We're Rolling Out the Red Carpet at Kuhn Orchards!

Fresh Fruit & Veggies Farmers Market Update

mid August 2012

What's Fresh with Kuhn Orchards!

Roll Out the Red Carpet!!

Nostalgic Grapes

Checking out the Cucumbers

2012

Farmers Market Schedule

Crystal City

Crystal Dr. b/t 18th & 20th St.

Tues | 3pm-7pm | May 1-Nov 20

Oakton

OakMarr RECenter on Jrmntwn Rd.

Wed | 8am-noon | May 2 - Nov 14

Annandale

Wakefield Park on Braddock Road

Wed | 2pm-6pm | May 2 - Oct 31

Frying Pan Farm Park

2709 West Ox Rd, Herndon

Thurs | 3:30-7pm | May 3 - Oct 25

Petworth

9th St. NW b/t Upshur & Taylor St.

Fri | 4pm-8pm | May 4 - Oct 26

Fairfax

Behind old Fairfax Courthouse

Sat | 8am-1pm | May 5 - Oct 27

Vienna

Beside Red Caboose on Church St.

Sat | 8am-noon | May 5 - Oct 27

Washington, D.C.

14th & U St., NW

Sat | 9am-1pm | May 5 - Nov 17

Lorton

VRE Parking Lot, Lorton Station Rd.

Sun | 9am-1pm | May 6 - Nov 4

Palisades

48thPlace, NW at MacArthur Blvd.

Sun | 9am-1pm | April 1 - Dec 16

Greetings!

The Kuhn Orchards tents will be full this weekend! We will be bringing to market Cresthaven Peaches, Plums, Grapes, Heirloom Tomatoes, French Filet Beans, and Cucumbers. Apples are now coming in by the wagon full too.

Now is the time to start preserving the bounty. Pickled veggies and home preserves seem to be in every cooking magazine this time of year. Another way of putting food away for the winter is dehydrating. It is a slow process but the amount of time you have to put into it is relatively minimal; plus the kitchen doesn't get crazy hot.

If you are looking for large quantities for preserving, please talk to one of our friendly market employees or call our office (717.334.2722) to place an order.

We'll see you at market!!

Roll Out the Red Carpet!!

HONEYCRISP is HERE!!!! HC Red Carpet

We will be bringing our most popular apple to market this weekend! The name "Honeycrisp" accurately describes the flavor profile - Sweet, crispy, juicy.... wonderful! If you haven't tried our Honeycrisp (gasp!) then be sure to try a sample at market and fall head-over-heals!

We also have beautiful Gala apples. This particular subvariety of Gala is called 'Fulford;' it has a bi-color skin of hot pink and yellow. This year's coloring is breathtaking.

We also have Zestar!, Elstar, Gingergold, Summer Rambo, and Jonamac.

Nostalgic Grapes

All season we've been told "we're going to have a big crop of grapes" and I don't think any of us really realized how big of a crop that might be.

We have a big crop of grapes! grape clusters

Sidney's jaw dropped when she was told that 20 crates were harvested yesterday! And then Anthony followed up by saying we'd have 10 more pickings like that. At first we thought he was joking....he wasn't! So, if you want to experiment with grapes this season, this is the year to do it!

We will be bringing Blue Concord-Type grapes (with seeds) and three varieties of seedless grapes to market.

grape pints

The grape flavor is so intense and concentrated. It puts any grape at the grocery store to shame. The best way to describe how wonderful the grapes taste is "nostalgic." These grapes taste like the ones that you picked off the vine as a kid at your grandparents' or your great aunt's house. Our grapes are a must try! We have them by the pound and in pint boxes.

Checking out the Cucumbers

After a winter of reluctantly eating store bought cucumbers, we are eagerly harvesting our yummy cucumbers! We grow varieties that you do not typically find in the grocery stores - delicate Asian and seedless varieties, and robust white and yellow varieties. They are sweet and crunchy - and you will never experience the undesirable bitter aftertaste with our cucumbers.

They are delicious fresh - sliced to top salads or to add a nice crunch in your sandwich. A cucumber slaw is always a refreshing side dish - just marinate the cucumbers with onions in sugar, vinegar, and a bit of water. Or if you are feeling ambitious, they are delicious pickled. sliced cucumbers

Sidney, Mary Margaret and David Kuhn

Rusty, Anthony, Sandy, and Katy

Kuhn Orchards