The Farmer's Market

I went to the farmer's market for the first time today-another sign of summer!  I love the farmer's market!  I discovered our local one last year.  I know in big cities people seem to say the markets are pricey.  Our little local one is not pricey at all.  Last year I used to take $20 and see how much I could get for that.  I think this year I will try to do the same, but I may also plan my grocery shopping after the farmer's market, so I can do part of my list there and just fill in from the store afterwards.  Instead of spending an EXTRA $20, you know? 
Anyway, here's what Henry & I got today...

1 bag of lettuce (gallon size bag)- $1
2 bars goat's milk soap (my favorite for me)- $3 each = $6
4 thornless blackberry bush plants $3 each = $12

So I spent $19 today.  They also had some green onions, eggs, homemade dog treats, homemade skin salve, kale, and maybe some other stuff I forgot. 

As the season goes on they usually get more farmers and have homemade breads/scones, local honey (the farmer said he was going to collect some in June), and various other veggies and fruits (blackberries were one of my favorites last year- maybe in a few years I'll have my own from my new bushes!). 

I couldn't stop there, so Henry & I also went to the strawberry patch to get some of the first berries of the season.  Yum!!! 

It seems like just yesterday these were my strawberry pickers:

 

Look how little they were!  They were just a mere 16 months old or so there!  Oh my goodness how time flies!!!