Madison features the Dane County Farmers Market -- one of the longest running farmer only farmers markets in the US. During the summer the market takes over the Capital's "concourse" and everyone wanders along looking at the booths: veges, meats, baked goods, plants, and you name it! It seemed a bit more authentic -- the Amish were selling fresh pies and not drinking Starbucks. But no shoofly pie to be found!
We went -- even though it is early in the season and fresh asparagus, lettuce, and radishes were the popular vegetable offerings. By lucky coincidence, Saturday's market featured the annual: Cows on the Concourse! The University of Wisconsin brought up a few cows and they took over the Concourse (public event space by the Capital building) and had everything you could need to have a Moo Expo. It was really fun -- pet a cow, eat grilled cheese sandwiches, get Mooo-ving activities, games (swat the pictures of different cows. Kid friendly. And there were a ton of kids in strollers about the size of air craft carriers. The strollers, not the kids.
From the Market to the arboretum. Great stop!
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| Moo Expo Display! I did have to pet the week old calf. Hooked! |
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| Taking Over! |
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| One view of the Capital |
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| Artisan bread with a view of the Capital |
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| Arboretum scene -- just off the lake |
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| Every place is fighting some pest! Oh, the lovely trees |
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| So many lovely colors & shapes |
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