In our hearts and minds, Memorial Day weekend is the first blush of summer. The stands at farmers markets, however, tell us that agriculturally, it’s still spring. Grab fresh green spring vegetables while you can. If you’re like me, you’re also very excited to see the first cherries coming off the trees! *** Each week, the Friday Food Files are deliciously... 
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Hello! Becka here from Bliss in a Teacup stopping in for a little guest post today. With Spring here and Summer just around the corner I’ve started getting rather excited fruit stalls and farmers market’s. We have a winter market here in Vancouver, but there is something about browsing stalls outside or stopping at a roadside stall with an honour box that makes... 
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uumm, well yeah. the farmer’s market is full of organic and locally grown ‘groceries’. the lovely molly watson provides us with wonderful recipes each friday here on sfgirlbybay’s friday food files, and the best place to stock up on your ingredients is either your local CSA or the neighborhood farmer’s market. the local market works just as well,... 
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We visited so many of London’s great street markets, I wanted to wrap up my reports on the trip to London with a little ‘market report’. From the wonderful and supremely delicious Borough Market, London’s oldest food market, to Columbia Road’s flower and plant market held every Sunday. We didn’t make each and every market in London, but here’s... 
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Okay, right off the bat, I’m gonna fess up, this is really Saturday in the City, but you don’t really care, now do you? I met friends at the San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace for a little lunch and the Saturday Farmer’s Market. Gosh, it was just glorious out, with the sun beaming down, and all the fresh, beautiful produce and flowers proudly smiling... 
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