Get the Most from Your Farmers Market: 10 Tips from a Market Manager

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Farmers Market season is upon us with many markets already open while others, like ours, must wait until late June or July before farmers’ fields are productive.   Together, my husband and I run our local farmers market – coordinating with the town, recruiting vendors, connecting with customers and devising eccentric activities that keep the [...]

Roasted Freak Tomatoes

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  Something that I always go back to in my quest for frugality is #2 produce.   It’s the freaks of the vegetable world that go overlooked: the misshapen melons, the scarred tomatoes, the peaches with no blush.   Yet, you can buy cases of these vegetable misfits for 20-50% below the regular cost.   [...]