Stopped By the Farmer's Market
By Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
East Tawas, Michigan
May 28, 2023 9:45am CST
Jay and I stopped at the Farmer's Market on Saturday. They were almost ready to close, but Karen and Bob were still selling handmade bars of soap.
Jay loves the mango scented bar soap, so he purchased about five bars for himself. And Karen also had a display of homemade jam, so I bought a small jar of wild blueberry jam.
My husband enjoyed visiting with Bob, while I wandered around viewing other display tables. One man was selling homemade pasta in various different types and ingredients.
I had no idea the Farmer's Market had expanded, to include so many different items. It was my first time there, but certainly not my last!
Photo: Borrowed from Pixabay
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16 responses
@AmbiePam (120672)
• United States
28 May 23
@kobesbuddy Oh, yes. I just never imagine pasta being one of those things. The best Farmer’s Market I ever went to was the one my Nana took us to. It was small, but they had the best fruit and vegetables I have ever tasted. So much so, that my dad wouldn’t eat tomatoes unless they were from that market. 
We have a lot of hard workers in our family, but my great grandparents who were farmers, had to be the most hard working, like you said. It wasn’t a choice, but a necessity.
We have a lot of hard workers in our family, but my great grandparents who were farmers, had to be the most hard working, like you said. It wasn’t a choice, but a necessity.1 person likes this
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
Farmer's Market means, all the things that a farmer produced on the farm. My grandma made soap, did gardening(fresh produce) and made their own cheese&butter. Yes, farmers are very hard working people. These individuals don't do this for the fun. It's their own personal home business to make money.
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@LindaOHio (222324)
• United States
28 May 23
@AmbiePam There's a huge difference from fresh to box pasta. You should try the fresh some time.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
I wish that I'd seen some fresh greens. All the man had left was bags of spinach.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
28 May 23
@kobesbuddy I am so sorry, I like spinach, but there are so many more interesting veggies.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
@LadyDuck I prefer a wide variety of leaf lettuce and other types of greens.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 May 23
@kobesbuddy I was too at the winter market here.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
I was surprised at how much variety they displayed!
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 May 23
@kobesbuddy Yes, that's true. Home-made is usually very nice.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
And most of the stuff they sell, can't be found in a regular store.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
I used to grow tomatoes and chives at our first home, they were wonderful!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 May 23
@kobesbuddy They are so much better than the ones in the stores.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
29 May 23
That's you were able to buy things before the market closed.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
We got there ten minutes before closing time. Most of the vegetables/fruits were gone.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
These products are grown without using pesticides or any chemical fertilizer.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
28 May 23
Oh so delicious..I have not been to a market of any kind for years now.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
28 May 23
@kobesbuddy Good you will Kharla
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
I will start going to this farmer's market on Saturday, each week. At least twice a month, I'll buy some fresh produce.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
Most of the fresh produce had been sold already. Next week, I will go early.
@DaddyEvil (174336)
• United States
28 May 23
We need to remember to go look and see if the local farmer's market actually sells anything except homemade crafts this year. We didn't bother going last year after we saw they only sold junk instead of home grown veggies and jams.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
This farmer's market had all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits, they had grown and displayed for sale.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
I have gone to art/crafts shows, where individuals sell crafts they have made. The paintings are amazing! Jay uses Karen's glycerin soap, to keep his skin issues under control. It is more expensive at WalMart.
@LindaOHio (222324)
• United States
28 May 23
The Farmer's Market sounds like a fun place to visit.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
They had every type of fresh vegetables, fruits, anything else you'd imagine would be sold by a farmer:)
Baskets of flowers and starter garden plants, grown in the country.
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@LindaOHio (222324)
• United States
28 May 23
@kobesbuddy I'd like to find a couple more plants for our newly done flower garden. There are dozens of places around us that carry plants. We're right in the middle of nursery country.
@zainkhan121 (858)
• Pakistan
29 May 23
It sounds like you had a great time at the Farmer’s Market! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
We didn't buy very much, but Jay needed some glycerin bar soap.
@leighnyork (1873)
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28 May 23
Well that is wonderful, I hope you have a wonderful day
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
We really enjoyed stopping at the Farmer's Market:) Jay needed to buy glycerin soap!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 May 23
The Farmer's Market is wonderful, I'd never stopped by before. Now, I will stop every week.
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@almostoveryou (4954)
• Philippines
29 May 23
i always enjoy going around a farmer's market. there's so many nice things to buy. the last time was many years ago. the nearest one that we know is about 30 minutes drive and only during weekends. if i get the chance to visit again, i'll probably get fresh lettuce!
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 May 23
This farmer's market is ten miles from our home. They are only available on Saturdays, May thru October.
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