I’ve recovered from the odd congestive cold thing I had and oddly enough no one else in the family caught it. I have definitely been loopy over the past week so hopefully I represented myself as partially sane at market last week.
A few things:
If you’re attending the Grants Pass Growers’ Market you’ll see that I won’t be there much on Saturdays now. This is due to Ashland Saturday market starting. (more on that in a minute) Who you will find for the rest of the year at market is Anna. She comes with loads of previous market experience back in the Pennsylvania/Maryland area. She’s worked lots of markets but wants to gain more hands on field knowledge with us this season…..so it works out for us and her. Now don’t be mislead, the fellow working with her for the next several weeks at market is ironically named Chris and has a red berad as well. Not my brother, cousin, or uncle. No relation actually but we’re excited to have him along to help out at markets too. It was his family’s farm that Anna marketed for back east. I’ll get around to introducing the other folks who are helping us out this season in the coming weeks.
So Ashland Saturday Market is happening once again. Much earlier this year and going later. Tell your friends and family. It always takes work to change our patterns in life but if you can’t make it to the Tuesday market then this one is perfect for you. We’re hoping to see an increase in community support this year and think that this market will become just as integral to the community dynamic as the Tuesday one has become.
The hours of the Saturday market are 9 am to 1 pm and it’s located in the parking lot across from the post office in downtown Ashland.
Now…on to food……
This week we have:
- Arugula
- Braising Mix
- Chard
- Green Garlic
- Kale
- Lettuce- Red and Green Butterhead, Romaine, Red and Green Leaf, and Red Oak Leaf
- Spring Sweet Onions
- Salad Mix
- Spinach
- Rhubarb
- Salad Turnips
- Purple Top Turnips
We’ve just tilled under our last patch of cover crop from the winter. It was oats and peas. A really nice stand indeed. That area will be planted to all the summer/fall crops- peppers, eggplant, winter squash, summer squash, melons, cukes, etc. 
And even though we’ve been busy, we’re still finding time for the finer things in life…..like taking a lazy Sunday afternoon and playing some serious hoops as well as some hard core dunking.
Life is good…..
