When we left Italy in December to return to North America for the winter, the one thing I knew I really was going to miss were the local street markets. These markets rotated from town to town each day of the week, and on average we would visit a market at least three times a week to buy all of our fresh seasonal produce. Once stateside though, I was thrilled to find out that a new farmer's market had just begun to run every Saturday just a block away from our house. There are a number of different booths at this market selling everything from fresh plants, baked goods, olive oil and fresh seafood, but what excited me most was to see the booths selling fresh, seasonal organically grown produce. We now visit the market almost every Saturday and I usually cannot help myself and end up buying a couple of bags full of fresh greens and freshly picked vegetables. One farmer even has every lettuce you could imagine for sale, and these amazing greens inspire me weekly to create what I now call my "Farmer's Market Salad".