Essex County Showcase: Summer Produce.
August brings about the absolute best produce in Essex County. Every year, I can’t wait until late summer rolls around so I can get my fill of local peaches, blueberries, zucchini, and my favourite, tomatoes.
This picture is not of the tomatoes that I’ve been eating. Those actually came straight from Matt’s cousin’s garden. Those I actually devoured with sea salt faster than you can say heirloom. I might have eaten 10 tomatoes in 3 days. . . but who’s counting?
The tomatoes in that picture were crying out to be photographed on Saturday morning at the Downtown Windsor Farmer’s Market. The market has been open since June but it’s the first time that I made it there this season (better late than never right?).
I had only one thing in mind when I headed there. Peaches. Why? Jam.
Sweet, delicious Ontario peaches.
I’ve been dying to make jam for a few weeks now, but when I saw a recipe for Spiced Peach Jam on Christina’s blog, my fate was sealed. Saturday afternoon I was confined to the kitchen with my morning market purchase for some jamming and some canning (but more on that later this week).
Of course, peaches weren’t the only thing I purchased. With so much fresh produce around I could hardly refrain from giving up my wallet to each vendor. I also bought some eggplant, potatoes, hot peppers, and yellow plums.
Another of my favourite Essex County summer crops is blueberries. A couple of weekends ago, my sister and I went Klassen Blueberries in Colchester to pick our own. Every year I look forward to heading out to Colchester to sit around a blueberry bush and gossip like a teenager while picking a big bucket of delicious bloobs. I usually pick about 5lb of them and this year I actually managed to freeze some before I inhaled them all from the giant bowl I set out on my kitchen countertop.
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My favourite summer crop is probably peaches – and specifically, white free-stone peaches. Can’t get enough of them. Sigh. I wish they didn’t bruise so easily though! Makes toting them around rather challenging. OH I also love sweet corn on the cob. yum!
Ps. your arms are looking BUFF! awesome!
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Oh great pictures! I love Farmer’s Markets…and of course there are none here
..but what else is new…I need to get to Windsor 
Love tomatoes – I can eat them like apples.
Eggplant – I just can’t figure it out…I’ve bought it a few times now and either end up throwing it out or starting to do something with it and not working out…I tried just grilling it the other day, but it had a bad taste to it? …I’ve heard you should water and salt it first?? I didn’t do that…is that why it tasted horrible perhaps?!
those peaches look so good, they haven’t been that good at the grocery stores
i love picking berries! its so relaxing and pretty fun when u find a good batch
mmm id love to grab a bag of those spuds too!!!
Blueberries are my all time favorite!
Your arms look fab in that photo, btw. Go you!
Oh my word. That is one of the most gorgeous farmers markets I’ve ever seen. We have one near my home as well, but it’s nothing compared to yours. I think I would have gone a little crazy meandering through all those veggies.
Samantha, you are speaking my language with those tomatoes. Nothin’ wrong with 10 tomatoes in 3 days – especially with fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes. Mmm. I say, enjoy as many as you can while it’s tomato season!
Looking forward to hearing about the canning and jamming!
Those tomatoes look awesome!!! I can eat them just with a sprinkling of sea salt, too! I want to go blueberry picking…I went blackberry picking this year and loved it!
Favorite delight this summer…hm. Probably cantaloupe!
Essex County tomatoes. Swoon! Thanks for the pics. It just isn’t summer without Essex County tomatoes! You made my day.
I’m in love with all the pictures, summer is really the best time of the year with all the beautiful veggies and fruits!
ps. Haha, you’re not the only one who has been confused about mye reading in the shower. My boyfriend is still wondering about that every time I take a book and head into shower