Union Square Farmer's Market

It's not like the vegetables are cheaper here or are they really much better in quality...

But every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday the Union Square farmer's market is jammed with people leisurely strolling about caressing the tomatoes and touching the wheatgrass.

I'm here too watching the show. The peeler man is better than most of the street performers I've seen. I'm not sure he's trying to sell peelers as much as he's giving a Shakespearian performance with a peeler and carrots as props. A crowd is actually starting to gather...I suppose it is the one thing New Yorker's haven't seen - a man with an English accent peeling carrots.

Now that it's Fall I see apples, pears, gourds, and all sorts of mums. The market is one of the few places in the city that's colorful and earthy. There's even a stand that sells dirt. I wonder who would buy it, are there really any New Yorkers who actually have gardens?