September 11th, 2008 by Margie

This week I made it a regular route to visit the lovely folks that run Whippoorwill Hollow Farm and then to the Full Moon Farm in Athens.  The morning was spent tasting the muscadines and apples that Andy had available for me at Whippoorwill.  The apples are great!  That’s why I got us all some this week.  These are summer apples and a golden delicious variety, very firm and flavorful.  I hope to be buying produce here for a long time.

Full Moon had received two inches of rain the night before so our green beans were still wet from the showers since they were picked the morning of your delivery.  Yum!  Once again, these beans are so tasty.  I steam them briefly and then add to my salads every day or eat them on their own.

After picking everything up, delivering all the baskets out to all of you and then talking to a few of you on the phone I am feeling a strong sense of community.  I have done a lot of wonderful things in my life for work, but never have I felt so comfortable with the community around me.  I actually have a sense of euphoria when I set out early in the morning on Wednesdays to gather from the farmers all the food for your week.  Meeting with the wonderful friends that help me unload and load the produce each week is such a pleasure.  We clean, sort and measure for your delivery while talking about the week in review.  The final step of the big day is when the baskets are loaded and I am on my way to your home with the special guest that has volunteered to help get that basket to you while I am still on crutches.  Every step of the way, talking to the farmers, talking to my generous friends and finally talking to my supportive customers (that’s you!) leaves me with such an overwhelming sense of “community!”

Have a great health-filled week!