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<\/a><\/p>\nSampson’s<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In truth, they are a potato farm, and all year long you can go to the door of the back barn and get yourself a 50 pound bag. I’m not so much in the market for such a thing, but the smaller bags are available at the local grocer most of the year, and they are delectable.\u00a0 Everyone is friendly, the stand is usually open 4-6 during the week and most of the day on the weekends. Its on Old Bedford Road, almost as northern in Westport, as a folk can get. almost.<\/p>\n corn silk on the ground,\u00a0 yellow white and golden, buttery corn on the cob, sweet pop of kernel in the mouth, even the chickens sit around, waiting for the empty cobs.\u00a0 I don’t know how they do it, but even now, when the corn has every right to be showing its age, this stuff is just AMAZING. It is the best corn I have ever had in my life. ever.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n also, if you don’t already know it, you should check out SEMAP<\/a>, its an agricultural partnership for the Southeastern Massachusetts area and will give you all the information for local farms, CSAs, markets, etc… Its an invaluable resource.\u00a0 (if, poor thing, you don’t live within walking distance to Sampson’s)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday the family left to hit the Knubble Beach at the end of the Westport River.\u00a0 It is an exceptional beauty, and newly public, and quite a doozy for local politics.\u00a0 Do we pave? Do the neighbors like to share? Is there an environmental risk? I am very happy to be able to explore this … Continue reading