Had a nice day yesterday with my first ever
farmer's market at
The Trail Mix. Sunny all day (hide the lettuce, let the plants bask). I brought a salad mix of Black Seeded Simpson, Bibb, and
Salad Bowl Mix Lettuces, Bull's Blood Beet tops and Red Russian Kale. All other items were potted plants, mostly
heirloom purple tomatillos, dill, and some random nasturtiums, calendula, and parsley. For a first market, it went well. There were five vendors selling all manner of art, hand-made leather goods, walking sticks, dog treats, fresh-picked herbs, baked goods and more...obviously the wetness has made the farming a bit tricky, but more produce will trickle in as time ticks by. Here are some details and links you may like to check out:
Market Locations and Times
Senior Center in Parsons: Wednesdays 10am-1pm (heard this may not start until late June or July?)
Hypnocoffee in Davis: Fridays 4pm-6pm
The Trail Mix in Canaan Valley (Timberline Road): Saturdays 10am-2pm
Make the connection between food, community, and local agriculture...
Found this cool video on beekeeping in Hong Kong. Turns out even the concrete jungle can get some local goodness. Now all the buildings need
huge gardens on top of them...
Nokia - HK Honey from
The Silentlights on
Vimeo.
UPDATE: Honey likes to kill chickens. After many days of free time with the birds, she got lucky enough to get a barred rock in her mouth. Dang. Many are missing (hiding, me hopes...) but returning slowly (what would you do if a murderer were loose in your yard?)
Young Funk Sung is blending more Reggae, Psychadelia, and insane solos to make for a helluva good dance party. Haven't seen
MSBC that packed in a while. They get more fun every time. For real.
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