Great to be Home

Russ and I arrived home Thursday night to an empty refrigerator. We had plenty in the freezer to eat yesterday, but needed fresh food today. We try and buy local as much as possible so we were thrilled that farmer’s market was open this morning.

Supporting local farmers in important to us not just because the food tastes better and is organic, but because it greatly reduces our foot print since all the vendors in Durham have to be from with in 50 miles away, with the exception of seafood from the coast. If you don’t support local agriculture there could come a day when we don’t have fresh fruits and vegetables because we would be dependent on other countries.

This time of year we are able to get Kale, leaks, cabbage and mushrooms. We also got flounder from the coast. I came home and make mushroom soup adding some dried mushrooms to make the mushroom broth along with the fresh mushrooms. For dinner we had slaw from our local cabbage, flounder and mashed butternut squash. It was simple and yummy.

I also bought a fresh juice from my favorite vendor. Todays favorite mixture was watermelon, green apple, celery and ginger. I use this juice as the base of a mocktail, adding ginger beer and lime juice. Such a refreshing treat.

The Durham farmers’s market is such a joy where people of all walks of life come to enjoy the bounty’s of our region.