We have a terrific farmer's market here in Logan. It's not huge, but I love it. It's been in Merlin Olsen Park for the past few years and is moving to Willow Park next year. (I hope I'm around to enjoy it at the new location. It's so much more convenient!) But they have the farmers and the artists and the craft-ers, and the food, and the park, and live entertainment, and it's just great. If you've never been to a farmer's market: REPENT! (a Greek word meaning to have a change of mind or heart...) You'll love it too. They have great produce during harvest season. I love going each week with a handful of cash and seeing what I can get for it. I usually have less than $10 but come home with bunches of fruits and veggies.
A couple weeks ago I found these delightful treats:
Then yesterday when I went I got 5 yummy small white peaches for a buck that we used for crepe filling last night. Also, when I went yesterday they didn't have an actual band playing, like usual, they just had a sort of open mic thing going on. I think my 'favorite' act while I was there was a little 9 year old pop star who sang Don't Rain on My Parade twice. Yep, twice. In a row. The first time the track had the singer on it as well and she did fine for a youngin. The second time there was so singer on the track... Maybe it's bad that I was laughing at a 9 year old, but it was really funny. Not so much that she was bad, but it was funny that she was still posing and holding her mic up like she's on American Idol. All in all, it really added to the fair atmosphere and I had more fun wandering around the stalls looking at everything.
Most of all I think I just like the feeling of the farmer's market. Whether I get a good deal or not, it's a lot nicer just buying what you need/want from the people who grew it or made it. It's so much fun shopping in open air markets and seeing people you know in the park. I think we should have more farmer's market style things. It just makes Saturday even better.
