farmer's market

I love Monument Square. Art Walk is held there on the first Friday of every month, the library is there, and every Wednesday (but sometimes Tuesday or Thursday) the farmer's market is there. Tanner and I had been planning on going but it never worked out with our schedules but I've been through it several times on my way to work. Today I planned, got up earlyish and walked the very short distance to Monument Square. It starts at 7am and it's obvious that I was late (it was about 11am when I got there). Maybe next week I'll become an early riser. Most of the stalls held flowers. Beautiful sunflowers and potted arrangements and hanging flowers; there were herbs and spices and lilies and many other flowers that I had no idea what their names were. And then of course there were vegetables! So many veggies! Fruit, too. Blueberries, carrots, spinach, garlic scapes, and so much more. Pretty much anything you would want was there. And then there were jewelry and candle and art vendors, too. There were so many people and dogs and it was very warm. I decided I would only spend $20 because if I spent more, I probably wouldn't eat it. For $19.50 I got a quart of apple cider, a dozen free-range eggs, a bag of apples, a quart of cherry tomatoes, and a quart of blueberries. The only thing I was looking for but probably missed due to my lateness, was celery. I already have the peanut butter and raisins!

Overall I'd say it was a good day at the farmer's market. I can't wait to go next week and I really can't wait to start growing my own food!