(health/food) First farmer’s market of the season!

It rained today, but Argus and I braved the rain with Mom and Dad to hit the Exeter Farmer’s Market to get the first fruits (well, okay, veggies) of the season.  I love farmer’s markets – it seems more expensive, but the food is so fresh, so local, and so good.

 

We came home with a bounty: fresh scallions and chives, fresh Swiss Chard (can you say frittata for breakfast?  Oh yes, you can), liver (for Argus, he loves it), fresh red lettuce, and some prepared food: Hungarian Potato and Pork Soup, and Stuffed Cabbages.  And a bottle of our favorite local wine. We also got plants – I’m going to do a giant herb pot, so I bought dill, pineapple sage, basil, rosemary, thyme and garlic chives.  Dad has already given me mountain mint and lemon balm, so that’s going in there too.  I think I have a big enough pot – if not, time to go to Lowe’s and get one!

 

Part of my return to health is eating fresh, local food.  An herb pot of my own (so I stop stealing from my landlady) will help me with that.  And think of the waters I can make too!

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