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Stock Up and Yum Up
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2018/10 - October
October is the last month for the Highlands Marketplace, held Saturdays in Founders Park, and it’s the perfect time to load up on gifts, crafts, and some tasty Autumn veggies. Vendors set up their tents early and you’ll see customers arriving with shopping bags ready to fill with the goodness of locally grown produce
Arugula and apples will be in season and are a key ingredient in a luscious mushroom, apple, and goat cheese salad. Don’t worry, there will be a variety of mushrooms at the market for your salad and you’ll want to pick up some winter squash and pumpkins for soups. You may even find a few late-summer goodies like cauliflower, cucumbers, and − keep your fingers crossed − tomatoes.
But it’s not just veggies you’ll find at Highlands Marketplace. Every vendor there hand-crafts what they sell. Appalachian hand woven baskets are stunning in their craftsmanship and detail, and you can watch as they’re made on site. Jewelry, remarkable artwork, and felted wool hats are sold by the very people who make them.
Don’t miss the hand-baked goodies that challenge the discipline of even the most dedicated dieter; and up the Yum Factor by adding fresh eggs, local honey, and jams to your market basket.
If you’ve been searching for salves, creams, and pomades, you’re likely to find those, too. Buy a few as they make great gifts. Actually, the entire Highlands Marketplace is the ideal place to buy mountain mementos to take home to friends and family, so bring plenty of cash and visit them Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. until noon, at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park in downtown Highlands.
