shop at the farmers market more

I have been doing this and the food is so much better then what we get in the grocery and it doesn’t have the the chemicals either. I would do this and support your local farmers.

After seeing ads in the paper for months, FINALLY made it to my local farmer’s market. An absolute shopping delight – if you’re a foodie, this is your foodie heaven. Free samples galore of the sweetest, ripest peaches, home baked breads, hand-chopped salsa. Really amazing stuff. Brought home peaches and pumpkin bread, had a great conversation with the African guy who hand bakes the bread! Told him I’d be back next week for some banana nut! Everyone was friendly and welcoming – this isn’t the “every man for himself” mentality of your local grocery store, it’s really the heart of community at its finest.

Kenosha – there are ones almost everyday. This would be the one I could make it too.
Kenosha Harbor Park Market at 56th Street and 3d Avenue, near the harbor from last Saturday in May-first Saturday in Oct. Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Racine – Farmers Market II at 700 State from May-October on Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

Burlington – Wehmoff Square (corner of Washington and Pine Streets), Thursdays—3pm to 8pm from June 5-Nov 20 (weather permitting)

Caledonia – Farmers Market on Interstate Highway 94 at 7 Mile Road open year round on Saturdays

Location: 19801 83rd St., Bristol, WI Veterans Park on the west side of Town Hall.

June 11th thru September 10th on Wednesday’s from 2pm till 7pm

I just need to find out which town holds their market.

every week for the past month now. its not the best farmers market, but its local!

We went to the Farmers Market today to pick up the things we will need for the Salsa Contest at the market on Thursday. This year we are making a cucumber based salsa with Anaheim peppers, tomaotes, purple onions & cilantro. It should be wonderful. The trick I think will be to drain it for a long time.

Patrice said to me that we can do two things to support the market. Come and shop, is the easiest, but to make the greatest change would be to bring someone who hasn’t come yet. I think if they served coffee and had some tables to sit at people would schedule to meet friends there… and perhaps more people would come. Just a thought.

It is about local food… he says over and over in his cute french accent!

NOTE: WE CAME IN 6th PLACE AT THE SALSA CONTEST. NOT BAD!

Amazing potatoes made into beautiful 4th of July potato salad! My Sparkly Girl and I visited the Farmers Market on Tuesday and purchased just harvested organic white potatos from two lovely ladies. I don’t know their names, but I did notice that they have a certified organic farm certificate. We also bought an amazing heirloom pepper… not sure what I am going to do with this yet.

We have yet to spend an amazing amount of money at the market, but I am trying my best to support local farmers. I just finished reading Plenty, which I would recommend to anyone interested in the local foods movement and am now reading Barbara Kingsolvers new book about local food… seems to be a theme in my library picking!

GO TO YOUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKET!

Oh… the wonderful little old lady told me all about them. She had me taste the difference from the Blue Lake to the French… it was like night and day. Then she told me all about the heirloom garlic that I bought and how it was indigenous to the Washington State Indian tribe.

Then my favorite French gardener had me taste Japanese turnip. It was the first time I had ever tasted a turnip… he said I was a turnip virgin.

A delightful morning.