With spring comes fresh vegetables and markets to sell them at. The Alpharetta Market is in full swing and we've been shopping there for a few weeks now. The Roswell Market is about to open this weekend. Unfortunately, we have to skip both as my husband is running the Warrior Dash in Mountain City, and my job is to hold his wallet and look admiringly at him when he jumps over the fire pit.
The Alpharetta Market is doing really well this year. Several meat vendors have joined, so you can now purchase grass fed beef, free range pork and free range buffalo. Atlanta Fresh Creamery also has a booth, along with an ice cream lady and a few other goodies. The farmers aren't as plentiful as they can be at the Roswell market, but I've still managed to find broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes and more in the last few weeks.
The Roswell Market? Well, I have no idea. Partly because it hasn't opened yet, but also because the City of Roswell doesn't have any kind of serious web presence for the market. They post announcements on the city's website, but they get buried quickly. And this evening, they posted this video on the city's Facebook page. Sigh. The lack of easy to find, updated information on local markets, farmers and other sustainable, hippy food sources is a BIG pet peeve of mine. Is it really that hard to set up a Facebook for your market/farm?
If you are new to shopping at farmer's markets, you might be interested in this guide I wrote a few years ago.
2 comments:
Just found your blog. I am in Roswell too and LOVE food. I'm going through your recipes to print off the ones I want to make. We love trying new things (although the beet chocolate cake sounds a little strange). Where do you like to eat Korean? We go to a place off Sandy Plains near 75.
Friends of mine did the Warrior Dash and from the photos, it looks like great fun. I would love to do it next year.
Don't forget the Johns Creek market
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