Farmer's Market

On Saturday mornings, the Santa Fe Farmer's Market is in full swing.  It's one of the best I've seen and it's the real deal, unlike many so-called farmer's markets that are dominated by vendors of homemade jewelry, clothing, knickknacks, you name it, with very little actual produce.  The SF Market has dozens of fresh produce vendors plus baked goods, homemade jams and jellies, seasonings, cheese, etc.  It draws a large crowd, many of whom come for breakfast, selecting their favorite goodies from one vendor, their beverages from another.

Fine looking mushrooms.

We purchased salad makings, French bread, Christmas feta cheese and cooking greens.  Also got some beets, one of Trish's favorites.  Last night's dinner, mostly Market stuff, was excellent.  Trish prepared a fine pot of cooked greens, nicely spiced with hot sausage.

Totally rad, man.

NM may be the only state with an official state question, 'Red or green?'  It refers to chili, a standard offering at most restaurants, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner.  There's a third option, Christmas, which is some of both.  The cheese we got had both colors, nice and spicy, the way we like it.

The source of our Christmas cheese.

One of the few non-food stalls in the open air portion of the market.

The market extends into a large building, where there's a 50/50 mix of prepared food

 and non-food vendors.