garden fresh, photo by luna.nik

You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook’s year. I get more excited by that than anything else.”
– Mario Batali

Here’s hoping that your dishes have a little (or a lot) of Michigan tomatos and all the other fruit and vegetable bounty that Michigan brings to the table. To help you out, check out Michigan tomatos and the Michigan Farmers Market map on Absolute Michigan.

See this bigger in Niki’s Food slideshow!

PS: I’m at the Traverse City Film Festival all week and watched the documentary Food Inc. and I have to tell you that about all I want to eat today is something that I picked or bought at a farm market!!

PPS: The quotation above came from Absolute Michigan’s July Event Calendar – Steve does a great job setting the seasonal mood while providing you with don’t miss events from all over the state. Check out the August Michigan calendar!