In the beginning, there was the Main Street program…and we saw that it was good…for a start. But today, we are our own force of nature…and none of what I’m about to write would be possible without the imagination and dedication of, and countless hours spent by the LEDC, Lansdowne Borough Council, and an army of dedicated volunteers. So make …
Rain Rain Go Away
CAVEAT: As I write this, Hurricane Florence is making her way to the coast. Please check the LFM FaceBook page for updates on our status for Saturday. Fingers crossed. But as for last Saturday, again we defied the drops. Despite the weather, the vendors set their shoulders, set up their stands and the weekly LFM settled in for the day… …
September Song
OK, I’ve had a few days to let it sink in…it’s really September. Time to get over it and get with the program. And really, what’s not to like about September? The humidity dissolves, the lawn is no longer in overdrive, and the sun takes on a slightly more mellow cast as it slides towards October. But there’s still …
Z is for Zydeco
August 28, 2018 There’s a rumor floating around town that this writer was recently seen swiveling, stomping and strutting her usually decorous stuff …and it’s all true! Or not. (Is truth really truth?) In any case, and in my defense, I call your attention to the lost boys of the Lost Northern Tribe, who managed to find their way to …
Gather ye raspberries while ye may…
August 21, 2018 Did anyone besides me notice it? In spite of the humidity? That little shiver when you passed Fruitwood Farm’s table? Apples! Oh, they were sly about it…shyly green they were, hiding in plain sight…but make no mistake. The message has been sent…the gauntlet thrown. Winter is Coming! Ahhhgh! Lulululu! But we won’t let go of summer without …
Gadzooks! Zucchini!
August 15, 2018 Rumor has it that last Wednesday was National Sneak a Zucchini onto your Neighbor’s Porch Day. I didn’t…couldn’t…make this stuff up. And just yesterday, right on schedule, my neighbor (you know who you are) appeared at my doorstep with a basket full of peppers, squashes and some lovely roma tomatoes (a la San Marzano) that I …
What if? With apologies to poets everywhere…
Aug 8, 2018 To Market, to Market to buy some good stuff. Had my basket and wallet…thought that was enough. But when I arrived, where there should have been Tents and commotion… there was none to be seen! Where was everybody? I said to the air. But the Landing was empty. I slumped in a chair. Where were the people who …
Where in the World?
July 31, 2018 Full disclosure: I missed the Lansdowne Farmers Market last Saturday, although I did hear that Kids’ Day was a great success…and something about stacking fruit boxes that I hope someone caught on video. Good times. Anyway…I was in the Endless Mountains of PA. If you’re familiar, you know that there’s a large Polish community up there. And …
Here’s lookin’ at you, Kids
July 25, 2018 This is a special, once-in-a-season LFM, where kids rule…and we’ll be ready for them. More on that a little later, but first some Market notes for the adults who think they are in charge. I have it on good authority that the awaited freestone peaches are about a week away. But the early clingstones and the nectarines …
Ho hum?…or Yum?
July 18, 2018 Another beautiful Saturday at the LFM. Are you bored yet? I didn’t think so. How could anyone be immune to the barrage of bounty…and by mid-July, it’s at its peak. A circuit of the produce vendors says most of the crops are right on schedule. Local peaches (clingstones now, freestones a little later) will be increasingly …
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