Hello Petaluma Farmer’s market! Good-bye Petaluma Farmer’s market. Our time together was good, but oh so fleeting.
I was able to (finally) make the Wednesday night farmer’s market in Petaluma this last week. My first of the season, their last of the season. *Le sigh* I must clearly work on my timing next year.
Those of us that live in the Bay area know how lucky we are to have access to such wonderfully fresh and local produce, practically year-round. Sonoma County is home to many incredible summer-only markets, that in my opinion, end all too soon (usually just when things are getting going out in the fields). And although a permanent produce stand is a close runner up to the quintessential farmer’s market (Green String Farms: thank you!), there’s just something about a lively weeknight market that a produce stand, no matter how good, can’t fully replicate. Live music, food stands, dee-lish kettle corn, samples upon samples, face painting and a community gathering together – something that seems to be a lost art in these social media-centric times.
Click on the link below to view SCL’s photo celebration of the summer farmer’s market season. Almost all produce and vendors you see are Sonoma County based. Until next year…
Photos can be clicked on for larger image sizes.
