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I friggin LOVE the farmer's market! Locally owned produce and grocery stores too.
Today I shambled on over to the nearest little corner grocer, because I can't abide what Save-On charges for, well, anything. Nevermind fruits and veggies they have shipped in from Guatemala or wherever. At this amazing little place I bought a litre of milk, a baggie o' carrots, fresh snap peas, a bottle of salad dressing, a newspaper, AND some candy. For 6 bucks. You try doing THAT at any of the big grocery chains. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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meow85 said: Locally owned produce and grocery stores too.
Today I shambled on over to the nearest little corner grocer, because I can't abide what Save-On charges for, well, anything. Nevermind fruits and veggies they have shipped in from Guatemala or wherever. At this amazing little place I bought a litre of milk, a baggie o' carrots, fresh snap peas, a bottle of salad dressing, a newspaper, AND some candy. For 6 bucks. You try doing THAT at any of the big grocery chains. thats how i try and do most of my shopping, i source my food from local farms and small businesses. i want to know where what i eat comes from and how it was grown. i want to see dirt on my onions, i want my tomatoes to be different sizes, and have some taste are you ready for submission
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eraclito said: meow85 said: Locally owned produce and grocery stores too.
Today I shambled on over to the nearest little corner grocer, because I can't abide what Save-On charges for, well, anything. Nevermind fruits and veggies they have shipped in from Guatemala or wherever. At this amazing little place I bought a litre of milk, a baggie o' carrots, fresh snap peas, a bottle of salad dressing, a newspaper, AND some candy. For 6 bucks. You try doing THAT at any of the big grocery chains. thats how i try and do most of my shopping, i source my food from local farms and small businesses. i want to know where what i eat comes from and how it was grown. i want to see dirt on my onions, i want my tomatoes to be different sizes, and have some taste Me too. Vegetables aren't supposed to be uniform. I happen to like lumpy potatoes with dirt in their eyes. They tend to taste like potatoes instead of cardboard like the grocery store picture-perfect ones do. Know what freaks me out? Those pre-packaged things of "baby carrots" that are perfectly shaped into little finger-sized pieces. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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meow85 said: eraclito said: thats how i try and do most of my shopping, i source my food from local farms and small businesses. i want to know where what i eat comes from and how it was grown. i want to see dirt on my onions, i want my tomatoes to be different sizes, and have some taste Me too. Vegetables aren't supposed to be uniform. I happen to like lumpy potatoes with dirt in their eyes. They tend to taste like potatoes instead of cardboard like the grocery store picture-perfect ones do. Know what freaks me out? Those pre-packaged things of "baby carrots" that are perfectly shaped into little finger-sized pieces. seriously, or the rows of mangetout and runner beans all identical clones. it freaks me out that store bought tomatoes are still hard after a week in the refridgerator. or straight as a dye cucumbers and the worst culprit, iceberg fucking lettuce.. give me some muddy spinach and earthy ocra any day.. are you ready for submission
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eraclito said: meow85 said: Me too. Vegetables aren't supposed to be uniform. I happen to like lumpy potatoes with dirt in their eyes. They tend to taste like potatoes instead of cardboard like the grocery store picture-perfect ones do. Know what freaks me out? Those pre-packaged things of "baby carrots" that are perfectly shaped into little finger-sized pieces. seriously, or the rows of mangetout and runner beans all identical clones. it freaks me out that store bought tomatoes are still hard after a week in the refridgerator. or straight as a dye cucumbers and the worst culprit, iceberg fucking lettuce.. give me some muddy spinach and earthy ocra any day.. I hate grocery store strawberries the most. They're grown down in California, then put in a truck before they're ripe and shipped up to Canada still green. They eventually turn red with age, but the lack of proper sun means they just taste like water. What a waste of money. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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meow85 said: eraclito said: seriously, or the rows of mangetout and runner beans all identical clones. it freaks me out that store bought tomatoes are still hard after a week in the refridgerator. or straight as a dye cucumbers and the worst culprit, iceberg fucking lettuce.. give me some muddy spinach and earthy ocra any day.. I hate grocery store strawberries the most. They're grown down in California, then put in a truck before they're ripe and shipped up to Canada still green. They eventually turn red with age, but the lack of proper sun means they just taste like water. What a waste of money. oh gosh, dont get me even started on the correct harvesting of fruit, but you just made me thirst for some sweet blackberries, and i love strawberries.. i mean when was the last time, you bought a peach from a supermarket that actually had any smell of flavour, it looks fucking good, but tastes of nothing. are you ready for submission
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eraclito said: meow85 said: I hate grocery store strawberries the most. They're grown down in California, then put in a truck before they're ripe and shipped up to Canada still green. They eventually turn red with age, but the lack of proper sun means they just taste like water. What a waste of money. oh gosh, dont get me even started on the correct harvesting of fruit, but you just made me thirst for some sweet blackberries, and i love strawberries.. i mean when was the last time, you bought a peach from a supermarket that actually had any smell of flavour, it looks fucking good, but tastes of nothing. God, it's been so long since I bought any fresh produce at a grocery store. But the reasons you said are exactly why I did stop. Expensive as anything, no flavour, and they're not even locally grown. Luckily for me it's blacberry season now, and there's a HUGE patch of them growing by the road about 7 blocks from here. I don't work until 5 pm tomorrow. I think maybe I'll go get some blacberries in the morning. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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meow85 said: eraclito said: oh gosh, dont get me even started on the correct harvesting of fruit, but you just made me thirst for some sweet blackberries, and i love strawberries.. i mean when was the last time, you bought a peach from a supermarket that actually had any smell of flavour, it looks fucking good, but tastes of nothing. God, it's been so long since I bought any fresh produce at a grocery store. But the reasons you said are exactly why I did stop. Expensive as anything, no flavour, and they're not even locally grown. Luckily for me it's blacberry season now, and there's a HUGE patch of them growing by the road about 7 blocks from here. I don't work until 5 pm tomorrow. I think maybe I'll go get some blacberries in the morning. up until a week ago, my back garden was one whole overgrown blackberry bush, i ate, chopped, i ate and chopped... now its a much smaller blackberry bush, but i got my moneys worth of blackberries.. are you ready for submission
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I love our small town, local organic farmer's tailgate markets we go almost every weekend
Outside Asheville there is a big ole yr round indoor farmers market as well Our main grocery store here also supports local farmers and often carries fresh produce, meats and those kinda things We have a little Amish store as well that sells wonderful items Yeah :lol I love the farmer's markets too | |
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Mach said: I love our small town, local organic farmer's tailgate markets we go almost every weekend
Outside Asheville there is a big ole yr round indoor farmers market as well Our main grocery store here also supports local farmers and often carries fresh produce, meats and those kinda things We have a little Amish store as well that sells wonderful items Yeah :lol I love the farmer's markets too yeah but do they have blackberries... eraclito | |
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OED said: Mach said: I love our small town, local organic farmer's tailgate markets we go almost every weekend
Outside Asheville there is a big ole yr round indoor farmers market as well Our main grocery store here also supports local farmers and often carries fresh produce, meats and those kinda things We have a little Amish store as well that sells wonderful items Yeah :lol I love the farmer's markets too yeah but do they have blackberries... I got blackberries in my yard, well until Dylan eats all of them. Oh and raspberries too. | |
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OED said: Mach said: I love our small town, local organic farmer's tailgate markets we go almost every weekend
Outside Asheville there is a big ole yr round indoor farmers market as well Our main grocery store here also supports local farmers and often carries fresh produce, meats and those kinda things We have a little Amish store as well that sells wonderful items Yeah :lol I love the farmer's markets too yeah but do they have blackberries... In season yes I don't have to buy them because they grow wild all over our property | |
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Mach said: OED said: yeah but do they have blackberries... In season yes I don't have to buy them because they grow wild all over our property mine too, unfortunately eraclito | |
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OED said: Mach said: In season yes I don't have to buy them because they grow wild all over our property mine too, unfortunately You have all sorts of stuff growing wild in your garden. | |
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shanti0608 said: OED said: mine too, unfortunately You have all sorts of stuff growing wild in your garden. oh shit, i thought i covered the ganja plants up.. well now u know, next week we can roll some shit up.. lol eraclito | |
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OED said: Mach said: In season yes I don't have to buy them because they grow wild all over our property mine too, unfortunately | |
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is shambled like shimmy? | |
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Mach said: OED said: mine too, unfortunately i had to work my way through a forest of bramble so i could set up my trampoline. then once i did, it hasn't stopped raining since.. i wanna bounce dammit eraclito | |
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OED said: Mach said: i had to work my way through a forest of bramble so i could set up my trampoline. then once i did, it hasn't stopped raining since.. i wanna bounce dammit Trampoline sex is the best | |
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Mach said: OED said: i had to work my way through a forest of bramble so i could set up my trampoline. then once i did, it hasn't stopped raining since.. i wanna bounce dammit Trampoline sex is the best seriously, i agree.. more bounce to the ounce, now all i need is some sun shine and a very drunk woman.. eraclito | |
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OED said: Mach said: Trampoline sex is the best seriously, i agree.. more bounce to the ounce, now all i need is some sun shine and a very drunk woman.. I have several Trampoline sex stories wow ... what a cruise down memory lane Thanx | |
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Mach said: OED said: seriously, i agree.. more bounce to the ounce, now all i need is some sun shine and a very drunk woman.. I have several Trampoline sex stories wow ... what a cruise down memory lane Thanx where u very drunk in any of them eraclito | |
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OED said: Mach said: Trampoline sex is the best seriously, i agree.. more bounce to the ounce, now all i need is some sun shine and a very drunk woman.. Ewwww we were sitting on there. Couldn't you warn a sister first? As if I had not already guessed that. It did not look very broken in yet though. I happen to know where you can find at least one of those things. She is a beauty. | |
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shanti0608 said: OED said: seriously, i agree.. more bounce to the ounce, now all i need is some sun shine and a very drunk woman.. Ewwww we were sitting on there. Couldn't you warn a sister first? As if I had not already guessed that. It did not look very broken in yet though. I happen to know where you can find at least one of those things. She is a beauty. i want tell you any of my couch stories then oh and thank you.. eraclito | |
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OED said: Mach said: I have several Trampoline sex stories wow ... what a cruise down memory lane Thanx where u very drunk in any of them Not a single one | |
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Mach said: I love our small town, local organic farmer's tailgate markets we go almost every weekend
Outside Asheville there is a big ole yr round indoor farmers market as well Our main grocery store here also supports local farmers and often carries fresh produce, meats and those kinda things We have a little Amish store as well that sells wonderful items Yeah :lol I love the farmer's markets too There are a few grocery stores around here that do that too, but none are close enough it's worth trying to get to. This corner grocer is only like a block away from me. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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horatio said: is shambled like shimmy?
shimmy, shuffle, boogie.... "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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I'm really lucky because we have farmland nearby so have some farm shops and smallholdings around our village. Our nearest town has a farmers market once a month - if I'm home, I love to go. | |
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where the heck are you finding stuff?
$10 for a medium bag of peas $8 for a medium bag of carrots $8 for a medium basket of peaches $6 for a small basket of cherries i always end up dropping about $50 there. | |
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rasplicious said: I'm really lucky because we have farmland nearby so have some farm shops and smallholdings around our village. Our nearest town has a farmers market once a month - if I'm home, I love to go.
We need pictures of this farmland. | |
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