I was inspired by Kelly at one of my favorite blogs, eat make read, to check out a new farmer’s market in my area. Kelly does a whole Market Week where she will buy food only from the farmer’s market (or farm stand or from a garden) and create five meals using only flour, oil and spices from her cupboards. Her plan includes photographing all her fresh food, as well as the meals she prepares. You really should take a look at her blog, if only just for the photographs. Kelly makes everything look so lovely and yummy. There’s also a Market Week Flickr group here. And the recipes (food and cocktails!) she makes KICK it. I’ve tried quite a few and have yet to be disappointed. OK, enough gushing and on with my trip…
This was the Hillstead Museum Farmer’s Market in Farmington, CT on its inaugural day. They had many fruits and veggies, of course, but also breads, cheeses, ice cream and a few non-food booths.
One of the non-food booths was of hand-spun and naturally dyed yarns from Tidal Yarns. My boys were fascinated by the spinning wheel and the woman running the booth was very patient in explaining how it worked. I learned something too 🙂
I won’t be able to do the full Market Week concept, but I am keeping in the spirit of the event the best I can with two kids and a new business. When we were at the farmer’s market, we had to keep to a limited budget, but I think we did well for the money. We purchased blueberries, a demi-baguette, head of romaine, cucumbers, feta cheese, Dirt Bombs (you’ll see those below) and onions. I have no pictures of our food because we were so hungry, we ate a good portion of it when we got home. That first simple lunch consisted of slices of the baguette, cucumber, tomato and feta. I added just a tiny bit of fresh ground pepper and we were in heaven!
I also made some blueberry sauce for a pancake dinner last night. Both boys ate it, which is a minor miracle. I’m hoping they expand their food choices with the garden we’re growing. I think our carrots might be ready to harvest. I will definitely take some photos of those. Below are the Dirt Bombs – homemade muffins dipped in butter, then coated in cinnamon sugar. Evidently, that is more their speed.
Try and get out to support your local farms. The products are heavenly and well worth the effort. The easiest way to find local food is using the Local Harvest website. Enjoy!
