I couldn't resist these adorable ghost gourds available at Rose Najar's booth at Market Square Farmers' Market.
One of the best things about Knoxville is the fact that we have four seasons. Everybody says that. The Knoxville Chamber even puts it in their marketing materials. One great place to watch the seasons change is in the heart of downtown — at the Market Square Farmers’ Market.
We visited this past Saturday and autumn definitely was making its presence known — in the pumpkins and greens and gourds. Here are some of the things we saw during a stroll through the booths.
Several vendors were offering muscadines.
Peppers from Rushy Springs.
Radishes and something called "salad turnips" from Mountain Meadows Farm.
These pumpkins were at Mountain Meadows' booth. Bet there'll be even more this Saturday!
Cute, cute, cute! Also from Mountain Meadows Farm.
J.D. Dimick from Happy Harvest Farm
DiEva's Herb Farm has, hands down, the best smelling booth at the market!
Helton Farms offers grits, corn meal and flour.
I loved these flower "purses" at the Gregory's Greenhouse truck.
And, of course, there were real purses, too!
Marble City Glassworks has beautiful things.
See what I mean?
Wouldn't these ring holders make great stocking stuffers?
There's even a shea butter booth.
Ferd Lionel Moyse IV of the Hackensaw Boys was awesome on Saturday busking at the Market.
Sam, an akita puppy, attracted lots of attention. His owner says he'll put on another 30 pounds or so.
After shopping at the Farmers’ Market, we snagged a table on the patio of Tomato Head for brunch. Many friends passed by and stopped to chat. What struck us was that so many of them were actually giddy about what downtown Knoxville has become. “I just feel so lucky to be here now,” one said.
Our buddy Bob Deck composed a haiku poem on the spot for us and posted it on Twitter. Here it is, in case you missed it: “Market Square fiddlers/chillin’ with Mozart and jigs./Music for fall air.”
Go down there Saturday if you can. You’ll be giddy, too!
Hey, Cynthia, did you get a new camera? These pictures seem to be much more colorful than usual. Maybe it’s just the subject.
Fall in Knoxville and the Market Square Farmers’ Market are two of my favorite things. PS: I highly recommend the salad turnips: slightly crunchy, slightly sweet, wonderful with mixed greens and the little yellow plum tomatoes the onion and garlic man had last week.
Annette: No new camera. Just great subject matter! Thanks! Gay: I hope they have those this Saturday. Definitely will get some.
Thanks for sharing. Fall in Tennessee is the best.
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