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| Dane County Farmers' Market along Mifflin Street (It's usually much more crowded than this. Some vendors are missing.) |
During warm weather the
Dane County Farmers' Market is held on the sidewalks surrounding the state capitol and is the largest producer-only farmers' market in the US. On Saturdays from early morning until about 1 to 2 pm, when the vendors must be gone, the sidewalks are often packed during good weather. Prices seem to be better than at a typical farmers' market and even sometimes cheaper than at a grocery store. This past Saturday I bought a large bag of spinach for $2, and the seller gave me a bunch of lettuce for free. I tried to offer some money for the lettuce but she refused.
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| Lettuce and spinach |
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| Pink Pearl apple |
My favorite vendors are
Weston's Antique Apples (because of the uncommon apples, such as ones that are red inside, sold late summer through fall),
Green Barn Farm Market (because of the reasonable prices for basic vegetables), and
Marsden's Pure Honey (because he sells honey from specific flowers). At least a couple of the cheese vendors have won prizes in international cheese competitions, and maybe all of them offer samples.
