Anna Blume Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Since my error has already been quoted, I won't take advantage of the wonderful invisible editing system here and instead post the following: The Swiss farmer's name is Heinz Thomet and not Hans. His business is called Next Step Produce, an organic farm that sells its produce towards the center of the bank's parking lot at Dupont Circle, on the right, if you enter from the gates close to the Metro stop's escalators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 New Morning will be returning to the farmers's market at Dupont Circle this Sunday. Since I failed to link Next Step Produce's web site before, here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giant shrimp Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Heinz was selling bags of mache for $3, tender clumps of shiny leaves that were much smaller than the ones I picked up at Trader Joe's on Friday for a bit more. Next week might be the last time it's available. the baby collard greens he was selling were sweet, at least raw. i will toss them with pasta tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 the baby collard greens he was selling were sweet, at least raw. Did you get any of his over-wintered carrots? Talk about sweet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 Heinz is going to bring some cardoons for me next week as a special favor, so I'll have to bite the bullet and pay whatever his price is. It's not as if I could buy them elsewhere, though. I have seen references to cardoon being used as a form of vegetable rennet to curdle milk for cheesemaking--something I might do some research about. Might try to make some ricotta, and then eat them together.The flower, not the stalks. They're a member of the thistle family. Here: pictures. I wonder if Heinz charges so much because he's got unique wares (I know he makes a point to be that way) or because he only sells at that one market on Sundays. At any case, I bought less than a pound of the fave since this was the best looking lot I've seen him ever bring to Dupont Circle and because he's carried them long before supermarkets ever did. But when they're $1.99 now at WF and $4.65 (?) at Next Step Produce, I hear you. FYI, one of the other fave shoppers said that fave are the only green bean native to Europe; all other varieties were imports. P.S. back at Monique since I duplicated her rhubarb and strawberry purchases. Heather sent me to New Morning for the snap peas, but I ended up with two Persian cucumbers instead. I am leafing through Nigel Slater's Kitchen Diaries and he described a salad made with radishes, cucumbers, sheep's feta and mint, I believe, that I felt the urge to make. And yes, there certainly were many DR's there today. I am starting to believe that Al Dente is really just a mythical creature, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Very tragically for Next Step, they suffered a fire in their boiler room recently. If you're interested in helping, here is some info from the FreshFarm Markets newsletter: HELP Heinz Fund: Help Heinz Thomet of Next Step Produce pay for rebuilding the boiler room that burned down. Heinz estimates he will need $20,000 to cover the costs that the insurance will not cover. If you would like to help in this effort, send an email to Help Heinz* with your ideas.If you want to make a tax deductible donation to the Help Heinz Fund, you can use our PayPal account on our website or download our Donation Form and indicate that your gift is restricted to the Help Heinz Fund. *I believe you can go to FreshFarm's website to find the email link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Fire brands the image of a Md. farmer, in today's (1/5/2011) WaPo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks, goldenticket & monavano. FYI there is a message line in the link that goldenticket provides that makes it possible to specify "Next -Step Produce" or "Heinz Thomet" as the intended recipient of any contribution. (The tax-exempt status of organization makes any financial contributions go further.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Next-Step Produce will be the one organic produce farm at the Dupont Circle farmers market tomorrow (10 AM to 1 PM). Greens tend to sell out early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'd like to bring your attention to the absolutely beautiful website that our own monavano and Mr. monavano designed to support this local farm: Next Step for Heinz. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ramona! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Next Step for Heinz Please check out the latest entry on the website which I hope goodeats will add to the calendar: FUNDRAISER APRIL 3 11 am to 10 pm at sweetgreen-dupont: Next Step Salad. Proceeds from sales go to Help Heinz Fund. (Look to thermometer on the website linked above for more good news some time soon! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 ^ Sorry!! Heinz is very important. Sidelined by ear infection and sinus infection (love those double-whammies). It's up now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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