i’m sure some of you out there are probably pretty sick of seeing what we get at the farmer’s market every week, but i’ve gotta say that these are some of my favorite posts to write and even more so, take photographs for. i’ve always loved farmer’s markets, but being in omaha, they’re even more special to me because we only get fresh produce here for a few months of the year, and we get very different things in the spring versus the summer versus the fall. i know a lot of you who read our blog are midwesterns, so none of this is news to you, but growing up in california and then living in arizona, you can pretty much get any fruit and vegetable you want year-round, AND have it be relatively local. while that was wonderful in its own way, i’ve really come to respect and love the true seasonality of eating produce here. i like seeing how the offerings change from week to week. it’s always exciting when i’m walking by all the stands, seeing most of the same things from the previous week, and then all of a sudden, green beans! those are new! 

i hope you’re making the most of whatever’s in season where you live, and thanks for humoring me on these slightly cheesy weekly posts. here’s what we came home with this week:

• big bunch of carrots
• 1 seriously giant kohlrabi (last time we sauteed in a stir-fry, but this week we’re going to try “grilling” big rounds of it in our cast iron grill pan)
• head of broccoli
• pale yellow zucchini (never seen this particular variety/color before)
• bulb onions (aren’t they the prettiest purple?)
• wax beans (like green beans, just yellow)
• (not pictured) pizza crusts from the greek bakery