The Ypslanti Farmer’s Market opened last Saturday.  Their new location has them parked next to the old caboose with a view of the river …if you stand on something.  So early in the season had the booths a bit thinned out selling products of the home-made variety vs the home-grown variety.  Even so we managed to fill up a few bags worth of stuff overloaded into one satchel since we were ill-prepared.

We bought creamed honey from Sam of Fairview Farms.  He promised to bring pepper jam next week.  Apparently, the deer don’t munch on his peppers so he always has plenty to preserve and I love pepper jam.  After a lengthy conversation about Meade, which I’ve never tried, I have a feeling Sam may be treating us to a taste testing next week as well. That will help get me out of bed early.  Norris had plenty of fresh cut flowers and our delicious molasses cookie was from Maggie’s booth.

Next we hit Karl’s stand.  Karl claimed he had just 10 seconds of a buyer’s attention to educate them on his 50+ meat products.  He had to be selective.  Karl underrated himself considering we hung for a good 5 minutes chit chatting about the various sausages, links and tenderloins he supplied from his farm.  The minute he mentioned rabbit we were in.  Saturday dinner was decided.  Karl did fail to tell us about his bacon so we had to go back for a few lbs which we willingly waited for as he chatted up someone else.  Lastly, Gunther from the Ypsilanti Food Co-op not only told us about Karl’s bacon, he sold us on a few varieties of bread and gave us the inside on Growing Hope a non-profit that will be hosting a 2 day plant and seedling sale May 1st and 2nd.  I was looking for organically grown herb plants and they will be my connection.

All and all, not the fanciest of farmer’s markets, but then again what other market is going to slip me a sip of Meade as part of my shopping experience?

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