A different type of WOW!

I'm not actually doing the Eat Local Challenge this month, because I've been so busy. However, I'm trying to eat more local food. Today I did a large shopping at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market. Amazing and chaotic. Recommendation: stop at the information desk and get a map. Next to the names of the farms on the map, I wrote what I bought and how much it cost. Next week I'll have a much easier time finding what I'm looking for.

It's salsa season as both tomatoes and hot peppers are in season. Along with the rest of my food, I bought salsa ingredients (tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, garlic and cilantro). The tomatoes that I bought were dry-farmed Early Girls from Dirty Girl Produce. Absolutely delicious.

I also had lunch at the Slanted Door in the Ferry Building. I had the "Allstar Organics heirloom beans with fresh baby corn and torpedo onions". I was somewhat disappointed that there was almost no spice, but the green heirloom beans were fantastic and the yellow beans were even better. The baby corns (source unknown) where also fabulous. I don't think I've ever had fresh (rather than canned) baby corns. The difference is huge. This wasn't the spicy food that I normally prefer, but its a different type of WOW!

The Slanted Door is too expensive to eat there often, but it's a reminder that the quality of the ingredients really does matter. And next week, if I make it to the farmer's market, I'll be going to the Allstar Organics booth and looking for those wonderful beans.

More busy than green

My busy, green life has been much more busy than green recently. I've been busier at work in the last six weeks than ever before, including some very tight deadlines beyond the control of anyone at our company. As a result, I've gotten behind on everything not work related. This also means that I've been eating at the cafeteria, and therefore not knowing where my food comes from. I also went on a business trip recently, and before the trip a bought some new (not used, not Compacty) clothes for the customer meetings.

This week I finally got back to cooking and also to eating at least some local food. Hopefully, I'll be able to balance work and green living better in the coming months.