I had my camera last week when we took our usual Saturday trip to the Farmer's Market so I snapped a few shots. We're fortunate in that our township is a bit on the upscale side (less university students, more university professors - it seems anyway) and so we have a nice market with sometimes up to 40 or so vendors - some certified organic, many not certified but not spraying with anything. The farmers show up Saturday mornings and Wednesday all day and we've been on both days, but Saturday is the busy day with the best selection. There are also vendors with pre-made foods, soaps, honey & flowers. Thus far, we've done the bulk of our produce shopping at the market and the corn has been the best (corn on the cob, corn chowder, corn bread). As fall is starting, we're seeing more apples and pears - and the Honey Crisps and McIntosh are already excellent! Apple pie, crips and sauce in our future! Last week, we bought some polish sausage from a Polish woman - haven't tried it yet, still in the freezer. And there is a guy who sells grass-fed beef out of a cooler ("when the butcher comes by") and we'll try that soon as well. I was too self-conscious to take a picture of him - but trust me, he looks like a toothless hillbilly (and not in a mean way!)
The market closes for the winter after October though, so we're enjoying it while it lasts!
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