Danit invited me to attend the Environmental Street Fair and Farmers Market, so we made plans to check it out! Everyone else in the building was still fast asleep, but we got up and out by 10:30 to head to Emek Refaim. Hippies? You could say.
We stopped by a few of the tables there to see what organizations they represented, what types of products they had for sale (a lot of organic, natural products, some artwork, recycled items) and of course, the food! There actually were only a few environmental booths that we saw, before I asked someone, "So, is there a farmer's market going on today here as well?" "Yes, at the cultural center, up the road and on the left." "Thanks so much, Shabbat Shalom!"
Danit and I went up Emek to the cultural center to check out the food situation. Outside the gates to the cultural center was a jewelry stand. Needless to say, we stopped to see everything shiny. Danit really wanted to get a ring, but I dragged her inside instead and she said that maybe she'd stop there again on the way back out. Agreed. First table inside, and there are beautiful challahs and other types of bread. Of course, SAMPLES! We try a bit with some pesto. Unbelievable. We talk to the guy selling everything and he says that the store is in Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem, but that he is there very Friday at the Farmer's Market. Wait, every Friday there is a Farmer's Market? WOW! I thought it was just today because of the environmental fair. How lucky am I! We each buy some of the pesto, and I buy some bread that has cheese and zatar (yummy and typical Israeli spices) mixed in. We continue up the pathway, which is filled with tables selling more food and some other products. Such as - silly bandz. Yes, silly bandz. Seems to be just as popular here as they are in the US, and of course, I'm a sucker, so I buy a pack of 12 for 8 shekels. Rainforest pack. Why? Because I'm a hippie and I wasn't gonna buy the princess pack - no way jose. I'm so excited to get some more silly bandz, smiles all around. Next stop - cookies and desserts! Somehow, we are just getting to sample all kinds of foods; looks like we could end up with a free lunch if we do it right! Danit needs to bring something to her cousin's for Shabbat so she asks if everything is pareve (no dairy products in it). We continue to sample. More jewelry, more food (including cheese! Danit loves cheese!) and even clothing. Once we are at the end of the path we assume the market is at the end; little do we know the entire cultural center is filled with probably 50 more tables of all kinds of products. We start looking at a few, when we are interrupted by some music and costumes - it's the Noah's Ark parade!
One guy on stilts was juggling too! We were very impressed, enjoyed watching their short performance on the lawn, and they headed out to the street to impress more people with their Noah's Ark parade skills.
We continued walking around the market until after 1. We soaked up the sun sitting on the beanbags on the grass, listening to music (not live, but still good), and looking at everything for sale. We walked out of there with incredible amounts of food that all weighed a ton it seemed, by the time we left. We started walking down Emek, decided to stop at Aldo/Max Brenner for a milkshake for Danit, and we bumped into a bunch of other WUJS kids who were making their way toward the fair and market. We told them to hussle their tushies because it was ending soon - we wished them luck to get there in time! On our walk back down Emek we also stopped at the Marzipan off of Emek Refaim so we could get some treats, including rugelach AND a beautiful round shiny braided challah. We finished up our walk back home, Danit got ready for her Shabbat with her cousins and I came upstairs to get ready for mine.
I want to go to the Farmer's Market every Friday! Aize kef/how fun!
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