What a lovely day for marketing! My parents are in town (my grandmother turns 90 today!!), so my mom joined me for marketing today! We had a lot of fun, and she got to see a lot of the farmers and landmarks of my website for herself.
Today, I met a new bee keeper at the North Market, Ikes Bees! The honey was delicious - they had a mild, treacly summer honey, and a fuller-flavored, more robust autumn honey (below, note the color difference), which I picked up, along with a beautifully-packaged, perfect for host-gifting rosemary-infused honey (top of post). I took some pictures of the bees, but it was really bright out and the bee display case was reflective, so it didn't really turn out very well.
Of course I stopped by Toby Run for some mushrooms and Toad Hill for some eggs. Today was our first CSA pick up! This year I chose to split my CSA with a friend, but I can tell you that this week we had: radishes, ramps, and lettuce. Also, this year we can buy grass-fed beef!
Then we were off to the Worthington Market, where Mom picked up lots of rhubarb (she can't get it in North Carolina, so she's been stocking up) at Pop & Judy's Farm. I also bought some rhubarb and also finally some of their dried beans - Black Turtle and Red Rider:
I stopped by Oink Moo Cluck after receiving their email regarding a new product - homemade weiners in natural casings. I love hot dogs, and actually, they are very difficult to make, so it's pretty cool they found someone to make them. I didn't take a picture, but I'll update you when we cook them up. This was such a popular item for OMC that they were sold out by 10am!
And then it was off to Blue Jacket Cheese, where I bought two packages of Gretna Grillin' Cheese and a ball of hand-pulled fresh mozzarella:
It was a great day of marketing, and I loved spending it with my mom! (Thanks for joining me, Mom!!)
And what did you get this week?
