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Sunday, June 6, 2010

farmers market

I went to the farmers market recently. It was really great. I have gone many other times before this. I have not gone so close to the end of the school year before. They had so many cherries, strawberries and tomatoes. It was amazing! There was so much there. They also had meat, cheese and herbs and lettuces. There was so many products and fresh foods. It was really great. I think the Athens farmers market it pretty amazing. I have been to a few different ones in Cleveland, Dayton and some other places. Considering the size of Athens, the farmers market is pretty big. There is so much to choose from and one of my favorite farmers markets.

I would recommend so many people to go, especially clients. The food has great prices and is so fresh. It is also very decently priced. I think more people should shop locally. It is a great thing to do and it is often hard to beat the price. I just like to make people more aware of farmer's markets because they are a great thing. I try to shop at them as much as possible and also shop at grocery stores that buy local food as well.

I also got food there for our brunch for finals. I decided to make a tomato, basil and mozzarella salad. I got all of the ingredients at the farmers market. I got to different kinds of tomatoes to make it look even better. I am looking forward to making it and eating it. It will also be great to see what every one else is making!

class projects

On Tuesday, we went to the gardens so everyone could do their projects. I really enjoyed hearing about every ones projects and their garden intervention. Everyone did a great job and really thought about what there population needed. The class did a wide variety of age groups. The class planted a pretty good variety of plants and everyone garden looked really nice. A couple gardens had some big plants like broccoli and soy beans. The class did a great job. The interventions were really well thought out and well planned. The interventions were highly geared toward the population. I think the garden intervention is a great one. It really gets people involved with what they are eating. When people get involved with what they are eating they are more likely to eat it and like it. They may even teach others about it.

I think this was a great project. We learned alot about gardening and exactly what it takes. For alot of us it was the first time we ever gardened. I had always seen other people like my mom garden, but i had never done it myself. it was a really great experience. It even inspired me to garden at home in Dayton. We planted some more plants there like peppers and more tomatoes. We are also looking to plant some other items because we have so much room. I think the class next year will learn just as much as we did if not more. It was a great way to learn about gardening and how to do it.