Since this is a blog about my creative process, you may wonder why I'm posting photos of a farmer's market. Lately I've been thinking about the cost of being an artist today, and how much work, effort, time and money are consumed by "making art" and exhibiting it. (I'll have a lot to say about that in a following post ) This is NOT a paid advertisement and I don't know any of the vendors at this market, other than through my visits to purchase food and flowers. I just love this place and would rather go there than to a supermarket any day!
Today, I am humbled and awestruck by the vendors who sell their produce at the farmers market. So much sweat, time, effort, money, and probably quite a bit of anxiety goes into producing this remarkable produce, and bringing it to the public.
Having taken a small stab at growing veggies and canning, I can only imagine what went into producing this quantity of yummy (and very paintable) produce.
Forget the supermarkets! Come see Beth Nowak, of Mayfair Farm for the freshest, and most delicious in-season fruits and vegetables. Really!Our family's food this week will be primarily from her farm.
Tonight: pasta with fresh tomato/garlic/basil/olive oil.
And for the Holiday Weekend, Red Snapper, which I thought was impossible to find locally. Really fresh, flash frozen snapper, caught by Beth's brother:
last week's Red Snapper (had to come back for more)
and our favorite Bird's Egg Beans, almost impossible to find, so we're stalking (oops, "stocking," pardon the pun) up & freezing for the winter, (and I have some put aside to paint)
My sweet, understanding husband shelling B.E. Beans while I make dinner, upload photos and post this blog page... he's been working at his computer all day and needed this break! Mindfully shelling the beans in the present moment... you can't buy that experience in a preshelled package!
And money that would have been spent on a bottle of chianti for the pasta dinner tonight goes toward some gorgeous zinnias! (sorry, sweet, understanding husband) Now I have three paintings to begin tonight and get to work on over the holiday weekend
But couldn't leave the Market without visiting the other two vendors.
I've bought several herb plants (today the Simon & Garfunkel combo for the kitchen ...Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme...Remember me etc) from Mark Bishop of Masters Touch,
and recently a couple of jasmine plants that produce profuse flowers for tea!
And my Argentine connection, Analia, for yummy empanadas and dulce de leche treats (and loaves of herbed breads and sandwiches... go there hungry and indulge!
That's it for today.
Get thee to the farmers market or don't complain about tomatoes.
Go local, go delicious, go fresh...
I have to go paint!
Freight Station Market, Winchester
PS Beth of Mayfair... please save me a box of figs!
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