There is just something so special about fresh, local food.  I’m so lucky to live in a place where there are several farmers markets within driving distance.

This morning hubby and I headed further down the shore to the Musquodoboit Harbour Farmers Market.  This market is a lot smaller than the Halifax one but as you will see, I was still able to find a great selection of food!

The market is held inside the community centre.  

Tons of fresh produce!  Looks like it’s prime veggie season.

A delicious assortment of baked goods…

I picked up some sausage from Little Dorset Farm’s booth. (They don’t appear to have a website, that’s a link to their Yelp reviews.)  We’ll have those on the Eat Atlantic Challenge day.

We held off having breakfast until we got to the market… here’s hubby’s:

There were so many goodies to chose from…

I couldn’t resist a pain au chocolat, homemade by a lady in Cole Harbour.

Along with an iced coffee.  Black with a little honey.

Okay, not the healthiest breakfast but definitely tasty! 😉

 
Hubby picked up a bottle of his favourite Chipotle Maple Pepper seasoning from Mallett’s.

This stuff is great on everything from popcorn to chicken!

After leaving the market we took a little detour down to The Tourist Trap, where I picked up some local honey.  This is a cute little gift shoppe and café – that has great local food! I must come back here for a blog post some time. 🙂

Home with my arms full of fresh goodness!

 
We spent a total of $60, which included our breakfast.  Check out all my loot!

The honey and chipotle seasoning.

Wild blueberries!! I have so many ideas for these…

A few pieces of corn on the cob, fresh baguette from Dobbit’s Bakehouse, beets & green onions.

Cherry tomatoes.  Had a few of these for lunch and they’re just like candy!

Along with the sausage, a few pieces of fudge, mixed greens, potatoes…

Biscuits, croissants, biscotti, croutons & crostini.  I made out quite well!

Along with all that produce I wanted to show you what I harvested from the garden last night – lots of carrots, cucumber & a few peas.   The squash, zucchini & pumpkins are all coming along quite nicely too!  We spent an hour weeding and tidying it all up last night.  I seriously love having a garden! 🙂

Off to relax now – got a book waiting for me, a roast chicken to prep and it looks like a gorgeous afternoon for a walk!