Farmers Market Day
Today we headed out to a local farmers market! My girls have been wanting to go and they were SO excited to go. It was all they talked about yesterday and this morning! I wasn’t sure if they were going to love it as much as they thought they would, but they did! We got some amazing peaches, a watermelon, some eggplant, raspberries, and of course some sunflowers! Here are some pictures I managed to grab while we were there!
It was a lot of fun to stop and take the time to really look at the produce that we eat. Bunny was so excited to look at all the fruits and veggies. I think that she even wanted to try to make something special with all the things there. Pup knew exactly where she had seen some raspberries and was determined to but them. It was so interesting to see how much they like buying things that they normally would never even ask for (like eggplant). It makes me think a lot about trying to get there more often and letting them put some ideas together of things that they could make out of the produce. I mean, lets face it, what is more practical then learning to make good food out of what is in season? There is a beauty to this shopping local grown food. You see shopping for food as something fun, not just a mission to accomplish and get home as quick as you can. It become a way to be creative with meals, not just cooking to live. It becomes a bonding experience with the people you are around somehow. It is as if you are all there looking for the beauty of eating together, even though you may not know anyone at all. And unlike shopping in a store, it was fun for me and my girls together. No one was begging to leave and upset about being there! If it were closer and easier to get to, I may do it more often. But for now, we will go when we can and soak up the nobility of the food. Do you take time to shop at a farmers market? What do you think about the experience?
PS. Lest you think I went all super mom and became a responsible local eating wonder woman, I will say that my darling ate corndogs with all the fresh fruits and veggies for dinner! 😉 It kinda balanced out right?
August 23, 2013 @ 7:28 am
What on earth are corn dogs?!
We go to the local market, which is not a farmers market but has lots of stalls that look like your market. It’s much cheaper than the supermarket too!
August 23, 2013 @ 12:27 pm
Hahaha! Corn dogs are hot dogs on a stick, dipped in corn bread batter and fried! Must be an American thing. Yummy sometimes, but not something we like ot eat all the time! The prices at our markets are about the same (sometimes higher) as at the store, but the quality is MUCH higher. These were the best peaches I have had all year! It sounds like your market is great!
August 23, 2013 @ 1:32 pm
Good grief. I suppose that fish and chips are equally disgusting in an amazing way. Do you have to go to a special corn dog shop like we go to the chippy?
August 23, 2013 @ 10:38 pm
Nope! you can buy them frozen in a box and heat them in the oven! lol The more I tell you about them the grosser they sound! lol! They do taste better if you get them fresh at a fair or something like that! To be honest, fish and chips are probably better for you! 🙂 At lest the meat is….well meat! Hot dogs can be questionable! Make me a wonder a bit about the things that are yummy sometimes!
August 28, 2013 @ 6:54 am
What a fun place!!! Love all the variety of food!!!!!!!!!!!mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
August 28, 2013 @ 11:53 am
We did too! I think we are going to need to go back! Those peaches were YUMMY!