Darling Hubby and I have decided that while our veggie crop is growing, we will use the local farmers market to get our fresh veg. Oh My Gosh, it was fantastic! I cant believe we have missed this for so long. Everything looked so good. There weren’t many stalls but there was quite a good variety of produce and the kids absolutely loved the farmer-ess who had rabbits, puppies and chooks for sale! She was quite in love with our baby and even had a cuddle. It was lovely and community minded. Whilst we were there we spotted a neighbour, an ex co-worker, a local council woman and our local MP! The best thing was getting home and unloading the goodies into our fridge. We bought lychees, bananas, tomatoes, mangos, baby button squash, potatoes, jap pumpkin, local honey, sweet potato…. oooh so many yummy things! After packing it all away I couldnt resist and popped a tiny tomato into my mouth…. like eating sunshine!
The good thing about it is we’re eating seasonal fruits and veg, supporting local farmers, eating tasty flavourful food and getting the kids interested in healthy food. Its win win…. good for the planet and good for us!
P.S I fully blame the Lifestyle channel on Austar for my “green” tendencies. Without Rick Stein, River Cottage, Eco Eden, Carbon Cops and the plethora of other similar shows I’d never have begun thinking about getting back to basics like this. Honestly, its the best, most exciting thing I’ve done for a long time!
