tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post4381152650371815331..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Grey to Color, Quiet to Busy to QuietP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-15093399500680490332010-08-03T04:38:11.181-07:002010-08-03T04:38:11.181-07:00It's become routine to me now, though still a ...It's become routine to me now, though still a highlight of the week. Friday morning the cooler goes with me to Northport!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-38439818948132235412010-08-02T19:02:16.838-07:002010-08-02T19:02:16.838-07:00Wonderful photos! Reminds me I need to visit a fa...Wonderful photos! Reminds me I need to visit a farmers' market down here.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-70309831334987577682010-08-02T12:56:17.761-07:002010-08-02T12:56:17.761-07:00Maiya, I think at least one of the vendors at our ...Maiya, I think at least one of the vendors at our market does it both ways. I mean, I buy what I want on Market Day from what he has, but I've noticed someone else seems to be working against a "draw." That is, she must have paid a certain amount at the beginning of the season, and he deducts each week according to what she gets at the market. Good system, if the grower/seller doesn't mind keeping track of individual accounts.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-92050997813209981532010-08-02T12:27:06.144-07:002010-08-02T12:27:06.144-07:00I actually quit our CSA farm deliveries this year,...I actually quit our CSA farm deliveries this year, largely because I had so much produce that I didn't need to (and therefore didn't) visit the farmer's market. This year I'm happy to be back among the magical stalls and crowds and color of market day. And in the Mpls-St. Paul area, we're lucky enough to have that be pretty much any day, depending on which neighborhood and which market you choose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-2591969079989838652010-08-01T16:13:14.327-07:002010-08-01T16:13:14.327-07:00Thanks, Kathy--and thanks for "stopping by.&q...Thanks, Kathy--and thanks for "stopping by."P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-67581419164024149332010-08-01T09:21:55.593-07:002010-08-01T09:21:55.593-07:00I love your writing in the first paragraph, so sen...I love your writing in the first paragraph, so sense-filled, so in the moment, brimming with presence. Picturing the bedsheets on the line, the smell of fresh air, the stillness of a sepia-toned photograph. Lovely! (And so many of your photos, as well...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-90885548882085489322010-07-31T12:30:39.728-07:002010-07-31T12:30:39.728-07:00So, did you get corn or not, Deborah? I looked at ...So, did you get corn or not, Deborah? I looked at my picture again and see it's corn spilling out of the truck, with one cabbage posed in front. But beautiful, all of it.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-52372894678153505002010-07-31T11:08:58.336-07:002010-07-31T11:08:58.336-07:00Our journey to the Capitol City Farmer's Marke...Our journey to the Capitol City Farmer's Market in Springfield was both the opportunity to shop for local produce and to let little Bosco enjoy the opportunity to be out and about with other dogs who, like Sarah, were enjoying crumbs of food. Farmer's markets are wonderful, especially for those of who aren't very good summer farmers.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599581429559006199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-45031110779883253562010-07-31T08:33:53.363-07:002010-07-31T08:33:53.363-07:00Gerry, do you know any young, energetic vegetable ...Gerry, do you know any young, energetic vegetable growers who might get together a farm market in Eastport? Of course, you have so many more farm stands in your county that a central market probably isn't as necessary, though the FUN of seeing everyone at the market on Market Day can't be beat. <br /><br />Don't you just love those cabbages in the back of the pickup truck? I do one sweep through the market with my shopping bag, then a second with my camera. Love it!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-26866497284908884382010-07-31T07:32:06.531-07:002010-07-31T07:32:06.531-07:00Isn't it good to just ease into the day? I us...Isn't it good to just ease into the day? I used to spend my mornings dashing around, cranky before I was even awake. No more. Never again. <br /><br />Those farm market photos are beautiful. I shop at individual stands a lot, and forget how much fun it would be to "go into town on market day." (I harbor a secret desire to organize a farm market in Eastport, but I don't think I have the energy to do that.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com