Farmers Market in Santa Cruz
In case you were worried, my trip to Santa Cruz was not all about the Corn Dog. In fact, my second trip was centered on the Saturday morning farmer’s market at Cabrillo College. Paul and I were to meet friends there at 9am – sharp – so not to miss the best of the pickings.
I am spoiled. The San Francisco Ferry Building Farmers Market is a short walk from home. I went to Santa Cruz, but with a raised eyebrow – would it really be as good? Plus, I had to be in the car by 7:15am on a Saturday morning to be there by 9am… for a girl who likes to sleep in on the weekend, this was becoming a hardship.
The Santa Cruz market did not disappoint; in fact, it exceeded expectations. I don’t think that anything there came from more than 30 miles away – including the line caught wild halibut that we bought to eat for dinner. YUM!
As we wandered through the three levels of the market we were challenged by all of the options and found it difficult to decide what we were going to make for dinner that night and what we wanted to stock up on for the next several days. There were so many choices!
There was hybrid corn, heirloom tomatoes, baby spinach, little gem romaine, rainbow chard, mushrooms, fresh baguettes, peaches, plums… the abundance of fresh produce one would expect to see in the middle of farm country in the summer.
And did someone mention flowers? There were just as many flowers as there was produce – everything from mixed wild sunflower arrangements, to award winning begonias – yes, Santa Cruz is official begonia country but that’s another story, and dahlias to die for!
I left the market with my basket overflowing and looking forward to spending the afternoon in the kitchen preparing all of the goodies I brought home for dinner with friends.
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