Yesterday my husband and I went to our local farmer's market! They started a few weeks ago, but this was our first visit of the season. We are very blessed to live in the largest agricultural community in the world, I think...anyways maybe Steph can back me up on that. So this means that it's a waste to go to the grocery store for fresh produce, because we can get our produce direct from the farmer for cheaper. It's also a great way to meet the farmers and show our appreciation for them! By the way most of our bounty was organic!
A brief PSA for you all...please buy local and support your local farmer! The more invested in what we eat and where it comes from the better it is for the farmer and us! The farmer's job is to produce what the people want, if people only go to the grocery store farmers are forced to mass produce for the mass market which means we don't always know what we're eating. Farmers don't want it this way! If it's possible try and reserve your produce shopping for your local farmer's market! (I hope that you all have access to one...but I know not everyone does...but if you do...do your part!) Happy marketing!
Oh wow! It looks delicious! We really don't have anything like this here. At the grocery store the produce is so expensive and half rotten. I'd love to live somewhere with a huge farmers market. We have a tiny little place around here, but even there it's not very inexpensive and the produce doesn't look that great! I keep telling my hubby we have to get a house soon so I can grow my own veggies for salad (at least that). I hate buying half wilted lettuce, etc. By the way...CONGRATS ON BECOMING AN AUNTIE :0) So excited for you guys!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nadine! I know that's the best when you can grow your own...we live in an apartment to and I have recently killed the only plant I have!
ReplyDeletesuch fresh produce... it looks so tasty! awww, i miss california's produce... there seriously is nothing like it!!! i think we are making a trip to our farmer's market on saturday - yay!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to find and visit some farmers markets this year. We would like to go to the strawberry orchard too.
ReplyDeleteI think I want to try going to a farmer's market! You are so right about meeting the growers of our food and helping them bring the food directly to us. Great thought!
ReplyDeleteHere, Here! We do have a farmers market, and we've joined a local co-op for the first time this year. Where you pay a certain amount of money for the year, and each week you go and get your allotted poundage of whatever strikes your fancy. I'm excited to see how it goes! It starts the last week of May...almost here...
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