As The Fixx in the 80's sang One Thing Leads to Another. The song title popped up in my head but I could not remember the band behing it, sign of aging?
Not quite a week ago I shared my word ping pong of sorts with Kurt Timmermeister in Amazing Bees, Big on Cheese, Growing a Farmer Interview and it led me in turn to discover one of his geographical and online neighbors Good Food World based in the Pudget Sound and spreading the Gospel of sustainable healthy food.
Their most recent piece reflects on the importance, influence and place of local markets with Farmers Markets: Home of The New Food Revolutionaries (January 17, 2011)
Their picture of Pike Place in Seattle (farmers markets piece) above has an attraction park feel to it.
Glittering prize for Green Day # 160
Previously: Electric Vehicles as Consumer Electronics, Green Side of CES 2011
When you watch the guys at Pike Place Fish Market toss 20 pound King salmon across their open shop, you realize that the place really has become a theme park of sorts.
It’s kind of thrilling to see $400 worth of fish flying through the air, and hope the guy on the other end can keep his hands on it!
While the Market is pretty touristy during the summer, on Wednesdays and Sundays it hosts Organic Market Days and the street resembles the “good old days” when farmers lined up to sell their products out of the back of their vehicles.
Thanks for the tip of the hat!
Gail
When you watch the guys at Pike Place Fish Market toss 20 pound King salmon across their open shop, you realize that the place really has become a theme park of sorts.
It’s kind of thrilling to see $400 worth of fish flying through the air, and hope the guy on the other end can keep his hands on it!
While the Market is pretty touristy during the summer, on Wednesdays and Sundays it hosts Organic Market Days and the street resembles the “good old days” when farmers lined up to sell their products out of the back of their vehicles.
Thanks for the tip of the hat!
Gail