Purple and green Asparagus from Cedar Hill / Kernan Farms Aparagus is one of my very favorite vegetables. So when asparagus season comes again each summer, i get excited about steamed stalks, drizzled with a little butter and a lot of fresh lemon juice, just like my mom used to make. Cedar Hill / Kernan Farms, out of Bridgeton, NJ, has gorgeous asparagus right now in the Greenmarkets 6 days a week. According to the asparagus sign under their market tent, asparagus is “a great

Asparagus Spears Purple and Green Stalks of Joy Tasty Small Forests ~Karen Seiger, Markets of New York City Post your own Asparagus Haiku in the comments below. #KarenSeiger #asparagus #NewYorkMarkets #Market #green #forests #Purple #MarketsofNewYorkCity #MarketsofNewYork #AsparagusSpears #Haiku #Forest

Imagine a forest of giant asparagus spears just next to a lake of drawn butter.  That’s what I did when I saw this lovely community of fresh green stalks from Cedar Hill Farm/Kernan Farms at the Greenmarket.  Asparagus season is another of my favorite times of year.  I make plans for asparagus soup, roasted asparagus, asparagus tarts, and many other delights, but my bunches never make it beyond a quick steam and a splash of lemon juice.  It just seems silly to do anything mor

It’s strawberry season!  I feel as though James should be making strawberry rhubarb pies (he has a special magic with pies), but the strawberries are so sweet and delicious that it is impossible not to eat them all straight from the container.  Kernan Farms out of Cumberland, NJ brought these plump, luscious beauties to the Abingdon Square Greenmarket on Saturday.  Once we polished off this batch, we got some more on Monday at Union Square.  Can’t wait for Wednesday’s market!