I have discovered a love for the farmer's market, that old-tyme style of shoppin for food, where there is a connection to the people who grew it. Back in the day, I used to spend a lot of time in Vermont, and the small town where I would stay had a farmer's market every Saturday morning. People would come and sell their fresh honey, homemade soaps, fresh crops, and of course, the pies! I loved feeling that connection. While I have not yet been to Pike's Market in Seattle, I love looking at pictures or hearing travel stories of people who shop in such a place. I love that there is a personal connection, something I feel to be so missing in our society today. I will speak for myself when I say, I feel much more open around small businesses these days, I feel a hankering for more personal connections in my life. I also like being close to the source of the food, this makes me feel happy, connected, grounded.
I like shopping at Anthropologie; I feel momentarily transported into another country. I love their unusual collection of kitchen items and it makes me very happy to set all of the little egg timers to go off in 15 minutes. I then head for the other side of the store and listen to them go off one at a time!
I was shopping one day at Anthropologie and found this wonderful book, it's all about farmers markets across america, complete with recipies. Deborah Madison has a hit with her new book, "Local Flavors." Not only does she share a glimpse of the market across america, i found a farmer's market that is around the corner from the town I now live in.
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