FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham Farmers Market offers great produce, baked goods, flowers, plants, meat, and kettle corn. The market is held every Thursday through October from 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. on the Framingham Centre Common on Edgell Road, near Rt. 9.

Gilson’s has begun to bring a beautiful selection of mums and asters for you doorstep, window boxes or border gardens and Martha Hanson has been bringing a beautiful selection of dried gourds – check out the beautiful, original designs she’s painted on some. In addition to gourds, Hanson’s also has pumpkins for sale…and fall raspberries!

Ed Silvia’s farmstand is burgeoning with colorful peppers -sweet, hot, stuffing, frying or plain old eating peppers in a rainbow of colors. Did you know that a green bell pepper with eventually turn orange or red if allowed to fully ripen and that ripening increases the Vitamin C content? It also makes it more digestable for those who have sensitivities to raw peppers. Ed has also been bringing green frying tomatoes and italian plums in small quantities.

Yia Li herself came to market last week to oversee her new, larger display of Asian and Brazilian produce. Fresh lemongrass, pea tendrils, baby pumpkins, bitter melon and jilo are just some of the exotic finds at her Hmong Farms stand.

Austin Brothers wants you to know that all of their beef is dry-aged which enhances the flavor and texture of the meet tremendously. Dry-aging beef used to be a customary practice before the mass production of cattle. The process causes excess moisture to wick away from the meat which concentrates the beef flavor and an increase in enzyme production which naturally tenderizes the meat.

Most people have only had the opportunity to enjoy dry-aged beef in upscale restaurants but you can enjoy a delicious dry-aged steak right off your own grill if you pay a visit to Roxanne this Thursday.

Please don’t forget the fresh baked goods: breads,scones, and jumbo cookies at the Great Harvest tent and the ever-so-munchable kettle corn treat at Velma’s!

Ernie Update: Last week Ernie was chopping down some of the early season corn to get the fields ready for a planting of winter rye which helps to stop soil erosion and ensure a healthy home for next year’s crops.

For more information about the Framingham and other Massachusetts Farmers Markets, visit http://massfarmersmarkets.org

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