Local sweet corn thoughts

The best time to eat sweet corn is immediately after it's picked, or as close as possible to the day that it was picked.

The starches or whatever in the sweet corn that make it taste great start to go bad soon after it's picked. I think that's what a farmer told me. I've noticed a taste difference after a few days.

The local farmers planted their sweet corn in May. So sweet corn sold in the Toledo area prior to late June was probably not grown locally.

In the past, I've bought Bench's sweet corn at the Thursday night Perrysburg farmers market. They picked their sweet corn on Thursday, or if the weather forecast was off, they picked on Wednesday.

Eating the sweet corn that evening was amazing. After only a few days, the sweet corn still tasted good, but not like those first couple days after buying it.

Freezing sweet corn makes for a nice treat in January.

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The best time to eat sweet corn is immediately after it's picked, or as close as possible to the day that it was picked.

The starches or whatever in the sweet corn that make it taste great start to go bad soon after it's picked. I think that's what a farmer told me. I've noticed a taste difference after a few days.

The local farmers planted their sweet corn in May. I saw a Facebook post that said Dave Bench planted sweet corn on May 6. So sweet corn sold in the Toledo area prior to late June was probably not grown locally.

In the past, I've bought Bench's sweet corn at the Thursday night Perrysburg farmers market. They picked their sweet corn on Thursday, or if the weather forecast was off, they picked on Wednesday.

Eating the sweet corn that evening was amazing. After only a few days, the sweet corn still tasted good, but not like those first couple days after buying it.

Freezing sweet corn makes for a nice treat in January.

Depending upon the weather, small quantities of Bench's sweet corn would be available by early July.

Here's a Fri, Jul 18, 2014 Bench's Facebook post
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152220425426821&id=370267126820

Oh what a night at Perrysburg Farmers Market. We sold out of corn in record time. 2 very full bins were gone before 6pm. We had a lot of sad customers who came too late. Will need to bring extra next week.