When my daughter is visiting we love to take in the Santa Barbara Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. The diversity and abundance of vegetables and fruits is mind boggling. In addition to seasonal produce you can usually buy specialty cooking oil, home made cheese and butter, a variety of nut products, honey, organic meat, fresh eggs and local crafts. Much of it is organic, but read the signs carefully because not all of it is. We always find new vegetables that need to be tried or a great rhubarb pie that just has to come home with us. And the local micro climate has ideal growing conditions for flowers just begging to find a home on our kitchen table. Talented street performers help create a festive atmosphere at the Farmers Market making it a great place to do some people watching!
