On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:20:50 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>(snip)
>>
>> I am a serious believer in supporting local farming. New Jersey is
>> called The Garden State for a reason. Not only is there a thriving
>> commercial sector of farming, but there are many smaller farms that
>> earn their livelihood from their own farmstores as well as running
>> around from farmer's market to farmer's market all week long. I have
>> spoken to so many owners of these farms and have found them
>> industrious people who care for the land and who are passionate about
>> quality food. I have forged great relationships as well as worked hard
>> to feed my family better than I could from a supermarket.
>>
>> I must add that foods from these farms (not counting the in-season
>> produce) are often more expensive than grocery stores, but the quality
>> if far superior and it I am fortunate enough so that I can "indulge"
>> in this hobby..
>>
>> Boron
>
>Have you ever heard of Edible Communities? You support their premise
>(?) very well.
>
> http://ediblecommunities.com/ Link to Edible Publications. If they
>have a publication for your area of the world, check it out. Edible
>Twin Cities (edibletwincities.net) just published a 3-page spread about
>me and my canning adventures. Do you remember my high school friend,
>John Driemen, from Margaret's 2003 matinee? John wrote the article --
>it's a nice telling (in spite of a couple misspellings, a typo, and some
>factual inaccuracies that I don't hold against him because writers tell
>stories and sometimes muddy the facts). A couple great pics, too.
>http://www.edibletwincities.net/page...s/fall2005.htm
>Unfortunately it's not on their site (they try to sell magazines,
>don'tchaknow).
>
>Check them out.
>-Barb Schaller


Sigh. I wish they had something closer to me that Cape Cod. I will
search a bit more and see what I can find here in NJ.

Thanks, Barb.

Boron