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May: What’s in season at the farmers market

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May 3, 2013, 12:37 PM

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"What happens early in the spring (at the farmers market) is it's a little bit of horticulture, too, because people are planting their gardens," says Yonkers. These "market starts" are for sale at the farmers market and are ready to be planted in the garden at home. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Asparagus is one of the signature spring vegetables. This asparagus was picked from a farm in Maryland just hours before it was brought to the market. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Farms store apples from the fall in rooms without any oxygen to keep them crisp. "They keep bringing the apples to the market until they run out or until they have strawberries," Yonkers explains. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
290074 Lettuce and other greens are great for lowering your cholesterol. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
This local cheese is called Prince George's Blue. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
One local vendor recommends stinging nettles during the spring season. But just as the name suggests, this green is not to be handled with bare hands. Yonkers recommends wearing gloves or using tongs to handle stinging nettles while cooking. Sauté them with a little bit of butter or olive oil and they are delicious. Other spring herbs include watercress, thyme and sorrel. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
"These are our first starwberries of the season, which is big news," explains Yonkers, who says these strawberries are from the Northern Neck. Expect more farms to bring strawberries in throughout the month. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
These tomatoes are gown in a greenhouse. Yonkers explains that tomatoes grown in greenhouses can be grown year-round and have a uniform shape. "They are only a certain number of varieties that are actually grown in greenhouses," she says. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
As for fresh flowers, anemones are particuarly seasonal in the spring, as are poppies. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Yonkers says it takes an enormous amount of work to gather a bouquet of Lily of the Valley, but the smell is worth the effort. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Basil is aplenty at the farmers market from April through August. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Gordy's pickles makes an appearance at a lot of the farmers markets in the area. Other vendors in the area range from a wood-burning pizza oven on wheels, to locally-made gelato. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Lots of farmers markets attract vendors that sell beauty products or other goods, such as honey, jams and baked desserts. This vendor sells handmade soaps. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Bread is not necessarily seasonal, but it is always delicious and abundant at local farmers markets. (WTOP/Rachel Nania)
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