Blessings, Darlings!
We got paid by a client and two of our distributors yesterday (well, checks came from two of 'em and money was deposited electronically by the third). Thus I had to go to town to deposit checks and buy some staples. All well and good: shopped at one German-owned store, a Big Box store, gas from unknown country of origin, another Big Box store, finally hit a chain grocery store - damn, it was HARD finding canning lids!
But there was one more stop to be made. A family run farm stand. Where a half-bushel of peaches - seconds, and not organic - is $10. Way less expensive than at a farmer's market. Way WAY less expensive than from the store. And, obviously, as local as they come.
Tomorrow I shall be back at canning.
There were other fruits and veggies - LOVELY grapes! Lots of tomatoes - I bought two (yes, seconds). I may get a half or full bushel of tomatoes for canning next week. Alas, no corn, the drought plus deer have pretty much totaled the sweet corn.
I love food!
Frondly, Fern
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We luck out; our farmers market is really reasonable in prices just because of the competition. I can get all of our produce for a family of four--apples, peaches, berries, green beans, watermelon, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, peppers, fresh herbs, etc for the week for under $30.
ReplyDelete...I'm a bit bummed out since the hurricane is going to ruin my market day, lol!