Dear Powelton Market Supporters,
''Twas a slow late August market last week.
This Saturday please plan to stop by our market
and pick up all the vittles you will need for
your Labor Day weekend downashore,
your backyard, or wherever.
Hilltop Gardens farmer John King will be back
with plums, pears, several varieties of peppers,
beets, broccoli, zucchini, yams, potatoes, tomatoes,
onions, peas, beans, brussels sprouts, rhubarb,
cabbage, and white sweet corn. Of course he
will also still have his usual assortment of
whoopie pies, baked goods, and preserves.
UNI's Jo Rosen reports that this is peak harvest
time, so, in addition to dairy, pesto, and
bread, they will have a lot of chard, tomatoes,
radishes, eggplant, arugula, peppers, kale,
collards, and a wide assortment of herbs. If
you haven't tried their sungold cherry tomatoes
(they are small and orange), do; they are the
sweetest tomatoes I can ever remember tasting. UNI/UCHS
has second plantings of several things coming
in, so beans and cilantro should be ready and
squash and lettuce are in the pipeline.
Viva Veggies should have lettuce and
arugula, heirloom and regular tomatoes, some
Hungarian round peppers and hot peppers, pole
and roma beans, basil, festival squash, and possibly
some cucumbers, radishes, and mung beans.
Mira Kilpatrick tells me "Viva Veggies
is an experimental growing project in Montgomery
County utilizing chemical-free, non-mechanized,
and low input techniques. Tom Paduano and I spaded
my parents' lawn in (with the help of the most
amazing wonderful friends/volunteers) to learn
more about growing vegetables because my long-term
goal is to farm." Incidentally, Mira
volunteers one day a week at Somerton Tanks
Farm, the source of those very special greens
that we enjoyed at our market last year.
Dave Fahnestock reports that their tomato crop
should last at least through the month
of September, and his Dad Bob has told me that they will
probably finish their peach crop in a couple
of weeks. Meanwhile, the many varieties of apples
are ripening and will take over the Fahnestock
Fruit Farm as the tomatoes and peaches
fade. And then comes the very best cider you
will ever taste!
Due primarily to our internecine struggle for
cosmos that I mentioned last week, Rachel Glick
sold out of them early; expect her to have
more of them and all the beautiful flowers that
grow in her garden. Don't you know that
garden must be a glorious thing to behold!
Lorelle Becton announces that plumeria soap
is back. She plans to go over her sales list
and make the scents that her customers seem
to prefer. Do stop by her table and check out
the product samples that she always has
available. She will also be glad to put together
gift packages of your choice.
Here is the latest from our indomitable
voter registration folk:
"Helen Henry and Pat McBee will be back
with voter information and registration
materials. Pat reports that she is having great
conversations with Powelton/Mantua neighbors.
There's a lot of excitement about a voter turn
out drive--registration drive on Sept 18 and
25, get-out-the-vote efforts in October. Contact
Pat if you can join a team on one of those Saturdays
(<mailto:pmcbee@juno.com>pmcbee@juno.com,
215-349-6959). Idea of the week: Plan
now to take November 2 off from work to
help get out the vote. The next neighborhood
planning meeting will be this Saturday, September
4, 4:00 p.m., 3208 Hamilton Street."
We are due for a gorgeous Saturday. See you
all at our market!
sue minnis
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