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The warmth of the sun seems to be waning as September arrives. The days of shoppers filling their baskets, sitting to enjoy the music with a coffee and sweet pastry seem to be lessening as our busy lives take over.  Taking time to shop the market for weekly food is harder and yet there is no more important time to support the vendors, especially the farmers then now. *

The harvest doesn’t stop because it is Sept. 1- the seeds planted in March, tended to and planted in May, cultivated and cared for through the summer and finally harvested and prepared for you at the market, are pouring in and need to be sold. The blossoms on the fruit trees in the spring now are bear fruit that has to be harvested at just the right time to give you the ultimate taste.

The truth is September and October pose challenges for most of us to get to market but there is no more important time to do it.  The harvest has to be sold before the winter arrives, and though root vegetables can be stored, farmers know that with each passing week a little bit of the amazing taste dwindles.

Shoppers who come to the market each week, no matter the weather or time of year are much appreciated and your effort to do so is really a gift to each vendor.  A gift acknowledging the hard work and effort to bring you top quality food for you to enjoy.

*I am using farmers, but all of this applies to all the vendors who work hard to bring the best product to market.