You know it’s summer when…fill in the blank. For me it’s peaches, tomatoes and sweet corn. So we’re in the thick of it now.
Local peaches can be found at Solebury Orchards, Manoff Market Gardens and Fairview Farm. Solebury Orchards also still has some blueberries (but it was a lighter than usual crop this year), blackberries and apricots (also going soon) and early pears. Manoff’s has white and yellow peaches, and blackberries, with yellow nectarines coming soon. I’m just happy I live around the corner from Fairview Farm and their freestone yellow peaches. Yum.
Tomatoes and sweet corn are showing up in farmers’ markets and farm stands all over the county, but I’m still waiting for my favorite tomatoes from Fred & Evelyn Slack’s farm in Forest Grove (see the post we wrote about them here).
This week will be the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance’s third summer farm tour and potluck. The event takes place Wednesday, August 1st at the Myerov Family Farm in Perkasie. In addition to a delicious potluck and a tour of the farm, there will also be a piano concert! The Myerov Farm is a CSA but also has their own market. Bring a dish to share, eating utensils, and seating for your family. The potluck begins at 6 pm, tour and concert to follow at 7 pm. For more information, click here.
To market, to market. What can you expect to find at area farmers’ markets this week? Sweet corn, berries, peaches, pears, melons, heirloom tomatoes, green beans, okra, sunflowers and bouquets, potatoes, basil, eggplant, fennel, fresh garlic, spring onions, scallions, cucumbers, cabbages, patty pan squash, zucchini, yellow squash, red beets, turnips, kohlrabi, lettuces, chard, broccoli, collards, radishes, mushrooms, dill, parsley, cilantro and other herbs. Many markets will also have pasture-raised meats, free range eggs, baked goods, specialty food items and more. For a full listing of farmers’ markets in Bucks County, click here.
For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Have a super weekend. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.
Friday, July 27:
- Bucks County Food Tours: Mixed Bag of Bucks – Meeting place TBA, Doylestown, PA [10 am – 3 pm]
- Stockton Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
- Beer Tasting, Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4 – 6 pm]
- Ottsville Farmers’ Market – Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA [4 – 8 pm]
- Friday Wine & Music – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
- Friday Freestyle Flights of Wine – The Washington House, 136 N. Main Street , Sellersville, PA [5 – 10 pm]
- Wine Concert Series – The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Delaware Valley College, 2100 Lower State Rd, Doylestown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
- Wine & Chocolates – TASTE, 711 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [7 – 8:30 pm]
- Wine Tasting for Singles – Crossing Vineyards, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [7 – 9 pm]
- Cool Tunes – Crossing Vineyards, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [8 – 10 pm]
Saturday, July 28:
- Doylestown Farmers’ Market – W. State & Hamilton St., Doylestown, PA [7 am – 12 pm]
- Plumsteadville Grange Farm Market – Plumsteadville Grange, Route 611 North, opposite Keller’s Church Rd., Plumsteadville, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
- Perkasie Farmers’ Market – 7th and Market Sts, Perkasie, PA [9 am – 1 pm]
- Wrightstown Farmers’ Market – Wrightstown Twp. Municipal Bldg (parking lot), 2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA [9 am – 1 pm
- Stockton Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9 am – 4 pm]
- Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
- Wine & Chocolates – TASTE, 711 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [1 – 2:30 pm]
- Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
- Wines of Summer – TASTE, 711 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [4 – 5:30 pm]
- Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 7 pm]
- Saturday Wine & Music – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
- Evening Star Dinner Train – New Hope/Ivyland Train, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [7 – 9 pm]
Sunday, July 29:
- Firehouse Breakfast – Haycock Fire Company, 850 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [8 am – 12 pm]
- Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market – Dvoor Farm, Route 12 Circle, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 1 pm]
- Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
- Sangria Sundays – Chaddsford Winery Tasting Room, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [10 am – 6 pm]
- Sangria Sundays – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
- Wine & Chocolates – TASTE, 711 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [1 – 2:30 pm]
- Wines of Summer – TASTE, 711 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [4 – 5:30 pm]
- Pairing Wine and Cheese – Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA [ 2 – 3:30 pm]
- Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]
- Wines of Summer – TASTE, 711 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [4 – 5:30 pm]
- Grapevine Express Wine & Cheese Pairing – New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA [5 – 7 pm]
Monday, July 30:
No events
Tuesday, July 31:
- Langhorne Farmers’ Market – Jesse Soby American Legion Post, 115 W. Richardson Ave., Langhorne, PA [3:30 – 6:30 pm]
- Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar @ The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]
Wednesday, August 1:
- The Farmers’ Market @ Playwicki Farm – 2350 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville, PA [3 – 6 pm]
- Schnitzel Night – United German Hungarians Club, 4666 Bristol Rd, Bensalem, PA [5:30 – 7:30 pm]
- BCFA’s Summer Farm Tours: Myerov Family Farm – Myerov Family Farm, 306 Elephant Road Perkasie, PA [6 – 8:30 pm]
- Wine Down Wednesdays – Old Bethlehem Road Hotel, 243 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
- Dungeness Crab Night – The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]
- The Greek Islands (class) – Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Shopping Center, 432 North Main Street, Doylestown, PA [7 – 9 pm]
- Meet the Brewer – Spinnerstown Hotel, 2195 Spinnerstown Rd, Spinnerstown, PA [7 – 10 pm]
Thursday, August 2:
- Lower Makefield Farmers’ Market – Veterans Square Park, Edgewood and Heacock Rds, Lower Makefield, PA [3:30 – 6:30 pm]
- Clam Bake – Logan Inn, 10 W. Ferry St, New Hope, PA [5 – 9 pm]
- Cooking with herbs and edible flowers – Hilltown, PA [6:30 – 8:30 pm]
- Wines of Summer – TASTE, 711 Easton Road, Warrington, PA [7 – 8:30 pm]
For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Stay cool. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.
