Pete's Produce

Today was the day that I went to Pete's Produce along with my family. After quickly eating my Cheese Bread with more cheese topping it along with some swiss chard we headed off. My mom and I went to find some food for the rest of this B.L.O.M week, my father to find some healthy transplants for his garden, and my grandmother just came along. Pete's Produce didn't disappoint any of us. The first thing we saw when we walked up to the store was a huge arrangement of hanging basket flowers.

We then saw some signs that said things like how organic it was and how it supported the food bank.

 I had already been at the store, so I knew what it was like (refer to the Sticky Situation). The food was top quality, and there was more than enough local organic food. My mom agrees that it was a little bit pricey, but that's organic for you. We got food for the next few days from maple syrup to strawberries for 50 bucks. Now that I  won't be buying any more food that means this week came to about $160. That sounds crazy for 1 person, but I have a ton and I mean a ton of leftovers that I will be having along with my family for a little while later. It's still more than usual. My dad found huge beautiful transplants which were also pricey but good. We didn't get to pick strawberries but the right hand manager said that I could ask them some time later.
As we drove back from there, I saw how many farms there were, one after the other. I wondered why Chester County was a food desert (no easily accessible healthy food) when there were so many organic farms. It also made me wonder why, if these farms could sustain the county why each county had it's own farms. Then we wouldn't have to ship. Of course, that's not possible, with population, space, and climate, but it is possible in some areas.
Lunch was the pizza, and throughout the day, I had fruit yogurt, strawberries, and milk. I think that I am dehydrated and thirsty for juiciness. I haven't had any fruit apart from the strawberries and I am dying for some fruit. That's why I'm eating large amounts of those three things. I think the milk saved me from completely losing it with "fruity dehydration".


 My dad and I went to the garden (don't worry I will get to that!) and harvested a mind boggling amount of veggies. We got a bucket of lettuce, radishes, and romaine, plus some garlic.

That night I had a complete meal all from our gardens, except the strawberries and beets that were in it. Not bad for the end of spring.