FARMERS MARKETS

There’s an apple for that

Apples are one of my favorite things about fall in Iowa. By September, they’re ...

The bright side of a bad tomato season

So, what does one do with those less-than-perfect tomatoes that may have cracked due ...

Snap up purple hull peas at the farmers’ market

  Purple hull peas can be found this time of year at farmers markets. ...

The time is ripe for hardneck garlic

Here in the Midwest, we grow hardneck garlic — Allium sativum, to be exact. ...

New Sunday market fills a gap, and a shopping cart

The Southside Sunday Market opens for the season next weekend in the parking lot ...

What’s for dinner from the farmers market?

The best farmers market meals let the ingredients do the work. Here are three ...

‘Badass’ on the back 40

“That’s farmin’, baby.” Those are words to live by for Mariah Romano (pictured above), ...

More cowbell!

The Downtown Farmers’ Market opened this month with the clang of the cowbell. And ...

Greatest hits: summer food in Central Iowa

Besides magnolias blooming and the fireworks erupting after Friday night I-Cubs games, another sure ...

Farmers Markets: A Day-by-Day Guide

We’ve compiled your guide to the top farmers markets in the metro. Mark your ...