Sunday at Headhouse Square

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Despite the rain that was coming down this morning, I headed out around quarter to 1 pm to walk down to the Farmers’ Market at Headhouse Square.  I’ve been trying to get down there every Sunday since they opened, and for one reason or another, I haven’t been able to make it happen.  But this morning I got up, with a mostly unplanned day stretching out in front of me. It was still drizzling when I headed out, but the skies started to clear right around 1 pm.  I got to the market around 1:15 pm and wandered around for a while, taking pictures, and checking out the vast arrays of lush, gorgeous, drool-inducing produce. 

I eventually put my camera away and got down the business of buying some produce.  I gave myself a limit of $20 and only went over by a single dollar.  Here’s what my $21 got me…

1+ pounds blond cucumbers
2 green peppers
1 generous package of lemon verbena
1 pint sweet orange cherry tomatoes
1 quart white peaches
2 yellow heirloom tomatoes
1 butternut squash (although it seems to early for these guys, she told me they were fresh)
1 bunch kale
1 bunch Swiss chard
2 yellow peaches
4 small yellow plums
3 small pears

Everything is blindingly fresh, mostly organic and all locally grown.  Now, if you’ll excuse me, it’s time to eat.