California, farmers markets, and one very cool link

Sorry about the fact that you all had to look at Nick’s mug for a solid week, but Viv and I were in California looking at colleges (for Viv – she is trying to figure out the maximum distance she can get from the farm without actually leaving the country). Low point: Disneyland’ California Adventure, where the “Farmer’s Market” eatery celebrating “California’s farm fresh tradition” featured “hamburgers, hot dogs, and fries.” Not even a pre-packaged salad. High point: San Francisco, where you can’t walk five feet without tripping over a farmers’ market.

In any case, we’re home and ready to start the Green Fence Farm buying season. If you are a reader of this page, in the DC metro area, and NOT a member of our buyers’ club, email me RIGHT NOW and get on our list. We’ll be sending out a pathetically short list of products tomorrow evening to buying club members, so make sure you get a chance to order now (and even more so in the future when we have lots to sell).

And for all of you CSA and Buying Club members anticipating the part of year when we actually get some green stuff, check out this link sent to me by Liz, ersatz family member and Austin’s girlfriend/roommate. It answers far better than I can the question, when can I expect produce and what am I supposed to do with it. Click here to play…