A Week at the Farm Market Day 4: Wednesday
Wednesday is one of the days I go to the farm market.
Depending on how late I was up the night before stripping flowers, I may or may not get up early enough to put together more bouquets before I leave for the farm market. The mixed flower bouquets will have been finished the night before and set on the table ready to be loaded, so it’s just sunflowers I have left (usually many buckets of them). If there’s time, I’ll put together a few sunflower bouquets before I leave. They go together fairly quick when compared to the mixed flower bouquets.
A little before it’s time to leave, I load all the “melt-able” items into the car. The candles and soaps, and of course all the flowers. My car doesn’t have air conditioning, so I like to load those last. I’ve gotten pretty good over the years at loading the car like a jigsaw puzzle, so I can pack in quite a few without hurting them. The spot on top of the tent is usually reserved for a square bucket full of loose sunflowers. It’s sturdy enough that it won’t tip over while I’m driving to the market.
If I’m at the point in the season where I have tons and tons of sunflowers, they won’t all fit 
in my car (it’s just a little Sunfire). When that happens, I enlist the help of a family member or friend to bring the rest of the flowers up. They follow me up to the market a few minutes behind, so I’m able to have my tent and table set up by the time they arrive with the rest of the flowers.
I usually get to the market a little early so I can set up and get more sunflower bouquets made up before the market actually opens. Rainy days at the Wednesday market are always interesting. From time to time we have to dump the water that accumulates on our tents or they’ll fold up under the weight (I’ve actually seen it happen). If there’s thunder and lightening it gets even more interesting as we stand out in the open parking lot under our metal-framed tents. The phrase “human lightning rod” comes to mind. Fortunately our cars are parked right behind us so we can always jump in them to wait out the storm if the weather gets too bad.
Snack time for me at the market is around 4 or 5 o’ clock. The best part about working at a farm market is that there’s always something delicious to eat. Whether it’s a pint of berries or a fresh made bread, a glutton free cookie, or a dish of ice-cream, I’m never disappointed when I go looking for something to snack on.
My table just before the market opens
The Wednesday Victor market ends at 7pm, so we starting breaking down about quarter of. Once home I unpack all the melt-able items from the car, but I leave the tent because I’ll need it again the next day at the Cheshire market. If it’s early enough that it’s still light out, I pick flowers for the next day’s market. If it’s already dark, I’ll wait until morning to pick them.
Wednesday night I also post my weekly how-to video and set my newsletter to send out Thursday morning. If there’s anything new coming in season, I make sure I mention it there.
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