Red Stick Farmer's Market

On Saturday, Chris and I joined some dear friends at the Red Stick Farmer's Market. I was like a kid in a candy store! Walking down the street, I couldn't help but notice the local farmers beaming with pride as the fruits of their labor were appreciated and purchased. We walked away with gorgeous sweet peppers, okra, cherry tomatoes, blueberries, figs, peaches, mixed lettuce and more...and we might have spent $30! Try doing that at a grocery store chain!

The Red Stick Farmer's Market is a rain or shine event every Saturday morning from 8:00am until noon on Fifth Street and Main in dowtown Baton Rouge. They also operate every Thursday morning at 7248 Perkins Road and, seasonally, every Tuesday in the parking lot of the Unitarian Church at 8470 Goodwood Blvd. How exciting that Baton Rouge has the need for a local farmer's market three times a week!

The journey your food takes to get to your dinner table can be a rough and rocky one, which is why purchasing produce that is local and in-season is so imperative to the "green movement". Shopping at local farmer's markets in an enjoyable and inexpensive way to do JUST THAT!