This market opens at 7:30 am, and Judy's always there by 7:15 so she can walk around and find the "specials" -- the stalls that have only one or two packages of berries, or the best tomatos, or whatever else is particularly good that week. She can then stand in line at the booths she chooses and wait for the whistle that lets vendors start selling. And my job is to stand in the second-best line and to carry whatever we buy. That keeps us in fresh vegetables (and other things -- this week, morel mushrooms) for the week to come. It's a great way to start the week!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Iowa City Farmers' Market
Farmers' markets are among the treasures of life. I've enjoyed them several places, even in downtown Arlington, VA, but the farmers' markets in Iowa City and Coralville are among the best. Everything is guaranteed local, because people are only allowed to sell things they made or grew themselves, and everything is laid out beautifully because people are drawn to wonderful displays. There are five of these markets each week, but the largest is the Saturday morning market in Iowa cith, shown here.
This market opens at 7:30 am, and Judy's always there by 7:15 so she can walk around and find the "specials" -- the stalls that have only one or two packages of berries, or the best tomatos, or whatever else is particularly good that week. She can then stand in line at the booths she chooses and wait for the whistle that lets vendors start selling. And my job is to stand in the second-best line and to carry whatever we buy. That keeps us in fresh vegetables (and other things -- this week, morel mushrooms) for the week to come. It's a great way to start the week!
This market opens at 7:30 am, and Judy's always there by 7:15 so she can walk around and find the "specials" -- the stalls that have only one or two packages of berries, or the best tomatos, or whatever else is particularly good that week. She can then stand in line at the booths she chooses and wait for the whistle that lets vendors start selling. And my job is to stand in the second-best line and to carry whatever we buy. That keeps us in fresh vegetables (and other things -- this week, morel mushrooms) for the week to come. It's a great way to start the week!
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