porri al mercato / leeks at the farmers' market

lovely leeks elegantly displayed in a pretty basket

At the Green Fire Farm stand, they know well that I am a lover of leeks. The ones in the photo come from the fall crop: besides being beautiful, they are shown beautifully: much care went into growing them and they deserve to be shown off. 

I am writing these few lines with a sigh, knowing that on Saturday, November 17, the Arcata Plaza will see the last farmers' market of the 2012 season.

Haalo of Cook (Almost) Anything and I are on the same wavelength this week, as she also posted a black-and-white photo of leeks: porri di Cevere.

This is my contribution to edition #57 of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography Event created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook, now organized by Cinzia of Cindystar.

The photo was shot in color and then converted to black and white.

On this page, you can find out who is hosting the current and future editions of the event.

Comments

[Susan]

Love those fan tails. Great subject for B/W still life.

[diary of a tomato]

Great pattern and texture! I've come to greatly appreciate the care and attention farmers bring to making their produce ready for market, especially once we started growing our own!

[Sally]

Beautiful photo. We now have about 3 inches of snow. I cannot even fathom a farmers' market find....winter has come much too early. But by the weekend, I am hoping that the snow will melt and we will have at least another 2 weeks to shop from the farm trucks.

[Cynthia]

Anche per me le stagioni ormai sono scandite dall'inizio o la fine dei farmers' market. Il mio (quello principale) in centro a Boston finira' il 20 novembre. Ma abbiamo in programma un mercato permanente che aprira' nel 2014.

Sapresti dirmi se i funghi porcini e il radicchio tardivo di Treviso sono disponibili da voi in California? Come mi mancano, sono una patita del risotto.

[Simona Carini]

Thanks, Susan!

Agree, diary!

I hope so too, Sally: I am not used to snow. I am bringing the heaviest coat I have.

Ciao Cinzia. I porcini credo che si trovino, anche se onestamente non guardo mai perche' comunque il prezzo e' stratosferico. Per quanto riguarda il radicchio tardivo, non l'ho mai visto, ma dati i luoghi dove faccio la spesa, puo' essermi sfuggito. Il radicchio che trovo di solito e' quello di Verona. Terro' gli occhi aperti e ti faro' sapere con piu' certezza.
P.S. I porcini li trova Wendy, una ragazza che conosco che vive in Colorado: http://zesterdaily.com/agriculture/dirty-side-of-wild-porcini-mushroom-hunting/