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Market Scene: Logan Square Farmers' Market, Chicago

Posted by Nick Kindelsperger, September 14, 2009 at 3:30 PM

Note: On Mondays, one of our various Market Scene correspondents checks in with what's fresh at farmstands, what's coming up, and what you better get while the gettin's good. This week, we hear from Chicago correspondent Nick Kindelsperger. Take us to the market, Nick!

[Photographs: Nick Kindelsperger]

Oh man, is summer really over? That's the first thing I thought when I stumbled into the Logan Square Farmers' Market this weekend. The sun was beaming and it felt warmer than it had the previous two weeks. But there was a sinister vegetable about, one that immediately clued me into the idea that the end of summer was nigh.

Big orange pumpkins. Does anything else say fall so clearly? I spotted these at Triple A Farms stand from St. Anne, Illinois. Now I love fall as much as anyone, but it was a little disconcerting, especially when the rest of the market was dedicated to the usual summer fare.

Most of the stands still had mounds of tomatoes. But none looked quite as beautiful as these cherry tomatoes from Triple A Farms.

Piedt Farms from Eau Claire, Michigan, had some stunning striped Calliope eggplant. I love these little guys. They are perfect for many Asian dishes.

They also had some chiles.

I suppose I shouldn't be too upset about the end of summer. The colder it gets, the better I like apples. Nearly every stand sold them, but I was particularly taken by these Gala apples from Lyons Fruit Farm in South Haven, Michigan.

And there definitely wouldn't be potatoes like a few months ago. These are called Superior Potatoes from M's Organic Farms in Woodstock, Illinois.

By the end of my jaunt through the Logan Square Farmers' Market I had been won over by the changing season. I couldn't wait to get these veggies back home and see what I could create.

In Season

Tomatoes
Potatoes
Chiles
Corn
Apples
Some pumpkins

Coming Soon

Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Onions
Squash
More pumpkins

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Tags: Chicago, Illinois, Logan Square Farmers' Market, M's Organic Farms, Market Scene, Piedt Farms, Triple A Farms