For this week, I thought I would feature local produce, although we are entering the winter months and I'm using photographs from the spring and summer. The photographs below were taken in April at the NC State Farmer's Market (top two in the collage) and at North Hills which is a shopping center near me (bottom two in the collage).
The North Carolina State Farmer's Market is in Raleigh where I live and operates year round, seven days a week, with indoor booths for crafts, local wine, cheese, seafood, plants, and fresh produce. The small market at North Hills Shopping center only operates from April to October on Saturday with tents in a central area for fresh produce and plants. There are a number of other small markets with locally grown produce in the triangle area.
The chart above shows what's in season during the year in North Carolina. The eastern part of the state has a longer growing season for many crops than the western part of the state. It's nice having the State Farmer's market in my town as farmers drive to that large market from different parts of the state.
The last shot is a day's harvest in July from my back yard garden. It doesn't get any fresher or more local than walking out into your home garden for vegetables. I'll have to wait until the summer months to be doing that again.
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We love the local markets.
ReplyDeleteI like the chart.
Great food photos.
Troy
Some of the local produce wholesalers operate out of the Farmer's Market too. Ward's Produce is probably the biggest, but there are others too. I haven't gotten out there much since they moved to their "new" location. (I guess it's not really "new" anymore is it?)
ReplyDeleteI see apples and peanuts are ALWAYS in season. ;-) It's great when you can buy locally, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteYour produce (3rd photo) looks so inviting, lets make salad!
ReplyDeleteI always get to buy fresh produce from markets or made-up markets than groceries...they're cheaper too. ITs really nice when you have a place near you to buy veggies and fruits. Have a nice week!
Those veggies are gorgeous! Looks like there's plenty on offer there.
ReplyDeleteWe have a farmers market once a month here.
ReplyDeleteSo Carvers a keen gardener then, well done my friend, fresh is best.
Yum! The fresh, local produce is what I miss most about winter
ReplyDeleteThis year, because we have no water at all for the garden, I only have a handfull of broad beans that have struggled through on the occasional sprinkle of rain or dew. At present I get my produce from our local 40km distant farmer's market, much like yours but smaller. Such fun to shop there with the stall holders knowing you and what you like.
ReplyDeleteLove your fresh veggies from the garden.
Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you about vegetable gardens; ours goes all year, and we're just finishing the last of the pumpkins. Parsnips and kale next.
Your bowl of home-grown is gorgeous!
This is brilliant. I love that chart.
ReplyDeleteWhat another interesting post. We try and buy local here being such a small island. As you say it.s fresh as well as helping the local economy. Thanks for sharing your world.
ReplyDeleteCarver: We do this in the Summer and early Fall but not all year long.
ReplyDeleteAhh nothing like a farmers market, great pics.
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Regina In Pictures
informative and very interesting post...liked your seasonal chart...thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteyou know what? I lived in NC for 8 months and i've never been in a Farmers Market, I guess I missed a lot. and yeah, my husband is originally from NC. :)
ReplyDeletegreat photos of veggies!!
MWT#3: Water Park
Very cool, especially the chart featuring the different types of produce all year round :)
ReplyDeleteThere's just nothing quite like a farmers market.
ReplyDeleteThat last shot is stunning.
ReplyDeleteThe vegetables look wonderful! Nice pleasant thoughts of summer are appreciated on a cold winter day.
ReplyDeletethat looks like a dandy start of a meal!
ReplyDeleteNothing like the produce from one's own garden. Great shot of the vegetables.
ReplyDeleteyummy! i Love fruits and vege that are in season! lovely shots!
ReplyDeleteLove all those yummy goodies from the garden, i would love to have a nice fresh garden tomato
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your world
There's nothing better that fruits and vegetables that grew in ones own garden. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteI have three tomatoes left from my summer garden, but those cucumbers are looking FABULOUS!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chart. Your fresh veggies look lovely. Makes one wish to hurry winter along! Thanks for stopping by "Nature & More".
ReplyDeleteExcellent post!
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ReplyDeleteI loved seeing those pics of the Farmer's Market again - how cool!
That produce looks delicous. I can almost smell the tomatoes. I so love to buy local when I can.
ReplyDeletelove the local market and love bounty of the harvest!
ReplyDeleteWe have lots of local markets from where I'm from. Local produce is always better
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