Farmers Markets

A local farmers market is a huge asset to any neighborhood. Nini Planck's book "Real Food, what to eat and why", which got me eating meat again after 2 years of vegetarianism, has convinced me that farmers markets are the absolute best place to buy food. I try to make it to the farmers market on 14th and U on Saturdays mornings or the DuPont farmers market on Sunday mornings. Today I walked up to 14th and U to browse and came home to make a delicious lunch, organic bratwurst on the grill, skinny asparagus boiled in some salted water, and fresh sweet strawberries for dessert (the strawberries were too hard to resist so they were more of an appetizer while everything else cooked.) The best part? The whole meal cost me about $4-$5, definitely less that I would have paid going out for a sandwhich.

Visit http://www.localharvest.org/ to find the closest farmers market to your neighborhood (or future neighborhood if you are house shopping!)

For more information on Nina Planck and her food/nutrition wisdom visit http://www.ninaplanck.com/