I have a confession. I am a farmers market addict.
Even when I travel and am staying in a hotel and have no kitchen, maybe not even a fridge, I check to see if there is a farmers market to visit. I’ve been to Farmers Markets in upstate New York and in Manhattan, in Vermont, in Arizona, Boston, Chicago, California, in Washington the state and Washington DC the district.
On Saturdays, I have been going to TWO farmers markets- both the Hollywood Farmers Market to wander before my workout class, and then right after the workout class to the PSU Portland Farmers Market. I just love browsing, looking at all the beautiful goods from the farmers, and then maybe also looking at all the people there too.
Here are a few of the photos I couldn’t help but take just to capture the wonderful bounty of things I was seeing. You’ll probably see these posts once in a while where I just am showing off how wonderful these farmers markets are!
Hollywood Farmers Market
Open all year round on Saturdays.
Portland Farmers Market
One of 8 locations of the Portland Farmers Markets.
Available at both markets: Gabriel’s Bakery and that freaking addictive cheese croissant they have (you can see it in the left back), among other baked goods. I don’t even have to say anything at the PSU Farmers Market, she just starts reaching for them and it’s only a matter of how many I want to buy this time…
I hope I am encouraging you to visit the Farmers Market this weekend! Which one do you go to, and what do you like to buy?
I’m definitely going this weekend!
Oo, which market?
Beautiful photos! I heard about a year ago that a covered market was going to be opening downtown that was similar to a farmer’s market. Do you know if this is true?
The covered market would be called the James Beard Public Market. It hasn’t started construction yet, they are still in the midst of fundraising. It indeed would be downtown, right by the waterfront! It would be similar to Pike Place Market in Seattle and European markets that are year round.