You know, from my vantage point inside mama’s kitty purse, I took these shots of our open market just because it is so beautiful in summer with all the melons smelling of Provence and the tomatoes from the Italian grower, not to mention his apricots, like candy, and peaches from Pierette (sounds nice, no?) Ortega who has been growing fruit for decades and still looks youthful, always dressed to kill. She thinks I’m pretty cute, too.
(Queen of Peaches from Ortega Farms)
So mama comes home with all this stuff and I think, who on earth is gonna eat all this stuff? The counter is piled high with fruit and avocados and the melon and apricots from two growers, and there are only two people here right now, and then, guess what—a few days later, it’s all gone! And mama and papa are not so big themselves, really, but man, can they get into fruit and vegetables con gusto (that’s Italian for “with energy” or “with spirit” or “a lot”…) and I just want to say that mama started buying organic things years and years ago in California and there is a big difference between commercial produce and fruits and vegetables from a local bio grower. If you can find a market nearby that has organic produce, then you’ll see for yourself and your tummy will be happier. In fact, your whole body will be happier
I just wanted to tout organic things today—mama gave me some bio beef last week and uh, oh…I’m spoiled for anything else; not to mention the bio olive oil she gets from her friend in Rome with groves. I just can’t take any other brand now even if she’s always trying to put one over on me when she runs out of the high octane!
Is the world going to be all-organic one day? Are kids everywhere going to grow up with clean, pure water and organic fruits and vegetables even in distant corners of the earth? Will growers everywhere clean their soil and mulch their crops and compost their waste to use again so that fruits like the ones in my photos are pretty much the norm for everyone? Organic foods need no expensive pesticides and special fertilizers to help them grow, although a donkey might be nice to have around. Or some chickens….
Will people who grow organic foods pass on their savings to consumers?
When pigs fly.
But I swear I saw something soaring over our house the other day and it was pink, with a curly tail…
