Category Archives: Farmer’s Markets

Baugher’s Market and Restaurant

Posted on January 25, 2012 by AnnieRie

We had to run errands today, and needed to check out cell phone coverage before changing our carrier and buying a new phone. Not a thrilling day, but what made it better was the opportunity to stop at my favorite local market and restaurant, Baugher’s.

We only wanted apples for us and feed corn for the squirrels, but my husband is lured into purchasing pumpkin ice cream.

The farm has their apples year round. They also have cider and pine wreaths and firewood, and some mostly local root veggies. We bought two massive white sweet potatoes.

Their restaurant is also a throwback to another era. I love their tuna melts, their subs, their hot turkey sandwiches, and I love their ice cream cones. We split an orange pineapple one today. Homemade goodness, from the same family for 108 years.

The Silver Spring Winter Market

Posted on January 21, 2012 by AnnieRie

I am so grateful to the farmers and artisans that support the Silver Spring Saturday year round market, particularly in weather like this. It snowed last night. Then it turned to freezing rain. I was tempted to skip the market and hit the store tomorrow or Monday but plans changed.

My husband had to teach this morning. Then he forgot a connector, so called me. Since I now had to drive all the way down to Columbia, I figured I might as well keep going and hit the market at 11 AM. I am pleased to report that I had to stand in lines at two of the vendors, as I wasn’t the only brave soul out there freezing my little fingers and toes.

I bought from at least five vendors.

Here is my haul of goodies.

I found olive bread and Dark and Stormy cake at Atwater’s bakery; baking apples and tomato sauce at Quaker Valley; carrots, chard and ramp mustard at Spring Valley; baby turnips at a new vendor; chorizo at Evensong; and heirloom cherry tomatoes, arugula and a lovely bibb lettuce at Mock’s Greenhouse.

Mock’s Greenhouse in Berkeley Springs WV keeps adding greenhouses and expanding what they sell. Their cherry tomatoes still have an incredible sweetness that you usually only find in the summer tomatoes.

The market is open 10 am until 1 pm in the winter. There were at least ten vendors there today, with a few missing probably because of the treacherous roads. I did miss the presence of Blue Ridge Dairy, Firefly Farm Cheese and Groff’s Content who sells lamb. Hope they are back soon.

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The Wonder of Dupont Circle Market

Posted on December 4, 2011 by AnnieRie

I have to admit. I agree that without mucho dinero it is difficult to shop at Dupont Circle. Their prices are far beyond our local market prices, but our markets are closed and they are still producing.

This lovely site also happens to have wheat, rye and oat berries ready for milling. For when I really get adventurous and want to make my own whole grain flours.

We did decide that supporting local bakeries is more important to us at this time then searching for sources of local grains. For Dark Days that means buying breads from people who care about the product and produce the most flavorful breads we have ever found.

Maybe I will get to that level of baking competency but until then Atwaters and Bonaparte really do rock.

The top bread is Kalamata Olive and the bottom bread is Rosemary Lemon. Atwaters does buy spelt from a source in PA, but we don’t always know what breads use the local spelt.

We spent a lovely day at the market and picked up some goodies to use in Dark Days Challenge.