May 30, 2015. Farmers' Market.

LOCATION:  Floodgate Farms in Redwood Valley, CA

WEATHER: Nice and sunny.  Hot down in the valley....85 degrees

We got up at 5:30 AM to prepare for the market.  This is too much like work......even used the same phone's alarm ring tone as I did before retirement.

We washed, spin-dried, and packed up the flower salad, placing it in a cooler with frozen water bottles.   We packed up the truck, and off we went to Ukiah.  We put the farmers' market sticker on the truck to look official.

We were the first ones there, and grabbed the spot the homeowner recommended.  Out came tables, tablecloths, umbrella with its heavy stand, baskets, tubs, and containers.  Here is Farmer George with our table....

Several customers commented on how colorful the salad mix was this week. (I had put in a lot of rose petals, pansies, mustard green flowers, and hollyhocks.)

Our table was next to the rabbit seller, and across from the goat cheese lady.  We bought goods from each. 

By 11:00, we sold out of salad mix and the popular kale chips George had made.  We sold all of the fava beans, onions, raspberries, kale, and gooseberries we had brought.  The only thing that didn't sell was the rosemary.  It is so common here, that most people grow it themselves.

We  dismantled at noon and I did the required paperwork.  Off we went to get a cold beer and lunch to celebrate!

Then we went to the Temple of 10,000 Buddhas in town. (See next blog for pictures).  It is a monastery and school.  

On our way home, we stopped at a winery for a tasting.  The wines are considered Mendocino Valley wines.  We are just north of Sonoma County, and northwest of famous Napa County.

DINNER:  Chicken, rice and fava beans in a garlic sauce.  We had a chilled Sauvignon Blanc to pair with it.  

We will sleep well tonight!