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Get the Freshest Picks: 5 Tips for Shopping at Your Local Farmer’s Market

Posted on May 30, 2023January 22, 2026 by Emily

There’s nothing quite like the taste of fresh, locally grown produce straight from your local farmer’s market. Not only is it often more flavorful than the options available at grocery stores, but supporting your community’s farmers can help sustain their livelihoods and the environment. But with so many vendors and options, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. That’s why we’ve compiled our top five tips for shopping and supporting your local farmer’s market, so you can get the freshest picks and make the most out of your shopping experience.

Surf City – Wednesday, April 12th

Posted on May 1, 2023January 23, 2026 by Emily

The boys woke up excited on Wednesday for many reasons – the biggest of which was that their grandba, my mother, would be coming down to Surf City to join us. Since she wouldn’t arrive until later that day, I decided that we could go on a little adventure to a farmer’s market.

Surf City – Tuesday, April 11th

Posted on April 18, 2023January 23, 2026 by Emily

When I go on vacation, I like to find a good balance of eating out/eating at home and a good balance of activities – sometimes I have things planned for the day, and other times we simply just go with the flow. We are on vacation, after all, and my biggest goal is to always just spend time with my family, creating those memories.

Surf City – Monday, April 10th

Posted on April 18, 2023January 23, 2026 by Emily

The drive down to Surf City was blissfully quiet. My two boys (5 years old and 20 months old) each slept for half of the trip, albeit alternating halves. My dog, a 9-year-old blue heeler/husky mix, sat in the passenger seat, staring out the window in a bit of a panic.

For 5 hours.

Putting Your Garden to Rest During Autumn

Posted on January 30, 2022January 22, 2026 by Emily Elliott

Autumn is here, in all of her splendor, and it is a sight to behold. The cooler weather creeps closer and closer as the length of daylight decreases, the leaves turning their decadent shades of orange, red, yellow, and brown before flooding the ground beneath the trees. The lushness of our summer gardens has faded, leaving us with the skeleton of our plants and the remnants of our waning harvest.