tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post8132540962601588171..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Day Dreaming of Marketstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69032948836356924302009-02-24T09:22:00.000-06:002009-02-24T09:22:00.000-06:00Sue, We are lucky to have such nice markets in our...Sue, We are lucky to have such nice markets in our life aren’t we? I find that most markets are located in old downtown areas. I guess due to tradition of the days past when that is where you went for fresh produce if you did not farm. <BR/><BR/>We are not so crazy about the boiled peanuts. I had never heard of them until we moved to Germany and met a guy from South Carolina! He talked about Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-88164285973364429232009-02-23T22:10:00.000-06:002009-02-23T22:10:00.000-06:00Great post, Skeeter,There are plants I can't grow ...Great post, Skeeter,<BR/>There are plants I can't grow because the bugs eat them. I go to the Farmer's Market that is in our old part of downtown, called, the Haymarket. It runs the first week of May through most of October.<BR/><BR/>You won't find boiled peanuts, though. My husband and I got some on our vacation in 2007. We went to some roadside markets like some in your post, too.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-7944113261158465642009-02-23T11:58:00.000-06:002009-02-23T11:58:00.000-06:00Dan, spring is in the air although a bit nippy thi...Dan, spring is in the air although a bit nippy this morning!<BR/><BR/>Dot, We still have one container of peaches in the freezer! I made peach pies last week and they were yummy in the tummy....<BR/><BR/>Parsec, it was my pleasure day dreaming with you! The colors are beautiful to the eyes...<BR/><BR/>Cindee, Yep, the watermelons do not taste the same in the grocery stores. I had strawberry cake Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-58222911185214032262009-02-23T08:51:00.000-06:002009-02-23T08:51:00.000-06:00My mouth is watering for all those yummy fruits! I...My mouth is watering for all those yummy fruits! I miss the watermellon! You can't get a good watermellon in the winter. Usually they are flavorless. I still try to buy one though. I love peaches too. We have a tree and I can't wait for fresh peaches right off the tree!!!! We have strawberries at local area stands now. Not sure where they are coming from though. Maybe Southern CA area. When they CiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9960987603750369532009-02-23T01:54:00.000-06:002009-02-23T01:54:00.000-06:00Oh, how I wish it was summer! This is such a grea...Oh, how I wish it was summer! This is such a great post...I like all those colorful and bright vegetables and fruits. Thank you for posting this!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604120044178269166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-2651932304286841232009-02-22T22:10:00.000-06:002009-02-22T22:10:00.000-06:00What a great looking market! We still have blackbe...What a great looking market! We still have blackberries in the freezer from last year. That is one crop that we did good on (one time at least.dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301223597410227516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34749268201784331182009-02-22T22:00:00.000-06:002009-02-22T22:00:00.000-06:00Looks like spring is in the air.Looks like spring is in the air.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-31393130063724637842009-02-22T20:10:00.000-06:002009-02-22T20:10:00.000-06:00Good evening everyone! We are back home from Atlan...Good evening everyone! We are back home from Atlanta and making up for time lost with our fur babies. They always miss their mommy and daddy when they are gone. <BR/><BR/>Lola, I find your story so nice and only wish I could live in a place where the honor system exists. While in Germany, they close down most places in small villages for a long lunch hour. We came across a produce stand which Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-77946246599984870642009-02-22T19:53:00.000-06:002009-02-22T19:53:00.000-06:00very cool i can't wait for market time around here...very cool i can't wait for market time around here. i love all those really cool roadside markets that have locally grown stuff.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-28844887034776207852009-02-22T19:43:00.000-06:002009-02-22T19:43:00.000-06:00plans are in the works to have a farmer's market i...plans are in the works to have a farmer's market in my town this year... within walking distance! now how cool is that. thanks for helping me to daydream.Wayne Stratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607523027034143603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-12373871095438289752009-02-22T17:49:00.000-06:002009-02-22T17:49:00.000-06:00These fruits and vegetables all look so mouthwater...These fruits and vegetables all look so mouthwatering, especially those lovely Georgia peaches! Fresh-grown produce definitely beats anything you can find on the supermarket shelves! Yes, it's that time of year when you can't help but daydream of spring and summer.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-1365100379886812042009-02-22T17:19:00.000-06:002009-02-22T17:19:00.000-06:00Oh yum, everything looks SO good! I'd probably ch...Oh yum, everything looks SO good! I'd probably choose exactly the things you did. I really love peaches, but melons are yummy, too.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-8493991208474049112009-02-22T16:14:00.000-06:002009-02-22T16:14:00.000-06:00Everything just looks so good. I love those types...Everything just looks so good. I love those types of farmers markets. I wish we had more near us. The fruits and veges look so pretty it's hard not to want to buy everything.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-16715847483816677912009-02-22T14:39:00.000-06:002009-02-22T14:39:00.000-06:00Skeeter, I failed to mention about the little stan...Skeeter, I failed to mention about the little stand by the Post Office close to where our place was in N.C. Anyway, someone built a very nice stand with a roof & the farmers would put their produce in it. It was an honor system situation. Believe it or not, that worked very well. The sign said, "Please take only what you need so others can have also". Small community, friendly, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61875199592312592182009-02-22T14:14:00.000-06:002009-02-22T14:14:00.000-06:00Now you've got me day dreaming. Like the pic of th...Now you've got me day dreaming. Like the pic of the table with the bonsai trees on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-80244041915030979982009-02-22T14:11:00.000-06:002009-02-22T14:11:00.000-06:00Hi Tina.Thank you for taking as along on a day dre...Hi Tina.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking as along on a day dreaming tour of the market. That tomato counter is WOW... amazing.<BR/><BR/>xoxo TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9378465135874535532009-02-22T14:03:00.000-06:002009-02-22T14:03:00.000-06:00Great photos and the article brings back many memo...Great photos and the article brings back many memories. Last year at the Carrboro Farmers Market this one vendor had maybe 35 varieties of melons, every week we brought 2-3 different types home and tried them and each week different kinds. So much fun and you could sample each melon every week.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-13827526847108002772009-02-22T12:38:00.000-06:002009-02-22T12:38:00.000-06:00Man, is my mouth watering! There's nothing quite ...Man, is my mouth watering! There's nothing quite like a good farmer's market (and ours is nothing like a good farmer's market). The one in my town is held on Thursday afternoons from 2-6, a terrible time for me, so I rarely get to go. I guess all the other burbs got the good times for the market.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34359240560560646462009-02-22T12:26:00.000-06:002009-02-22T12:26:00.000-06:00oh it's great !! Ilove such markets and I like tha...oh it's great !! Ilove such markets and I like that weather :-)<BR/>lovely greatings KathrinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485472302774976230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-16311055412580749902009-02-22T12:17:00.000-06:002009-02-22T12:17:00.000-06:00Fabulous daydream Skeeter. Now you have me jumpin...Fabulous daydream Skeeter. Now you have me jumping from wanting spring to summer! Markets & roadside stands have been my salvation since I don't usually grow veggies. I would enjoy spending some time browsing your favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-59762906485913810242009-02-22T11:36:00.000-06:002009-02-22T11:36:00.000-06:00Luckily, we live in a rural area and most everyone...Luckily, we live in a rural area and most everyone grows their own vegetables. The market there looks, well, very marketable. ;~) And y'all can grow local pineapples too?? Wow! talk about a warm growing zone!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-17502106325626589012009-02-22T11:21:00.000-06:002009-02-22T11:21:00.000-06:00Those peaches look so yummy! What a fascinating po...Those peaches look so yummy! What a fascinating post, Skeeter. Such fresh produce on offer. Everything looks so good and the ferns couldn't have looked greener and healthier!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-29329065621381057912009-02-22T10:00:00.000-06:002009-02-22T10:00:00.000-06:00I just love the farmers markets and we are so luck...I just love the farmers markets and we are so lucky in our great state of Maine as they are EVERTWHERE!!! In our local area we have one that is opened daily and then several others of different days of the week and then many roadside stands and you can't beat them.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-53697197965198419252009-02-22T09:53:00.000-06:002009-02-22T09:53:00.000-06:00Good morning everyone! We are still in Atlanta and...Good morning everyone! We are still in Atlanta and enjoying the relaxation! <BR/><BR/>We do enjoy the fresh markets during the growing season. And yes Frances, I think you are right when saying that setting up a market will encourage more people in the area to give gardening a try! All the fresh market produce is so much better then the local grocery stores! Cant wait to get my hands in the dirt Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34201119153651620422009-02-22T09:35:00.000-06:002009-02-22T09:35:00.000-06:00How great it would be to have such a great market ...How great it would be to have such a great market to go to. We have a Sat. Mkt once per month in the growing season here. I think we may let my daughter have a fruit/veggie stand this coming summer. I figure if I am going to grow 10 tomato plants why not 30? DD is still trying to decide if this is something she wants to do. 13 is a hard age for summer committment.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737367324901967724noreply@blogger.com