One of the reasons listed in the "10 Reasons to Eat Local" is:
It's one of the reasons that I relate to the most. It's a difficult reason to describe, but it is so powerful when it happens. I literally clapped when I read Katrina's post this morning. She did a great job of capturing the story aspect that comes with buying food from local farmers. Katrina writes Kale for Sale, and is participating in the Eat Local Challenge from San Anselmo, near San Francisco.
Here's a bit of what she wrote ... please read the entire post.
Tonight I popped raspberries into the freezer that I bought from Rose at the Ferry Building Tuesday market. As I placed each raspberry finger-puppet side down on a cookie sheet I thought of her. She's like chicken soup with an apron. Her smiles are an anyday remedy and I want to fill the freezer with them.
