The Bloomington Farmers Market

Some funny gourds. 5 for $2.

I am not a stranger to the Bloomington Farmers Market. I have been numerous times over the years. I would not say I am a regular, but I frequent the Market every couple weeks. I mostly went when my parents were in town, it was fall, and my mom could load up the car with as many funny looking gourds and pumpkins as she could to bring back home.




Summer Shopping

The Farmers Market

This was the first summer I had ever spent in Bloomington so I had the opportunity to go to the Farmers Market pretty much all the time. I just loved looking at all the beautiful flowers and produce that is available. Even though I don't always buy a lot (mostly because I would kill the flowers and would not know what to do with the produce), I always felt good paying a little bit more for peaches because this was someone's livelihood I was affecting. I would be exchanging money with the very person who grew my peaches. After a couple times I pretty much always ended up buying my peaches from the same vendor. I felt I had to be loyal to them! How could I purchase peaches from any other vendor?! It would be like cheating on my peach provider!


Excited for Autumn

Some delicious apples.

Most of the time over the summer it was rather hot at the Farmers Market, so I am thoroughly excited for it to be cool and for that fall atmosphere to arrive. I plan to be just like my mom and fill my apartment with an array of pumpkins and funny looking gourds. I had this Saturday off of work, so I took the opportunity to go with a couple of friends. It was beautiful and brisk outside. I bought some red delicious apples and some mini pumpkins. There are not a lot of pumpkins yet, but hopefully they will be selling more soon! Among my friends they also bought: jalepenos, green peppers, more apples, a bouquet of flowers, the funny gourds, mini pumpkins, and corn. Yum Yum!

Overall, I really wish I knew how to cook more so that I could take advantage of the produce the Farmers Market offers. I also wish I did not work on Saturdays so that I could go more often. Even so, I am glad I got the opportunity to get a fall Farmers Market visit in!