If it’s Sunday afternoon and it’s June, July, August or
September it’s Farmer’s Market time in Everett.
And since the last few Sundays have been sterling when it comes to the
weather, BowlingWidow and I have been
making a weekly trek to the market on our bicycles lately. Why wouldn’t we? It’s only a ten or fifteen minute ride. And
it would be far less than that if we didn’t have to head south six blocks to
navigate around a huge bluff. Perhaps I should
talk to our city leaders about constructing a zip line to the market as we fly
above the bluff in question.
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| The (Brightly Exposed) Entrance to the Everett Public Market |
There’s something about the concept of a farmer’s market
that we can rally around. Yeah, I
suppose the produce, cheese, meat and whatever else is being sold is more
expensive than what you can find in the supermarket. But it usually is of a higher quality and for
the most part is organic and pesticide free.
I like knowing that the corn or nectarines that I just bought were a
part of plant (and not the factory kind either) in Eastern Washington the day
before. Besides, giving a small farmer
or three a helping hand to keep their
livelihood going is just the right thing to do.
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| Another Happy Customer Stocking Up on Fresh Vegetables |
These markets seem to be popping up everywhere these days
and there are no shortages of like-minded people who are cramming the aisle
ways and are underneath tents checking out arts & crafts, homemade salsa,
gourmet olive oils and fresh seafood in addition to the farm fresh fruit and
vegetable offerings.
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| Mexican Food Vendor at the Market: I've Gotta Try That Sometime |
And being a chilehead, this is my favorite harvest time of
the year. I can look forward to those
late August and September weeks when Anaheims, Poblanos, Jalapenos, and
Habaneros will start to show up, freshly picked from the Yakima Valley. I have a feeling that September and October
will be big homemade Mexican meal months at Casa de BowlingJoe.
We used to love going to the Everett Farmer's Market. We go to a small one in Sidney, NE on occasion, and there's one on both Saturdays and Tuesdays in Cheyenne. Once we're over there full time, I'm sure we'll be hitting those on a regular basis. We always find some good artisan breads, fresh fruits and veggies, and even lamb or bison.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, cvow. We're now regulars in Everett and look forward to riding our bikes there every Sunday. Just as in Sidney (and I'm sure Cheyenne) we also have the breads and grass-fed beef/bison/lamb and probably some other meats. I do like living in North Everett more than I thought. It's a nice community. Not utopia but I do like the small businesses and the fact that people look you in the eye and say hello when you're on a walk. That never happened in Marysville.
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