See You Soon, Farm

I’ve spoken before about how much I love our local organic farm.   They’ve had their last stand days until August, and I am going to miss them! I suppose that they are having their off-season since it is so very hot here in the south this time of year.

The soil needs to lie fallow for a while to let the sun and earth work their magic of nitrogen and microorganisms.  In the same way that land lies in frozen rest during the winter months up north, we here in the south face our restful season during the summer when it’s too hot to even think about going outside.

Of all the places I go every week, The Farm has to be one of my favorites.  The food is beautiful, the people are interesting, and the field makes me happy every time I see it.

I’m reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma right now, and last night I read these words: “…a successful local food economy implies not only a new kind of food producer, but a new kind of eater as well, one who regards finding, preparing, and preserving food as one of the pleasures of life rather than a chore.”

I believe that so strongly, and I would add that sharing food is a part of that formula, too.

I don’t know what I’m going to do without the glorious vegetables and fruit I get at The Farm.  I think I may visit our Downtown Farmer’s Market again.  It’s been years since I’ve been there.