As temperatures soar, swimsuits go on sale, and days stretch longer, it seems a fine time to improve ones diet to take advantage of cooler, lower levels of clothing most appropriate to the balmy Sacramento summer.

Perhaps you need other motivation to hit the produce section? Well, for anyone who attended Michael Moore’s premiere of “Sicko” last night, you may be rightly sure that your medical coverage, if you have it, won’t help you, so best to keep yourself up somehow. Or, for a less scary reason to enjoy fruit and veg, take a stroll down to Chavez Plaza on Wednesdays and enjoy the fresh fare at the Farmers’ Market.

There are several markets around town on various days of the week (see the above link), but for many downtown worker bees, Chavez Plaza’s Wednesday affair is a see-and-be-seen hotbed of networking opportunities as well as a pro-home-town shoppers paradise. Pick up a date and dinner - and looks like a gourmand health nut while doing so.

Last week, I picked up some fantastic cherries from the same grower selling the tomatoes pictured above. I’ll be headed back this afternoon for more.

The market runs from 10am until 2pm - hitting its bustling peak during the lunch rush when fruits, vegetables, fresh cheese, oils, breads, and kettle corn fly off tables into the hands of hungry Sacramentans. There are also several food vendors each week if you want fried rice more than ripe berries. Enjoy!

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