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Farmers Market
Dec. 17th, 2011 11:28 amWell now. I just got back from the farmer's market a little while ago. Yes, our outdoor market is still going strong the weekend before Christmas. I think I would have to be pretty hardcore to show up right at opening time, since it is a little chilled out there, but by the time I got there around 10 or so, it was pleasantly cool, and I wasn't wearing my sweater over my long sleeved shirt.
I haven't got a clue how I'm going to manage when Shamus and I move back to a more northerly climate. My excursion resulted in a bag full of rainbow chard, kales, pears, lemons, persimmons and leeks. I could have gotten grapes, potatoes, all manner of winter squashes, apples, oranges, herbs, spinach, walnuts and more. It is super easy to eat seasonally here, due to the wide variety of things that are actually in season in nearby fields. The farmers seem interested in having a variety of goods as well, so you don't just get one type of apple or orange, you get at least 3. The person I bought the kale from gleefully exclaimed about me being brave for trying their new variety of kale, to which I replied "but it's so pretty!" Seriously, I want to put this stuff in a vase and leave it on the table instead of sticking it in a plastic bag in the fridge. Beautiful purplegreen curly leaves.
I find it interesting how I can easily fill up my bike pannier bags to bursting here, even by just going halfway up the block the farmer's market is held on. The local produce in the maritimes just has no comparison to the variety here. For sure, I will miss it when we move back to Canada.
I haven't got a clue how I'm going to manage when Shamus and I move back to a more northerly climate. My excursion resulted in a bag full of rainbow chard, kales, pears, lemons, persimmons and leeks. I could have gotten grapes, potatoes, all manner of winter squashes, apples, oranges, herbs, spinach, walnuts and more. It is super easy to eat seasonally here, due to the wide variety of things that are actually in season in nearby fields. The farmers seem interested in having a variety of goods as well, so you don't just get one type of apple or orange, you get at least 3. The person I bought the kale from gleefully exclaimed about me being brave for trying their new variety of kale, to which I replied "but it's so pretty!" Seriously, I want to put this stuff in a vase and leave it on the table instead of sticking it in a plastic bag in the fridge. Beautiful purplegreen curly leaves.
I find it interesting how I can easily fill up my bike pannier bags to bursting here, even by just going halfway up the block the farmer's market is held on. The local produce in the maritimes just has no comparison to the variety here. For sure, I will miss it when we move back to Canada.