Today I decided to brave the wind and the rain and head on over to the Tacoma Farmer’s Market. I’ve been on a mission lately to try and find a few more heirloom tomato plants for my collection. Even though I am currently growing 33 different varieties of tomatoes this year, I am still on the hunt for more. I just simply cannot get enough. Must. Find. More.
The Tacoma Farmer’s Market Association actually has 3 market locations. I went to the one off Broadway Street today. The Broadway market is open from 10 am to 3 pm every Thursday from May to October. The market stalls include local vegetables, flowers, honey, bread, dairy products, arts and crafts and even a few food carts.
Although there were a few vendors selling tomato plants, I was not able to find a tomato plant I didn’t already have {boo hoo}. I was a wee bit crushed. But I didn’t go home empty handed.
I ended up paying $6 for {1} 12oz squeezy bear full of local honey. True, it was almost 1/4 of my grocery budget for the week, but I’d rather pay a little more for something that was produced just a few miles away from me, than something from the grocery store that was trucked in from who knows where. There is no doubt about it. Farmers Markets rule. And so do the local people who sell there goods there.
Have you been to a Farmers Market lately? If so, which one? What did you buy?
*If you would like to find a Farmers Market in your area, head on over to FarmersMarket.com and enter your zip code.
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