The summer farmer's market is back and it is amazing to me how much food is available this early in the season. The farmers in the Valley never cease to amaze me. The entire meal in the picture was made from the Northampton Tuesday Market (behind Thornes). This is a market that showcases a lot of the farms that we get our food from. The Tuesday Market is a market with a purpose. Easily one of the most progressive markets I have been to, growing leaps and bounds every year. I must say I am a touch partial, mainly because this is a market we happily take part in. Last year a little more so than this year, but none the less we work a booth at the Tuesday Market. How many restaurant owners have the leisure of working (more like hanging out) outdoors with friends, farmers and customers? How many get to spend that much face time with their clientele outside of the actual business? While we think of it as a marketing venture, we use it as platform to discuss food and business with our clientele. We get to intimately inform you of what we are doing and why and the favor is returned by the things you have to say. We get to see what you are purchasing, what ingredients you like and don't. We get to answer your food questions and you get to answer ours. We get to show you how important our commitment to local food is and how much we value you as a customer. Most importantly, we get to have fun.
We will be serving our first market of this season next Tuesday. We picked up some beautiful pork shoulders from Pete at Mockingbird Farm, so pulled pork is what I have in mind.
Just in case you were wondering, this is a list of what went into that delicious and easy meal. Of course all of the ingredients were available at the last Tuesday Market, except the flour (for the tortellinis):
baby greens
wild sorrel
hakuri turnips
asparagus
shitake mushrooms
eggs
burdock root
new crop potatoes
herbs
pork
bread
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