When I would visit my sister Kim in San Francisco during college one of my favorite things to do was to stroll the Saturday morning farmer's market, pick up a cup of coffee, munch on a nutella and banana crepe and taste fresh fruit, cheese and treats to my heart's content. Really nothing can compare to that. Although I don't believe any local food market could be as enormous or varied as the SF one, I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised by
the market here in Troy, NY -- a suburb of Albany. Every Saturday from May to October it is outside on the edge of the Hudson River offering fantastic fresh produce, flowers, honey, wine, baked goods, cheeses, meats, eggs and homemade soups, spreads and dips. I go religiously every week (at least when I am in town) with my large market tote and cash in hand to pick up my essentials: veggies, fruit, pesto spread or bruschetta topping, a scone for the morning and maybe one new thing I haven't tried yet. The food is so fresh it lasts all week long and the flavor doesn't even compare with grocery store offerings. Here is my latest bounty -- I feel like I should have a cornucopia on the counter and be wearing a bonnet on my head. :)
The other fun "green" thing I have recently taken up is using an outdoor clothesline. I have been thinking about it for a long time and although I don't want to hang my knickers (is that how you spell that?) on the line for the neighbors to inspect I do think workout clothes, towels and linens are ideal for drying in the sun. Hey, if we are going to spend a fortune to cool the house no point in running a dryer too! Saving money and making a small change to benefit Mother Earth is great by me. What supplies do you need? Just a clothesline rope and some clothespins from your local big box or hardware store -- less than $10 for it all. If you don't have a big enough space to do this on your balcony or patio you can get a retractable line for inside your home. Functional but not unsightly. :) (I even used this idea for post-fodder on Green Daily --
check out the post here!). Anyhoo -- here is my first attempt... it seems to going well!
2 comments:
What wonderful photos! And I'm totally inspired to go hit my local Farmer's Market (small pathetic thing that it is!).
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