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Tim Baird
Carrboro, North Carolina
Born and raised in central Maine, my youth was spent mowing the lawn, kicking a soccer ball against the garage doors, and trying to sneak sugar cereal out of the kitchen cupboards after I was put to bed. More about Tim
Warren Johnston
South Royalton, Vermont
I am a baby boomer who grew up in a time when the trend in food was convenience and speed. It wasn't the fast-food era, but a post-World War II time when ... More about Warren
Barbara Kattman
Holliston, Massachusetts
We live in Holliston, Massachusetts. When we bought our house in Holliston about 27 years ago, Holliston was a rural/residential town of about 13,000 people. More about Barbara
Autumn Long
Wallace, West Virginia
My name is Autumn. I'm 24 years old, and I live in rural north-central West Virginia. I was born and raised in West Virginia, and in 2005 I graduated from ... More about Autumn
April Luginbuhl
Cleveland, Ohio
My personal interests revolve around the environment, both knowing more about it and getting outside and enjoying my surroundings. This led me down an educational path to ... More about April
- my secret public thoughts on locavore nation
- Build momentum in 2009
- In Retrospect...
- Home Fermenting
- Ajvar Recipe
- Venison
- Ajvar, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
- Everyone wants to feed a baby- locally
- Firing Up the Oven
- Last bit of seasonal veggies
< March 11, 2008 | Main | March 13, 2008 >
Bleak Season
Posted at 2:04 PM on March 12, 2008 by Warren Johnston
This is the in-between season in Vermont. The local produce is gone. I found a few wrinkled potatoes on sale for half price, which were still quite good, but there wasn't much else.
The local onions now come from Massachusetts or Quebec, but a few, very small local tomatoes that are grown hydroponically have appeared. They're about $4 a pound, but if you're Jonesing for local tomato they would do nicely.
But the seeds are on the racks, and perhaps in another week or two, the snow will melt enough for local farmers to reach their hoop houses and begin the planting of early vegetables.
Meanwhile, maple syrup is running and so far it looks like a good year.