Farmers' Market Reports
Updates on what’s available at southern Idaho’s farmer’s markets
Boise’s Holiday Market
It’s mid-November, the temperature is in the high 30’s, but Boise’s Capital City Public Market is still open and full of a surprising array of foods. I take a walk with market manager Karen Ellis as she talks about what’s available from now until the Market’s seasonal closing on December 19th. Here’s an audio slideshow... »
Rice Family Farms and Fall Food
It’s a blustery late October Saturday at Boise’s Capital City Public Market. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of local food still available. I talk to Lee Rice of Rice Family Farms in Meridian and restauranteur Dave Krick of Red Feather and Bittercreek Ale House about foods in the fall. Scroll down for an... »
Global Gardens
Global Gardens is a two-year-old program put together by the Idaho Office for Refugees to teach and provide gardening space for refugee families in the Treasure Valley. Five gardening sites have been donated to the program and some 80 refugee families work the plots using organic farming methods. Two of the sites are big enough... »
Late Season Fruit at Waterwheel Gardens
It’s late September at the Capital City Public Market in Boise and Kurtis Williams of Waterwheel Gardens in Emmett says the vegetable season is beginning to wane. But, he adds, his late season fruits and berries are coming on strong. He’s got Flavor Top nectarines, Fortune plums, Dapple Dandy plumcots, pears, two kinds of peaches... »
Peaceful Belly Tomato Fest
Peaceful Belly Farms owner Josie and Clay Erskine put on their first Tomato Fest, a tasting of 20-some different varieties of tomatoes, at Boise’s Capital City Farmers’ Market on Saturday, September 12th. Josie Erskine said that people go to the farmers’ market, in part, to get food they can’t find at a supermarket. “But sometimes,”... »
A Little Louisiana at the Boise Farmers Market
Janie Burns of Meadowlark Farms in Nampa is bringing boudin to Boise. If you don’t already know, boudin is a much loved, meat and rice sausage you’ll find all over Louisiana’s Cajun country. Janie has been working on the recipe with sausage maker Lin Hintze of Big Lost River Meats in Mackay, Idaho and they’ve... »
Farm to Fork Season
It’s harvest season and that means a flurry of farm to fork dinners in the Treasure Valley. Dinners showcasing local food are all the rage nationwide and whether you call them farm to fork, farm to table, or just food served outside, usually on or close to the farm that provided them, these gatherings... »
