Wednesday, October 29, 2008 -- 8:32 p.m.

Today was the last day for the outdoor Green City Farmers Market. So despite the fact that it's moving indoors starting this Saturday (Nov. 1), I used the "last one" as an excuse to go and pick up some goodies.

Sadly, I only had $8 in my pocket, $4 of which I had to bum. So I had to make it stretch. I was hoping that the end of the season meant fewer things to pick from, thus making it easier to spend less. But I was wrong.

There was still plenty to be had besides the fall bounty of squash, potatoes and apples. I spotted peppers, corn on the cob, a few tomatoes and plenty of greens--in addition to baked goods, cheese and Blue Marble milk.

I ended up walking away with just three things: Fingerling potatoes (I made this with them--delicious), 4 corn and 5 or 6 baby beets--and $3 still in my pocket.

I would have bought more, but I made a trip to Stanley's earlier this week to stock up. (I love spending $12 and walking out with a bagful of produce.) And, as much as I wanted to buy more squash, I still have a few of them left from past CSAs and a trip I made out to an apple orchard.

But I'll definitely be back throughout the rest of the fall/winter to see what kind of local produce makes it through our cold, cold seasons.

Find more info on where and when to find the market this winter here.

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I'm always amazed at how much I buy at farmer's markets versus how much I actually end up eating. Somehow I end up getting over ambitious when I have all of that food in front of me and then I can't eat all of it before it goes bad once I'm back home.

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SUPRIYA'S REPLY: I know exactly how you feel! It all looks so delicious, and I have all these ideas. Then I realize I'm one person trying to eat all this. I do try to freeze whatever I can't eat though. It's always exciting to find frozen farmers market treasures in the freezer in December!

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