Happy Earth Day!

Hello there. I'm Ursula, and this is my brand-new little blog that could. The title comes from the fact that while I love food (especially fresh, local, sustainably grown, ethically raised food) I am doing the proverbial "broke college student" thing at the moment, and therefore don't have a lot of money to spend on said food. However, I am determined to make it work! I figure Earth Day is an appropriate day (well, night at this point) to post my first blog, since I am mainly going to be focusing on food, and obviously all of our food (in one way or another) comes from Mother Nature.

I set this blog up per an assignment in a class I am taking this quarter entitled Food Politics. I am hoping that I will keep blogging after the quarter is over, but we'll see what happens. (The road to hell is paved with good intentions, best laid plans, etc.) At any rate, most of what I will be posting for the next month and a half will be homework assignments, but I'll try and make them interesting.

Anyway, since today was Earth Day, and also a beautiful sunny Sunday, I thought I would share some pictures I took at the Broadway Farmers Market. (Before you say anything - yes, I took these with Instagram. I am one of the millions of Android users who rushed to download the app as soon as I found out it was available. Move over iPhone users, we're here to stay.) Today was the opening day of the market, and it really could not have been more perfect.

 

I have lived on Capitol Hill for several years now, and I make an effort to go to the market every week. It doesn't always happen, but obviously I go often enough that today some of the vendors recognized me and welcomed me back to another season. Awwww. Seriously though, I feel so lucky that I can live in a very urban environment, and yet still know who's growing my veggies and making my cheese. That is the beauty of farmers markets.

Well, that and these gorgeous flowers. I didn't end up buying any, but just seeing them makes me smile.

The pic below is what I ended up bring home from the market. Not a lot, but it's all really good quality. In case you're wondering what I bought (I don't think you are, but I'll tell you anyway) this is it:
-Eggs from Millingwood Organics.
-Camp Fire Smoked Washington Jack cheese from Mt. Townsend Creamery (I almost always buy cheese from them because it's just so freaking good. Seriously. All of it.)
-Sunny Citrus yoghurt cheese from Willapa Hills Cheese. I've never bought their stuff before today, but it was on sale, and oh my god is it delicious. Creamy, with just a little tartness to it. I may be addicted.
-Salad greens from Willie Greens Organic Farms.
-Smoked salmon from Loki Fish. Incidentally, this company is run by the professor who is teaching Food Politics. (Hi Pete!) I love being able to buy delicious wild fish from your professor :)

Alright, I think that about does it for now. Here's to happy eating.