Market Report: a visit in May to two New York City greenmarkets

Big fat parsnips are one item that I don't believe I've ever seen in the farmers markets that I frequent near my southern California home. So I snapped up a few when I spotted them in the Tompkins Square greenmarket, in the East Village of lower Manhattan, on Mother's Day. They were probably left in the ground through the cold New York winter, which helps them build up sugar. The next day, I dropped by the market in Union Square and found something else that was new to me: red spinach.

Read my report on my visits in May to two New York City greenmarkets.