Fresh

I love late spring for a few reasons, but the biggest is that the farmer's markets open. In the past I used to complain about how expensive they are and not go, but for various reasons, that has changed. The first is that, food in general is more expensive than it has been in the recent past, so if I can get it so fresh that it smells like the earth, it is worth the money.

Why shop the farmer's market? Take for example my jaunt today. I wanted eggs. yes, they are $4/dozen, which is a heck of a lot more than Jewel plain old eggs, but I got them from the person who raised the chickens. The farmer I got them from today was there with his home schooled daughter and made sure we got green eggs in our dozen. He told me all about the varieties of chickens he has and what they eat. Can you get that from Jewel? No, you cannot. You also cannot be sure how old the eggs are, I know mine were gathered yesterday. 

Maybe it is the books I've been reading, maybe it is that fact that I have far too much Chesterton on my i-pod, but buying local and independent is one very real way we can help our economy.