Saturday in Sandy Springs

After all the traveling I've done lately, I was thrilled to be home for an uninterrupted weekend. I slept in yesterday, made easier by the cloud cover. We cleaned house before scurrying out the door to the Farmer's Market and Lowe's. Then we took an epic nap before dinner out with friends. And this morning? We've slept in again.

Nick found the Sandy Springs Farmer's Market online someway somehow. When I pictured the market, held in the Goodwill/former Target parking lot, I imagined it to be more like the Dekalb Farmer's Market. My vision consisted of a place filled with tons of produce and a few secondary items like flowers, baked goods, jams/preserves, etc. What it really consisted of was a small amount of produce, dairy farmers with milks/yogurts/cheeses, salsa and preserve makers, plant vendors, live music, pastas, baked goods (wish Sally's had been there!), honey, a dog biscuits, a soap maker, and a few other things. It was on the small side, but we had fun. Nick sampled a few things and bought a bag of this year's first peach crop. I took home a roma tomato plant for the upside down tomato plant holder and handmade pepper chevre for this afternoon's lunch with Mom. Next weekend, we'll probably check it out again, and get some more fresh things. Now that we live so far from an indoor farmer's market, this is a true treat.

Check it out at
http://www.sandyspringsfarmersmarket.com/

As for my apartment gardening, I'll keep you posted on how my upside down tomatoes grow. I've heard good things. Since I'm not really a major green thumb, we'll see how this all goes.