[Farmer's Market @Rice U]

無意中在稻米大學的校園裡碰到 farmer's market (農夫市集??)。一直有想要到這裡的 fm 去看看 。。。 無奈他們通常都是週末透早就開始買賣了。透早有多早? Errr。。。 大約早上7點左右。嘿﹐拜託這很早捏! 介于時間上的衝突。。。我們一直無緣到這裡的任何一個 fm 企晃過。

不過就在前幾天回家的路上看到 fm 的看板﹐我跟頭家說我們無論如何一定要進去看看。去 fm 最主要是看看能不能買到一些新鮮的蔬果。喜歡在 fm 買蔬果是因為通常在這裡賣的農作物絕大部份都是有機物。說不定還是在自家後院種的捏! ^,* 可是很不巧的等到我們去的時候東西都已經賣得差不多了。 剩下的就是一些乳酪﹑咖啡豆﹑義大利冰淇淋和非營利/慈善機構的攤位在賣一些手工藝品和餅乾糖果。

厚! 我們才逛了幾個攤位雨就開始傾盆的下。可是很爭氣的頭家跟我可是沒有因為這樣就空手而回。 呵呵~ 看看我們買了什麼。

Bumped into this at Rice U by chance on one afternoon. Have been wanting to go to the farmer's market here for quite some time but but but ... they start REALLY early in the morning. Something like ... 7am. Hey! that's too freaking early for me alright! So... cos' of this "inconvenience", we have been putting off trips to the farmer's market.

Anyhoo... I saw sign of farmer's market on our home (that fateful day ^,^) and told the hubby WE HAVE to go and have a look. What I had in mind was to buy some produce --- fruits and vegie, fresh from the farmers' garden or farm. The produce sold here is mostly 100% organic, and could very well be grown in their own backyard. However, by the time we're there most produce had already gone. What's left were booths seelling cheeses, coffee beans, gelato and a few charity or non-profit organisations selling craft and confectionery.

We only visited a few booths when the rain started pouring. But we didn't come empty handed. =)

Entrance of the Farmer's Market 入口處

Other beautiful designs 其他精緻好看的設計

Reminds me of our pigeon babies 讓我想起我們的小鳥杯比

Take a pic b4 it's all gone! 趕快在影子啃光光前先拍一張!

*muah muah* *滋啵*

We bought this tin of cookies from The Center (Serving Persons With Mental Retardation). They have 3 different flavors --- gingersnaps (which we chose), cheesesnaps (has very strong cheese flavor, a little too salty for me) and crunchy chocolate nuggets (has chunks of chocolate). Other than that they also have Brandied Nut Cake and Traditional Fruitcake. More info about them can be found from their website and if interested may order from them online, they ship around the US of A (with a fraction of shipping cost of course).

The design on the top of the tin is individually designed by their residents. Inside, you will find the person's name and I assumed they signed it themselves too. Very unique!

Oooh and the volunteers at their booth were very friendly, probably a few of the friendliest ppl we've met!


我們還買了一盒兩個口味的 gelato。 我選 Espresso Kahlua﹐頭家選木瓜口味。
可惜還沒來得及留下它們的倩影就被我們粗光光啦。看倌們就自行想像 gelato 美味可口的樣子吧! >o<

We also bought a small carton of two-flavor gelato. I chose Espresso Kahlua and hubby picked papaya. Shame that we finsihed the whole thing before I remember to take a pic of it. So... you guys just have to picture the gelato in your mind then. =))