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Today at Winter Market

wynn — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:19:24 +0000

Winter Market was bustling today. Images of the festivities are posted on the photographs page. We are thankful that the sun finally came out this week; the greens were beautiful. Jennifer W. was carrying her bundle, and it looked like the prettiest bouquet! That’s the lovely Deb of Wren Thicket Gardens, below (click “read on”), with her equally lovely bucket of delicious greens. See you next week! –Jill

Funky-colored Cornmeals

wynn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:51:54 +0000

If you haven’t tried the green cornmeal from Dickey Farms, you are missing out! I made this cornbread yesterday to go with a fish stew Chris had prepared, and it was fantastic. The coarse grind of the meal added a great texture to the cornbread. The taste was more complex than a standard white or yellow cornmeal. Both recipes were from The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, which Chris received as a Christmas gift. We have now prepared four recipes from the book–and they were all successful and delicious.

Laura and Kevin tried the red cornmeal, cooking it as polenta, and served it with their Thanksgiving dinner. Laura said that they enjoyed it very much.

–Jill

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Photographs from March’s Harvest Gathering Posted…finally!

wynn — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:59:50 +0000

Over the long weekend, Chris and I sat down and edited the photographs from last March’s harvest party. This was the second annual harvest gathering, and it was one of the best times (and meals!) of the year. Find the full photo gallery by clicking here.

Enjoy! — Jill

Winter Market Preview

wynn — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:49:49 +0000

Today was the last Wednesday Evening Market of the year–though it was held on the Tuesday afternoon before Thanksgiving. Here are a few photographs I snapped of the people and produce. The entire Wynn clan was there, along with Debra Elam and David Dickey. They were having so much fun that I wanted to spend the afternoon with them instead of going back to work! I also ordered a grape vine wreath. Candye and Madolyn are making wreaths from cedar boughs, white pine boughs, or wild grape vine for delivery on December 5. Place your order now!

Check out the beautiful produce that we’ll be seeing when the Winter Market starts on Saturday, December 5. The photos are below. See you there!

– Jill

For more information about the winter market, visit the winter market information page.

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Guest Commentary: Made Fresh

wynn — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:17:09 +0000

With today’s offerings at Winter Market, we put together a tasty Tabbouleh Salad using a recipe from Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food. The young parsley and tomato from Wynn’s was complemented beautifully by mint from Wren Thicket Gardens. We tossed the whole thing over endive from Wynn’s, added a drizzle of Fattoria Terenzano extra virgin olive oil (shipped from Italy each fall), and served it alongside green lentils cooked with organic carrots and onions. Yum.

–Jill and Chris