I am seriously in love with the Calgary Farmer's Market these days. It's better than a trip to Disneyland. It's like the anti-Superstore, where everything is homogenous and regimented. You never know what you're going to find when you go to the farmer's market, whether it's a new vendor, a delicious tasty treat or even, as we discovered last weekend, gourmet organic baby food which I'm very excited to try out in about six months' time. We even tried a fruit neither of us had ever heard of before, called kiwi berries. They're like kiwis, only the size of grapes. They only grow for two weeks a year, and come from New Zealand. Who knew? You can bet they didn't have them at Safeway.

There's also the fact that the produce is way, way better than at the big grocery stores. Tomatoes actually taste like tomatoes, nice and acidic and flavourful, not the watery tasteless things you get at the grocery store. Most of it's organic. A lot of it's grown right here in Alberta or BC too, which makes me happy since I've been reading about the 100-mile diet lately. I've never tried the meat from the butcher's before, but I'd like to get some bison since I hear it's better for you than beef. The fish market looks like it has a great selection too, although I'm fairly certain none of it's local...

Plus the food there is to die for. Have you ever had a Simple Simon shepherd's pie before? Delicious. So are the crepes from the crepe place, whose name I can't remember right now. We had them last time we were there and I haven't had a crepe that good since I was in France, no word of a lie. I always make sure we go over lunch so we can have a bite to eat while we're picking up our produce. We missed going this weekend and I'm feeling a little empty inside. I really really wanted a crepe too. Ahh well, there's always next weekend, and the weekend after that, and the weekend after that... because they're open year-round! And it's much better than the Crossroads Market, which is more of a flea market with some vegetables. They do have Artspace though, which is cool.

The best is when it's summertime and we can ride our bikes. I suppose this year we'll have to get a trailer for Darcy's bike so we can bring the grom along with us!

That's all, just wanted to express my love. Allow me to borrow a line from Winners: "you should go."