Feature Friday: Weber's Farm Market

I remember as a child, sitting in the back of my dad's truck at the farmer's market, nibbling on sweet corn, raw and shuck still on the end. His veggies were THAT good. Although my family no longer grows sweet corn, we've had a huge garden down at the farm as long as I can remember, and spend countless hours growing, weeding, watering, canning and freezing our tasty crop. Needless to say, it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to produce. 

Thankfully, with a farming family comes farming connections and when my dad stopped growing sweet corn, we started getting it from his friends, the Webers. 

Dare I say, their corn may even be better than Dad's. Just don't tell him! 

Like my family, the Webers have been farming for generations. Unlike my family, they got away from the farmer's market format and started a farm stand, which is still going strong.

Weber's grows tomatoes, peppers, melons, squash, you name it.

 

But they're best known for their sweet corn, and for good reason! It is honestly the BEST sweet corn in the area. And we live in the corn belt! When Hubs moved to the area he thought I was exagerating about how great Weber's produce is, but once he tried it he was sold and even now, living more than half an hour away, it's still worth the drive!

So good, that in our home, this meal of Langen steak and Weber's tomato and corn is the quentisential meal of summer, with the corn being the star!

Weber's has partnered with other local businesses to provide jams, salsas, local honey and even wreaths. And in 2015, they partnered with the Minges family to move the annual pumpkin festival to the Weber Farm Market. No word yet as to how it will be altered this year, but I really hope it still happens!

A big fan of Fall, I can't wait to see these mums start to bloom. The only downside is knowing that means the end of Weber's season and no more fresh sweet corn.

Weber's hours change with the seasons and with the supply. They had some issues with the corn crop this year due to a late freeze that killed off their early crop, but what came in later in the season was just as amazing as always. They generally close for the season in mid-to-late September. That means you should check them out now, because time is running out!

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