Farmer's Market

Well, it is just after 8pm, and we have come to the end of another weekend.  Another blink and miss it, kinda weekend, if I do say so.

This is where I am at the moment.  All snuggled in bed with my Marley and my newest book for review, The Daughters of Ireland, which I just set aside for a few minutes so I can get this post up.

I wanted to show you what I got at the Farmer's Market on Saturday morning.

The first day we went to the market, a couple month's back, there was only 3 or 4 tables, and I was quite disappointed because I was used to the one back in Mountain Home.

I think we had just gone at the wrong time and thinking back, I now realized that it was the first one of the year and hadn't yet kicked off.

Saturday morning was Salsa day at the Farmer's Market and hubby actually told me about it and suggested we go.

If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my stories.  By the way, on weekends, I find it easier to post on Instagram, I do live videos and chat with you guys and show you what we're up to, so if that's something you think you would enjoy, be sure to follow me over there.

But back to the market, it was jam packed, so many different tables with amazing looking veggies and fruit, herbs, soaps and lotions, pure honey and tons of salsa.

Let me show you what I got.

Luscious big juicy plums, they smell amazing and are so tasty too.

Blueberries.  I go through these like crazy, I put them in my smoothies, in my yogurt, cereal, oatmeal etc.  And Marley loves them too.

Look at this gorgeous Okra.  I can't wait to make some Fried Okra.

Big, beautiful peppers. 

I also picked up green tomatoes to make Fried Green Tomatoes.  My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Curt chose this yummy Cantaloupe too.

And this was the Salsa jar we got.  It's really good actually, got a nice little kick to it.

I enjoyed the market, but I do miss fresh raw milk and eggs, something I didn't see there.  Not sure if it wasn't available just this Saturday or if it's always like this, but we've decided to go back again either next week or the following, to see what they have when it's not a themed day, like the Salsa day.

After the market, we walked down the street and found a really cute cafe.  We stopped in for some breakfast, I had a Cappucino and a Breakfast Panini which was SO YUMMY.  Curt had a Breakfast Burrito with Fresh Salsa which he really really enjoyed, and I had a bite too and had to agree, it was by far one of the best breakfast burritos I've ever had.

One thing the market has made me want, and I mean, really want....is to go ahead and get my chickens, and set up my veggie garden.  I would love to turn the 3 acres we have into a little homestead, we have the room, it's now just a matter of making good use of it.

I guess we'll get there one day. 

Right, it's my bedtime, and I'm going to snuggle right in, pop on the TV for a few minutes and no doubt be in dreamland within 10 minutes of staring at the screen. :)

Farmer's Market Saturday

One of the things I most missed while living at our previous place, was the lack of Farmer's Market in the area.

I dreamed about the fresh eggs, the delicious produce and the ability to get raw milk.  Now I know there is a lot of controversy about the raw milk, some say it's dangerous and it could be bad for you, others can't help but talk about the benefits and how much healthier it is to drink.

I'm one of those, I truly believe that it's healthier for you, and the taste is nothing like you've ever had.

Luckily for us, one of the things we can look forward to now is the Farmer's Market that runs every.single.Saturday from May to October.  That made me so happy you just have no idea.

We've been here almost 3 weeks so this morning I decided it was time to head on up there and see what they had.

Oh goodness, let me quickly tell you that aside from the Farmer's Market part, they also have a flea market where anyone can set up free of charge to sell their goods.  I mean, really, a flea market AND a farmer's market, I don't know about you but I can't think of a better way to spend my weekend morning.

This is my haul, and I could have left with a lot more but it was the first time there and I was so overwhelmed by all the goodness around me that I decided to just start small.

First thing that caught my eye, a table run by a very sweet farm family who were selling.......raw cow's milk and raw goat's milk. NO WAY!

I grabbed a gallon of the raw cow's milk for $5. I can't get over how delicious this milk is, it's so creamy, so lovely, it's hard to describe.

My Nicholas who is the milk lover in the family has been guzzling it down, he says it's best thing he's ever had.

I plan on making butter in the morning, as well as some cheese. Just look at that delicious cream at the top already.

They were also selling this yummy cheese, it's SO SO good.

Also grabbed two dozen fresh eggs for $4. That is a steal.

Something really neat I found out the other day, is that there are quite a few Mennonite around the area. When we lived here in the past I would always see the families up at Walmart shopping for groceries, but I never thought anything about it.

When I was up at Walmart last week I saw them again and after doing a little research, and also thanks to my friend Anna on facebook, I found out that there are quite a few of them in Grandview. Guess I'll be scouting that area more LOL

Anyway, all this just to tell you that I came across a table with a very sweet Mennonite lady selling produce, and bought this bag of beans from her. Plan to return and get more of her stuff next week.

Something else that caught my eye were these organic gorgeous sweet corn on the cob, grabbed a baker's dozen for $4. Not bad at all.



Nothing makes me happier than buying fresh produce straight from the farms and I'm thrilled to know that I have it available just down the road.