Rooted In Cleveland

What does an all-​local farm stand sell in the cruel Cleveland winter when all that’s left is wrinkly apples and softening potatoes?
How about hand-​poured, delicious, locally-​roasted cofee?
Pop in on your way to work and Trey will pour you a freshly ground cup using a rotating selection of prime Rising Star beans, or hit it up as your first stop before indulging in everything else the market offers.
I sampled the Costa Rican brew this morning. I’m still smiling.
Hope they brew some iced coffee in the summer.

Found my new produce stand at the WSM – done and done.
I’m a CSA gal, Fresh Fork to be exact, but sometimes you just need some extra ingredients and that’s where Rooted In Cleveland comes in. Here there is no question where your produce is coming from – most likely it’s from across the street at Ohio City Farm! Yep: the farm that helps refugees find work and teaches them to farm to make money (Refugee Responce)… the farm space that helps people in need find fresh produce while also supplying local restaurants in Ohio City with tons of homegrown goodies. That farm!
The stand has pretty much all seasonal items, but when I stopped by last week they had everything I was looking for. Herbs, root veggies, tomatoes, greens – yum! I’m not sure what the stand will look like in the winter months, but I’m sure they’ll have something out there that’s delicious.
Their FB page says it best, «We’re a seasonally and sustainably-​oriented produce stand at the West Side Market providing local and organically-​minded specialty produce.»
Prices were way cheaper than Dave’s Supermarket and pretty on point with the rest of the stands. But what really stands out? No yelling or selling! That’s right – no one at the stand will try to sell you or trick you into buying overly ripened produce they don’t let you see first before they throw in a bag. In general, just picture this: You’re fighting your way through the produce wing at WSM on a Saturday afternoon, then you turn the corner to suddenly find a peaceful place where you can take a breath of fresh air and buy bad ass local produce. Yes, that was a bit of a run-​on, but you get the point.
Hint: It’s near the Ohio City Blooms stand.