Support local Farmers - Community Supported Agriculture

[Trek420]

I grew up on a farm and have always enjoyed farmer markets. At 85 my Mom still walks into town to hers

It's right on so many levels. Wherever you are it protects local wetlands, wildlife and preserves open space. Local farms create jobs in our communitees and preserve local traditions and communitees.

You meet the farmer (or his/her employees), it's fun, social, educational. And it's not that much more expensive, really!!

On a harder to define new-age'y level it puts one more in touch with the earth (wooooooooo). It's not summer till you eat yourself sick on the first local peaches or cherries. It's not winter till I make soup of local squash. Seeing the first tomato in the market. Go out and taste produce that only ... grows....where ... you ... are, like Crane melons in Sonoma County.

You don't get that in the produce aisle of a supermarket.

[mimitabby]

but i'm not giving up chocolate.