yes, the amazing farmers market

yes, everything is beyond beautiful at the farmers market right now and has been all season.  regardless of when it first starts back in early May, or now, or at the end of the season right before Thanksgiving and even through winter.  the farmers market is always amazing.  and that's because these folks bring the best of Mother Nature right to my city. 

most of you know how i feel about this abundant luxury and gift we have in most towns and cities across the entire county and globe.  the fact that this food has travelled so few miles, has such powerful energy within it and is just so damn good...it fills your soul.  how  does anyone not take advantage of this every week i ask?  i am not sure still.  

earlier this year, before the market started, i was asked to write an article for a small local non-profit that supports and promotes the farmers markets here about "why go to the farmers market?"  i reiterated much of what i shared last year on this topic with some expansion into the energetic of the season and the food and the benefits to your body.  

for now, i thought i would show you some of the beauty that's there and this is just the tip of the market.  i am loyal to a handful of farmers that i have built my relationships with over time and try to reach out to a new one each season. they are truly wonderful people and they work so ridiculously hard.  i am deeply grateful for them and their gifts.  
be well.  enjoy.

rhubarb

golden and chioggia beets

garlic scales

sugar snap peas

onions onions and walla walla onions

lettuce & greens wall

rainbow carrots - they don't always need to be orange 

swiss chard like nobody's business

the baker from heaven here on earth...oh my gosh!

the breads 

the ridiculously addictive, orgasmic croissants

the flavors of the week - makes pb&j seem elegant

my farmer, eddy gast, & his succulent collections that also adorn my porch

his peonies whose sweet smell just keeps giving

rudbeckia to brighten any garden

coleus to add pizzazz to your container

OH PEACHES - white, yellow, orange - divine

plums of all colors, apricots & the TOMATOES just started coming in

i have no words for how they taste - beautiful.

cheery cherries

blueberries blueberries blueberries

lilies. need i say more.

it's now gladiola season & the combo is stunning

throw in some snapdragons in rich jewel tones

  

and then there's the TUBEROSE.  you might not have have ever 

experienced a flower as divine as this one.  yes, it ranks above lilies

& sits high next to gardenia and jasmine.  

there is nothing more intoxicating that this smell

that is released in the evening.  sublime.

and that is just some of the abundant gifts i relish.