A Pleasantly Hot Farmers Market Scene Today

Today's Boulder Farmers Market is a hopping scene, well attended but not intolerably crowded. As one might expect, the beer garden seems to be a particular hit, and today it's featuring beer from Twisted Pine. At my favorite organic farm stands, as I recently reported, there is now so much on offer that it would take all day to list what's in season. While we still have a wait for local tomatoes, corn, and zucchini, if it has green leaves, it's there. Of note this week, fava beans were available at several of the stands (for cooks more adventurous than me - I think anything so labor-intensive as to require two shellings should only be eaten in a restaurant). Cauliflower has made an appearance at Red Wagon farm, adding white to the sea of green, and sugar snap peas were so abundant, it seemed like all the vendors were sampling them. The market's open until 8, so there's still plenty of time to enjoy!