It’s July 1st and barely 50 degrees out! What’s up? So much for global warming. Never mind – not going there!
July 1st and the upcoming July 4th holiday week is what we locals typically refer to as The Beginning of the Summer People. Second-home owners arrive in droves, vacation rentals perk up, and day-trippers come and go. And, best of all, our social calendars start to fill up!
July also brings the arrival of fresh produce. Sure, there are a few delicious offerings in June – spinach, lettuce, peas, and my favorite – berries! But, July is when we go to the farmers’ market without a shopping list and have increasingly wonderful things to choose from. I don’t care what I leave with, so long as I leave with a basketful of fresh bounty. Fresh flowers, bounties of fresh vegetables, Grandma Miller’s fruit pies, Sugar Bob’s maple syrup, some Taylor Farm Gouda cheese. And my favorite way to end the shopping expedition is with a delicious burrito made with local ingredients and fresh-squeezed lemonade!
The West River Farmers’ Market is among the oldest and most popular in the area. On Saturdays from Memorial Day through Columbus Day you can spend your morning wandering among the vendors’ stall, visiting with friends and neighbors, making new friends and supporting local families and businesses by purchasing locally grown and made produce and wares. This is a community and there isn’t anything more important than supporting one another!
See you there . . .
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