One of our good farmer friends lent us a wonderful book, Blithe Tomato by Mike Madison. It is a compilation of short essays about farming and farmers' markets. Of course, we have loved reading it! I was researching the author and found that his sister, Deborah Madison, has written several cookbooks. One of them is the above. I checked it out from the library and am loving it! The pictures are vibrant. 'Leafing' through it makes me want to go to a farmers market and buy vegetables that I have never bought before. I am fascinated by this book and I'm only beginning to 'digest' it (no puns intended).
One interesting fact that Deborah mentions is about how far the average supermarket produce travels -- about 1500 miles! We are so thankful for the opportunity to grow produce for our community and tip our hats to the other farmers who are doing the same!
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