Farmers' Market

Not sure how we missed it last Saturday, but this morning we walked one street over from our apartment and ran into a great little Farmers’ market. Now we know where we will be doing our weekend shopping! We bought lettuce, pears, a few types of local cheese including Parmigiano, wine (a white called Malvasia dell’Emilia and a red blend from nearby Piacenza), honey, eggs, and a crumbly almond/honey torta from Mantova called sbrisolona. Everything was of excellent quality and sold at a price that seems more reasonable than the local shops, which helps our student budget – and we got to meet the people that produced it. I couldn’t believe that an enormous piece of top quality formaggio Parmigiano, approximately 8x6x1 inches was 4.50 euro. I am looking forward to getting to know the farmers more each week and seeing what comes to the market as the seasons change.