Locavores

On Saturdays, Downtown Bloomington hosts our local Farmers' Market and Artist Alley. In our attempts to be greener and eat healthier, we have become frequent patrons of the market...in effect, we have become "locavores." Locavores are "people who eat locally produced goods." Each week we make a list of groceries we need to get from Meijer and a list of groceries and goods we can pick up from the Farmers' Market. This week I purchased some delicious ciabatta bread from Medici, some red potatoes, a huge and tasty cinnamon roll from Kelly's Bakery, free range chicken breasts from TJ's Free Range Poultry, and a few Kohlrabi (pictured below) from the Blue Shoolhouse Farm.
Last week my dad introduced us to kohlrabi (he got it, in fact, from the market). I have eaten it before at his house and have always liked it, but it was Jeff's first time trying it, and he loved it too. It is really hard to describe the taste...crunchy like a radish, fresh, and a little kick to the flavor. So needless to say I picked us up some more this week. I also re-stocked the poultry that we had gone through from my last visit to the market. I bought huge, boneless, skinless chicken breasts from TJ's Free Range chicken last weekend, and they were excellent. They came off the grill so tender and juicy. They really didn't need any seasoning at all!

Even if you don't need to stock your kitchen, the market is a fun place to be on Saturday mornings, bustling with people, music, food, and art. Definitely worth a visit...and don't forget your cloth grocery bags because my guess is you won't be leaving empty-handed!