Day Dreaming of Markets

I am going to do a bit of Day Dreaming of Markets today while sitting in my Georgia home. Ah, look at those big fat juicy blackberry's! I don't grow such beauties in my garden. I don't like the idea of the birds eating berry's then depositing the aftermath on my boat or cars. I am not crazy about stains from the birds if you know what I mean... So where do I find such beautiful berry's?

At the local Saturday morning Market in Old Downtown during the growing season. Strolling through a fresh market with basket in hand is such a treat. You never know what a grower may have from weekend to weekend.

Even plants can be picked up at a town market. You can find fresh fruits, veggies, cheese, bread, soaps, candles, crafts and many other fun things at a local market. We miss the markets in Germany as they have some wonderful markets each Friday and Saturday morning in their Zentrum (town center). We try to get to the old downtown market several times a year if possible. Other times when we are ready for fresh produce and don't have the time to go all the way into Old Towne, we stop by our favorite roadside market. This market is a barn like structure with a wonderful bounty of fresh goodies locally grown as well as brought in from bordering states.
The main thing we go here for are the juicy peaches! You cannot live in Georgia and not like peaches. I think that is a state requirement. Just joking of course but how could one not indulge in such sweetness when it is all around us!

During this visit they had the most beautiful large ferns. I wanted one but already had two and did not need any more. So the Saint grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the beauties.

Look at that counter full of Red Ripe Tomatoes! We were lucky enough to grow our own last year so we did not bring home any tomatoes.

Potatoes, onion, lemon, lime, bags of peanuts and I even see pineapple!

Squash, beans, red and green sweet peppers, cabbage, okra, new potato and egg plant amongst some canned items.

We usually come home with a cantaloupe or melon as they have the sweetest in town!
Our bounty this day consisted of Peaches, Silver Queen corn, Potatoes, Blue Berry's, Green Bean and a small seedless Watermelon! Yum it was all delicious...

I think they called this a Sugar melon but not for sure. It was sweet as can be and we choose this melon over a cantaloupe as they were a bit small this trip.

A few weeks later we stopped by again for more peaches. They were so sweet last year. Probably due to lack of rain. They claim if a fruit gets less rainfall that it may be smaller but sweeter. I know these were sweet treats to our taste buds!
They must have had plenty of rain where this peach was grown. Look at the size of that one after another market visit!

Ah, there is nothing like looking back and doing a bit of DAY DREAMING OF MARKETS while looking out my window, In the Garden...