leiper's fork farmer's market

heading to wednesdays leiper's fork farmer's market...
try saying that three times fast.

this is the first year for the market here...it is small but it
gives you a chance to get to know everybody on a first name basis...
always some fresh fruit, jam, preserves...we are trying a damson jam this week.

it seems like a very american thing to do...being involved
in a local farmer's market. i love that about it.

aren't these signs great...straight to the point...fresh fruit and veggies.

somebody likes eggplant...unfortunately no one in this family besides me.

another great feature is live music...today a harpist.

handmade and rolled cinnamon buns...we passed but looks great.

these little garlic are so tasty...so much better than anything at the grocery.

there is a local guy that makes these canes...he is quite a character...in a great way.

one of my favourite things are these very sweet

golden sun~ripened cherry tomatoes. nature's candy.

we rarely eat cabbage...these were so large.

i love talking to the farmer's...they always have something

interesting to share or tell you a story of farming.

we have enjoyed the beef from this farm....humanely raised.

there is always a sense of pull up a chair and let's talk...

we can always swap tall tales of who has the biggest melons...or..........

95 % of photographs taken by abbey...after she took camera away from me and

ran around talking/photographing the produce.

farm fresh

i do love the farmer's market...i love pumpkins too.


while perusing the market i found a new farmer there and
she had one pumpkin on display...of course in my excitement i
asked her if she would sell it...she said this is a farmer's market...i
would sell you anything. okay...so i bought my first pumpkin.


now i proudly have it on diplay on the kitchen table on an etched glass
cake pedestal...it is beautiful after all.


we have been eating all the good stuff provided by our garden,
vendors at the farmer's market and our csa (community supported agriculture.)


on the menu this last week was stuffed peppers...a favourite of my darling hubby.



fresh yellow crook~neck squash from one of
our favourite farmers the lingo family at beaverdam creek farms.


we bought shares of their farm and get a wonderful basket of goodies
every saturday...this was one of our july baskets.

those little sungold cherry tomatoes are the most delicious...i call them nature's candy.
a little phrase i coined to get my little grand girl ellery to eat more fresh fruit.

straight from the garden to the table sliced tomatoes
and cucumbers with cuban bread toasted.

banana cake just out of the oven baked by rachel(oldest daughter)...still warm.

yummy.

what's up for tonight fresh corn on the cob and i don't know what else.

it doesn't matter because it is all so good.

in the light of the sun

the sun was shining in the sky and there was not a cloud in the sight.

wonderful green shoots are everywhere.

mr. downey woodpecker was delighted with the

weather and the new suet.

mr. red-winged blackbird seemed to sense the peace in the air.

our garden angel was happily sitting in the sun.

along side the pretty faced pansies.

newly potted marigolds( a gift from an admirer of abbey at the market.)

mr. american goldfinch was basking and supping at the same time.

the sun was shining and a cool breeze blowing.

so off to the farmer's market we went.

we love to buy from our local farmers and artists.

we are part of "csa" community supported agriculture.

this our first year and it is with beaverdam creek farm.

we are very excited to be joining in this time around.

we have met lots of farmers at the market and we

made the decision to support this one.

we will be getting a share every week come harvest.

abbey is quite the little shopper at the market...everyone

is quite taken with her.

we bought handmade soy candles. peppermint for abbey.

lime/coconut for me.

dh and buster brown talking with local beefalo farmers from crabtree farms.

a friend of ours was having her baby's portrait sketched.

there were hand knitted scarfs and hand thrown

pottery. it was all glistening in the sunshine.

abbey's is fond of blue. she picked a blue/black/purple scarf.

there were potted gardens to take home.
it was such a lovely day with the sun's rays warming us...

being together...getting fresh food...in my book perfect.