Welcome to the North Market
Continuing with my non-crochet themed blog posts . . . North Market ! I lovelovelovelovelovelove this place ! I'm not sure what it is that draws me to it. The atmosphere is one of community and open friendliness. The people smile at you, even the other consumers. The shops are not loaded down with items stamped "Made in Indonesia" or some other place I would have a hard time pinning on a map (there are a few however but it's nothing like shopping at WalMart - that's totally NOT politically correct but the truth rarely is). Image from Google Image Search and it belongs to the person it belongs to! Image from Google Image Search and it belongs to the person it belongs to! Local farmers set up booths outside the entrance selling everything from heirloom tomatoes and sugar snap peas to hanging baskets of peonies and locally cultivated honey. There was even someone there this past weekend with their all natural line of dog foods. From June th...