Relief!  Finally some good weather to follow up the misery that was last week!  All the raw, rainy, coldness has been driven away and replaced by the awesome, seasonal temps that make fall so great!  Add to that some spectacular foliage in our neck of the woods and we're smack dab in my favorite time of year.  Sure we're busy with apples to the point of dizziness, sure - but it's football and apple cider, your favorite hoodie/sweater and some playoff baseball and this Three Springs Market update!

 Schedule

• Saturday - Harbor East Farmers Market 8am-12noon
  
• Sunday - Headhouse Farmers Market 10am-2pm
  
• Sunday - Greenbelt Farmers Market 10am-2pm
  
• Tuesday - Kenilworth Farmers Market 3:30-6:30pm now extended through Nov
  
• Wednesday - Wakefield Park Farmers Market 2pm-6pm last market this week, thanks to all of our great N'rn VA customers!
  

Market Produce

• Honeycrisp - still chugging along... might not make it to Thanksgiving though
  
• Gala - still a go-to option for lunches and sandwiches
  
• Jonagold - probably my second favorite next to Honeycrisp
  
• Fuji - The Fuji gap has been bridged!  Eat up!
  
• Staymen/Winesap - One of those you can only find at your farmers market - very sought after fruits this time of year
  
• Cortland - last week for sure!
  
• Nittany - have that creamy sweetness, touch of tart flavor
  
• Mutsu - Big, sweet, tangy
  
• Golden Delicious - STILL NOT MUSHY!
  
• Red Delicious - sweet. red. apples
  
• Empire - snappy little versitile apples
  
• Rome Beauty - pie makers delight
  
• Cameo - your favorite this past spring is back and fresh off the tree
  
• Bartlett Pears - still soft and sweet
  
• Bosc Pears - sweeter yet, closest in texture to asian pears

• Onions - Only 'Candy' yellow remain
  
• Potatoes - 'Eva' is the white and 'Villetta Rose' is the red.  Very versatile for baked, fried, and mashed!
  
• Pumpkins - just a few remain!
• Winter Squash - They're out there, but they're not getting picked

"Drying Out"

The coldy rainy week that was is finally over!  Grey, raw, windy, and wet - frankly, I don't care to say another word about it!

Besides, it's been really nice out for a few days now - it's my favorite time of year.  Put on your favorite hoodie/sweater because it doesn't get much better than this - that autumn crispness in the air.  Before winter sets in, it's time to appreciate fall and all it offers - especially when the transition from summer to winter seems to be so short.

This week is the first week in a while where we might have fewer varieties than the week before.  Earlier varieties that we don't grow en masse such as Smokehouse, Cortland, and Jonathan are either past their prime, all sold, or on their way out. 

Fortunately, we're not going anywhere anytime soon!  With the exception of Wakefield Park (fare the well until next year), we'll be attending all of our markets 'till the week before Thanksgiving with plenty of these fall staples you've enjoyed over the past few weeks.  As we near the end of the season, don't hesitate to respond to this email and order a whole crate of one variety or another for a large apple pie/sauce/butter etc. project, or just for eating over the winter months.  We try our best to cater to these special requests and should be able to handle most of them for most varieties.  So long as the weather remains on our side, that is!

From Our Farm, to Your Home,

Farmer Ben














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