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Farms
On Sat, 4 Jun 2016 12:23:02 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
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>On Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 1:06:45 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 12:15:24 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> I just found this link and it will prove to you naysayer that we have no
>> >> farms here.
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>> >> http://www.pugetsoundfresh.org/farms...lltext=&page=1
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>> >> As you can see, there are none in Bothell, Mill Creek, Edmonds, Lynnwood,
>> >> Mountlake Terrace or even Everett. All of the places I normally frequent.
>> >> There are two listed in Woodinville but they are not in the part of
>> >> Woodinville where we normally go. I will check the out though. One says
>> >> it
>> >> has a farm stand. Not sure if the other one does. The one with the stand
>> >> seems to sell less variety.
>> >
>> > Look what opened up for the season yesterday in Bothell:
>> > http://www.countryvillagebothell.com...farmers-market
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>> Yep. I went there a few times. Small amount of lousy, overpriced produce.
>> Nothing any different than what the grocery stores had. Tons of other things
>> for sale that were not food and of no interest to me. Although my daughter
>> did buy me some cat earrings once. Parking is hard to find. You might drive
>> around for an hour until you get a spot. And if it has been raining, you'll
>> park in mud and hope you can get out.
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>> Apparently they are tearing out the children's play area to put in yet more
>> housing. The little train is in disrepair so no longer running. They are
>> building a new play area on another side of the property. Perhaps more
>> parking will go in there too. They certainly need it.
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>A bit of negativity in that posting Julie...actually it sounds like it might provide some nice in-season fruit and vegetables for the discerning populace. The web-site would suggest that there is quite a variety of fresh farm-grown produce as well as home crafts, etc.
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I think its safe to say Julie can never be pleased with anything.
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