On Saturday, April 17th I attended Sarasota’s 2010 Ecofest.  I went pretty early in the day but the street was already packed.  There were lots of vendors/sponsors telling us about their newest products.

I managed to take a few pictures before being engrossed by all the activities.  You can view them by going to our fan page.

There will be another Ecofest in Punta Gorda, Florida on April 24th from 10am to 6pm at Fisherman’s Village.

For more information check out Natural Awakenings Sarasota website.

Translation – A perfect day to take in the Sarasota Farmers’ Market in Downtown Sarasota.

For the last couple of weeks it’s either been raining or too cold to enjoy my favorite Saturday morning activity: attending the Sarasota Farmers’ Market.   Today’s weather couldn’t have been more perfect so I decided to make an appearance.

I first stopped off at the fruit stand at S. Lemon and 1st Street.  I wish I knew the name of the place but I couldn’t find it today.  I bought a few things and started to walk around.

Today was the first time I tried a drink from Java Dawg Coffee.  I’ll be completely honest: I’m not the biggest coffee fan but the people were very friendly and my drink was made promptly.  They serve out of a double decker bus that has a sitting area with umbrellas on top.  I haven’t been up there yet… maybe next time.

It was good to see so many people out there today.  Kids, parents, retirees, snow birds, tourists, dogs…. everyone looked like they were having a great time.

I’ve uploaded all the pictures from today (not that many) to our Facebook Fan Page.

Click here to view them!

Overall I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect morning.  Thanks to all the vendors for coming out and selling your goods, and thanks to all those that came and shopped!

~ Chimpie