Well, it appears that I have picked the wrong month to start eating locally. With the amount of snow we’ve had, and with what’s predicted there will be no farmer’s markets again this week. So it looks like I’ll be heading the Whole Foods seeking out local goods. After doing this last week I have found my first complaint about Whole Foods… I still love Whole Foods and I will still make my ritual pilgrimages… but their local produce is hydroponically grown. At first I was excited about this… Local tomatoes year-round! After eating one of these tomatoes my excitement faded. Apparently tomatoes grown without dirt taste like… well… nothing.
So with no farmers market, and my newfound dislike of hydroponically grown vegetables I will be finishing off the root vegetables from my CSA and hoping for clear weather so I can hit the farmer’s market next week!
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