If you’re planning to have a local, organic thanksgiving this year, here is a list of what is abundant this weekend at the market. This market is your chance to get everything you need to celebrate in the coming week.
Holiday staples: green beans, butternut squash, summer squash and zucchini, carrots (orange and rainbow), turnips, kale, leeks, fennel, and hardy herbs (oregano, thyme, basil, parsley, sage, mint, rosemary, and *new this year* marjoram and garlic chives – we have all of these things in ABUNDANCE NOW!
Sweet potatoes! We are in a multi-year hiatus from growing sweet potatoes on the farm in an effort to focus our attention elsewhere during the summer months when we would normally be tending them. GOOD NEWS for sweet potato lovers – we are bringing gorgeous classic sweet potatoes to the market this weekend, sourced from our certified organic grower friends at Frog Song Organics. Yay!
Other crops we’re harvesting now: peppers of all types (sweet, bell, hot, banana, shishitos), cherry tomatoes, eggplant, scallions, cauliflower, radishes, lettuces of all types, greens of all types (kale, dandelion, bok choi, and more)
Roselle Hibiscus no longer available: Roselle hibiscus (traditionally used by seasoned market-goers for a thanksgiving cranberry substitute) will unfortunately not be available this year due to the early freeze on November 11th.
Flowers for your home: Heirloom mums are here! We grow truly spectacular heirloom varieties in all forms and colors. Each year they bloom right in time for fall festivities. Chrysanthemums have an incredible vase-life, so the bundles you take home this weekend will last you until Thanksgiving and beyond. We will also have snapdragons, sunflowers, marigolds, salvia, and celosia that are long-lasting and will bloom in your home over the course of the coming week. We’ll have dahlias but please note their vase-life is short and might not last to adorn your Thanksgiving table.
We love celebrating the changing of seasons with food and flowers. November is the time of year where we are settling into the harvest season, new crops are becoming available each week, and we are reaping a fruitful harvest after months of planting and tending crops. We are grateful to share this plenty with our community and friends. Thank you always for your support of our work.
All the best,
Ellen and Cole and the Little Pond Farm team