Hello again everyone!
This week flew by, and I worked at three more markets. First, I went to the kitchen Wednesday morning to cook up the peach tomato salsa. Sadly, they only gave me one tomato (even though I needed three), so I had to pivot and make the recipe more peach forward. Wednesday I went to the Ithaca market, and it was really lovely. The weather wasn’t too hot, so there was a good turn out, and I was able to talk to a lot of people. Another vendor gave me free raspberries, and I picked up a massive swiss chard bundle and some carrots! (see the photo below)
Thursday I woke up early and drove to Corning for the 10-3pm market. I set up early and put my samples out. People came and ate over 25 samples in the first couple hours! The market was long, but there was also a really good turn out of people, and there was lovely weather. I got some flowers and talked to a lot of farmers and vendors about how they can help influence food security in the community.
Finally, I went to Watkins Glen for the first time on Friday. It was a very small market, and there were not many customers. The people who did come through were mostly friendly, but not all of them wanted to stop by my table because I wasn’t selling anything. People seemed to go to that market to pick up some bread or produce and just go on their way. That is ok! I did my best, and people enjoyed trying samples and taking recipes to try at home.
Overall it was a successful week of markets, and the peach tomato salsa was a hit. I look forward to updating you again next week! Check out the photos below for more insight into this week of markets.
