What this means is certain vegetables and fruits are peaking earlier than usual, and other crops will have a longer growing season. "This season will be perfect for me, as the market generally closes too early and I end up throwing late-harvest produce away," says Ron Jensen, of North Ogden’s Jensen Farms, one of the seven original vendors 20 years ago at the Downtown Farmers Market. August promises to be exceptional for those of us who love fresh, local produce.
Whether you are making regular visits to a farmers market, participating in a local food delivery from a local farm, or harvesting crops from your own garden, high-quality fruits and vegetables — familiar and less so — are both accessible and abundant. While corn, tomatoes and zucchini are old friends, perhaps it’s time to get acquainted with two other denizens of the garden: chard and blackberries.
Now’s the time to explore the wonders of the produce world, whether your treasures come in the form of a weekly delivery from a farm’s community supported agriculture share, or from wandering through one of the many farmers markets around the city, or from the new crops you’ve added to your garden this year.
Not only can you savor these fruits and vegetables at their summer peak, you can freeze or preserve them, allowing you to relive the exquisite flavors of summer all year round. Salt Lake Tribune
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