And for you market sprouts out there, now is the time to turn in your Sprouting Stories books and get a $5 market token for completing 12 activities!

It's such a treat to see fresh, local grapes in the farmers market. Unfortunately, it's a quick season, so hurry on over and try some Candice grapes, which will likely only be around another week. Candice is a variety of table grape (as opposed to a wine grape), that was introduced in New York in 1954 and produces beautiful tight red clusters full of sweet, full-flavored seedless grapes - perfect for snacking any time of day. The grapes are grown on a quarter of an acre at Sun Gold Farm near Forest Grove, without the use of sprays or pesticides.

Hands-down the most popular sausage over at the Olympic Provisions stand is the Kielbasa. This traditional polish sausage, made in-house at their NW Portland location, is full of smoky, garlicky flavor. And if the time is right, you may be able to get samples that are cooked on-site. But make sure you head over early in the day, as they often sell out. Try it in the morning with eggs and hash, or use it as a wonderful addition to a fall soup, like Split Pea.

There's no better time than now to start canning and preserving nature's bounty, including all of those beautiful tomatoes! For the rest of September, Deep Roots will have an incredible deal on their Roma tomatoes, which are $20 for 20 lbs boxes. Roma tomatoes are the best variety for canning and making sauce, as they are less juicy than other varieties. And, unlike most Roma tomatoes you get in the grocery stores that are picked green, Deep Roots lets them ripen on the vine so they have that excellent tomato flavor.

Willapa White is a fresh sheep's cheese, similar to chevre but much more mild. Made fresh every week, the cheese is made from the milk of Willapa Hill's more than 100 sheep, which live on their farm near Chehalis, WA. They stop milking mid to late September, so now is the time to go take a taste! The cheese is perfect to crumble over a roasted beet salad, or try it like cream cheese with a baguette and some fresh jam.