city market

Yesterday, my friend Sarah and I walked to the Charlottesville City Market. For one thing, it is a lot easier to walk, since parking there is awful, but Sarah and her friend are working on reducing their carbon footprint and eating only local food for the next few months (check it out: http://theindiansummer-cville.blogspot.com/) so she didn't really have a choice! Despite the summer temperatures, it was a pleasant day at the market, with lots of opportunities for delicious photos.

These eggplants looked like they were glowing!

Look at all that delicious local produce.

A popsicle that was homemade from local blackberries. The perfect treat for a hot day!

These apples sometimes grow on trees that came from Golden Delicious seeds, because sometimes the seeds will get naturally mixed, or something like that. They were the right combination of sweet and tart.

I have never seen black eyed peas in this form, usually they are dried by the time we get them.

A huge butternut squash.

The result of some of the produce I bought--sweet potato fries with dinner!

Next weekend, why don't you take a trip to the market?
Molly