Prairie Fare: Taste the freshness of farmers market finds

Prairie Fare: Taste the freshness of farmers market finds
Prairie Fare: Taste the freshness of farmers market finds

“We’ve officially used up all the vegetable samples,” my server announced.

We had just finished serving grilled vegetables to a long line of curious taste testers, many of whom were very young. On a sunny day at a farmers market, they eagerly sampled grilled summer squash, onions and canned pineapple slices.

I always enjoy the contagious excitement at farmers markets.

Besides samples, we provided sev…