Foggy River Farm, Healdsburg

It's been an odd summer, a bit cool in Northern California. I shop for a lot of my food locally and a regular stop at the Healdsburg Farmer's Market is Foggy River Farm http://foggyriverfarm.org/. They've got a good little story and high quality produce. If I traveled less, I would consider the market box, until then, a la carte for The Cured Ham.

Farmer Lynda also writes a blog http://wisdomoftheradish.wordpress.com/.

I like what she's saying about Organic, which they are not. Remember, Organic is determined by the Federal Government, writer of the Tax Code and other such modern documents. And of course fees are involved. Foggy River is a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).

Highlights at Foggy River this summer for me have been their celery, squash, heirloom tomatoes, beets, potatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, and carrots. These squash blossoms are beautiful and delicious. And no, you can do something other than fry them.

Protein tends to be the star of most meals, but without a supporting cast of vegetables (I swear, their celery is really good) it would be like eating out at Morton's or Ruth Chris, just protein on a plate.