October 24th, 2024

  Market NotesOctober 24th, 2024 CERTIFLATION – PART ONE   Introducing a new word. Certiflation is what happens when food safety certification becomes so excessive that price increases are required for businesses to survive. Certification is everywhere, it’s a...

October 10th, 2024

  Market NotesOctober 10th, 2024 MIGHTY MILTON     After tremendous preparation and horrendous predictions Milton was not as strong as expected while still causing the loss of lives and massive destruction. Over three million without power, roads...

Sept 12th, 2024

  Market NotesSept 12th, 2024 SPACE FOOD     While we continue to struggle to feed people here in the USA and around the world, that does not stop us from looking to feed developments outside of our planet. About twenty-five years ago, in this weekly...

Aug 8th, 2024

  Market Notes Aug 8th, 2024    VEGETABLES    “Vegetables in the Middle East do not play second fiddle as do the ”two veg” to meat in England. They hold a dignified, sometimes splendid position in the hierarchy of food.  They are, in turn,  mezze, pickles and salads. ...

June 27th, 2024

  Market Notes June 27th, 2024       RED, WHITE, AND BLUE FOR YOU    The traditional red, white, and blue creamer potatoes are available, but they don’t really shine that way when cooked. We can also pull off a red, white, and blue carrot which would be a more...

June 13th, 2024

  Market Notes June 13th, 2024     RAMP BULBS REDUX    As we go through the yearly trails and tribulations of the ever so brief fresh ramp season we always end up in the same place. They are done and we have bulbs has always been the final chapter. We hope to collect...