One of my most favorite things that I did this summer was stopping at these little road side stands and little country markets that were hidden out of the way...It's such fun and you never know what you're gonna find in them. Luckily for me living up here in PA we have a large community of Mennonites and there are a slew of local co-ops/ grocery stores....They are every where up here, in fact I'll have to make a trip to BB's Bent & Dent. It's run by an Amish family and it's fun to pull into the parking lot and see horses and buggy's all lined up and then there at the end is a shovel to remove any presents that are left behind...I'll try to take some pics but I'm sure I won't be able to take any of the family members as they don't like having their pictures taken...I'll have to make a day of it and just go around to all of the ones around here and take pictures of all the wonderful things that can be found. I know I grip and complain about living up here away from my Southern home but these little country markets would be one of the things I'd miss the most if I was to move...well that and my wonderful neighbors that have become my sergeant family....So Lets have a look at some of the Places and goodies that I found on my stops around town....
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| 1st stop was at Martins in Hagerstown, MD, just on the way home from the Y. |
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| Nice veggies but not as much as Country Breeze in PA |
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| wide selection of candied and dried fruits, nuts & berries... |
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| After that I stopped by a place not far from my house.... |
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| The couple that run this stand are in their 90's now and don't come outside, so it is Self Serve....very trusting folks, cause the money is left sitting out for you to make change with.... |
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| I picked up the peaches and white egg plant at the road side stand and the raspberry yogurt covered pretzels, pretzel grahams, Pappy's concentrated tea and pumpkin spice pancake mix at Martins |
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| This is some fruit I picked up at Glennwood farms grocery in Greencastle the day before... |
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| These are Nicole's favorite melon, the Crenshaw. I got these at Glennwood's as well for .99cent each....at the Supermarket they wanted .68c a lb...equaled out to be almost $7 for just one!!! Crazy...Buy local folks...it's cheaper!!!! Below I cut up the melon and the blueberries and freeze them for later....which the kids love to eat frozen fruit as a snack...much better then those freeze pops made of pure sugar! |
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| Stopping to have a snack before freezing some fruit... |
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| Aren't these the cutest things you've ever seen??? Baby bananas...actually they are called something else, I just don't know the name....I picked these up at Wal-Mart the other day when I ran in for school supplies...I put them next to the regular bananas so you could get a better idea of how small they are....They taste the same as the larger ones but they are sweeter and perfect to pack for school lunches since the kids can never eat a whole one.... |
2 comments:
We have a roadside stand or two in town but nothing like what you've got...I'm jealous of all your options since fresh fruits & veggies do get rather expensive! It's sad that all the processed, preservative'd-to-death food is so much cheaper to buy/eat than the all natural produce our bodies really need.
I have never heard of a Crenshaw melon but now I want to try one for myself. I've probably been walking right by them for years, not even noticing. I'm mourning the end of cherry season and looking for another fresh fruit to have besides the abundance of peaches (and my pink ladies, of course)...maybe that will be it?
Hannah I have bought the Crenshaw at Walmart before and it wasn't as expensive...You'll have to look and see if you see it...A lady at the market asked me if it was a squash cause it does favor the spaghetti squash....It was super sweet and even better frozen...Pretty much all I eat in the winter are bananas, apples and grape fruits...their good but like you said they aren't like having cherries or fresh blue berries....
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