I love setting up a booth at the Mankato Farmers Market. There are so many great people who stop by and I get to visit with the very friendly and knowledgeable vendors too. The past couple weeks we've gotten to set up our booth next to Earthworks Gardens... what a treat. All morning I watched as beautiful,enormous bouquet after bouquet was sold... wishing privately that I could too have one too.
By the end of the morning I had wandered over to smell the plate sized peonies and I got to talking with Diane about them and found out I can get my very own... and they are locally grown right outside of St. Peter. My heart races.
So after the market we took a motorcycle ride out to the farm which is open to the public all summer. Totally worth it! It was so much fun to talk with Diane and look at all the fields. There were fields of flowers and fields of produce. Rows and rows of hard work and love for agriculture are just spread out before you. It was totally my thing.
I ended up ordering some peonies called 'lullaby'. They are white with blooms the size of my hand if I stretch it open as far as I can. The petals remind me of a dream. They are absolutely stunning. I can't wait to visit again later in the season when more is in bloom and the veggies are growing faster than they can be picked. If you are in the area I definitely suggest a trip out there. Or at the very least stop by the market and get yourself one of those amazing bouquets!
JennaLou,
I'm absolutely loving the way your blog is looking these days... with all the purple, especially; it happens to be my favorite color.
Also, the photo-links at the bottom of the posts are just great! They add lots of visual appeal and also are a good way to get sidetracked from "just checking the latest entry really quick-like." ;)
Posted by: miranda | June 23, 2009 at 04:57 PM
What a dream! I just indulged in a zillion peonies at the Farmer's Market last week...they seriously ARE plate-sized!
My little apartment is filled. It's the most amazing scent in the world :)
Hope your 'lullabies' were fabulous!
Posted by: bethany | July 01, 2009 at 10:41 PM