It is Sunday morning. Breakfast morning at my house. I will sheepishly admit that I am still comfortably sipping coffee in my sushi-printed flannel p.j.'s (thanks again Shelly), in the sun shinning through my window. I have however, started roasting some wonderful, locally grown potatoes-thanks to Adam and Taishaw and their fresh produce at the farmer's market yesterday!! I simply tossed them with a little olive oil, sea salt, and fresh rosemary from A & T's garden, and the smell that is wafting through the oven door is causing excess salivation! They'll be harmoniously joining a fresh picked chard and fontina frtittata in a few minutes.
The day's activities are providing ample opportunities to educate my daughter on the benefits of buying local. Not only can Addie now decifer the smells of fresh rosemary from that of fresh sage, but she is also learning about how wonderful the process of buying local is. She helped pick out the produce at the stand yesterday. She interacted with the growers. She helped me scrub those tators, and soon she'll be eating them too. She had bystanders at the market staring in awe as she eagerly consumed a fresh cucumber as though it was an apple. She is participating in the community of supporting local agriculture, and it feels so darn great! The day is off to a wonderful start.....