Eating Locally

We had a lovely supper this evening, made up largely of items we bought today at the Puyallup Farmer's Market. This is a large market located in Pioneer Park, in the city of Puyallup, located south of Seattle in the Puyallup Valley. Today it seemed like the place to be and be seen! The market has a bit of everything, from metal sculptures to zucchini. There were cherries from the east side of the mountains. We passed up the Bings, since I had bought some Thursday at the small Burien Farmer's Market. We did buy a pound of the Rainiers.

And a pint of the local strawberries. The Puyallup Valley is famous for daffodil bulbs and berries.

Our own raspberries will be on soon, so we're waiting for them.

I love this statue, right in front of a strawberry stand, of a farmer bringing his berries to sell.

There were many plant vendors. Tom always finds someone to chat with.

I was attracted to this weavers stall. I did buy a felted ball for Jake's new cat, Josy, named after a star on the US Soccer Team. The ball was Rave Green, of course, Seattle Sounders color.

I love the glass glowing in the sunlight. I would like to have more in my garden, but it is very pricey.

Flower stalls are my favorite, with their beautiful color combinations. In nature, colors don't ever clash.

And we must not forget the veggies. Early crops of beets, carrots, lettuce, peas, turnips, radishes, onions, chard and squash were in abundance.

So what did we eat this evening? Market cheese, bread, cherries, strawberries, and a few other things that made up a cold plate to eat out on the lawn. Lovely. And for being so good, we bought ourselves an Apple Award. It's made out of a gourd. Cool, huh?