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Locally Grown Tomatoes now in Market

If you had to pick between getting some delicious fresh, locally grown tomatoes or staying out of the rain, which would you do? Apparently, quite a few of you would pick the tomatoes, along with all the other good food at the Franklin Farmers Market.

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Heirloom Tomatoes from Evans Produce

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Allenbrooke Farms fresh picked tomatoes

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Deb ringing in the start of market at 8am

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Organic grown tomatoes from Delvin Farms

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Beaverdam Creek Farm delicious tomatoes

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Delvin Farms CSA

This past Saturday, there was two or three rain showers that hit, but that didn’t stop anyone from visiting the market. After all, there were a lot of summer veggies and fruits at the FFM, ripe and ready to eat and enjoy. There were locally grown tomatoes that tasted like a tomato should and fresh green beans too. Cucumbers, squash and okra were plentiful, along with tender lettuce, peppers and potatoes – there was a really big selection of fresh vegetables to choose from.

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Kids loving veggies!

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Rainy day fun!

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Fresh picked Green Beans from Colvin Family Farm

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Rainbow Hill Farm Squash and Brocolli

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Beaverdam Creek Farm cucumbers, garlic and onions

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Sweet farm carrots from Pilgrims Produce

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French Heirloom Fingerling Potatoes from Allenbrooke Farms

And for berry lovers, there were lots of blackberries and blueberries. Plus sweet juicy peaches too! All of that good food put some big smiles on lots of faces. Check out the market’s photo gallery and see what we mean.

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Fresh picked Blackberries 

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Blueberries, blueberry syrup and jam from Blue Honey Farm

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Volunteers serving up chocolate bread french toast from Jones Mill Farm

A lot of you also enjoy getting a bite of the French toast samples at the FFM. The sweet treat was made from the “secret recipe” chocolate bread of Jones Mill Farms, Hatcher Dairy milk, Moonshadow Farm eggs and topped with honey from Johnson’s Honey Farm or blueberry syrup from Blue Honey Farm. It was a tasty example of what can be made with ingredients from the market. Several of you also picked up a copy of the FFM’s “Eating in Season” cookbook, which is packed with recipes made from the fresh food at the market. The “Eating in Season” cookbook is available every Saturday at the FFM Info booth at the front of the market for just $15 plus tax.

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Fresh veggies from Allenbrooke Farms

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Fresh cut sunflowers from Beaverdam Creek Farm

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Market Recipe Cookbook

Franklin Tomato FestWith all of the tomatoes that were flying out of the market this past Saturday, it was real easy to see that locally grown tomatoes are at the top of the list when it comes to summertime veggies. That’s why we celebrate with the FFM’s annual TomatoFest. Mark your calendars for July 26th and look for more details on TomatoFest later this week!

And don’t forget to check out the Franklin Farmers Market Photo Gallery to see if you see yourself, family or friends.  It was a wonderful day at the market with so many new fresh veggies coming to our farmers market.

Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

Farmers Bring Fresh Green Beans, Squash, Cucumbers, Blueberries, Peppers, Onions and More to Market

You know it’s going to be a good day when you spy the first of the blueberries at the market. They were the early variety, tasty and juicy. Those blueberries didn’t last long though, but that’s okay.

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Deb ringing in the Start of a wonderful Market Day

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Lot’s of new visitors and vacationers enjoying the day

The market was full of delicious food last Saturday. Green beans and new potatoes, along with cauliflower, beets and other fresh produce were plentiful. A lot of good farm eggs were snapped up too, along with tender steaks for the grill. Yummy breads, desserts and honey…. It was a food paradise!

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Fresh Flowers to Fresh Veggies at the market

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Lucy’s Kitchen always has Breakfast Treats ready

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First Cucumbers of Summer

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Where’s my Olive Oil and Outdoor Grill?

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Absolutely Beautiful Potatoes

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The new Franklin Farmers Market Recipe Book has wonderful Recipes from our Famers!

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We still have Strawberries…but not for long!

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Ellie’s Fresh Made Old Fashion Donuts

But sometimes you can’t find the vegetable you really want at the market. A lot of questions were asked Saturday about when would tomatoes show up at market; why weren’t there any watermelons and where was the corn? Georgia and Alabama produce typically is ripe and ready about two weeks before it is in Tennessee. The further south a farm is, the quicker the garden grows. Plus this year, we had a wet and cool spring, so some produce is running a little later than usual. But you need to be familiar with the seasonality of produce and fruit grown in Tennessee. Tomatoes typically are not ripe and plentiful until July. It’s the same thing with corn and watermelons are at their best in July and August too. Next Saturday, stop by the Market Information booth and pick up a free copy of Local Table. It’s a great guide to food and farming in Middle Tennessee, and it also has a big seasonality chart so you can get a better idea of when your favorite veggies and fruits are ripe and at market.

Speaking of tomatoes, nothing says summer like a deliciously ripe tomato. And we’re not talking about those tomatoes that are shipped in from other states or countries. We crave real tomatoes; the locally grown tomatoes. So when those first Middle Tennessee tomatoes are ripe and ready, it’s time to celebrate. And we’re going to do just that with our salute to tomatoes. Don’t miss the Franklin Farmers Market’s TomatoFest, July 27th. Fresh tomatoes are the stars of the show. Enjoy samples of delicious heirloom tomatoes. Watch cooking demos of Chef Steven from Amerigo. Learn seed-saving techniques and take part in the ugly tomato contest. It’s a tomato lover’s heaven… TomatoFest at the Franklin Farmers Market!

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New Fresh Peppers

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Lovely Green Onions

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The clean smell of Lavender was in the Air