by Hannah Tangeman
Sunny, ripe multi-colored tomatoes fresh off the vine, spicy jalapeño peppers, melons of every shape and flavor, cucumbers yellow and green, intense purple eggplants, crispy cabbages, squash of many flavors, basil, sweeter than sweet corn both yellow and white, tender beans, savory onions, strawberries, yes, strawberries, bison steaks, cured meats, chicken, beef and lamb are a sample of the huge offering of farmer raised produce available that I filled my larder with last Saturday morning at the Lassen Land and Trails trust market.
Sadly this amazing season of fruits and vegetables is soon to end with the final market of the 2013. So bring your shopping bag and be prepared to enjoy that unrivaled last tomato that you know you won’t taste again til next summer. Be ready to hoard onions and corn. Fill your freezer with meats that are healthy and local.
Join your friends at the Saturday Farmers Market from 8 to noon at the historic Lassen Land and Trails Trust Railroad depot on Richmond Road.
