Farmer's Market Excitement

We loaded up the truck (once an ambulance, now a flower/veggie mobile) on Saturday and headed 30 minutes north to Cazenovia to set up a stand for the farmer's market. Here is some of the attempted documentation...between talking to customers, collecting money, and admiring Alison's perennial knowledge. Seriously, she's impressive. Customers flock to her asking which exact plant should go in this exact place in their yard. Shady, sunny, partly shady, sandy soil, rich soil, tall plant, short plant, how long the plant flowers, the list goes on. Not to mention what color they want, which is a whole other guessing game. Alison considers all the components and...aha! a Maltese Cross.

Here's what's on sale at the Frosty Morning stand.....

Garlic scapes, harvested by yours truly

Radishes in the ground

Radishes out of the ground

Radishes at the market: cleaned, weighed, and bundled

Alison's domain: the space between the street and the sidewalk, where she sets up a highly organized arrangement of perennials

Karin and I harvested salad the night before, being careful to pick out the weeds, and leaving enough for the CSA pickups on Monday. Many different lettuce varieties + spinach + kale + a few wild greens = a salad mix that is gone within the first hour of the market.