados for
$2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags of cocktail tomatoes for a
buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.

I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!
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On May 29, 1:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
> bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors there.
> All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of organically-grown
> broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6 smallish avocados for
> $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags of cocktail tomatoes for a
> buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.
>
> I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!

Where was the produce shipped-in from? I thought farmers' markets were
supposed to have local produce...

Anyway, just curious. Maybe the veg vendors part wasn't part of the
farmers' market.

Karen

Karen wrote:
>
> On May 29, 1:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
> wrote:
> > I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
> > bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors there.
> > All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of organically-grown
> > broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6 smallish avocados for
> > $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags of cocktail tomatoes for a
> > buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.
> >
> > I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> > little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> > tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> > Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!
>
> Where was the produce shipped-in from? I thought farmers' markets were
> supposed to have local produce...
>
> Anyway, just curious. Maybe the veg vendors part wasn't part of the
> farmers' market.
>
> Karen

The few farmer's markets I've been to all had vendors with imported
products as well i.e. not many pineapples grown in Connecticut.

Pete C.

Pete C. wrote:
> Karen wrote:
>>
>> On May 29, 1:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
>> wrote:
>>> I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
>>> bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors
>>> there. All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of
>>> organically-grown broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6
>>> smallish avocados for $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags
>>> of cocktail tomatoes for a buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.
>>>
>>> I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
>>> little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped
>>> cherry tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my
>>> friend George Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was
>>> mighty fine guacamole!
>>
>> Where was the produce shipped-in from? I thought farmers' markets
>> were supposed to have local produce...
>>
>> Anyway, just curious. Maybe the veg vendors part wasn't part of the
>> farmers' market.
>>
>> Karen
>
> The few farmer's markets I've been to all had vendors with imported
> products as well i.e. not many pineapples grown in Connecticut.
>
> Pete C.

Not all farmer's markets are created equal. I've never seen things like
pineapples, avocados, mangos or even fresh citrus fruits at the one in
Germantown, TN (and it's the only one in the Memphis area). It seems to be
all locally grown stuff fruits & produce.

Jill

In article .com>,
Karen > wrote:

> On May 29, 1:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
> wrote:
> > I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
> > bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors there.
> > All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of organically-grown
> > broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6 smallish avocados for
> > $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags of cocktail tomatoes for a
> > buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.
> >
> > I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> > little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> > tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> > Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!
>
> Where was the produce shipped-in from? I thought farmers' markets were
> supposed to have local produce...
>
> Anyway, just curious. Maybe the veg vendors part wasn't part of the
> farmers' market.
>
> Karen


Nope. The Twin Cities have two major markets and they operate different
from each other. :-) The Minneapolis Market is a mostly-stationary
location on the edge of downtown Minneapolis, though they now operate a
couple satellite locations on one or two days of the week.
http://www.mplsfarmersmarket.com/

One is on the Nicollet Mall on Thursdays during the summer; NM is closed
to traffice except buses and cabs so it's not totally a pedestrian mall.
Lots of sidewalk cafes/restaurants, panhandlers, etc. :-/ The
Minneapolis market allows both locally grown produce and shipped in
stuff. I've had excellent California peaches from the Mpls market that
I wouldn't see in a supermarket around here. Not much maturing around
here right now except asparagus and rhubarb -- probably some lettuce and
spinach coming soon, peas.

The St. Paul market is mostly a traveling/satellite-operation market.
http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/ The rules for the St. Paul market
are that products must be grown within a 50 mile (I think that's the
number) radius of the downtown location.

It has a smallish (compared to the Mpls market) location in downtown St.
Paul and is open there on Saturday and Sunday mornings to noonish; but
during the other days of the week, there are locations (plural) in
various parts of the Twin Cities. I'm fortunate in that I have two St.
Paul market locations readily available to me -- one on Thursday
afternoons (that's been open for a month) and one a mile from me on
Saturday mornings (that one will open in a couple weeks).

More than you wanted to know. :-)
There are advantages to shopping at both; my flowers from the Mpls
market are locally grown but not all are -- it's a great place to buy
flowers for an informal wedding -- bouquets can be had for about 1/3 the
cost of a florist. Some good prices on the shipped in stuff, too. :-)
Quality is usually decent, though one of the vendors was trying to get
$2 for asparagus that was on Medicare. Tsk, tsk.
--
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Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007
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In article .com>,
Karen > wrote:

> On May 29, 1:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
> wrote:

>
> Where was the produce shipped-in from? I thought farmers' markets were
> supposed to have local produce...
>
> Anyway, just curious. Maybe the veg vendors part wasn't part of the
> farmers' market.
>
> Karen


Forgot to add that the Minneapolis market also has a large
crafts/specialty foods section on the weekends. Bakeries, tortillerias,
ready-to-eat food, clothing, jewelry, etc. I like to go alone. No
impatient m-a-n to hurry me along. :-)
--
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Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007
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http:/http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor/

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Pete C. wrote:
>> Karen wrote:
>>>
>>> On May 29, 1:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
>>> wrote:
>>>> I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
>>>> bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors
>>>> there. All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of
>>>> organically-grown broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6
>>>> smallish avocados for $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags
>>>> of cocktail tomatoes for a buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.
>>>>
>>>> I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
>>>> little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped
>>>> cherry tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my
>>>> friend George Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was
>>>> mighty fine guacamole!
>>>
>>> Where was the produce shipped-in from? I thought farmers' markets
>>> were supposed to have local produce...
>>>
>>> Anyway, just curious. Maybe the veg vendors part wasn't part of the
>>> farmers' market.
>>>
>>> Karen
>>
>> The few farmer's markets I've been to all had vendors with imported
>> products as well i.e. not many pineapples grown in Connecticut.
>>
>> Pete C.
>
> Not all farmer's markets are created equal. I've never seen things like
> pineapples, avocados, mangos or even fresh citrus fruits at the one in
> Germantown, TN (and it's the only one in the Memphis area). It seems to
> be
> all locally grown stuff fruits & produce.

In all the years we were going to that farmer's market I don't remember
seeing any imported fruits or vegetables. Though Admittedly we didn't go
weekly or anything so we might have just missed them.

Cindi

> Jill
>
>

In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> Karen wrote:
> >
> > On May 29, 1:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
> > wrote:
> > > I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
> > > bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors there.
> > > All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of organically-grown
> > > broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6 smallish avocados for
> > > $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags of cocktail tomatoes for a
> > > buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.
> > >
> > > I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> > > little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> > > tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> > > Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!
> >
> > Where was the produce shipped-in from? I thought farmers' markets were
> > supposed to have local produce...
> >
> > Anyway, just curious. Maybe the veg vendors part wasn't part of the
> > farmers' market.
> >
> > Karen
>
> The few farmer's markets I've been to all had vendors with imported
> products as well i.e. not many pineapples grown in Connecticut.
>
> Pete C.


I don't have a problem with it as long as I get an honest answer to my
questions regarding origin of the product. You can buy corn at the
Mpls Farmers Market in early July, but it's not grown around here. :-)
--
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Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007
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http:/http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor/

On May 29, 3:25 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
> bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors there.
> All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of organically-grown
> broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6 smallish avocados for
> $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags of cocktail tomatoes for a
> buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.
>
> I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> jamlady.eboard.com
> http:/http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor/

Good guacamole is proof not only that God exists, but also that she
loves us. And I'm certain yours was good.

modom

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> I don't have a problem with it as long as I get an honest answer to my
> questions regarding origin of the product. You can buy corn at the
> Mpls Farmers Market in early July, but it's not grown around here. :-)
> --
I got to cruise through the A^2 farmers market last Saturday. The rule
there is you have to grow it or make it at your own place in order to sell
it there. (I think they also limit it to Michigan stuff, so the wandering
Hoosiers and Buckeyes have to find somewhere else to peddle there goods.
But folks from the western side of the state are welcome.) The jammers and
bakers are pretty busy in the spring, and there were lots of hot house
vegetables -- tomatoes, and lettuce in abundance. The "locals only" rule
does bring out a lot more interesting produce though -- such as hard squash
from last season, parsnips dug up this spring, fresh rhubarb, and maple
syrup! (I should have bought a pint of the dark stuff while I had the
chance!)

Tschuss,
Pablo

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmers Market this morning to buy
> bedding flowers. That done I perused the few vegetable vendors there.
> All shipped-in produce, I bought a big bunch of organically-grown
> broccoli for a dollar; six limes for a dollar, 6 smallish avocados for
> $2. And yesterday at Cub I bought four bags of cocktail tomatoes for a
> buck each -- they're usually $2.89 each.

Major score! I am sort of missing Minneapolis a bit. I had so much
fun on Lake Minnetonka years ago....

>
> I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!

What - no garlic?!?

-L.

In article om>,
"-L." > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> > I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> > little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> > tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> > Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!
>
> What - no garlic?!?
>
> -L.

I put some in the late night nosh batch. Do I get absolution?

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Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007
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In article . com>,
wrote:

> Good guacamole is proof not only that God exists, but also that she
> loves us. And I'm certain yours was good.
>
> modom


Yeah, Baby!
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller - blahblahblog - Orange Honey
Garlic Chicken, 3-29-2007
jamlady.eboard.com
http:/http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor/

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article om>,
> "-L." > wrote:
>
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > > I smashed two of those avocadoes, added some minced green onion, a
> > > little lime juice, a leetle kosher salt, and two finely chopped cherry
> > > tomatoes and a little aji de limón hot sauce made by my friend George
> > > Shirley and ate it all up with some chips. It was mighty fine guacamole!
> >
> > What - no garlic?!?
> >
> > -L.
>
> I put some in the late night nosh batch. Do I get absolution?

Absolutely.
-L.

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> One is on the Nicollet Mall on Thursdays during the summer; NM is closed
> to traffice except buses and cabs so it's not totally a pedestrian mall.
> Lots of sidewalk cafes/restaurants, panhandlers, etc. :-/ The
> Minneapolis market allows both locally grown produce and shipped in
> stuff. I've had excellent California peaches from the Mpls market that
> I wouldn't see in a supermarket around here. Not much maturing around
> here right now except asparagus and rhubarb -- probably some lettuce and
> spinach coming soon, peas.
>
> The St. Paul market is mostly a traveling/satellite-operation market.
> http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/ The rules for the St. Paul market
> are that products must be grown within a 50 mile (I think that's the
> number) radius of the downtown location.

I wish I could remember where I read it, but I read that Minneapolis
will start replacing vendors who are "importing" produce with local
producers as their contracts expire. They want to be more like St.
Paul (for the first time in recorded history <g>). And the St. Paul
market is extending its 50-mile rule to 60 or 70 miles to make up
for all the McMansions poaching on former local farms.

I love the St. Paul farmer's market (the downtown one). Shopping
there is one of the best ways I can think of to spend an early
weekend summer morning. Out of the house. :-p

sd

In article >,
sd > wrote:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > One is on the Nicollet Mall on Thursdays during the summer; NM is closed
> > to traffice except buses and cabs so it's not totally a pedestrian mall.
> > Lots of sidewalk cafes/restaurants, panhandlers, etc. :-/ The
> > Minneapolis market allows both locally grown produce and shipped in
> > stuff. I've had excellent California peaches from the Mpls market that
> > I wouldn't see in a supermarket around here. Not much maturing around
> > here right now except asparagus and rhubarb -- probably some lettuce and
> > spinach coming soon, peas.
> >
> > The St. Paul market is mostly a traveling/satellite-operation market.
> > http://www.stpaulfarmersmarket.com/ The rules for the St. Paul market
> > are that products must be grown within a 50 mile (I think that's the
> > number) radius of the downtown location.
>
> I wish I could remember where I read it, but I read that Minneapolis
> will start replacing vendors who are "importing" produce with local
> producers as their contracts expire. They want to be more like St.
> Paul (for the first time in recorded history <g>). And the St. Paul
> market is extending its 50-mile rule to 60 or 70 miles to make up
> for all the McMansions poaching on former local farms.

Good point! Rosemount used to be farmland. :-)
>
> I love the St. Paul farmer's market (the downtown one). Shopping
> there is one of the best ways I can think of to spend an early
> weekend summer morning. Out of the house. :-p
>
> sd

Hey, interesting information! Thanks, Steve.

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