Farmer's Market!!

Today I spent the morning at the Santa Fe Farmer's Market which is easily the best Farmer's Market I've ever seen (click the title of this post to check it out). It happens every Tuesday and Saturday morning from 7-noon in a shopping plaza about a mile away from my house. The market is so successful that the city is in the process of building a permanent indoor/outdoor market building on the outskirts of town. I think it's such a great way to keep small family farms up and running.

There were probably about 50+ vendors of all kinds this morning: baked good, fruits, vegetables, flowers, candles, soaps, fiber arts, spices, herbs, honey, plants, all kinds of things....The market itself was packed, all sorts of people milling about, some relaxed, some definitely on a mission. You can tell people have their favorite vendors for just about everything. The smell of roasting green chiles (the New Mexico specialty) was everywhere. What a fun morning. I can't wait to go again, and to cook something with all the veggies!

A list of my purchases (money goes FAST at the market)!

Cranberry Scone (that's already gone)
Raspberry Ginger Red Chili Jam (delicious)
Calabacita (a strange round zucchini)
Haricots-verts
Nectarines
Asian Pears (four for ONE dollar)
Golden Delicious Apples
Lemon Cucumbers (these are the strangest looking things--can't wait to try)
Fingerling potatoes
2 Broccoli Florets
A Sweet White Onion
A sage stick (for burning--love the smell)
A beautiful bunch of zinnias (I miss mine at home in the garden)

I'll take pictures next week; the camera battery was dead :-(.

Fiestas continue through tomorrow, and I think after I go to the gym, I will stroll down to the plaza and see some dancing and listen to some music! Have good weekends!!