She Got Herself Ready for the Farmer's Market, where she will not be buying eggs January 21, 2009

The next Seacoast Eat Local Farmer's Market is Saturday at Wentworth Greenhouse in Rollinsford.  I love the Rollinsford Market, and am excited to see what the farmer's have for us this week.

Since I started going to the Farmer's Markets I've wanted to make myself some reusable bags.  I use reusable bags, but they are the heavy plastic-like jobbies that you get at the supermarket, from back when we frequented the supermarket with enough vigor to receive free bags due to the amount spent...Organic is expensive in the store.  Well, I must admit to loving the durability of those bags, but I didn't like advertising for a Supermarket while walking around a Farmer's Market...  So today Mini and I got to work on a reusable bag that is designed like the plastic store bags.  I picked up the Pattern on Etsy.  It was easy enough to make, and fully reversible, making it more sturdy and more fun. I'd like a couple more, but between that one and 2 other random bags I already made a while back, it will probably do just fine for this week's trip.

Another little item on my list of things I'd like to have, to enhance my shopping experience, is produce bags.  I will throw a couple heads of broccoli into my larger bag, but a pound of shallots gets a little hard to manage, so a small bag that I can put the little things into, then into my larger bag, would be helpful.  I have always used the plastic bags the farmer's have available, but have never been happy about doing so.  Now I don't have to.  I have two made up, in simple unbleached muslin...with silly ribbon that says "handmade".  They even have french seams!  I didn't like how the fabric frayed so I decided to try the french seams, besides they are a lot more sturdy because of it.  Probably a silly addition, but that is the fun thing about making them yourself, if you don't want frayed fabric entangled with your veggies, you can stitch french seams...how fancy...oh and by the way, french seams are fancy, and quite clever, but VERY simple to do.  Honest.

The eggs in the background are just a running gag at this point, around here.  Everywhere you look there are eggs.  In the basket from outside, in the bowl in the sink waiting to be washed, on the counter waiting to be used, in the fridge being stored.  Eggs are everywhere, so I had to include them in the picture. 

Comments

[Debra]

Great job on the produce bags, they also work well for bread!

[Andrea]

Why dont you bring some eggs to sell at the farmers mkt?

[Amy Ouellette]

I've considered it, but am trying to figure out what I should do. I really didn't expect this many eggs at this time of the year. Last year with the 12 we were barely eeking by, but that is what happens when you have an egg laying breed, I guess.

[Virginia Rose corley]

I am reading and enjoying every step you make in your busy life, although being 75 is a nuisance I am so amused to see someone else who is an almost mirror image of myself, just goes to show!!! We live in Cornwall UK, my husband is from SC, and retired over here. We have only three rare breed chickens now, and I am still teaching small classes in pottery and glass painting.We have a very big garden and kitchen garden.Opening it in aid of our beautiful Saints Way Church in the Spring and Summer.... Loving life with get up and go is the key, use it or lose it..Virginia Rose Corley