To Market, To Market is a new book that tells the story of a boy accompanying his mother to shop for honey, kale, cheese and other foods often sold at farmers’ markets – and then recounts how each is grown or made. This Thursday Eight Cousins bookstore promises to bring this distinctive children’s book and its author, Nikki McClure, to our market’s spot at Peg Noonan Park for a reading and book-signing (from 11 a.m. or so to 12.30, as the market sets up for its usual noon business.) T...
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We had a grand time at the opening of our fourth season last week. A happy crowd showed up. The sun made an appearance. There were spring greens of all sorts, of course, and delicious asparagus, eggs (white, brown and blue-green) and red radishes and rhubarb. With a little more sunshine, we may see the first strawberries soon, if not this week, then maybe next. If rhubarb is still around, think pie.

As you may have noticed, this year’s market is more diverse, and more organic, in its offerin...
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