Market Vegetables

Today we went to the local market to buy some veges. They are at the Riccarton Race Course, here in Christchurch. The setting is very beautiful under rows of trees, and this morning was a brisk autumn morning, and a very pleasant way to start the day.

The vegetables on offer are mostly locally grown and a very wide selection is available. The market has a mix of antiques, fruit and veges, imported goods from around the world, hand crafts and local artisan delectables.
There is a wide range of food caravans and stalls too. My favourite being the Dutch donuts and coffee.

I only bought veges today, and the ones pictured below only cost me $12.50. A very good quality cheap supply of seasonal veges indeed. I worked out that if I had bought them at the local supermarket they would have cost at least $30, if not more.

We are nearing the end of lettuce, capsicum and eggplant. So it's nice to make the most of the tail of the season.

One stall owner told me that last week he ran out of lettuces and couldn't sell any leeks, but with the change in the weather in the last couple of days, the leeks were flying out the door and he had plenty of lettuces. Amazing how quickly we look to warm comforting food as the weather patterns change to the cooler.

It is important that we support our local producers.