What a beautiful day for the first outdoor farmer’s market of the year at Shaker Square. There were lots of vendors and even more people. It was great catching up with my favorite farmers, chefs, and I even got to meet an awesome blogger, Heidi Robb, from Life in Recipes. Heidi was also the recipe tester for Michael Symon’s cookbook Live to Cook.
So what did I buy? 5 pounds of raw honey from Ohio Honey, beautiful shiitake & oyster mushrooms from Killbuck Valley, meaty veal bones from Plum Creek, fresh apples and apple cider from Woolf Farms, homemade black raspberry jam from an Amish vendor, and grass fed beef cheeks, London Broil, smokies, and bone marrow from Millgate Farm. I really wish I could have bought some of the ramps, greens and beets Muddy Fork farm gave to Brian Doyle to use in his chef demo because they were awesome! Unfortunately we got there a little late thanks to the 45 minute drive from Avon Lake, plus an unexpected stop at the Westside Market. There were lots of other great vendors selling baked goods, pork, chicken, flowers, art, and lots more!
North Union Farmers Market at Crocker Park opens this Saturday at 9am and the markets at both Shaker Square & Crocker Park will be open everyday until late November. Hope to see you there!