The Summer Farm's Market
Last week, I was giving a lesson on the food chain. As I was teaching children about producer and consumer. I had an idea that I should do a field trip to the farm's market, so they can see all the producers and who are producing the producers.
Today is the first Summer Farm's Market in Steveston. Curtis and I love to support local farmers. I always like to go to the Farm's market to see what they offer.
Growing up in China, I used to go to the public market with my mom all the time. I have seen how to kill a live chicken in such a young age. I am not trying to gross you out, but I have seen a farmer piled off the entire snake skin in front of me in less than 30 seconds. I was no more than 10 years old. Our family used to eat fresh produce everyday. I am very proud that my mom still goes to public market everyday to get food for today's meals. There are costco, walmart and all kinds of super market in China now. I often joke to my mom that she can just buy a whole week of food and cook on different days. My parents said it just taste different.
My taste buds are spoiled by my parents. However, I can't afford to go to grocery shopping everyday, nor do I believe everything is fresh daily in Save on Food. When the farm's market open, it's my opportunity to eat fresh.
I got all these fresh, picked this morning vegetables for less than $5.
This summer, I am trying to grow my own balcony garden. I have Sweet basil, Peppermint, and cherry tomato in my garden now. To be honest, I have no idea how to grow anything. My plants often died when I was trying to add some flower plants in my room.
As we see the definition in producer: "Plants are called producers. This is because they produce their own food! They do by using light energy from the Sun, carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil to produce food in the form of glucouse."
I will let the sun, air and water do their magic to keep my plants alive.
Kale, Bok Choy, Spinach
Peppermint, Basil, Cherry Tomato plants
