Secrets of the Farmers’ Market

July 23, 2009

lipka_headshotSara Lipka is an intern for The Farm At Sunnyside and has been contributing to The Atlantic Food Channel on a regular basis about her experience. Previously, Sara was a reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, in Washington, D.C.

Strolling through the farmers’ market used to be my Sunday ritual. Crops, neighbors, a busker or two; it all felt timeless. Now I like to say that I went one day and never came back–just got on a truck back to a farm. That’s more or less true, but I do go back–to the other side of the market stall. Our farm sells at two weekly markets in Washington, D.C.: Sunday morning in Dupont Circle and Thursday afternoon in Penn Quarter. And let me tell you, going as a grower is a far cry from my old slide-on-the-flip-flops-and-scuff-down-Q-Street…

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2 Responses to “Secrets of the Farmers’ Market”

  1. Mary Frances Beebout on August 19th, 2009 9:02 pm

    Will you post the recipes that you give out, on the website?

  2. David Lapham on September 21st, 2009 6:24 pm

    I just returned from a weekend in DC with a bag of Sunnyside’s Liberty apples. They’re wonderful, delivering a mouth-watering punch of tartness and crunch. The perfect addition to a healthy lunch on a fall day!

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