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Farmer’s Market offers plethora of fresh goods

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Summer days are getting shorter, the light is more golden as fall approaches, and farms and gardens are starting to yield ripe produce. For local people trying to buy local food, the Polson Farmers' Market is the place to go on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Located on Third Ave. West, between the Cove Deli and First Citizens Bank, market goers can find fancy rubber gloves, cut flowers, soap, jewelry, wood items, plants, gifts, bread and baked goods as well as lots of fresh, area-grown food.

Nicole Jarvis from Ploughshare Farm in Moiese brings a load of produce including peppers, cabbage, melons, kale, chard, beets, carrots, eggplant, green beans, leeks, tomatoes and onions to Polson’s weekly market.

Connor, 4, and Clara, 18 months, came along Friday, Sept. 3, to help their mom market the farm’s wares.

“People always want zucchini, green beans, corn...” Jarvis said, “And chard, it’s amazing. They want chard.”

Chard is popular to put in green smoothies, Jarvis explained, because it’s sweet. Customers also want hot peppers and tomatoes. This year, with its wet spring, was not good for homegrown tomatoes, she explained. 

Jarvis freezes as much fresh produce for her family as she can, but some vegetables and fruit, such as tomatoes and peaches, just need to be canned.

Although Francis and Norman McGeaughay might not can, the father/son duo also uses a time-honored method; they farm only with horses, Belgians and Percherons, because they like the traditional way.

“Not a tractor on the place,” according to Francis.  

In addition to bringing fresh produce to the Polson Farmers' Market, the McGeaughays have a pumpkin patch that they’ll start opening to preschools, daycares and other groups as Halloween draws near.

Fresh food tastes better, and lots of folks from Polson and the surrounding area seem to agree as they flock to the Farmer’s Market. 

The season is winding down with the last market scheduled for October.

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