This morning found me up bright and early. So early in fact that the sun had not yet risen. Allen and I donned our jeans and t-shirts and headed to the farmers market.
if you haven't been to the farmers market on Finley Avenue, it is worth visiting, even in cold weather! Row upon row of beautiful, colorful local fruits and vegetables. We even picked up some homemade cane sugar syrup made in Mississippi for Al's dad. I walked through the aisles, making my decisions carefully. These choices have to last us at least a week or 2, you know.
We ended up with 10 yellow squash, 8 vine tomatoes, 10 sweet potatoes, 20 red potatoes, a massive sack of collard greens a jar of syrup, 2 red apples, and a pound of unshelled pecans for $20. You can't beat that with any supermarket stick!
Tonight I will make baked salmon, homemade collard greens and roasted sweet potatoes. A meal that is 2/3 local is better than everything being shipped from California, right?
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