Farm Freshness
May 19, 2010 | Filed In: Blog
The Flea gets fresher and greener every week, a longtime dream of ours.
Starting this Saturday the Dancing Ewe farm in Granville, NY, begins selling its yummy Italian-style cheeses and Tuscan olive oil. Jody and Luisa's sheep farm—J met L as a cheesemaking apprentice in her native Tuscany—is a foodie (and Union Sq. Friday Greenmarket) fave, and their lamb is served at Mario Batali restos as well as Daniel. At the Flea here's what Ewe (and you) will have: pecorino (above) and caciotta cheeses, fresh from their farm; their new olive oil, harvested from Luisa's Maremma home region (New York already loves it); and if you're lucky their insane lamb merguez. J+L have big plans for the future, so welcome them warmly to the Flea so they can feed you even better.
Even more downhome, Val lives in Montclair, NJ, grows flowers on her property, is into arrangements and the like. Her new biz, Organic Blossoms, will mostly feature handtied flowers in funky and/or vintage midcentury vases, birdhouses, and the like. We're happy to encourage ambitious green thumbs and can't wait to see how Val spruces up the Flea on Saturday.
Happy spring.
