Today, after a trip to the farmers market in Ballard, I ventured across town to Capitol Hill to visit the Broadway Farmers Market for the first time.
Why two markets in one day?
Chicken and eggs. I wanted both. And not just any eggs, but the amazing eggs from Skagit River Ranch, who are at the Ballard market. (While in Ballard, I also picked up luscious smoked salmon from Wilson Fish, potatoes from Olsen Farms and the first brussels sprouts of the season from Siddhu Farm.) Since the folks from Skagit River stopped selling chickens last year, I’ve been buying pasture-raised chicken from Stokesberry Farm at the Magnolia market. That market closed last week, but Stokesberry is at both the West Seattle and Broadway markets. I’d been wanting to visit the Broadway market for some time (part of my plan to shop at every farmers market in Seattle), so the decision was easy.
The Broadway market is smaller than either the Ballard or U-District markets, and has neither the charming street setting of Ballard nor the intensity of the U-District. It does, however, have enough variety to be both interesting and useful for doing one’s grocery shopping. Besides buying a chicken (and backs and bones for making stock), I picked up the last of the cherry tomatoes from our CSA farm, Local Roots (who were also selling the gorgeous technicolor chard above), some beautiful mushrooms, the largest butternut squash I’ve ever seen (10 1/2 pounds!), and a few unusually crisp MacIntosh apples.
I only intended to buy chicken, but I am powerless in the face of beautiful fruits and vegetables.
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So, these chickens–are they live chickens? Or to eat?
The eggs sound great! If I were a little further north, I’d buy some myself!
@dangerpanda: Chickens to eat… though we are planning to get live laying hens next year. Thanks for stopping by!