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Stoner4Life · 08-28-2010, 05:09 AM

anybody use them? During the season I buy 100% of my veggies (especially corn) from them. some of my fondest memories of weekend vacations whether w/my family, girlfriends or biker friends usually meant a stop or two to the roadside stand. now of course as I live in the country (tourist country too) it's a weekly ritual for the duration of the season.

Today I lucked out while waiting for a friend in a strip mall parking lot, I spotted a red pickup truck loaded with sweet corn and being tended by two tall slim strawberry blonds who were obviously sisters if not twins, but I digress... so 6 ears for $2.00 but as they always throw in extra @ these stands I got 7, not only is this corn as sweet as candy but the ears are just huge.

these gals only had corn but the two stands I usually buy from have a full run of local produce like tomatoes, beans, peas, berries, squash, melon etc & all of it being top shelf imo, very worthy of being plated in high end restaurants.

aside from sweet corn that I love so much I really find the acorn squash here fantastic.

so how many members here go to (even occasionally) roadside stands and what are your experiences.

SHAWTYBANGBANG · 08-28-2010, 05:43 AM

im in the south so i see'm all the time. And yeah, just about anything grown at home has way more flavor than store bought. i get my eggs from a lady who raises her own chickens(free)and have seen some great deals at roadside stands. the other day i gota few softball size tomatoes for a 1$ apiece.

Hammerhead · 08-28-2010, 06:47 AM

we have farmers market here on the weekend I go there and get everything

Phillthy · 08-28-2010, 07:01 AM

used them all the time. some of the best local stuff you can get. and you support family business not megacorps.

trichosaurus · 08-28-2010, 08:25 AM

Go at least twice per week. Corn is in season and is delicious as usual... no butter needed, just sweet, juicy corn.

The cantalope and watermelons have been great too. Of course the blackberries, blueberries, raspberries are always incredible.
Whenever i go to the farmers market, I only go after the veggies and fruits in shaded areas if it has been a hot day. Veggies/fruits lose a lot of taste if they have been sitting in the sun or 80F heat for 30+ minutes. Just something to consider.

RoachClip · 08-29-2010, 06:08 AM

I love going to the Famers Market to help Support the local farmers and you get to help keep the farms from being taken hostage with the bank buzzards flying over the farmers heads and property.

My veggies> fruits> even get some good deals on freshly baked pies or breads

Stoner4Life · 09-10-2010, 05:39 AM

Long Island was developed heavily after WWII, I recall going to a HUGE farmers market in the Bethpage area on Old Country Road in the late 50s early 60s. Long Island was considered the country (and the last farmland nearby) for the NYC folks for many years and certainly the source of 90% of seasonal produce consumed in the 5 boroughs.......

09-10-2010, 05:53 AM

Nothing beats farm fresh. I judge all sweet corn on the basis of whether or not you need to add butter or salt to it. If you need additives, it's not what I'm looking for and you don't usually find that at the supermarket. Everything around me has been heavily developed over the last 20 years, so most of the roadside stands have gone the way of the dinosaurs. Still a few holdouts though and I'm looking forward to the HUGE bell peppers that I get yearly for stuffing.

Stoner4Life · 09-11-2010, 12:30 AM

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Nothing beats farm fresh. I judge all sweet corn on the basis of whether or not you need to add butter or salt to it. If you need additives, it's not what I'm looking for and you don't usually find that at the supermarket.

right on and when it's the very sweetest I've been known to eat that corn straight up uncooked and cold, just like eating candy.

and you're right, you'll never find that super sweet corn in any supermarkets.

there's an old timer that grows some 'SS83' down by the Badoura State forest here in MN; the SS83 stands for Super Sweet 83 day grow.

I'm headed to Badoura on Sunday hoping to score a sack or two of SS83, it's 160 miles round trip for corn only & I might not even get an ear if I'm too late.......

gun show Saturday, sweet corn Sunday, damn I love Minnesota.

09-11-2010, 12:44 AM

Ten ear's for a dollar only nine make back home.I can taste it right now.

08-28-2010, 05:09 AM	#1
Stoner4Life Medicinal Advocate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wandering further down the path less travelled Posts: 24,474	Roadside produce stands....... anybody use them? During the season I buy 100% of my veggies (especially corn) from them. some of my fondest memories of weekend vacations whether w/my family, girlfriends or biker friends usually meant a stop or two to the roadside stand. now of course as I live in the country (tourist country too) it's a weekly ritual for the duration of the season. Today I lucked out while waiting for a friend in a strip mall parking lot, I spotted a red pickup truck loaded with sweet corn and being tended by two tall slim strawberry blonds who were obviously sisters if not twins, but I digress... so 6 ears for $2.00 but as they always throw in extra @ these stands I got 7, not only is this corn as sweet as candy but the ears are just huge. these gals only had corn but the two stands I usually buy from have a full run of local produce like tomatoes, beans, peas, berries, squash, melon etc & all of it being top shelf imo, very worthy of being plated in high end restaurants. aside from sweet corn that I love so much I really find the acorn squash here fantastic. so how many members here go to (even occasionally) roadside stands and what are your experiences.
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08-28-2010, 06:47 AM	#3
Hammerhead Tired Farmer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 33,984	we have farmers market here on the weekend I go there and get everything __________________ #hammerheadgenetics
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08-28-2010, 07:01 AM	#4
Phillthy Seven-Thirty Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere nice and padded. Posts: 7,798	used them all the time. some of the best local stuff you can get. and you support family business not megacorps. __________________ “A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” - Albert Einstein
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08-29-2010, 06:08 AM	#6
RoachClip I hold El Roacho's Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ICM Parking lot Posts: 3,334	I love going to the Famers Market to help Support the local farmers and you get to help keep the farms from being taken hostage with the bank buzzards flying over the farmers heads and property. My veggies> fruits> even get some good deals on freshly baked pies or breads __________________ Sweet Tooth Society House of Love Seeds
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09-10-2010, 05:53 AM	#8
redeyesurprise Guest Posts: n/a	Nothing beats farm fresh. I judge all sweet corn on the basis of whether or not you need to add butter or salt to it. If you need additives, it's not what I'm looking for and you don't usually find that at the supermarket. Everything around me has been heavily developed over the last 20 years, so most of the roadside stands have gone the way of the dinosaurs. Still a few holdouts though and I'm looking forward to the HUGE bell peppers that I get yearly for stuffing.
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08-28-2010, 05:43 AM	#2
SHAWTYBANGBANG Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 63	im in the south so i see'm all the time. And yeah, just about anything grown at home has way more flavor than store bought. i get my eggs from a lady who raises her own chickens(free)and have seen some great deals at roadside stands. the other day i gota few softball size tomatoes for a 1$ apiece.
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08-28-2010, 08:25 AM	#5
trichosaurus Stoned User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: On The Verge of Getting it On Posts: 1,618	Go at least twice per week. Corn is in season and is delicious as usual... no butter needed, just sweet, juicy corn. The cantalope and watermelons have been great too. Of course the blackberries, blueberries, raspberries are always incredible. Whenever i go to the farmers market, I only go after the veggies and fruits in shaded areas if it has been a hot day. Veggies/fruits lose a lot of taste if they have been sitting in the sun or 80F heat for 30+ minutes. Just something to consider.
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09-10-2010, 05:39 AM	#7
Stoner4Life Medicinal Advocate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wandering further down the path less travelled Posts: 24,474	Long Island was developed heavily after WWII, I recall going to a HUGE farmers market in the Bethpage area on Old Country Road in the late 50s early 60s. Long Island was considered the country (and the last farmland nearby) for the NYC folks for many years and certainly the source of 90% of seasonal produce consumed in the 5 boroughs.......
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09-11-2010, 12:44 AM	#10
rick shaw Guest Posts: n/a	Ten ear's for a dollar only nine make back home.I can taste it right now.
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