Longmont Farmer's Market

It's my favorite time of the year for farmer's market shopping. There are peaches, pears, apples and hard squash right next to delicate lettuce, sweet and hot peppers, cucumbers, and tomatoes. It's almost time to start buying in quantity for canning, freezing and preserving.

Here's just a little of what I found over the weekend:

At the beginning of the alphabet, we have apples.

Melons, melons and more melons.

Carrots, beets, and multicolored beans.

Pretty peppers in perky colors.

Winter squash. These guys are BIG.

Peachy peaches.

A rainbow of tiny tomatoes.

Heirloom tomatoes. The green ones are fully ripe.

Cucumbers in green and yellow.

Is that one looking at me?

Last, but not least, we have summer squash, including end-of-the alphabet zucchini.

And of course, I did some cooking when I got home.

Here's some lovely steamed corn:

Yum!