Sunshine, blue skies and 60-something temperatures lured me to the Regional Market Thursday afternoon. And I was surprised by what I saw there.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised by continued presence of summer produce, like zucchini, peaches and watermelon. There hasn't been a killing frost yet -- depending on where you live and grow.
Without further ado, here's a little "show and tell" from yesterday's visit:
Juicy fruit: The fragrance of locally grown grapes filled the air in Shed A.
Go orange: A trunk-full of gorgeous carrots.
A rainbow-riot of peppers. Hot, medium or mild?
Cabbage so huge they're almost scary.
Ditto the hubbard squash. Do you need a saw to cut them open?
Ear ye, ear ye! You haven't seen the last of butter and sugar corn.
And Roma tomatoes.
There are corn stalks for seasonal displays.
And gourds in all shapes, sizes, colors and degrees of nubbiness.
The vendor gave me late-in-the-day deal: 10 for $2. I took them home and did my best to artfully arrange them on a vintage platter with a border of tiny apples.
The CNY Regional Market will be open Thursdays until the week before Thanksgiving (the hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., but many vendors are packing up by 3 p.m.). It's open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, year-round.
For seasonal design inspiration, stop in and say hello to my friend Linda O'Boyle at Metro Home Style, in the Regional Market Commons. She's got lots of great stuff (and reasonably priced!) like ceramic pumpkins, bunches of cattails and beautiful decorative leaves for hanging wherever your imagination allows.
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