Farmer's Market

It's that time of the year: peach pie, apple tarts, zucchini bread and crisp ears of corn that are so sweet you sigh after the first bite.

In my experience, the best place to pick up fresh produce for cooking is from local growers. I love fruit stands and farmers markets! Every time I stop the car to buy apples, my kids want to jump out and help me point and ask, "How much?" There is something magical about this time of the year, when the earth is giving forth food in abundance, that speaks to children.

Last Friday I took my kids to the Thanksgiving Point Farmers market (http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/events/farmers_market.html) and they loved every moment of it. From the colorful merchants to the uniquely colored tomatoes (we bought both yellow and black in addition to the traditional red) to their favorite part of the market, the free samples in abundance, the kids loved it!

We also got a business card from the man who sold us the tomatoes for a pick-your-own opportunity at his farm. If I can find that information, I'll post it for others to take kids and participate in the joy of harvest. Do you have a favorite fruit stand? Pick-your-own farm? Farmer's market? Let me know!