is farm fresh, local fruits and veggies. Ever since I read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kinsolver a few months ago, I have had a whole new outlook on fruits and vegetables. I highly recommend the book if you're interested in understanding the ins and outs of farming, produce lifecyles, and sourcing foods close to home. It's a bit extreme for me in some cases, but her premise is solid and it really taught me a lot about the benefits of eating locally sourced, fresh foods.So...OMG! The Fayetteville Farmers Market is my new favorite place! Talk about a fabulous Farmers Market. You can tell we're in the middle of farm country by the fact that there were probably 100 booths, each filled with an individual local farmer selling his or her current crops, at today's event. There were booth after booth of fresh beautiful flowers -- gladiolas, zinnias, roses, huge sunflowers. The girls were really excited to pick out some fresh carrots (greens included, of course) and Sienna went crazy over a p
int of green beans. We bought a pint of baby raspberries, also known as wineberries, and all of us pretty much couldn't wait to have them so ended up having a snack of wineberries and fresh squeezed lemonade before we left for home. Add to 
that the local animal shelter walking around with cute dogs and puppies on leashes, as well as some very talented teenage musicians playing violin, banjo, etc., and it really felt like a perfect summer morning.
int of green beans. We bought a pint of baby raspberries, also known as wineberries, and all of us pretty much couldn't wait to have them so ended up having a snack of wineberries and fresh squeezed lemonade before we left for home. Add to 
that the local animal shelter walking around with cute dogs and puppies on leashes, as well as some very talented teenage musicians playing violin, banjo, etc., and it really felt like a perfect summer morning. I'd love to do the gardening myself...but since I don't really have a house at the moment and - who am I kidding? - I tend to kill most all plants anyways, I'm happy to support the local farmers. And I get such a huge satisfaction out of coming home and giving the kids fresh baby carrots and fresh cucumbers that we just bought this morning from the farmers. It just seems so healthy and fresh. And everyone who knows me knows I'm kind of a nut about feeding them healthy stuff, LOL. Now if I could just get them to expand a bit more into other veggie horizons... we'll see if the intrigue of the Farmers' Market is enough to convince them this summer!
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