Farmers Market

Hello Fellow bloggers!

Today, Was the last of this years Farmers Market downtowm. My mom and I have been looking forward to it for two weeks. It'll be the last time that we will be able to stock up on vegetables and produce that is fresh and home grown. So last night, we made sure to get to bed early so we could be ready to start buying when the market opened at 7:30 am. That was our goal anyway...


At 6:45, we were up and getting ready. We decided to take our dogs Bailey and Toby with us as they love to see all the other dogs that usually are there and they both needed the exercise. However, it was a brisk morning and Toby is a Chihuahua and Bailey is a Papillon...both small dogs. So we got each of them our an outfit to wear. Once we get them dressed, we went to put bows in Bailey's hair. That didn't go very well. She wouldn't sit still and Toby was really restless, so we finally just decided to leave them at home. Off we went. There were a few things that we knew we wanted to buy for sure, butwe were excited to see all the other things that would be there as well.

The biggest problem with going to a Farmers Market of this size (several city blocks) is that there are several vendors selling the same things and at different prices. So you need to make sure that you remember where you see things in order to get the best deals and not purchase from the first vendor you see. If you go the market every time they have it, most vendors are typically in the same place each time. If you have a vendor that you have purchased from in the past and their prices is good and their produce is great, you cand just go directly to them and not have to shop ot he other. Thats what we did. There is a Menonite group that sells fresh grown produce and its really nice produce. So we went there and got what we needed right away. That left us with time to just look at all the other things other than produce for the rest of the time that we were there.

We found a candy vendor and picked up some for my dads 'sweet tooth'. We also found a pasta vendor and purchase a 10 pound bag for $10. There was music for all to listen to, so we bought some breakfast burritos and sat and listened while we ate.

It was still cool by the time we finished up and headed back to the car. Hanging out at the market with thousands of peope and sun beating on you can make it not a fun time, but because we were there early enough, there was no heat to deal with. And now...home to make lunch....with some of our produce. Stuffed peppers for lunch...YUM! It's the best part of the Farmers Market...eating what we bring home.

-Ardeeemilla