tom joined me for a run, we grabbed breakfast (abeja wasn't serving it) and then went to the saddest little farmers market we ever encountered. there sat 5 booths in a little park, one of which sold crafts and there wasn't anyone but us there. we purchased some berries and apples and wondered what motivated them to come back and sell every week.
after a relaxing morning/afternoon at the bunkhouse we decided to do a couple more tastings. pepper bridge was our first stop, its one of the largest/oldest wineries in walla walla. their wines were ok but extremely over priced so aren't really worth writing about. after pepper bridge we crossed the border to milton freewater, or for a tasting at Zerba. neither of us had ever tasted any of their wines so we were pleasantly surprised that they were excellent. i had, had my doubts when we pulled up to the log cabin in the middle of nowhere with the salesman boasting about metals the wines had won. but these wines were very nice, we liked all 10 of the wines that we tried, including the whites. needless to say we did not leave empty handed.
Are we talking about the same Walla Walla Farmer's Market that I know and attend? As a native, I try to attend the Walla Walla Farmer's Market as much as possible. You must have attended on an off day - - a very off day. Always at least two bakery booths (John's and Hidden Valley), multiple local food-to-go booths (Walla2 Sweet onion sausage booth, authentic Mexican food to name a few), several produce stands that seem to run together and even booths with live plants, herbs, floral, etc. In fact, I was there a couple of weeks ago and was able to pack for a picnic with a fresh loaf of bread, cheese from the fromagerie booth, stuffed grape leaves (from a booth featuring fresh Middle Eastern-style foods), and blueberries, not to mention the peaches, onions, peppers and large selection of heirloom tomatoes to take home for later.
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