Ada Michigan Farmers Market ~ Celebrating National Farm Market Week

Ada Michigan is fortunate to have started a local Farmer's Market this year

in the parking lot of the Ada Community Reformed Church on Thornapple River Dr

in downtown Ada. We have been several times buying gorgeous produce from

local farmers. The tables were piled high with radishes, tomatoes, blueberries,

black cherries, lettuce, spinach, onions, and the first crop of peaches and plums.

It is so difficult to decide......it all looks so good. Should I get a bushel of cukes

to put up as relish or wait to see if my vines produce enough?

I did buy a dozen eggs (cage free), lettuce, spinach, tomatillos, blueberries,

and black cherries. The cut flowers and potted plants are a real temptation for

me but I don't want to water them daily right now. Which is exactly what I

would have to do if I bought them and planted them now.

There is something I really like about being able to interact with the people who

planted, watered and raised the food I am purchasing to eat. It makes it so much

more personal that buying produce at a store where it has come from who knows

where (Chile??) and I have no idea who or what was used to get it to the rack at

the store. I do realize a lot more people are employed by the store bought

products. I do buy a lot of items at the local grocery stores and will continue to

fo do. I just like this one-on-one transaction much better.

Here are some photos of the market this Tuesday, August 4th, 2009.

The Ada Farmer's Market is open from 2 pm to 7 pm every Tuesday until Sept.15

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Photos & post by Bonnie Westbrook