Boulder Farmers Market Report

In its second Saturday of the new season (Wednesday afternoons won't start for awhile), the Boulder Farmers Market is the place to be. Unlike opening day last week, when winds were blowing spinach everywhere, today is a warm one under beautiful, clear skies, and nary a breeze. Almost all the vendors are there already. Produce, being seasonal, is of course limited, but that's the challenge of eating locally and seasonally, isn't it. Among my favorite organic farms represented this morning are Abbondanza (beets, cabbage, onions, seeds), Cure Organic Farm (braising mix, spinach, their own lamb (farm to table coming a little too close to home in my book), and veggie seedlings to plant, including lettuce, collards, leeks, kale, and broccoli), Red Wagon Organic Farm (spinach, green garlic, and their own honey), Isabelle Farm (chard, collards, arugula, potatoes), and Pachamama Organic Farm, with potatoes and onions. Plenty of other action also represented, including the new Noosa yogurt company giving out yummy samples, Colorado wineries, knife sharpening, beef and bison vendors, Windsor Dairy with their cheeses and eggs, and lovely chamber music in the courtyard from a violinist and cellist. For those into beak to tail eating, a natural poultry purveyor included chicken feet among his offerings. Something for everyone, and it's open until 2, so you still have time to get there.