Yesterday I went to the Farmers Market in the park by our house. This being Vegas and all, there are only a few vegetable and fruit stands at the market, and the majority of the farmers truck in their produce from Southern California. However, the spread at this one stand from Blythe, California made me forgive Vegas for being in the desert and overlook the fact that my food was still being trucked in from a couple hundred of miles away. They had tons of different greens, lettuces, and hardy winter and early spring vegetables that were all reasonably priced.

Shopping at your local farmers market is a sure fire way to save money because it forces you to eat seasonally. Instead of paying a premimum for produce flown in from Chile because it is out of season in the States, you can buy cheap in season produce, and it tastes better than the Chilean produce that has traveled thousands of miles to your grocery store. Plus you get to support independent farmers, which always makes me feel good.

Please let me introduce you to the produce that I bought which will soon have starring roles in some future Recession Recip.es…

They had the most beautiful bunches of different kale varieties on sale for $2 each. I chose a bunch of Russian Kale because I had never had it before and it looked different from the regular curly leafed kale that you can find at the store.

This orange cauliflower looks delicious and was only $3, which a lot cheaper than what I’ve seen it sold for at the grocery store.

I bought this Kohlrabi for $2.50. I have never eaten this before, but I’ve always been intrigued by it when I’ve seen it in recipes. I’m looking forward to finally tasting it!