Big Day!

steamboat landing, ithaca, ny-- No more x's on the calendar. Finally, the moment arrived. After its annual winter hiatus (an incredibly long four months), the Ithaca Farmer's Market started back up today.

Things We Ate
-FREE Maple Cotton Candy FREE
-Black bean burrito with salsa
-Calabacita (zucchini), corn, onion burrito
-Brownie

Things We Bought
-Salad mix (Yay, greens!)
-Lamb shank
-Locally made cheese
-Frozen blueberries
-Potatoes-- Yukon Gold, red
-Eggs
-Maple cream
-Wool yarn
-Notecards

Things We Saw
-Happy, happy people, faces shining like spring daffodils after a long winter underground
-Friends from Cornell

Things We Shot the Breeze About with Vendors
-The last woolen mill on the East Coast on Prince Edward Island (future Ithaca-grown wool blankets will be issuing forth from there)
-Learned the difference between and organic and conventional butchering practices
-Passive solar tunnels (long "hoop house" greenhouses that aren't heated)
-Inquired about future Ethanol plant and the potential rise of CAFOs
-Where to find crochet coaching

Question We Asked Ourselves
Are we really this crunchy granola?

Ah, it's good to be among the living!

Check out the Ithaca Farmer's Market

Check out MacAusland's Woolen Mills