Somehow it makes you being cool to shop there since you are into organic. And of course it shows that you are able to afford. For me, it is a stupid Urban thing. It is not more stupid of organic itself than people.
I always believe that diversity and freshness is the key for our diet. Organic is certainly a plus. We always shopped in Korean farmer's market or Decature farmer's market.
When we moved to Athens, we still have to go shopping in Kroger which is only chain shop here. But this local farmer's market certainly fascinates me. It is every Saturday from 9-1. This is a farmer's market in a real sense. Local farmers bring their vegatable, fruit, plants, home-made sauce and jelly, local produced honey ...
I am often asked to taste the produce in raw since it is allowed without chemicals applied . I realize that most of them are organic. Of course we do not know what percentage they are up to the organic standard. what really matters is that ORGANIC is in the conscience of this community. Amazing me more is those traditional chinese vegatable appearance - Garlic Stem, Garlic Leak, Chinese Roman lettuce, ... Certainly it becomes affordable.
I complained about the selection of Whole Food produce. It was always samo samo. Here we have Freshness, Organic and Diversity, Affordability. How does FODA sound? not too good yet. I will try again. Well certainly Organic becomes a part of my daily life before I realize it.
Look at those baby potato, Garlic Stem, Squash, tomato and our friend Robin's Potato and Rosemary Bread from Big Chimney with wild flowers. Just can't get better than this!!!
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Organic Smorganic. I think we only have to worry about it in our age of FAKENESS, don't you think Mister? We have fake news, fake boobs, fake politicians with fake agendas, fake people, and certainly, a whole plethora of fake food! None of us have any idea how much whipped polymers--with flavorings and color added for that "real" touch--we take in everyday. Anyhow, it is refreshing to buy stuff from locals who are producing wonderful stuff without killing it in pesticides, stuffing it with hormones, waxing its skin... all the same things Whole Paycheck does, but without the added yuppie tariff. Now, if we could just get our farmer's market into the town, so we can walk there, and away from our little car-dominated burbs.
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