Saturday, July 12, 2008

locavores revel in Farmers markets


Being the firm believer that there should be Farmers Markets every couple of miles so that everybody could walk, bicycle or take their solar wheelchair to get there, i love this time of year when the proliferation of fresh produce from local farmers rolls into town . . . and you can find out down to a tenth of a mile how far our food traveled . . . and it's so damn good . . . my very late planting of my salsa garden at the yard has taken hold, not sure how me peppers and tomatoes will fare but it was so satisfying to put it in! . . . a couple more maneuvers to ensure that the voracious forest rats known as deer will not be able to use the tomatoes for dessert . . . it is so dry they will be going the extra mile to glean fresh greens . . . i've seen a lot in the river this year . . . speaking of which, i spent the day after work trying to tune my sleek new river craft, a 1961 Silverline 15' runabout with a 1961 evinrude . . . sweet package indeed . . . more time will be spent on my back door waterway! I am now looking for HS to be sharing more space with community endeavors and am reaching out to bring in like minded Petaluminaries to build a central green presence in our fine burg. We are pleased to be supported by and in turn supporting Suzanne Alexander and Sustainable Sonoma . . . we are planning a presence at the Sonoma County Fair in the Sustainable Sonoma tent!
Buy local, shop local, meet local and be a friend!
MP

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