Saturday Morning Post

Good morning! A little sleepy today, but it's so beautiful outside, it's hard to stay put for too long... I'm just returning from the farmers markets - that's right, markets plural. The dear husband and I got up at 4:30 this morning to go and walk/jog our shift at the Relay For Life, and ended up going back to bed around 7:00, so by the time I got up (again), I figured it was too late to drive all the way to my regular farmers market. Plus, two markets closer to our house opened last weekend, so this was a good time to check those out. I first stopped at the Millard Farmers Market. It was a little sparse. I only saw two veggies stands and a lot of crafts and baked goods. Still I left with broccoli, snap peas, and carrots. Not bad! Then I weaved my way northwest to te Village Point Farmer's Market. It was much better stocked, but much like the shopping center it calls home, it was a little pretentious and overpriced. There was some good stuff, such as the spring lettuce mix, but it cost me about 2 times what I would normally pay. I had hoped for some herbs to attempt some of the pestos recipes I learned this week, but at $2.50 a bunch (instead of $.50 at the OMFM!), I said no thanks. I can buy Iowa-grown herbs at HyVee for that price! I left that market with spring mix, baby onions, garlic, eggs (only $2 a dozen, so not bad), asparagus, and some yummy-looking strawberries. Now if I can just stay awake...