All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter,
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
-Tolkien

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^{My goodies from the farmers market}

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Walk With Me to the Farmers Market

After weeks and weeks of procrastinating, myself and Mrs. Crusher finally made it to the farmers market located in Peacthree City. I have planning this trip for about a month and my main draw for this trip was a particular stand that sold various flavors of goat's cheese!

The goat cheese stand that caught my eye was Capra Gia Cheese Company. Their farm is about 40 minutes away in a nearby rural farming area and after reading about their cheese and process, I was dying to try it. I had also heard of a sausage guy that frequented the market and I knew there would undoubtedly be more surprises to be found!

As usual for me and Mrs. Crusher we were definitely running late by the time we actually arrived at the market. The market is a temporary market that sets up in the back of a parking lot of a bank and commercial office park. Once we actually parked, we had about 30 minutes to explore and make our purchases. Easy peasy for me as I am a very laser-straight-to-my-purchases kind of guy, not so much the case for my artist-need-to-see-and-experience-everything wife...lol

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So as a wise man, my wife won the day and we began our trek from stall to stall. There were all types of interesting merchants from local honey to an american wagyu vendor. I have been obsessed with wagyu meats for the longest time , but his prices were a bit high for a spur-of-the-moment purchase. We promised we would come back and grab some steaks for a special occasion.

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The first place we stopped with the intention of purchasing was my goat cheese stand. Since we were running late, we bore the consequences as they had sold out of their savory flavors. They had some tasting samples and we tried several with the hope of returning one weekend to buy them. They were absolutely amazing and well worth the trip. They did have some of their fruit and sweet offerings and we bought a sample pack of their plain, lemon, and cranberry varieties.

Our next stop was at the space of the sausage guy I had heard of and he had a impressive offering of various types of sausage. I was having such a hard time making a choice and then it was as if a light from heaven shown down and illuminated his chalk board right above the listing for andouille sausage! I can not describe how much I adore andouille sausage, just suffice it to say I like it...A LOT! I bought a pound of it and then I noticed that right next to his stall was a place that specialized in pimento cheese. Could this day get any better?!?

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We sampled his various types and I have to say these pimento cheeses tasted as if they were made of stardust and fairy dreams. I mean they were absolutely amazing. He said his wife had been perfecting a family recipe that had been passed down for generations on her mom's side of the family. I would have to vote that she has hit the mark with her improvements. We settled on a plain pimento cheese and a container of their Bacon Asiago with Jalapenos.

Well it didn't take long at all for us to hit the stands and me to go through most of the cash on me. It was money well spent and I am happy knowing it is going to true artisans than to big box retailers. I challenge everyone to get out and visit a nearby farmers market, you never know what treasures you may find!

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