The old bus depot on the corner of North Casino Center Boulevard and East Stewart Avenue turns into the Downtown 3rd Farmers Market every Friday. This is unlike your traditional farmers market of produce farmers and ranchers. You still get the initial sense of a farmers market atmosphere when you enter the front door. Beautiful fruits and vegetables dazzle the senses with vibrant colors and wonderful sweet and savory scents. I was surprised how many fruits and vegetables are able to grow in the Las Vegas heat from beautiful leafy greens like arugula to sexy red strawberries. But as you walk pass the produce, the market turns into an artisan's delight. \n\nLet's take a look at some of the vendors:  \n \nValley Best - Exceptional Dried Fruit: The fruits are dried but they keep a vibrant color. The fruits also do not have extra sugar added. Take a bite and let the fruit stay in your mouth. The flavor exudes and it's like you're eating a fresh piece of fruit. Our favorites were the Natural Tart Dried Apple, Dried Saskatoon Berries, and Dried Lemon Slices. A wonderful tip on the lemon slices - put a slice in with your diet cola and the lemon flavor lasts all day. We filled a glass 5 times during the day and the lemon flavor was just as refreshing and lemony. Can't wait to go back for more dried fruits!\n\nArizona Tamale Factory: Green Chile Beef, Mole Chicken, BBQ Pulled Pork, New Mexico Green Chile & Cheese, Marinated Artichoke & Black Olive. The tamales are made without lard so if you're not a fan of pork fat and would like to partake in her vegetarian options, you're good to go. Dessert tamales like Peanut Butter Cup that tastes like a brownie with melted chocolate and peanut butter in the middle. Delicioso! Rooster Hot Sauces ranging from mild to very hot.\n\nThe Juicery: They utilize fruits and vegetables from the farmers' market as well as their own supply of fresh fruits and vegetables from their local growers. Along with their juice menu, they now offer fresh smoothies as well. The Berry Deluxe was a wonderfully fresh delight - not overly sweet like the chain smoothie shops. \n\nGG's Gourmet specializes in vegan cuisine from organic gourmet cupcakes and granola to teas and savory items. Vegan cupcakes are masterpieces, looking exactly like a gourmet cupcake you would get at a bakery. These baked confections have no dairy - no milk, butter, nor cream, but taste so creamy and dreamy, you can't stop eating them. The cake itself was fluffy, not too dense, and moist. The frosting was like the best butter cream you have ever tasted. The Chocolate Cupcake with Peanut Butter Frosting was my favorite! They also has a line of savory items like sandwiches and salads. The quinoa salad was refreshing and great on a hot day. Everything is fabulous! \n\nEverybody Must Get Scones (part of Chef on the Run) serves freshly baked scones, cookies, brownies, tea breads and specialty cakes. A sampling of cold, summer salads like Orzo Salad, Couscous Salad, and my favorite, Edamame Bean Salad.  Usually cold bean salads are loaded with vinegar, but not Donna's, it's fresh, vibrant, and accentuates the flavors of the edamame, garbanzo, and kidney beans. I'm not a big scone fan, but their recipe has me hooked on them now. Before, I have found that scones are always dry and pasty, but their recipe is just the opposite. The scone had the consistency of a buttermilk drop biscuit, fluffy and tender. The scones are sweetened like a biscuit with butter and honey. The mixed fruit scones were fabulous chalked full of dried cranberries, blueberries, and raisins. These were great with a caf\u00e9 au lait the next morning.