Farmers Market Guide

Happy Saturday Everyone! Saturday in Woodinville means only one thing! Which farmers market do I wish to attend? Hummmm? Woodinville or Redmond? Today Redmond won out. It is bigger with more venders and at this time of year when fresh veggies are still sparse, bigger is better! Grabbed the go to guy, Dan, and off we went!

Why would we want to spend part of our weekend at the Farmers Market? Plain and simple. Fresh food tastes better and we want to be healthy. We want to support our local farmers and encourage them to keep growing the fresh food that we love!!! Plus we wanted to pick up the 2011 Puget Sound Farm Guide that just came out. It has everything we need to locate local farms, CSA's, Farmers Markets, Food Co-ops, and all of their information such as times and dates. Worth the trip to the market alone :)

This time of year at the market was sparse as expected. My favorite fresh fruits and veggies were not very abundant yet! But the atmosphere was still exciting. We had a great lunch of a fresh tamale and French bread stuffed with sausage, onions and tomatoes. Both were great! I love simple fresh ingredients and the sandwich will become a staple at our home. Just stir fried sausages, onions, and tomatoes stuffed in a French baguette. Super easy and my kind of a meal. Just fun to be outside and to get excited for what the next few weeks will bring.

The market also brought the motivation we needed to get our own garage hydroponic garden up and running. Seeing how much money we could save growing our own specialty lettuce spurred us on to renew our vision for our own harvest! I hope to have my own fresh salads in a few weeks! Yeah!

All in all a great day at the market! Can't wait for next Saturday! Be sure and grab a 2011 Puget Sound Farm Guide and check out all of the farmers markets in your neighborhood. You, like me will not be disappointed!