Fresh greens from the market
“Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune’s bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.”
John Greenleaf Whittier
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The Sandhill Farmers’ Market is open for the season, and will run through November 22. You can visit the market each Tuesday, from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. It is located at the entrance to Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center, at 900 Clemson Road (across from Village at Sandhill), Columbia, SC 29229 in Northeast Richland County. Approximately twenty-seven vendors are selling, with additional vendors expected as summer crops are harvested. Items for sale include fresh local produce, meat (beef, pork, lamb), shrimp, eggs, butter, milk, cheese and honey. Also plants, flowers, trees, baked goods, homemade bread, grits, boiled peanuts, kettle corn, yarn and woolen items. Master Gardeners are available to answer questions. Live music is provided by Keith Tracy. Do come – it’s a festive place to shop, hum along with the music, sample tasty foods and visit with your friends and neighbors!
Anna Langley, Columbia, purchases fresh sugar snap peas grown by Lugoff vendors Doris and John Baush
Taste of Carolina has been on hiatus, due to a busy work and travel schedule. However, I am back on the job and open for business, just in time for the summer growing season. Check often for weekly market updates, farmer profiles and a generous serving of tasty recipes. I will soon post another blog story, with great tips for decorating cupcakes. It will correspond with my new magazine article on cupcakes, for Columbia Metropolitan Magazine. Look for this issue in June. Bon Appetit!
I love cupcakes!
Lettuce and cupcake photos: © Susan Slack
Farmers’ market photo: © Judith Gaskins
Just checking in on your blog. Great photos and color — farmers’ market are a treasure trove of images.
Thanks so much! More to come………..”Tis the season!”