And today...what a banner day. First up, early morning at the South of the James Market in Forest Hill Park. All of the vendors are now making good on that hard work of planting and tending. The bounty is beautiful and overwhelming. Today we bought even more goodies including:
- BLT sandwiches for breakfast at Big Daddy's - can you say ripe, sweet Hanover tomatoes??
- Sun Gold cocktail tomatoes from Amy's Garden
- Iced coffee from Blanchard's
- Indonesian hot tea from Koralee Coffee
- Chocolate chip cookies from Countryside Bakery - they still carry blue chicken eggs and today they also had quail eggs; the chocolate chip cookies were so good last week, we had to buy some more
- Red bell peppers and corn from Pleitez Produce - last week the corn was so sweet we could have eaten it raw
- Onions and purple long beans from Fertile Crescent Farm
- Tomatoes from the Hanover guy
- Microgreens from the Microgreen guy
- Feta from Lover's Retreat Farm
Always fun. Always dog friendly. Always colorful and picturesque.
We were warmly greeted and received information about their organically raised beef and how they also carry pork raised on another farm nearby. The freezers were packed with deliciousness. On this visit we picked up:
- NY strips
- Ground beef
- Sweet Italian pork sausage
- Beef brisket
Considering what we purchased, the prices were not exorbitant. The steaks were $11 a pound which is comparable to The Fresh Market here. I'm excited about trying some local beef and pork products. Last week we purchased a flat iron bison steak from Edmonds Farm at SOJ. We marinated, grilled, and devoured the steak. What tender, lean goodness. I highly recommend giving it a try. The bison producers come to the market every other week.









