We arrived around 10am and jockeyed for parking. The lot is huge, but the crowds were still good. The market is set up as a tailgate market, so the vendors back in and set up tents behind their trucks, car haulers, or vans with the customers shopping in a long center aisle. We missed taking a picture, but there was music at the end of the market.
Let's start the post today with veggies! Chert Hollow Farm had certified organic salad greens above, and a nice selection of peppers below.
The clincher though was the selection of garlic. Only 4 varieties were left .... the 5th consisted of a shred of garlic skin on the table. The owner told me that they grow 12 varieties ..... wonderful!
What else did we see in the veggie world? Lots of greens. Lots of Asian greens. Stuffed bags of greens being carted off!
Something that we don't see here in the Western Pennsylvania farmers' markets ..... sweet potatoes!
It goes without saying that there were apples at the market. LFLF watched a young mother & her son pick out a huge bag of seconds "to take home and dry". We also saw organically grown Sheepnose apples on one of the tables.
Tomorrow ............ meats and cheeses. Plus, LFLF finds a "local" W PA connection!
1 comment:
Really glad you enjoyed your visit to our market. It's a great feature of our region, which folks from the Coasts often don't expect to find. Thanks for enjoying our display, too, I only wish I could have shown you all 12 garlic varieties.
Enjoy your further travels; if you come back through MO, look us up and stop by for a visit.
-Eric Reuter, Chert Hollow Farm
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