The Market
The Moreland Farmers Market is in the heart of the Sellwood/Moreland neighborhood located on the corner of SE Bybee and SE 14th. This is one of our favorite neighborhoods. I have the pleasure of riding my bike through the south end of the neighborhood on my way to and from work in downtown Portland. It is another great, walk to, neighborhood with a number of restaurants, parks, as well as the well known antique shops. Even more cool for us, this is our first evening market of the season. Logistics are a little crazy in getting home and getting out to the market before it closes. But, I have got to tell you, tasting wine at 6:00 pm is way better than 11:30 am or even 1:00 pm. So we did, and we really enjoyed ourselves. Another variant for us is we decided to eat at the market rather than take things home to cook ourselves. This still fits our definition of eating locally. The weather was typical Portland June weather, just nice enough for us all to not get wet and still a little cool. But the market was bustling none the less. And the crowd was having fun.
The Table
Lori enjoyed a great crepe made with smoked salmon, spinach and goat cheese. I believe there was a little creme fraiche in the mix also. 
I had a carnitas burrito stuffed with grilled vegetables. After working our way through a (shared) flight of wines from Arcane Cellars, we also took home a bottle of their Cab. I should note that it was only $3 for the two of us to share a taste of 7 wines. Pretty cool if you are really just looking to taste some wine. We bought an ice cream sandwich on the way out. Salted Carmel cookie with vanilla ice cream. That puppy never made it anywhere near the car. The food, the music, the company. A wonderful way to spend an evening at the Moreland Farmers Market. 
I had a carnitas burrito stuffed with grilled vegetables. After working our way through a (shared) flight of wines from Arcane Cellars, we also took home a bottle of their Cab. I should note that it was only $3 for the two of us to share a taste of 7 wines. Pretty cool if you are really just looking to taste some wine. We bought an ice cream sandwich on the way out. Salted Carmel cookie with vanilla ice cream. That puppy never made it anywhere near the car. The food, the music, the company. A wonderful way to spend an evening at the Moreland Farmers Market. 
Still really enjoying the blogs, still really waiting for the dinner invite! I say we all chip in on the cost, and you go to the market and come over to my house to cook for us all. A good John/Lori dinner is needed soon!!!!
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