Yesterday I went to the first farmers market of the season in downtown Charlottesville, and although there was not a lot of produce be had, there were lots of vendors and TONS of shoppers. There were lots of baked goods, organic, local plants ready to be planted, beautiful flowers, and jewelry. I absolutely love the farmers market. I wonder if its just the beautiful weather, but everyone seems sincerely happy to be there. Everyone is standing around, chatting with friends, and no one is in a hurry to do anything. It's the ideal shopping experience.

Some of our favorite local producers were there including Shenandoah Joe's Coffee, Pandora Chocolatier, Planet Earth Diversified, Inedible Jewelry, and Wolf Creek Farm, among tons of others.

Here are a couple of pics: