"Working" for our food.

So while its not snowing we've been enjoying our local Friday afternoon farmer's market. This past weekend we wanted to pick up some bulk items from Costco and figured while we were down there we would see what the Fort Collin's farmer's market had to offer in comparison.

The drive down takes about 40 minutes (hence the "work") to an hour. Its through some interesting scenery going from the more Northern Plains look of grasslands and rolling hills through a red rock area like Sedona to more of a forested area. Its a pretty nice drive all in all.

Once we arrived in Fort Collins, Andrea had gone to the bathroom, found herself some coffee and eventually caught up with Kristy and I.... she was finally read to go exploring.

First up was a florist who had some interesting flowers.

Who know that sun flowers could look so fluffy. I don't seem them being all that practical for sunflower seeds, but they sure were pretty and soft.

Next up was a stand of cheerleaders raising funds for a trip to nationals in Florida.




So Andrea got a flower necklace.... and Kristy got a butterfly on her arm.




Her butterfly had a lot of sparkle to it, but it didn't really get capture in the picture.





















Next up we hit some veggie stands. We've been really impressed with the level of quality for almost all of the produce we've seen. Prices haven't been bad. Selection has been pretty amazing. All in all, very impressed with everything.



Although we didn't get much in the way of vegetables this trip, we did pick up a bag of peaches. They weren't quiet up to Schnepf Farm's peaches, they sure did blow the doors off of anything that the stores have had recently. I'm still hoping that one day Andrea will let me lease a tree from Schnepf Farms, or that we live in a climate more suitable to having a peach tree or two (possibly an orchard).



Another one of the amazing veggie stands that were there, although this one was under a red canopy. Everything has an amazing color... and that color is red.



We've also really enjoyed getting really high quality honey both here in Laramie and back in Pittsburgh. There's just something about getting locally produced honey from bee keepers in the area. This time we went with a jar that had a piece of honey comb to eat... I'll report back when we get to eating it and tell you all how it was (the honey itself is fantastic).



So;
one jar honey, a 1/2 gallon of blackberry cider, 1 loaf of focaccia bread, a jar of Asian sauce for pasta, a medium bag of peaches, Andrea's coffee and one Sherpa to carry it all. A good time was had by all, and we've enjoyed eating the fruits of our drive greatly.



That's it for the farmer's market portion of this trip, check back soon for our other Fort Collins activities. Also click on this link to see the rest of our photos of the market.

I'll see you where the road meets.