I saw the first peppers of the year this past weekend at the stand for Billy's Organic Produce. He had mostly purple peppers and a couple of green ones.
I've been noticing a pattern when different varieties of produce come into season: one farmers will have them available a few weeks earlier than everyone else, then, after a few weeks, they're everywhere. Sometimes it's because this particular farmer has the right kind of soil or the ideal microclimate, and sometimes the particular item is something they specialize in, so they give it extra love and attention or they know some tricks for coaxing it out early.
Before long everyone's tables will be filled with colorful baskets of peppers and chiles.
No comments:
Post a Comment