{"id":932,"date":"2008-02-25T03:05:25","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T08:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=932"},"modified":"2008-02-25T03:05:25","modified_gmt":"2008-02-25T08:05:25","slug":"my-dc-winter-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=932","title":{"rendered":"my d.c.: winter farmers&#8217; market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late February and early March are the blahest of the months for me, so posting tends to be erratic at this time of the year. But before anyone sends out the search engines for me, I offer you this belated My D.C. photo series:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2284037356\/\" title=\"Winter Market by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3023\/2284037356_e03aa9023a.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Winter Market\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThis is taken at the Q Street end of the Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market, which happens year-round every Sunday. During the winter months, the selection and the hours are somewhat curtailed, but you still find a surprising bounty and an eager crowd.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2284057976\/\" title=\"Loaves by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3136\/2284057976_985e9f5d90_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Loaves\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2284050564\/\" title=\"Buckets of Lilies by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2292\/2284050564_d9ddb29890_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Buckets of Lilies\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2283257979\/\" title=\"Sweetness by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2287\/2283257979_1608523442_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Sweetness\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2283259927\/\" title=\"Fist-Sized Cabbages by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3110\/2283259927_fbdf2df4ca_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Fist-Sized Cabbages\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2284041522\/\" title=\"Onion Options by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3094\/2284041522_1b9b651af5_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Onion Options\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2284053116\/\" title=\"Selection of Squash by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2319\/2284053116_aa36184c80_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Selection of Squash\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2283270413\/\" title=\"Apple Crates by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2085\/2283270413_d11c015a20_m.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Apple Crates\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2284048564\/\" title=\"Jars of Jam by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2361\/2284048564_763a7da5ae_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Jars of Jam\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2284039156\/\" title=\"Take-Away Soups and Sauces by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2161\/2284039156_2cd0657dba_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Take-Away Soups and Sauces\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>My market basket overflowed this morning. It included a gorgeous cabbage, greenhouse lettuce and mache, potatoes, jam, pear and apple ciders, apples, a chicken breast, yogurt, and cheese.<\/p>\n<p>I literally couldn&#8217;t have fit another item into the basket, so it&#8217;s just as well I arrived in the last hour the market is open. If I&#8217;d made it out of the house earlier, I would have bought some flowers, a breakfast pastry, and some greenhouse cherry tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2283274483\/\" title=\"Winter Vendor by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2350\/2283274483_16e3d21348.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Winter Vendor\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late February and early March are the blahest of the months for me, so posting tends to be erratic at this time of the year. 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