I had to get (more) blood drawn for tests, and after that I went to the farmers market. I came home with plums, the big oval Italian kind; Elstar apples; Vanessa grapes; raspberries; and diva cucumbers.

I am very pleased with my haul, in part because I thought I'd missed the season for those plums and maybe for that kind of apple. I had been picking out Macouns when I saw the box of Elstar apples. I put the Macouns back in their bin because I'm confident of being able to get those in a week or three, and the Elstar season is short.

There's also a small tomato in a bowl on the counter, but I grew that myself.
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I'd have to get to one of the bigger markets for anything of especial interest to me. The small markets nearby don't have much that I eat. Lots of nightshades.
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It seems the 2 families of vegetable farmers at the one nearest me are Hmong, and long beans, chinese cabbage, raspberries, cucumbers are among the things I remember. There's also cut flowers, someone who grows mushrooms and locally grown beef. A food truck, a table for local causes to get the word out. And that's about it.
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Ah, you can get Elstars (now?). I remember talking to you about them and I seem to recall that you could not get them or had not seen them around. They are my favourite apple. Where have they been grown?
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That might have been it.
They are quite common here. You can get them in any supermarket.
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To say that Elstars are better than Macouns is saying something because Macouns are pretty solid.
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