"Skyhooks" > wrote in message
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> More than likely, nearly everyone on RFC has access to a local farmers'
> market where they can shop for seasonal items. What is your favorite
> item(s) from a farmers' market and what draws you there?

My favorite is cherries, but mostly just because I love cherries, and they
are considerably less expensive (and tastier, I might add) at the farmer's
market than they are at the grocery store.

Corn (as you mentioned) and tomatoes are other favorites, although during
the mid-to-late summer, I generally have enough corn and tomatoes in the
back yard that I don't have to go that route...

There is a great mushroom man at my local farmer's market who has several
varieties of mushrooms to choose from, from your standard white mushrooms,
oyster mushrooms and portabellos, to more exotic mushrooms. I don't always
get some shrooms from the guy, but probably every other time I go to the
market I get something...

And flowers! The farmer's market I visit most often is on Sunday morning, so
it is nice to be able to go there and pick up flowers for either the ol'
lady, or my mom, or someone...

Beyond that, just about anything is better fresh, organic and locally-grown
at the farmer's market than it is at the standard corporate supermarket...