Thanks to everyone who made it to the markets today:
January 8th
Chicago – The Glenwood Sunday Market – Glenwood Ave at Morse “Your Green Stop on the Red Line at Morse” 6962 N. Glenwood 9am – 2pm
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Todd and I try to support our local farmer friends whenever we can. We know that buying produce and meat directly from the farmer is a decision with huge impact.
So it is with trepidation that I confess sometimes I go to Whole Foods on the premise of market research. I do the research, and then I buy the bathsalts.
Todd says that
“Whole Foods is where to go if you want to see a bunch of people trying really hard not to smile.”
He’s including us in this, of course, because it is hard not to be impressed by the selection and the display at Whole Foods especially when you can buy mason jars for refilling your honey. The cupholders, the blood oranges, the express checkouts! The wine bar, the cheeses, the fresh figs! Every turn has been anticipated by a team of designers so that you barely have to remember where you parked your car and you are ushered invisibly right where you want to be. I am sure the brilliance of the marketing experts is rewarded well. I sometimes wonder about the farmers.
People who love food will always love Whole Foods, but the best way to support truly local farming on small acreage is to do so directly, at markets or –even better—by joining a CSA farm.
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