Canfield Fair Leads to Local Food

A favorite stop after visiting the Canfield Fair is Rhodes Farm Market on Ohio Route 46 between Canfield & Columbiana. They had an absolute abundance of cantaloupes on special for $1 each, but I was looking for a watermelon. We got the watermelon, nectarines, and some crab apple jelly from a local producer. This was a "must have" since it's rarely available unless you preserve it yourself.

And what about these great looking peppers? In the excitement(!) of choosing which jelly to buy, and while balancing a watermelon, LFLF walked away without any peppers .... but hey, there's always the Beaver Farmers' Market on Saturday.

As a final tribute to the Canfield Fair, here's a look at the Grand Champion Largest Squash enthroned at the fair! How's that for local farming?

It wasn't that long ago when a giant 1000# squash was the "world class" growers' ultimate goal!