DC Harvest
DC Harvest is a family affair: Amy Monsarrat, Carly Lesser (aka Ketzirah), and Art Drauglis. Amy is the environmental activist and cook. Ketzirah is the spiritual food person. Art works for a CSA, cans, gardens, & is a rockin' farm-to-table cook.
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DC Harvest Are you fan of the Arlington Farmers Market? We've finally added it to the website! Go review it and tell everyone why you love it! http://www.dcharvest.com/marketguide/virginia/arlington-county/arlington-farmers-market/

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DC Harvest From Tk Pk market RT @ADrauglis: How big was that kohlrabi we bought? Here it is with Derby the bunny http://flic.kr/p/7cTYGz

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Derby is on the right. We found this 'Cossack' kohlrabi at the Takoma Park Farmer's Market this past Sunday. It was grown by Homestead Farm of Charles County, Maryland.5 pounds 6 ounces.2.4 kilogramsIt is surprisingly tender for it's size and very easy to peel and slice. ...
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DC Harvest We finally hit the Mount Pleasant Market this weekend. Look for a post on that soon. Also -- be sure to check out WaPo's Road trip in the travel section today. It's a MD farms road trip: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/23/AR2009092303287.html

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This month,the last phase of the summer harvest and the first crops of fall are ready for the picking along a trail of Montgomery County farms.
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DC Harvest Art D. found locally grown ginger! Guess what he made with it.... http://ow.ly/qepO ('cmon guess....don't click yet....guess...ok click!)

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I had hoped to hit a different market this weekend, but with house guests and a whole mess of other things happening, I had to go with the familiar.
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BTW - we figured out yesterday that it was Tree and Leaf farm that has the fresh ginger. You can find it them, and hopefully the ginger, at Dupont Circle today. http://treeandleaffarm.com/ need to get them added to the Farm Guide on dcharvest.com!
September 27 at 7:10am
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Menu: Cibola Farms Bison Hot Dogs wrapped in Torpedo onions and beet greens from Tree and Leaf Farm and topped with Fields of Grace Gouda and homemade Green
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DC Harvest It's labor day weekend! Are you showing your locavore pride? http://www.dcharvest.com/farm-to-table/locavore-labor-day/

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The Menu: Hot Dogs: Cibola Farms Bison Dogs Onions: Tree and Leaf Farm torpedo Onions Cheese: Fields of Grace Buns: Homemade from Moutoux
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DC Harvest New pictures: http://ow.ly/nlax , New Post: http://ow.ly/nlaJ, New Farms: http://ow.ly/nlaP, New Markets: http://ow.ly/nlaQ .

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Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
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DC Harvest I'm working on a locavore labor day post -- any suggestions on who I should feature? What local farms will you get your burgers with all the trimmings, ice cream, and the rest of your labor day weekend cookout goodies from? Let me know!

August 28 at 3:06pm
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August 28 at 5:51pm
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Thanks! I still haven't hit Greenbelt market. Need to get up there.
August 29 at 5:49pm
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DC Harvest Check out Amy's new blog post: 6 Nights of Market Meals http://ow.ly/l2ix

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One of the comments we hear a lot is ... so, the gooseberries are great and all, but I can't make real meals just by shopping at the farmers markets.
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DC Harvest Many Rocks Farm is a new one to us -- tell us about them if you know them! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Many-Rocks-Farm/129140099185?ref=ts#

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DC Harvest Pluots, Tomatoes & Cookies! Check out our latest market report: http://ow.ly/kevH Tell us what you found or leave a farm or market review at http://www.dcharvest.com/farmguide/ or http://www.dcharvest.com/marketguide/. If we don't have your favorite -- let us know!

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It was HOT today, but that didn't seem to slow things down at the Takoma Park farmers market. It was one of the biggest crowds I've seen all summer.
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DC Harvest Hello new followers, and longer-time followers! The Week 9 CSA report is up: http://tr.im/vSO7 what did you get this week?

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We're finally up to All You Can Eat basil at our stop. Many shareholders start making and freezing pesto as soon as or even before we reach this
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DC Harvest How many of you are CSA subscribers? Is it a good deal for you? What do you like? What don't you like?

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DC Harvest Did you brave the rain today to get to the farmers market? We did! http://www.dcharvest.com/market-reports/takoma-park-tomatoes-cantaloupe-and-rain/

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I've been hearing lots about the problems with tomato blight, so I was really hoping that there would still be fresh tomatoes at the farmers' market
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DC Harvest hhmmmm...just got "shiso" leaves in herbs from CSA. What the heck do I do with those? Off to check wikipedia! http://tr.im/shiso Anyone have experience with shiso, which is apparently also known as "perilla"?

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Perilla is a genus of annual herb that is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae. In mild climates the plant reseeds itself. The most common species[citation needed] is Perilla frutescens var. japonica or shiso which is mainly grown in India and East Asia. ...