Farmers’ Market Tour Update and Wild Blueberry Peach Crumble

This is what I have been waiting all year for…wild blueberry season! Delicious on their own, on cereal or even better in a pie or crumble, I love wild blueberries.

This past Monday night Buy Local Share Local was at Sorauren Farmers’ Market, and Tuesday we stopped by Riverdale to collect fresh produce for the local food bank at Yonge Street Mission. On Tuesday I could not resist buying some wild blueberries to take home for myself, and since our booth was next to Feast of Fields and their yummy looking peaches I had to buy some of those too.

Delicious Peaches at Riverdale Farmers' Market

At the end of the market Tuesday we had 100 pounds of produce donated by generous market goers and vendors for Yonge Street Mission, and I went home with my fruit purchases. I quickly realized that a plain wild blueberry crumble would be very expensive (my $10 of blueberries would not go that far) so I decided on wild blueberry and peach crumble.

Recipe: Wild Blueberry and Peach Crumble

My crumble in the making

                                                                                                           

I put together an easy recipe: peel and slice peaches (enough to fill whatever dish you are using 3/4 of the way). Add some blueberries to fill dish and mix them in. In a bowl combine 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of brown sugar, a half cup of quick oats and a half cup of butter. Throw in a pinch of salt and cinnamon. Heap the crumble topping over the fruit making sure to cover completely. Bake at 375 until the top is nice and dark golden brown (around 35 minutes for a big casserole dish). My filling was a bit runny but there are recipes online that add cornstarch to the filling if you prefer it less runny. What do you do with wild blueberries?

Donated produce at Riverdale going to Yonge Street Mission

 

Buy Local Share Local is coming to Stratford!

Buy Local Share Local will be at Stratford Farmers’ Market this Saturday from 7:00 am – 12:00 pm collecting donations of produce for the food bank at Stratford House of Blessing. If you’re in the area stop by and visit us!

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