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　　The freezing Northeast hasnu2019t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winteruff0cso when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasotauff0cFloridauff0cmy bags were packed before you could sayu201csunshineu201duff0eI left for the land of warmth and vitamin Cuff08u7ef4u751fu7d20Cuff09uff0cthinking of beaches and orange treesuff0eWhen we touched down to blue skies and warm airuff0cI sent up a small prayer of gratefulnessuff0eSwimming poolsuff0cwine tastinguff0cand pink sunsetsuff08at normal evening hoursuff0cnot 4in the afternoonuff09 filled the weekenduff0cbut the best part-particularly to my tasteuff0cdulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables-was a 7auff0emuff0eadventure to the Sarasota farmersu2019market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up calluff0e

　　The marketuff0cwhich was founded in 1979uff0csets up its tents every Saturday from 7uff1a00am to 1puff0emuff0crain or shineuff0calong North Lemon and State streetsuff0eBaskets of perfect red strawberriesuff0cthe red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truckuff1b and most of alluff0cthe tomatoesuff1aamazinguff0clargeuff0csoft and round red tomatoesuff0e

　　Disappointed by many a brokenuff0cvine-ripeneduff08u8513u4e0au6210u719fu7684uff09 promiseuff0cIu2019ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for yearsuff0eNo matter how attractive they look in the storeuff0conce I get them home theyu2019re unfailingly dryuff0charduff0cand tastelessuff0eBut I homed inuff0cwith uncertaintyuff0con one particular table at the Brownu2019s Grove Farmu2019s standuff0cfull of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fistuff0eThese were the real deal-and at that momentuff0cI realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldnu2019t be experiencing again for monthsuff0e

　　Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sightuff0cmy happiness deepened when I learned that Brownu2019s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack