5th Blog Assignment

This blog assignment is a bit late, as I was absent from class when we recieved the farmers market assignment, so I had to wait until the next Saturday to attend. But better late than never, right? :)

First off, this wasn't the first time I had attended the farmers market. Since I was born and raised in Bellingham, I have been priveleged enough to attend the farmers market quite often. To me, it is something I really take pride in being from Bellingham. I love goin there on a beautiful sunny morning and seeing all the different types of people who attend and just the high energy and good vibes that the farmers market puts out. One thing I love about it is that the farmers market really brings different groups of people together. I know for a fact that I typically wouldn't associate with alot of the different types of people who attend there, but since we all are brought together under one common interest we are blessed with getting to know all different types of people.

Prior to arriving to the farmers market I had an idea of what meal I wanted to create. Since I am a fairly picky eater, I decided a stir fry sounded delicious, especially considering the large amounts of fresh veggies that the farmers market had to offer. I purchased a variety of different fresh vegetables from a few different sellers, all who told me these vegetables were locally grown. I chose to add green and red peppers, carrots, peapods, and onions (along with some chicken purchased from costco). I got home, put everything in the refrigerator and waited until that evening to make stir fry for dinner. I couldn't help but notice that all of these vegetables seemed different than what I was typically used to purchasing from the grocery store. They looked a bit different, maybe since they were organic, but definitely had a ton of flavor and I might even venture to say more flavor than what I usually get from the grocery store. I can honestly say this was one of the best dinners I have ever created by myself, and me and my roommate really enjoyed eating it on Saturday night.

Cromidas, Rachel. "The Pulse: Making Farmer's Markets more Accessible." New York Times. 11 November, 2010.