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By Johanna Klaiman\u2014<\/p>\n
September at the\u00a0farmers\u2019\u00a0market is\u00a0arguably the\u00a0most confusing, and one of the best, times of year to\u00a0shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although the first day of fall is just over a week away, San Francisco is only\u00a0now\u00a0beginning\u00a0to feel like summer\u00a0has arrived. September is historically the city\u2019s warmest month of the year, and as the rest of the country starts to layer up, San Franciscans are just beginning to feel the warmth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0produce at the Castro Farmers\u2019 Market reflects this best-of-both-worlds moment.\u00a0The market is caught somewhere between summer and fall.\u00a0You can still find\u00a0summer\u2019s bright,\u00a0juicy flavors\u00a0in the tomatoes, melons, and stone fruit\u00a0piled high. But\u00a0scattered among them are the first signs of fall. Apples and grapes are\u00a0here, and the colors and\u00a0harvests\u00a0of autumn will\u00a0become increasingly plentiful in the weeks ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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And while one may feel compelled to live in the binary and\u00a0pick\u00a0summer or fall,\u00a0there is no rule saying\u00a0that September 22 means\u00a0we\u00a0have to\u00a0put away the tomatoes and reach exclusively for apples. The truth\u00a0is,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0no need to choose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These are the weeks for eating everything at once, and there may be no better place to do that than outside,\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0intersection of\u00a0fall and summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Picnic season\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0over just yet.\u00a0In fact, September might be when it finally feels like it should\u00a0have begun\u00a0all along. Whether you\u2019re\u00a0heading to\u00a0Dolores\u00a0Park for a sunny afternoon,\u00a0Golden Gate Park for Opera in the Park\u00a0or to bask in the music of\u00a0the\u00a0Flower Piano,\u00a0or\u00a0simply taking advantage of\u00a0a\u00a0warmer-than-usual day,\u00a0the\u00a0Castro Farmers\u2019\u00a0Market has\u00a0everything you need to\u00a0turn a patch of grass into a dining room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A loaf of\u00a0bread\u00a0from Bernal Bakery, cheese from\u00a0Pacheco Family Ranch, tomatoes from\u00a0Orozco Farm, and\u00a0maybe a melon, still warm from the late-summer sun, can become\u00a0a meal\u00a0spread\u00a0across a picnic blanket, with the city stretching out all around you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner, too.\u00a0The\u00a0holiday\u2019s\u00a0tradition of eating apples and honey in hopes of a sweet new year offers another opportunity to bring the farmers\u2019\u00a0market to the table.\u00a0Apples from Allard Farms and honey from Alex\u2019s Family Bee Farm\u00a0bring a little local sweetness\u00a0to the celebration.\u00a0The Jewish\u00a0New\u00a0Year\u00a0arrives in September, a month that lives in its own kind of beginning: summer is still here, but fall is already on its way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
And as summer afternoons give way to school-day schedules, there is the lunch box.\u00a0The\u00a0loose and lingering\u00a0days of summer\u00a0abruptly\u00a0shift to\u00a0alarm clocks, packed backpacks, and hectic weekday mornings. As those routines start to settle in, the farmers\u2019\u00a0market can offer a few ways to make the transition a little easier.\u00a0Empanadas from Nucha\u2019s Empanadas make an easy after-school snack.<\/p>\n
Eggs from Clara\u2019s Egg Farm can\u00a0start\u00a0the morning.\u00a0A handful of microgreens from Super Duper Microgreens\u00a0can disappear into a sandwich or small salad, adding more nutritious greens to the busy day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ambiguity of the month is not lost on us here at the\u00a0Castro Farmers\u2019\u00a0Market. The calendar says fall, the weather says summer, and the market says both.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a month of compelling contradictions where we get to enjoy the last tomato of summer with the first apple of fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The seasons will sort themselves out eventually. For now, we get to enjoy the in-between.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
And if\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0looking for a way to eat a little bit of both seasons at once, pick up some grapes from Allard Farms or Kens Top Notch and try this recipe!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chile Lime Grape Sorbet<\/p>\n
Sweet, tart, and spicy, this refreshing sorbet transforms plump farmers\u2019 market grapes into the perfect September treat.<\/p>\n
Time: 20 minutes, plus freezing time<\/p>\n
Serves: 2<\/p>\n
Featuring: Allard Farms, Kens Top Notch\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ingredients<\/p>\n
2 cups frozen grapes<\/p>\n
Juice of half a lime<\/p>\n
chili lime seasoning\u202f<\/p>\n
Freeze grapes for at least 2 hours or until frozen solid.\u202fBlend the frozen grapes with an immersion blender until smooth. Place in a serving bowl. Drizzle with freshly squeezed lime juice, sprinkle generously with chili lime seasoning, and serve immediately.<\/p>\n
Johanna Klaiman is the Social Media Specialist at the Pacific Coast Farmers\u2019 Market Association.<\/p>\n
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