National Farmer’s Market Week: August 4-11

This is a quick post to celebrate National Farmer’s Market week and share some photos from my local market:

It can be crowded if you don’t get there early. This was at 9:45 AM on market day a few weeks ago.

On some Saturdays we have an art market too.

There are lots of good things at the farmer’s market —

Vegetables of course!

Sprouts… (Red Earth Organic)

Mushrooms…(5th Kingdom)

Plants and flowers: here’s a selection from May.

Local honey: and here are the producers from Hometown Honey.

(JB Farm Fresh Eggs) More producers: I bought eggs not hens, but which came first?

Soaps from The Herb Garden: and look, there’s a “no packaging” option.

Luscious shea butter…from Just Butter.

Thank you farmer’s markets everywhere for giving us a chance to shop locally.

(Not to mention a chance to reuse egg cartons)

Do you have a favorite local market?

Related posts:

• https://hoardercomesclean.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/appreciating-the-local-art-market-and-farmers-market-re-using-is-still-better-than-recycling/

Related sites:

• http://farmersmarketcoalition.org/events/national-farmers-market-week-2013
• http://www.usdadirectoryupdate.com/
• http://5thkingdom.com/                 (gotta see the gorgeous time-lapse growth!)

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• Five Festive Ways To Celebrate National Farmers Market Week (eatdrinkbetter.com)