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first, I suppose I ought to say that Truffle seems to be getting better, which is good because I'd never stop blaming myself if she didn't, because we didn't take her to emergency yesterday.
These friday fotos are from Wednesday's farmer's market, just to add to the sense of timelessness:
This one was taken at the Mello-dee Ranch booth, which is where I get apples. There's a young man there, grandson to the matriarch I think, who's been working the booth since he was a little boy.
The "Bulb Baron" of Carmel Valley has been going to local farmers' markets with his bulbs in the late summer and his flowers in the spring for must be more than twenty years, since he was a boy himself. Now he has people staffing the booth for him: it's very busy there.
Carrots from, I think, Blue Heron farm.
Notice, on the signboard: green garlic! That's how you know it's spring.
I don't know what these people call themselves but it's where we get the massive amounts of oranges that we eat in the winter time. Also, in early and midwinter: pomegranates.
Swanton Berry Farm. Founded twenty-five, thirty years ago by (among others?)the guy who built the first climbing structure at the UC preschool Frank attended. Now it's a union farm -- usually they have a little UFW thunderbird flag with "Con el union es mejor" on it. And they're also collectively owned. I think. And they grow, besides berries, artichokes and broccoli and cauliflower. That way they have something going all year long.
Route One Farm, another collective.
These friday fotos are from Wednesday's farmer's market, just to add to the sense of timelessness:
This one was taken at the Mello-dee Ranch booth, which is where I get apples. There's a young man there, grandson to the matriarch I think, who's been working the booth since he was a little boy.
The "Bulb Baron" of Carmel Valley has been going to local farmers' markets with his bulbs in the late summer and his flowers in the spring for must be more than twenty years, since he was a boy himself. Now he has people staffing the booth for him: it's very busy there.
Carrots from, I think, Blue Heron farm.
Notice, on the signboard: green garlic! That's how you know it's spring.
I don't know what these people call themselves but it's where we get the massive amounts of oranges that we eat in the winter time. Also, in early and midwinter: pomegranates.
Swanton Berry Farm. Founded twenty-five, thirty years ago by (among others?)the guy who built the first climbing structure at the UC preschool Frank attended. Now it's a union farm -- usually they have a little UFW thunderbird flag with "Con el union es mejor" on it. And they're also collectively owned. I think. And they grow, besides berries, artichokes and broccoli and cauliflower. That way they have something going all year long.
Route One Farm, another collective.
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That's one thing Wales is not renowned for. Possibly down in Pembrokeshire, but not up here in the north.
I'd envy your nice warm sunshine too, but actually today has been very nice. But they're forecasting rain again for Wednesday.
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I polished off the last bit of my Anthology story, to hopefully have ready to edit tomorrow night. Can I send it to you then? It will only give you a day or so to look it over before it is due in, and if you are busy it is fine, but I'd like whatever insight you could provide me.
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