Whenever I hear that a local town has a farmers’ market I can’t resist going. John has the advantage of me sending him pictures of the food and asking him if he’d like any and not having to go.

In Buffalo, Wyoming the farmers market is held every Wednesday between 5 and 7 pm. I thought the market would be rather small since the town wasn’t that large and vegetables are not ready for harvest. This was a fairly large farmers market and all the spaces in the square were full.

One place was selling succulent plants. I learned that part of the reason why my plants are not doing that great is that water should not go in-between the leaves. I’ve been sticking the plant under the faucet and watering which might have been part of the cause for them looking a little rough.

The next stand was from the New West High School which the Buffalo, Wyoming High School. The school has a horticulture class which includes a greenhouse. The students grow a variety of lettuce hydroponically and sell the lettuce to support the class. The students pick lettuce each week to sell at the farmer’s market. I bought 1 head of lettuce for $5. The lettuce was fresh and yummy!!

The next stand I went to was selling macarons. These were some the nicest macarons I’ve seen. Definitely better than any in bakeries or grocery store. The lady selling the macarons said they weren’t that great this week due to the humidity. I took pictures of the macarons and sent to John asking if he wanted any. Then continued walking around. By the time I was back, all the tray were emptied once and she was refilling. I think it helps that the macarons were reasonably priced. Often grocery stores or bakeries will charge anywhere from $3 to $5 per macaron with no discounts for larger packs.

The next stop was table manned by a young girl who I believe was going into the 9th grade and her mom. In Buffalo, each year the 9th graders go on a school trip. The girl was trying to raise money to pay for her trip. So, weekly she makes cookies and sells them at the market. She was very proud to tell me that she made the cookies without help from her mom. I could also tell by talking with her mom that her mom was very proud of her daughter. I love seeing this type of initiative and try to make a point of buying when I do see it.

Please look at the prices for the cookies. I can tell the girl made the prices without doing the math. Buying 4 packs of 3 cookies was a better deal than buying a dozen cookies. I bought 3 cookies because I didn’t need the extra sugar. Afterwards, I wish I’d bought more to support the girl. And the cookies were really good!!

The next booth had a large variety of baked goods. It was run by an older lady who would bake during the week to sell. I think her grandson helped her with the sales during the market. The baked goods looked good, but I thought were overpriced. I bought John a blueberry danish for $5.

I did not take a picture of all the booths, but there were many craft booths that had items like jewelry, leatherwork, etc. There were two other booths that was selling goods like cotton candy, chips, etc. where the money was either for the 9th grade school trip or a trip to Galapagos. I did not ask if the Galapagos trip was through the school. I suspect not since only adults were manning the booth.