Head early to the farmers market. At just after 8am, the crowd is already there, but you still have the leisure to stroll about and make selections. My neighbor wasn't so lucky. She got there later and said after one pass she came back to buy squash that were already gone. Available: corn, cucumbers, eggs, cut flowers, greens, honey, jelly, okra, peas (shelled), pecans (shelled), peppers (green bell), persimmons, pickles, plants, seafood, soap, summer squash (zucchini and yellow), sweet potatoes, tomatoes, vinegar, wine.
After hitting the market we headed over to Baldwin County to pick up cheese at Sweet Home Farm. I also bought eggplant and garlic (happy find!). Then I went to BJ Farms to see if they might have any onions (they did in the spring). They did, but only Texas onions. However, they did have turnips (with greens).
Ironically, after a day of shopping locally I didn't eat much local food. Friends invited us for dinner, so all bets were off. Even so, their appetizer featured cherry tomatoes and basil grown by our friend's father in his Birmingham garden.
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