Whew! First markets are under our belt and we feel…. fatigued. Yet spirited!
There was only a little bit of the drama we anticipated. Mostly it was just great to see friends and market folks from last year. I will be doing most of my food shopping at the markets this year, too, and am excited to have a few meat sources.
A customer asked me about the taste difference between the red Russian kale and the green curly. After trying to complete three sentences without success, I had to admit to myself and the customer that I HAVE NOT COOKED WITH THE RED RUSSIAN KALE YET. I am the barefoot child of the shoemaker.
We added another Russian relic to our table this year. Todd made a few wooden totes with our new logo (yet to be integrated) that includes a sickle. We do realize the inflammatory nature of this symbol since it is often paired with a hammer to represent the Communist party. On its own, the sickle represents the agricultural class or the peasantry. By calling ourselves “peasants” we are not self-deprecating nor declaring ourselves communist. We are trying to reclaim a word for its original meaning and association. Similarly, alongside many others like us and like you, we are trying to reclaim the dignity of agriculture.
We aren’t communists.
A customer asked me about the taste difference between the red Russian kale and the green curly. After trying to complete three sentences without success, I had to admit to myself and the customer that I HAVE NOT COOKED WITH THE RED RUSSIAN KALE YET. I am the barefoot child of the shoemaker.
We added another Russian relic to our table this year. Todd made a few wooden totes with our new logo (yet to be integrated) that includes a sickle. We do realize the inflammatory nature of this symbol since it is often paired with a hammer to represent the Communist party. On its own, the sickle represents the agricultural class or the peasantry. By calling ourselves “peasants” we are not self-deprecating nor declaring ourselves communist. We are trying to reclaim a word for its original meaning and association. Similarly, alongside many others like us and like you, we are trying to reclaim the dignity of agriculture.
We aren’t communists.
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