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Butter up! Sweet corn is ready in Ohio

By Lisa Abraham
Beacon Journal food writer

Get out the butter and salt.

Local sweet corn is ready.

Oh, sure, there has been corn from Florida and other Southern states in the grocery stores for weeks now, but what can beat the fresh-from-the-stalk taste of locally grown corn?

Lisa Graf of Graf Growers in Akron said the family will harvest its first corn early Friday morning. It will be available for sale at 9 a.m. when Graf's farm market, 1015 White Pond Drive, opens for the day.

''We are excited for another season and our signature bi-color sweet corn looks great,'' Graf said.

Paula Szalay of Szalay's Farm in Peninsula said her family expects to be in the field on Saturday morning to harvest its first locally grown corn. It will be available for sale by noon Saturday at 4563 Riverview Road.

''We're getting excited. We'll be picking this weekend. The weather has been very cooperative,'' Szalay said.

The Szalays have been selling corn that they grow in southern Ohio for about the past 10 days. The family rents fields about two hours south of Summit County so that it can harvest corn in early July.

''The sunshine has been beautiful,'' Szalay said, noting that even though the temperatures have been in the 70s, the corn has been thriving. ''As long as we have shorts and T-shirts on, the corn is happy, too.''

Graf said for the first week, it's possible that corn might not be available for harvest every day so she urged customers to check on its availability next week by calling 330-836-2727 or by visiting Graf's Web site at http://www.grafgrowers.com.

''After that, the supply looks plentiful and consistent,'' she said.

Locally grown corn will be selling between $5 and $6 per dozen.

 


Lisa A. Abraham can be reached at 330-996-3737 or labraham@thebeaconjournal.com.

Get out the butter and salt.

Local sweet corn is ready.

Oh, sure, there has been corn from Florida and other Southern states in the grocery stores for weeks now, but what can beat the fresh-from-the-stalk taste of locally grown corn?

Lisa Graf of Graf Growers in Akron said the family will harvest its first corn early Friday morning. It will be available for sale at 9 a.m. when Graf's farm market, 1015 White Pond Drive, opens for the day.

''We are excited for another season and our signature bi-color sweet corn looks great,'' Graf said.

Paula Szalay of Szalay's Farm in Peninsula said her family expects to be in the field on Saturday morning to harvest its first locally grown corn. It will be available for sale by noon Saturday at 4563 Riverview Road.

''We're getting excited. We'll be picking this weekend. The weather has been very cooperative,'' Szalay said.

The Szalays have been selling corn that they grow in southern Ohio for about the past 10 days. The family rents fields about two hours south of Summit County so that it can harvest corn in early July.

''The sunshine has been beautiful,'' Szalay said, noting that even though the temperatures have been in the 70s, the corn has been thriving. ''As long as we have shorts and T-shirts on, the corn is happy, too.''

Graf said for the first week, it's possible that corn might not be available for harvest every day so she urged customers to check on its availability next week by calling 330-836-2727 or by visiting Graf's Web site at http://www.grafgrowers.com.

''After that, the supply looks plentiful and consistent,'' she said.

Locally grown corn will be selling between $5 and $6 per dozen.

 


Lisa A. Abraham can be reached at 330-996-3737 or labraham@thebeaconjournal.com.



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stleo
akron, oh

Posted 06:56 PM, 07/08/2009

Great corn, high prices.


Slovensko
Canton, OH

Posted 06:57 PM, 07/08/2009

SWEET. . . . . .corn. .


dduckster
akron, oh

Posted 07:01 PM, 07/08/2009

GO TO WAL MART SUPER CENTER THEN


SugarRay
duluth, ga

Posted 07:03 PM, 07/08/2009

I always come to Akron when the corn comes in.
Zaleys!!


lowrider54
barberton, oh

Posted 07:40 PM, 07/08/2009

great


Buck Stops

Posted 11:03 PM, 07/08/2009

Graf's! Both great though.


Urban Renaissance
Akron, OH

Posted 11:51 PM, 07/08/2009

When people think corn, they think of Nebraska first. But Ohio holds its own in corn, as well as some other produce.

Roasted ears FTW!


GoldenDucky
Akron, OH

Posted 12:43 AM, 07/09/2009

Sweet corn in Ohio is below par.
Gimme Iowa Sweet Corn ANY day.


Fix_It_Already
Akron, oh

Posted 08:22 AM, 07/09/2009

Golden Ducky, quit buying the garbage from the local grocery store.

Buy the corn straight from the farm that was picked that day and cook it that night. I do not care for vegetables, and even I will tell you that there is nothing better.


The Nittany Lion
Akron, OH

Posted 08:25 AM, 07/09/2009

What a corny story.

Why do they even need to report this? Everybody that's lived here for any extent of time knows the proverb...


JustMeinB
Barberton, OH

Posted 08:55 AM, 07/09/2009

SEIBERLING FARM - best corn in the area!

"When people think corn, they think of Nebraska first."

They do? Funny, being born & raised in Ohio, I've never once thought of Nebraska "first" when corn season came around.


patriot76
hudson, oh

Posted 09:16 AM, 07/09/2009

Szaleys: As overated as Luigi's...


JUDY

Posted 09:35 AM, 07/09/2009

You have got to taste the best sweet corn in Ohio -- reeeellllie -- it's DUSSEL'S on Old Forge Road in Brimfield. They've been growing the best around since I was a young girl, and I'm almost 60. My dad, who was a farmer, made us go to Dussel's to get sweet corn for the family git-togethers --- AND HE GREW SWEET CORN!!! REALLY -- IT'S THE BEST!!!!


cisco
tallmadge, oh

Posted 10:34 AM, 07/09/2009

I agree with Judy. Dussel's is the best!


deidre

Posted 10:55 AM, 07/09/2009

i vote for Graf's - great corn (and other produce and flowers!) and great family!


Overtaxed Voter
Akron, OH

Posted 04:58 PM, 07/09/2009

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Locally grown corn will be selling between $5 and $6 per dozen.
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Two to three times what 'regular' grocery stores charge.

I guess these are the kind of bargains that the Highland Square residents can look forward to enjoying if they get the Plusquell-mart Grocery Store.


pauliechop
, OH

Posted 06:48 PM, 07/09/2009

Where you get it is not as important as getting it as soon as you can after it's picked and cooking it right away.
















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