i love the river market in the spring, early in the morning. it is vibrant right now. where else can you get such a great combination of fresh things? just picked? i know i’ve said it before, but i just cannot tell you how good this food is. i spent right around $20 for everything in the picture. amazing, really. there are things i left there…wheat grass, cantelope, more lettuces (now is the peak time for river market lettuces), loads of potted herbs and flowers. but here are some photos of what i brought home. the little bag is organic brown lentil sprouts. i am very excited about these. i will be making this salad again today, only i am substituting lentils and sugar snap peas for barley and haricot vert. i know you can hardly wait.

while i was buying my strawberries from jody hardin, he informed me that the may basket will actually be coming out may 31, june1 and june 2, because of memorial day and riverfest. and he said that it will definitely be the star basket of the year…blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries AND….peaches! i thought all the peaches in arkansas were lost in the freeze, a terribly sad loss! but no, apparently in el dorado, the peaches did not freeze and so we will be having them after all. so sign up now for your basket! do not miss such a glorious experience friend! it just makes me so happy that we have such a wonderful venue in central arkansas for supporting local farmers and getting such wonderful food at the same time. plus you can even get clothes…i got a skirt today from sadie for summer…bright and funky.