Lingering summer? No more of these beauties until next summer.
You garden, you celebrate nature, you socialize at the Healdsburg or Windsor (California) Farmers’ Markets, and you get to know the latest in regional economics and local sustainability. You learn to celebrate your neighbors and friends who produce the foods you eat. Gleason chickens…plump and juicy; Bernier garlic varieties…the best in the world…Trull family vinegars…true to the varietal.
There is so much to be learned from our local farmers—about life, seasons, enjoying good foods, wholesomely cooked. I’ve learned the importance of “growing” healthy soil—the most important part of gardening. I’ve been given the gift of garlic to plant (and it is the best –and only) I’ve ever grown. In fact, I have some of Yael Bernier’s garlic planted right now, and the tops have just peeked out of the soil because the early rain and abundant warm sunshine following.
Our farmers are dedicated to bringing us healthful foodstuffs (such as locally produced organic butter). We shouldn’t be afraid of eating but we must relearn how to savor our food. Not fast food, but slow, rich goodness, locally produced, lovingly prepared.
It’s late in the season and some farmers’ markets have already closed. But if you have an opportunity to visit yours before they close you’ll find some finger-licking good food!
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