Too many strawberries?

I just cut up most of the 2 quarts of strawberries I got at the farm this week. Mixed half with local honey I bought at The Food Project. Honey gives the strawberries a tangy kick. And at lunch today a coworker reminded me that eating local honey can also stave off local pollen allergies. Good stuff.

The other half I froze for smoothies later on. I also made a ground beef curry with Chestnut Farms beef and bok choy from The Food Project.

I have a couple farmer's markets I want to visit soon. Medford has what looks like a modest market, and I'll be able to get Where Pigs Fly bread there. I don't really eat much bread, but since I've discovered buttered toast with turnip slices, I've had to keep some around. The market blog is here: http://medfordsquaremarket.blogspot.com/. They are open Thursdays from 1 P.m. to 7 P.M. in Medford Square. It looks like they try to be a little more than just a farmer's market, and they include weekly family activities starting this season.

Arlington also has a market, and I know that Chestnut Farms attends. They told me that you can get fish there, so I have to check it out. They are open on Wednesday from 1 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. in the Russell Commons parking lot on Rt. 60, just east of Mass Ave. I'm also looking for local yogurt and cheese. And raw milk, but I guess that's illegal. Let me know if you have a cow. I just want to try it.

The commonwealth of Massachusetts runs a great, but not exhaustive, listing of farmer's markets in all counties: http://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/farmers_markets.htm. There seems to be a dearth of markets in the Shrewsbury / Grafton /...boroughs area. What's up with that?

Tomorrow Elena and I are going to Strawberry Fest 2008 at Wilson Farms. I hear tell that we get free strawberry shortcake. Can't miss that! (If you don't want to miss it, details here: http://www.wilsonfarm.com/what.html.)