Red Bank Farmers Market (NJ)

[val ann c]

Just a quick note about the Red Bank Farmers Market (Galleria parking lot on Bridge St). I've been going there every Sunday. Here's what I liked from last week:

Hauser Hill Farms
- fresh eggs. They have large brown chicken eggs. Sometimes they have pheasant, pullet, or guinea eggs. Eggs are usually sold out by 10:30. I've been to the farm and seen how the fowl are keep in roomy outdoor pens.
- black-eyed peas in the hull
- really good nectarines. Peaches. These will be gone soon.
- okra
- green beans
- Apples!
- I haven't tried the cabbage, but it looks good.

E.R. and Sons (Farmer Ed)
EVERYTHING is good. He's been farming organically for many years and knows how to grow good food.
- grape tomatoes and heirloom tomatoes
- sweet potatoes - very good with pale yellow flesh
- scallions
- green beans
- corn is very tasty, but wormy. I don't mind the worms because I like it organically grown.
- When it gets cooler, look for chard, collards, kale, etc. Farmer Ed's are the best

Tasty Pantry (Elaine)
- Sweet pickled cabbage
- peach mango preserve
- plum preserve
- apple cake

The farmer perpendicular to Hauser Hill has good heirloom tomatoes -- cherokee and green-striped, sold in quart boxes. They also have delicious juicy Asian pears, also in boxes.

[Angelina]

Is th emarket in the acyual parking lot? I have never been to it, but I would like to go. Is it every Sunday? Maybe I better leave now!!

[val ann c]

The Red Bank Farmers Market is Sundays in the parking lot behind the Galleria at the corner of Bridge St and Front St. It starts about 9:00 and closes aroudn 1:30-2pm. It will run to the end of October and possibly into November.

[heathergt]

Has anyone been this year so far? Anything special to look out for? I am going to try to head over there in a bit, I will report back later.

[val ann c]

Here's what I got today. Market is open until about 1:30 pm.

Asparagus and radishes and strawberry/rubarb pie (all organically grown). Tammy and Bill's stand.

Strawberries and Peas: One grower has two varieties. He says he has enough to last the day. They are juicy, with a light flavor. He has very good green peas in the pod. He says he will have strawberries next week.

Farmer Ed (ER and Sons) has lots of beautiful organically-grown vegetables. Ed is very experienced and he grows the best stuff. Gorgeous large red and green butter-lettuce. Very good green salad mix. Arugula. Watercress! Radishes, scallions. Greens: mustard, mitzuna, collards.

FRESH eggs!!! At Hauser Hill. They also have lots of conventionally-grown vegetables.

[seal]

Was just there with my family as well.

In addition to the above I bought some fresh pickles and some lobster ravioli and crab cakes.

Nice little market.

[val ann c]

I wish the pickles were better. They're decent, but there are jarred pickles that I like better.
My favorite pickles are at the deli at Sickles Market. I think they're Gus pickles.