How to Store Root Vegetables and Winter Squash So They Last Until Spring
Potatoes, squash, carrots and onions will keep for months if you get a few things right. What each one wants, and the common mistakes that rot a whole crate.
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Why Local Fruit Tastes Better Than Grocery Store Fruit
It is not nostalgia or marketing. Ripeness at picking, distance, cold storage and shipping-bred varieties explain why local fruit tastes better than…
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The Farmers Market Pepper Guide: Which to Buy for Roasting, Stuffing, and Real Heat
Late summer is peak pepper season and the table is confusing. Here's which peppers to buy for roasting, stuffing, frying, and heat,…
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The Farmers Market Winter Squash Guide: Which One to Buy for Roasting, Soup, and Pie
Nine winter squash varieties decoded: which to roast, which to blend into soup, which to bake into pie, and how to pick…
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What’s at the Farmers Market in September? Your Early-Fall Shopping Guide
September is the best month at the farmers market — summer's last tomatoes overlap with the first apples and winter squash. Here's…
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What’s at the Farmers Market in October? Your Peak-Harvest Shopping Guide
October is the fullest month at the farmers market and the last call for a lot of it. Here is what is…
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The Farmers Market Apple Guide: Which Variety to Buy for Eating, Baking, and Sauce
Farmers market apples come in dozens of varieties you will never see in a grocery store. Here is how to tell which…
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CSA Box or Farmers Market? How to Choose What Actually Fits Your Household
CSA box or farmers market? A practical comparison of cost, flexibility, variety, and time — plus how to tell which one actually…
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How to Pick the Best Tomatoes at the Farmers Market (An Heirloom Decoder for Peak Season)
Learn how to pick the best tomatoes at the farmers market — what heirloom varieties actually taste like, how to judge ripeness…
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What’s at the Farmers Market in August? Your Peak-Summer Shopping Guide
August is the market at its most generous — tomatoes, corn, melons, peppers, and stone fruit all at once. Here's what to…
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How to Pick a Perfectly Ripe Melon at the Farmers Market
A ripe local melon is one of summer's great pleasures — and a mealy one is a letdown. Here's how to choose…
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What to Plant in August for a Fall Harvest
August isn't the end of the garden — it's the start of your fall harvest. Here's what to plant now for a…
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How to Plan Your Holiday Baking Season as a Cottage Food Vendor (Start in Summer, Sell Out in December)
The cottage food vendors who sell out every holiday market started planning in May. Here is your summer checklist before the December…
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