Farmers Market

A drizzly, windy day found the vendors at the Three Rivers Farmers Market hanging tarps behind their stalls in the Farmers Market Pavilion. Lots of apples in bushel baskets, Northern Spy, Cortland, and some other heirloom varieties, along with chestnuts, squash, and all sorts of pumpkins. Worth braving the chill for!

Here are some of the Amish baked goods and pickles also on sale. Next to this table, a couple sells their own local farm-raised meats.


My 100th Daily Photo!

Potatoes

Three Rivers Farmers Market today despite a cold rain. Marketeers hung tarps behind their stalls to cut the wind; lots of beautiful apples (I bought some Cortland apples, a variety from 1898) and these wonderful little potatoes. The pink ones are pink all the way through. The purple ones, when sliced, have rings of purple and white. Almost too pretty to eat! The Amish man had some tomatoes, and Native Gardens had a few squash, but most of the summer is done.

Farmers Market

Saturday is the the Three Rivers Farmers Market day - until the snow flies! Today lots of kinds of beautiful local fruit (this from Native Gardens.) When I first was moving to Michigan, my friends said "Well, you will have lots of good fruit there!"

I also bought little purple and pink (pink all the way through) potatoes.

Farmers Market treat

Something unusual this morning for the Three Rivers Farmers Market in this soybean-growing part of the country: soybeans! (edamame)

Three Rivers' Farmers' Market

A soggy day, hot and humid, with more buyers than sellers at the Farmer's Market! Taken from across the St. Joseph River. One Amish buggy, two ducks, and lots of cars. Oh and some nice peppers, tomatoes (finally ripe!), and muskmelons.

August 1, Three Rivers Farmers' Market

An Amish family (old order, horse-and-buggy people) that sell their produce at the Farmers' Market tie up their horse in the shade of some big oaks by the St. Joseph River. Across the water is a park and the local canoe livery. This area has a very large Amish population, not on the usual tourist track.

Farmers Market

Three Rivers' Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 9 to 2 until October near downtown Three Rivers. This is one of the two pavilions the city built for the Farmers Market, the other is at right angles to this one. The driveway to the Farmers Market is just east of 140 West Michigan Avenue, Three Rivers, MI 49093. Today there were gooseberries!

Behind this pavilion is the Rocky River. Across the river the barn for the little farm and petting zoo is visible. There is no vehicle access between the Scidmore Park petting zoo and park area and the Farmers Market.