Every weekend, I will be visiting the green market and buying fresh groceries. I will share my shopping list and the cost with my readers. I hope to promote eating locally and bring back the enthusiasm of hands-on cooking.

Vegetables:

• 3 Carrots: $1.00
• Burdock & Daikon (Japanese radish): $1.00
• Shallots & Cippollini onions: $2.00
• Shittake & Crimini mushrooms: $3.25

Fruits:

•  2 Bosc pears & 3 apples: $2.50

Dairy:

• Fat-free yogurt: $3.50

Meat:

• 1 Guinea hen (3 lbs.): $15.00 (not pictured)

Total: $28.25