URBANA – I made baba ghanoush today, thanks to a short trip I made Saturday to the indoor farmers market in Urbana. The key ingredient, eggplant, isn’t easy to find in Iowa in November, but there it was, at Marion Moser’s table, along with squash, potatoes, apples, daikon radishes and organic Moser’s Garden popcorn. Now […]
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Call for winter farmers markets
The end of the farmers market season can be a bit depressing for me, but one thing has changed in recent years to serve as a bright spot in these dark days. A growing number of indoor markets offer some of the same fresh produce, local honey, farm-fresh eggs, home-baked bread, hormone-free meat and more.
Iowa City resumes indoor farmers markets
After a hiatus for most of the winter, Iowa City’s indoor farmers markets are returning to Grant Wood Elementary School. The markets will be 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays: March 9 and March 23 and April 13 and April 27 at Grant Wood, 1930 Lakeside Drive, Iowa City. Known as Grant Wood Market Place, […]
Farmers Market reminder
Lena Gilbert, market master for the Springville Farmers Market, passed along a reminder about this Saturday’s market, which runs from 9-11 a.m. Feb. 9 at the Springville Community Center on Broadway Street. The location is easy to find by following the signs in Springville. There will be live harp music and items for sale include: […]
Compost Happens
Compost is one of those miracles of the garden: the transformation of kitchen scraps, leaves and grass clippings into a highly valued organic material that also keeps items out of the landfill. Every winter, I make a path through the snow to my compost pile in the backyard, as I add eggshells, banana peels, peanut […]