The Columbia Farmers' Market

On Sundays and Thursdays a greenmarket arrives under white tents on the sidewalk north of 114th Street on Broadway.  In the fall, the best apple cider (no preservatives, not pasteruized) is available, as well as lots of varieties of apples.  You can buy eggplants, a variety of squash, fresh Amish eggs, lavender arrangements, flower arrangements, organic meats and poultry raised locally, fresh fish caught locally, fresh baked pies and breads, honey still in the comb, local flours and grains, as well as local organic wines.   It's always a delight to see the action and colors and shapes and textures and scents of a farmer's market -- and to imagine bringing it all home to your kitchen to display and to cook and to serve.