Strawberry season is short here in this part of the Midwest; the last good pints were sold weeks ago. If you want a fix, the folks at Seedling Orchard aren't growing just mere strawberries right now. more ›

Our Saturday visit to Green City Market resulted in a pirate's booty of fresh produce, planters, milk and meats. The highlight of our visit was the purchase of French breakfast radishes and white carrots from Green Acres Farm in North Judson, IN. June is when radishes just begin to make their way to farmers markets and Green Acres's French breakfast radishes have a crispness when you bite into them and taste best raw with a little bit of butter and salt. Wanting to use all of the purchase, we made a pesto from the radish greens. (Incidentally, radishes will be the subject of a future "Ingredient in Focus" post.) The white carrots were a revelation, with a taste to their greens similar to cilantro. We dehydrated some and used them on tacos last night. more ›

This past Saturday, we visited the outdoor Green City Market for the first time this season. It's open on Saturdays and Wednesdays,and, being lazy, we ignored the usual wisdom of "arrive early or everything will be gone." We got there at 11 and found plenty left to buy - maybe it was the threat of bad weather that kept people away. more ›