My Heidelberg: Saturday farmers’ market in Neuenheim
In Heidelberg, the farmers’ markets are held regularly throughout the week at a number of locations throughout the city and region. One of six Saturday markets takes place across the Neckar river in Neuenheim. Most visitors in town will visit the Saturday market in Heidelberg’s Marktplatz, which leaves the other five Saturday markets pretty much “clear and free” to residents. And as I arrive at the market square in Neuenheim, it’s clear I’m in the minority, literally and figuratively. This is not criticism and it’s not a negative, as I used to come here occasionally when I lived here. I say as much to the various vendors, when I buy a cup of coffee, some cherry tomatoes, a piece of cake, and three empanadas.
Fresh fruit and vegetables, grown locally and imported from around Europe. Fresh bread and baked goods from a regional bakery. Fresh herbs, grown locally; fresh flowers, grown locally. Honey harvested from bees at a regional apiary. “Empanadas Argentinas”, by a woman from Córdoba who’s lived in Germany for over ten years. And there are fresh cuts of meat, tubs of olives, and glorious varieties of cheese from around Europe.
It’s time to stop eating and leave, when the vendors begin to pack. Another market, another day.
When I leave Heidelberg, no small measure of wistful longing remains; these are my streets, and this is one of my markets.
At centre of Neuenheim’s market square, Alte Johanneskirche: location since the early 12th-century, building since late 15th-century
“Punked!”
Äpfel (apples)
Cocktail tomatoes from Hockenheim
Erdäpfel (apples from the ground)
Oliven (olives)
Bund (bunch)
Bread & baked goods, Heidelberger Holzofenbäckerei
Butterkuchen (butter cake), Heidelberger Holzofenbäckerei
Mohnbrot (poppy bread) and Käsekuchen (cheese cake), from Heidelberger Holzofenbäckerei
Kräuter (herbs), Gärtnerei Lenz
Pilze (mushrooms)
Spargel (asparagus)
Fleischtomaten (beefsteak tomatoes), from Belgium
Erdbeeren (strawberries), from Dossenheim
Pfirsiche (peaches), from Spain
Aprikosen (apricots), from Spain
Selecting the best bunch
“Empanadas Argentinas”
Local honey and bee-products
“Sweet peppers”
Time to leave. I can’t possibly eat another bite … can I?
From Heidelberg (Bismarckplatz), you can reach the Marktplatz in Neuenheim with RNV public transit to stop “Brückenstrasse” on tram 5, tram 23, or bus 31. Alternatively, you can walk from Bismarckplatz (10 minutes), Uniplatz (20-25 minutes), or from Hauptbahnhof (30 minutes). The farmers’ market at Neuenheim Marktplatz is held every Wednesday and Saturday; market hours are 8am to 1pm in the months of October to March inclusive, and 7am to 1pm from April to September inclusive.
I made all of the above photos on 21 May 2016. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotopress on fotoeins.com as http://wp.me/p1BIdT-8v4.
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5 Responses to “My Heidelberg: Saturday farmers’ market in Neuenheim”
Excellent photo and post. Hey, we’re doing a ‘tomato-based’ challenge where this would really fit right in. The challenge starts tomorrow morning (I post around five in the morning California time).
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