This morning my daughter said "Hey Mom, let's go to the farmer's market and buy some veggies to make a salad for lunch". Right On! I grabbed my camera, threw everyone into my swagger wagon (but mine is not a Sienna) and we were on our way.
We always have a great time at Legacy Outdoor Market. I love being outside to shop, buying from local growers, making new friends by having great conversations with the vendors, see what creative people are making...just a great way to make this big city feel a little bit smaller.
Here are some of the sights the kids and I saw:
These nuts and homemade breads were delicious! ADDICTING!!! Can't wait to go back next weekend and buy some. You can find these at the market or at their website.
These next pic were taken at Heather's booth "Cowgirl Granola". My kids were in love with the granola and Heather is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to nutrition. She has even created a line of delicious and healthy GLUTEN FREE pancakes. That's right people, gluten free pancakes! Check her out, you won't be sorry:
Our next stop was for veggies. The people at Uncertain Farms were so friendly. I loved them. Their veggies were beautiful and they had a huge selection of honey, jams, and jellies...YUM! You could sense their enthusiasm for what they do and it was contagious.
We also stopped and bought a sweet treat for after lunch. (That comes at the end of this post)Then we took home all of our great veggies, washed them, and made a great salad for lunch. We topped it with some left over chicken and it was delicious!
Finally it was time to break into our sweet treat. We got some amazing cupcakes from Saweet Cupcakes. We got 5 different flavors. We split them all between us and each got to taste all of the five flavors we picked. I wished I didn't have to share the chocolate peanut butter cupcake....guess we'll have to go back next weekend to get more!
Farmer's markets are a great treat for the whole family. I take my kids every couple of weekends and they love it. I get to explain to them how things really work (not like in the supermarket). They get to taste things they never would, and meet great people.
Posted by: children's sandals | October 11, 2010 at 05:33 AM
Hi Stephanie,
Just found your photo blog and your beautiful pix and comments about the Legacy Outdoor Farmers Market. I love going there each Sunday to get veggies and other treats. Lately, several of the vendors have been offering herb plants ready for planting--and so my garden is expanding.
As a business coach and mentor here in San Antonio, I love talking with these enterprising small business owners who have booths and tents with their goodies for sale. It's great to see how they display their merchandise and how they interact with customers. I love the way small family businesses are such a vibrant part of San Antonio.
Thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos and helping to spread the word about this delightful local farmers market!
Leslie Cardinal
Posted by: Leslie Cardinal | April 04, 2010 at 09:28 AM
I had no idea about these places! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Stacy Warner | March 01, 2010 at 09:31 PM
What a super outing! I wish my kids would suggest salad for lunch. ;) I love the cowgirl granola though, the name just is begging for me to try some of it.
Posted by: killlashandra | February 22, 2010 at 09:48 AM
Yum, yum and YUM! I love how you advocate for others. Very cool!
Posted by: kim Greenberg | February 22, 2010 at 09:34 AM
We were gonna go last weekend. Now I just wanna go for the cupcukes.
Posted by: MelodyA. | February 22, 2010 at 06:19 AM
This makes me hate winter even more than I already do! Counting down the years till I can live year round in a better climate!! Looks like a great salad, everything has so much color.
And, u should have filled the box up with six cakes...it just looks like it's missing something, no? lol
Posted by: Jenne Misner | February 21, 2010 at 08:09 PM