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Jul. 14th, 2007 03:11 pmOne of my frustrations since arriving here is the lack of good produce. Okay, so I knew there were options I hadn't yet pursued, but the produce at the co-op was mediocre at best, and the whole foods, while better in some regards, wasn't that great either. Simple stuff, like fresh organic string beans have not been available. In July. Okay, I should stop with the foul whining. Living a block from the Fremont PCC really had me spoiled... not to mention the other local resources. (Last summer I was so lazy I continued to buy produce from the PCC during May to October, which had been my farmer's market or CSA only span previously.)
But the wife of a labmate is involved with a CSA that's starting up, so as of next week we'll be getting a share of fresh local vegetables every Thursday. I can not convey how this thrills me. Fresh is the thing that has been most lacking. The organic greens here are often the same ones we got in Washington... and they are not any better for their trip across the country.
And I *finally* made it to the Shaker Square farmer's market this morning. Beans and garlic and tomatoes and squash oh my! And someone who is going to bring ten pounds of organic rye berries for me to pick up next week. (I had to explain what I was going to do with them.) Still no one who has even heard of vietnamese coriander, so I guess it will be seeds for me. I might grow a bunch and bring a few with me to see if I can get other people hooked. (I only really need one. I'd prefer to buy a plant than start *just one* from seed. So I see a little evangelism as a good investment.) There's more organically grown produce than I expected, though I'll take local over organic anyway. (Mostly. It helps if I know the kind of cultivation involved. I don't think I realized quite how many farms and growers I was familiar with until I moved out here and don't know anyone.)
Helps me feel a little more rooted, or something. Though the nutrition has been fine, aesthetically, I've been doing a lot of surviving but not really thriving. Now I need to get serious about getting more herbs started. We have a surfeit of basil, but I haven't gotten anything else going.
But the wife of a labmate is involved with a CSA that's starting up, so as of next week we'll be getting a share of fresh local vegetables every Thursday. I can not convey how this thrills me. Fresh is the thing that has been most lacking. The organic greens here are often the same ones we got in Washington... and they are not any better for their trip across the country.
And I *finally* made it to the Shaker Square farmer's market this morning. Beans and garlic and tomatoes and squash oh my! And someone who is going to bring ten pounds of organic rye berries for me to pick up next week. (I had to explain what I was going to do with them.) Still no one who has even heard of vietnamese coriander, so I guess it will be seeds for me. I might grow a bunch and bring a few with me to see if I can get other people hooked. (I only really need one. I'd prefer to buy a plant than start *just one* from seed. So I see a little evangelism as a good investment.) There's more organically grown produce than I expected, though I'll take local over organic anyway. (Mostly. It helps if I know the kind of cultivation involved. I don't think I realized quite how many farms and growers I was familiar with until I moved out here and don't know anyone.)
Helps me feel a little more rooted, or something. Though the nutrition has been fine, aesthetically, I've been doing a lot of surviving but not really thriving. Now I need to get serious about getting more herbs started. We have a surfeit of basil, but I haven't gotten anything else going.
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