7 Easy Recipes From Farmers to Your Table

Blackberry Crumb Cake

From: Rose's Berry Farm, South Glastonbury, Connecticut

Blueberries and pears. For many years, that’s all Sandi Rose, 56, and her late husband, Henry, grew. “But with farming, you know that something is going to go wrong every year,” she says. “That’s why I try to spread the risk among a variety of crops.” As a result, her table at New Haven’s Wooster Square Farmers’ Market offers an enticing seasonal array: potted annuals and strawberries in spring, raspberries and blackberries in summer, and apples and pumpkins in the fall. For decades Henry handled “the growing part of the business.” Taking over from him after he died in 2008, says Sandi, was frightening: “I had to take a step off a cliff. But now I’ve learned to fly.”

“I’m not much of a baker, but this light, fruity cake is so easy, even I can make it,” says Sandi of this breakfast treat, which was inspired by a recipe she found online.

Get the recipe for Sandi Rose’s Blackberry Crumb Cake.