Pictured here is Liam Madden, Iraq Veterans Against the War superman, Boston Localvore par excellence, dude in need of a raincoat on this, the second day of the Davis Square Farmers’ Market. Liam is my little brother and a mozzarella salesman on his summer break from college. He’s shilling Fiore di Nonno cheese for Lourdes Smith.
A bunch of markets kicked off this week including those in Copley and Central Squares. For those of you up in the Davis Square neck of the woods, you have it good. It’s Wednesdays from 12 to 6 and they have all the goods when the season is in full swing. Beef, bread, chocolate, cow’s milk mozzarella and chevre and all the usual produce suspects PLUS, in the fall, this guy comes in on the sly and sells the most exquisite Wellfleet oysters for a song. (He’s not *technically* supposed to for some bullshit red tape reason, but we salute his doing so. Subverting the corporate industrial food complex is kind of our middle name).
After seeing Liam soaked to the bone with three hours to go, I walked over to the Goodwill and purchased a couple of sweatshirt-y numbers for him. If you see him at any subsequent markets, a couple things to keep in mind are A). That cheese has a narcotic quality in the best possible way (also it’s cheaper at the market than at the retail locations — $5). B). Liam has an amazing recipe for spicy homemade whole grain mustard that you could ask for, then make yourself, C). He was a Marine Corps Sargeant, so don’t try any funny business. D) He’s really bright and outgoing and has a few opinions about U.S. foreign policy that let’s just say we here at BostonLocalvores.org agree with.
Somervillians: Union Square market this Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm.