Carmine Comes Correct!

Vendors twist n' shout at Haymarket, but no one hawks quite as loudly as Carmine of C&D Farm in East Boston.

Clad in a Sox jacket--which immediately inspires confidence--he barks at shoppers as they approach, but in a nice way:

"What do you need, boss?"

Try the steroid carrots. In fact, try three pounds...for a dollar.

While it sounds too good to be true, that's of course the going rate at the weekend market. You get cheap produce--some fresh, some foul.

'Roid Ready

Put Carmine's "steroid carrots" in the fresh category. He grows the foot-long variety, with a nearly two-inch diameter up top.

At least he says they're on 'roids. He also told me that Major League ballplayers use the same stuff, so maybe we can't trust him 100 percent.

But we can trust him to deliver great veggies every weekend. I saw peppers, squash and other items at his stand, but the jumbo carrots carried the day.

They're crunchy, flavorful and still in season (I think). Go get some. Just keep your wallet close by. See the video below for details.


Carmine's Steroid Carrots! from The Hungry Heart on Vimeo.

PLUS...The Yelpers have lots to say about the Haymarket experience in general. Check out my graph, if you don't have time to read their reviews!