A fresh salad

[dancerjodi]

B and I stopped at the Farm around the corner from our house yesterday on the way home to pick up what they had. I mentioned the corn on the cobb we grilled yesterday - I also got 2 kinds of lettace, some tomatoes and some cute, teeny peaches.

It makes SUCH a difference eating such fresh food, wow, I forgot. There is so much more flavor, the quality is so great compared to the supermarket. Yum.

So if you're out in our neck of the woods check out Sunshine Farm (their large farm store building will be finished construction supposedly at the end of the month - right now they are selling out of a big awning). There is an article about them in here:
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/business/farm07282003.htm

Comments

Envious

[corgibuddy.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh...I'm envious. We have been to one of those Farm's one time up in Indiana (at a place called Hilger Farm (http://www.hilgers.biz/)) while visiting some family there, and it was amazing. They even had a restaurant where they served the food they farmed, and outside...get this...they had a small petting zoo with rabbits, horses, etc. I put a picture of the rabbits they had out here (http://www.corgibuddy.com/rabbitpark.html) on my website. I'm much more of an advocate for indoor buns, however, it was interesting to see that set-up, and I was in awe. Sounds like you had a marvelous time. :)

[kyrene.livejournal.com]

have you ever been to the Waltham Farmer's Market? I've been meaning to check it out for quality and prices myself.

Re: Envious

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"get this...they had a small petting zoo with rabbits, horses, etc."

I haven't seen animals at this farm, though I know there are horses and cows at some of the other surrounding ones and a family further down the street has lots of animals, including a wallabee :) I think its neat that we're only a 20 minute drive from Boston but have a wallabee (not even sure if I'm spelling that right) nearby.

There's a place we go apple-picking in the fall that's got goats, sheep, chickens, roosters and bunnies out for patrons to have a little 'petting zoo' experience. But from what I can tell, the buns are inside off-season (they are little ones and wouldn't survive the New England winter out there).

Yay, its almost my favorite time of the year :)

Waltham farmer's market

[dancer.livejournal.com]

Yup, for a while Tember and I were going on every Saturday.

Its pretty neat, small but I was always able to get really good things there. The people were very nice, there was a dairy farm with yummy homemade cheese, a good bakery (Iggy's of Watertown) and a couple of flower/plant vendors in addition to all the veggies.

A guy there cut the greens off carrots when he sold them. When I asked if I could just grab some for my bunnies he said "yes please, these just end up in the compost pile". So I got a free source of good greens for the bunnies for a while :)

They have live music too. Most of the time its pretty lame but B and I heard a great swing band there once.

Re: Waltham farmer's market

[kyrene.livejournal.com]

oooh! homemade cheese??

(there wouldn't be feta there would it??)

Re: Envious

[corgibuddy.livejournal.com]

OMG....now I am jealous! heh heh.... a wallaby (or wallabies...you were close *grin*)....I would love to see one outside of a zoo. You know by now how I feel about roos and wallabies (http://www.corgibuddy.com/kangaroos.html)...and I'm definitely with you on the whole Fall (http://www.corgibuddy.com/halloweenandrabbits.html) scene. I swear you are my long lost twin!!!! *grin*

[denonymous.livejournal.com]

Hey, Sunshine Dairy! I used to ice skate when I was a kid. My dad did when he was a kid, too.

If you're ever looking for turkey (or other stuff, like homemade pies, breads, frozen entrees, homegrown veggies, etc) check out my old farm -- OutPost Farm on Prentice St in Holliston -- I worked there all through high school and in the beginning of college, too. They should be getting their own corn in any day now, I think. Also, in the fall, there's a Celebrate Holliston festival and they do themed hay rides with a petting zoo and stuff. Oh, and old-fashioned BBQ chicken on Thursdays in the summer.

Good stuff. :)

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

that's the *one* thing i miss about living in bumfuck middle of Washington state. Wenatchee, to be exact. whenever you see an apple with the Washington apple sticker on it, that's where it came from. from about april or may through October, any road you drive on to get in or out of town will have a fruit stand about every mile. peaches, nectarines, cherries, strawberries, apples, apricots, plums, grapes... all fresh and running at about the cost of pocket change. yummm....

Re: Waltham farmer's market

[mizdarkgirl.livejournal.com]

BTW - The farmer's market in Natick is open on Saturday and is very very good!

Re: Waltham farmer's market

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"oooh! homemade cheese??

(there wouldn't be feta there would it??)"

Its been 2 years, so I can't remember. I rememer they did have really good cheese spreads that you'd put on crackers.

Metrowest stuff

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Sunshine Dairy! I used to ice skate when I was a kid. My dad did when he was a kid, too."

Ice Skate, at the farm?

I'm bummed - they closed the ice cream stand RIGHT before we moved down the street from there. They sold off a huge chunk of their land for condos (ick!). I can understand though, times are tough.

"If you're ever looking for turkey (or other stuff, like homemade pies, breads, frozen entrees, homegrown veggies, etc) check out my old farm -- OutPost Farm on Prentice St in Holliston"

Thanks for the info! Did you guys own it, or did you just work there? I knew there was a farm you worked at but didn't know where.

Farms and stuff

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"that's the *one* thing i miss about living in bumfuck middle of Washington state"

Its good at least that we're only 20 minutes from Boston :)

"all fresh and running at about the cost of pocket change. yummm...."

OMG it was so cheap, like $6.50 for a bunch of stuff!

Re: Waltham farmer's market

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"BTW - The farmer's market in Natick is open on Saturday and is very very good!"

We've made it there once - and drooled all over (after buying) a bunch of brownies from one woman.

I have yet to check out the Framingham one in our area. I think that's also on Saturdays too (at the Catholic church down the street from us on 135).

[dionysios.livejournal.com]

In the little self-serve tins, which were usually coffee cans with a hole cut in the lid? With the make-your-own-change, since most things were a quarter, or fifty cents?

I remember getting a dozen ears of sweet corn for a buck growing up.

Nostalgia.

Re: Waltham farmer's market

[mizdarkgirl.livejournal.com]

There is that farm in Lincoln. I cannot remember enough to search for it...

Others Farmers Markets Local to you:
Framingham St. Tarcisius Church parking lot Waverly Street (Rt. 135)
End of June to October
Wednesday 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm & Saturday 9:00 am - Noon . Very tiny, unless you going for a walk, it really isn't worth it. It is one older gentleman.

Framingham on Rte. 9 Ken's Steakhouse Parking Lot, next to Walpole Wordworkers
June 13 to October 31 Thursday 11:30 am - 5:30 pm (Unless you are home during the week)

Marlboro Parking lot, corner of Bolton Street and Route 20.
End of June to October Thursday 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - Noon
(Have not been to this one!)

Mass Pike West - Framingham Service Area, Mass Pike West - Westboro Service Area, Westbound only
May 16 to October Thursday through Saturday
10:00 am - Dusk (perhaps on your way home?)

Natick Natick Common, Downtown June to October Saturday 9:00 am -1:00 pm (This is my favorite one, is the lady that sells the pepper oil still there?)


> Cambridge/Charles Square Charles Hotel Courtyard at Harvard Square May
> 5Â to November 24 Sunday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (in case you are doing
> errands!)

Re: Metrowest stuff

[denonymous.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we skated on the pond at the bottom of the hill next to the farmstand. It's one of the popular spots in the area.

We didn't own the farm, no. We moved down the street from it in 1992, and I started working there in 1993. That the one, though. Tyler worked there, too. Good times.

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

In the little self-serve tins, which were usually coffee cans with a hole cut in the lid? With the make-your-own-change, since most things were a quarter, or fifty cents?

no, because not even people in more rural areas are *that* trusting.

I remember getting a dozen ears of sweet corn for a buck growing up.

yep, that's the kind of think i'm talking about.

Re: Waltham farmer's market

[kyrene.livejournal.com]

oh yummy. must go.. hehe