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by MageeNews.com
Located on Highway 49 North just above SouthFork is a blue building -----Simpson County Farmers Market! ..and it is more than a fruit stand.
Owner Mike Clement quickly explained why his business is different! "All our vegetables are "flash frozen"---you don't have to pick 'em…you don't have to shell 'em…you don't have to blanche them…you just got to eat 'em!!!"
The fruits and vegetables are stored in bushel and 3 pound bags ready for cooking. Flash frozen means the vegetables or produce are frozen immediately after harvesting allowing maximum freshness to be preserved.
Now, ya'll have got to realize…I don't cook much anymore…it's no fun with just one!!! But when I entered a room full of freezers I thought, this is my kind of place!
Mike has 10 freezers packed with the best looking peas, butterbeans, squash, onions, broccoli…you name it…he's got it….fruits…pineapple, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, apples…again, you name it, he's got it. He even has a freezer full of chicken tenders, grilled chicken breast and nuggets. All I could think of was a "Sunday" table full of vegetables….these foods would impress the toughest critic.
Mike did not even insist I try anything…I wanted it all. I'm a big "stir-fry" person---perfect stir-fry vegetables…and fruit…I love it…so I had to have a "bag" of pineapple and strawberries. Butterbeans make me think of Ruby Kennedy, she was the best cook---so I got a 3 pound bag of those…and let me tell you, I went home and cooked! All I had to do was scoop out the butterbeans, season, and "light the fire." My house smelled just like my grandmother's used to on Sunday afternoons in the summer…and the corn…to die for…just cooked it in a black-iron skillet with butter, salt, pepper and a little milk…I would have made Mrs. Horn proud!
Mike has more than flash frozen items, there is locally harvested honey, boiled peanuts (don't you just love the South), watermelons, …he even has the neatest bird-feeders which I had admired at Matilda's several weeks ago…they are neat! He's got the Cowboy and Cowgirl Swings.
Mike plans to be open year round…Like he said "this place isn't just a fruit stand"….he intends to expand his merchandise and keep us in fresh vegetables even through the winter months.
Simpson County Farmer's Market is open Monday-Saturday from 9-5.
A true man of God…who let's you know where he stands, Mike gives away Bibles to anyone who desires one ---just ask—he'll supply.
Make it a habit to check Sensational Sales on the website…Mike will be featuring different items weekly.
Presently, to get $1 off any bushel bag of vegetables…just tell Mike you saw this story on MageeNews.com.
Just in time for the weekend…that big Sunday dinner…stop by the Simpson County Farmer's Market and you'll be ready for any meal!
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