It's That Time Again-

Time to take one last lingering look at The Market.

If you’ve already ordered the big-ticket items for your menu, consider making this the week you take the little details up a notch. Roasting a Farm Girl Natural Foods’ poulet libre chicken with Rattle’s Garden’s certified organic green beans on the side? Add some fresh tarragon and sage from Arkansas Natural Produce for that indefinable something extra. Making chili with MeatWorks Butchery & Market’s grassfed ground beef and Crimmins Family Farm’s certified organic cayenne peppers? Top that with some Daley Dairy’s raw milk white cheddar and chopped Victory Garden’s chives and you’ve taken classic comfort food to a higher level. It’s the little extra local touches that really make a meal.

Speaking of chives, ABC Nature Greenhouse and Herb Farm is back after a summer hiatus with everything you need to fulfill that autumn urge to garden. Now is the time to get your blueberry plants in the ground right next to your cool weather crops like cabbage and heirloom purple cauliflower. Or fill your sunniest windows with medicinal and flavorful herbs and conversation-starting baby citrus trees. (What’s a yuzu, anyway?) All that greenery is guaranteed to keep away the winter blues. So get a head start on holiday happiness before The Market closes tomorrow morning!

~Rebecca Wild