Show Low Farmer's Market

We visited the Show Low Farmer's Market a second time... on our previous visit, we didn't see much "grown" stuff  (no vegetables or fruit) -- more "made" stuff (crafts -- knitted/crocheted goods, paintings, framed photos; made-to-order signs, baked goods, jerky, home-made alcohol/fermented products - ginger beer, kombucha, vanilla). This time, there was one booth with a small number of fruits - strawberries, peaches (maybe nectarines), some other fruit that I'm forgetting, and there was a meat producer selling beef and pork.

There were quite a few more booths.

The wind was quite strong so many of the vendors were having to use extreme means to keep their EZ-ups from flying away!

We talked with the folks selling beef and pork for a little while -- the wife said that they got in to raising pigs because her husband had allergic reactions to pork products. They found that his allergies were to things used in the processing, not the pork itself. They then also got in to raising beef (I am not clear on whether they just raise steers to beef or whether they have a herd). She did indicate that they bring in alfalfa hay rather than feeding the cattle on the sparse local vegetation. (https://www.rustykranchaz.com/legacy)

Their prices and inventory on the day we were there

We enjoy talking with local folks about things they are passionate about. The last time we visited the market, we talked with one lady making homemade vanilla flavoring and another lady selling ginger bug and kombucha. Carl bought some ginger bug and has been making various carbonated beverages (using a preservative-free fruit juice with a small amount of the ginger bug, letting the sugars ferment a little making the carbonation).