Apr
26
North Carolina State Farmers Market
| Posted by: trankin in Uncategorized |
I hate to admit it….but today was my first time to the Farmers Market after having lived in Raleigh for 5 years, and the worst part is I lived within 10 minutes of it and have been to the restaurant for breakfast, but I’ve never actually been to the market. I went today and had a great time!
There is such a wide variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, baked goods, honey, plants, herbs, etc you could spend all day there. I didn’t have a lot of time today so I just got some strawberries and a lemon-lime-ade. Inside the upper building is more permanent shops and the booth where they sell lemonade and ice cream…. is a must! I got a lemon-lime-ade and it has cherries, orange, lemon, and lime slices in it and it was so good! It was soo good I forgot to pay for it, haha, but don’t worry I went back!
The breakfast I’ve had at their restaurant is also really good. I’ve never been to the seafood restaurant, but I heard it was good as well. Next time you feel like cooking in or getting some homemade baked goods I definitely recommend the Farmers Market.
Don’t forget that some local towns have their own farmers markets as well! Does your town have a great farmers market?
April 27th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I’ve heard that they have a great selection of plants, pots etc. also, a great place to get a christmas tree. Wake Forest has a farmers market every Saturday morning. It’s not as big but great quality items.
May 6th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
They really do have a great selection of both food and plants. Sadly, a large number of the vendors are not actually local vendors, so if you’re shooting for that, pay careful attention. They might grow their own strawberries, for instance, but buy tomatoes and peppers from Peru and sell it all as local farmers. Just be aware.
Regardless, I ALWAYS have fun when we go to the Farmers Market getting great fresh food, and I ALWAYS stock up big on local honey! Blackberry and Water Tupelo are my favs, while Marc prefers Sourwood (not sour at all).
We also buy Marc’s Mom plants there for Mother’s Day. Beautiful flowering plants and trees… check it out! I cannot believe you JUST went for the first time! So glad you made it there finally!