Tomorrow morning I'm going to make my first trip to the Brainerd Farmers Market! I'm a hippie at heart, and I'm glad it's 'trendy' in Chattanooga to be a locavore. It makes so much sense to shop local, especially for food. It's fresher, cheaper, and much better for the environment. That's winning on all sorts of levels. I signed up for the e-mail list that tells you what to expect at the market by farm/vendor.Here's what I'm most excited for:
Lowe's Family Farm: fresh produce, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers, and other fresh veggies and homemade fried pies and jellies. I can't wait to see the squash and bell peppers. And probably a fried pie for breakfast.
Homestead Beef: http://www.buyhomesteadbeef.com A great selection of grass fed beef. I have no beef in my freezer. This is very rare, I hope to fix this.
Link 41: http://linkfortyone.com/ Handmade artisanal sausages, bacon. Mmmm, Bacon
Dixie Soaps: www.dixiedoesalpines.com Goat milk soaps, lotions & lip balms. Felted soap fromage blanc & feta goat cheeses, and fresh eggs. Can't wait to bring home some feta.
Rising Fawn Nursery: Lots of nice herbs, they are getting nicer by the day. Also some new perennials in addition to the new ones I brought last week. I'm a nut for plants, we'll see if I can keep my hands in my pockets.
Niedlov's Breadworks:
http://niedlovs.com breads and pastries. I've seen some local restaurants that use this bread. Can't wait to check it out.
Pocket Farm:
Heirloom tomatoes, sungold cherry tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, fresh basil and cut flowers. Everybody talks about heirloom tomatoes. We'll see what all the fuss is about.Pocket Farm:
sure sounds great! We have a full farmer's market with lots of variety, but no soaps and other goodies.
ReplyDeleteIt was small but nice. Chattanooga has a larger Farmer's market downtown, but this one was close and had everything I needed. :)
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