Farmer's Market

For the last 2 years, this lovely setting has been the location of a weekly farmer's market. I believe it's a mission that this church carries out, but I'm not sure. This weekend was opening weekend, and I wasn't the only one looking forward to it - it was packed!


This is looking toward the tents where I bought Hope's Garden basil pesto and got a card for a meat CSA - it's something new that the local heritage/organic meat producers are doing. I'm tempted. On the left you can make out the fish hanging on the tent wall. Two years ago, I bought three and I gave away 1 and kept 2. And slightly off camera to the right is where I found some chipotle bacon, thick sliced and some pepperone salami, handmade. Yum.

This is Farmer George. or Farmer Jeff. I forget. He didn't have any flat leaf parsley, which I dearly wanted to make fresh ranch dressing. But a tent or two up are the farmers that sold me my heirloom tomato plants: Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter and Amish Paste. Mortgage Lifter was around during the Great Depression. It seemed apropos, somehow.

My hands were full by the time I bought endive to cook with white beans, but I also got some fresh eggs on the way out. They were various colors and sizes.

The moss wall above was on the way back to the car. I had to put down the eggs to take the picture.

Below is the bounty.

Have a great week!