Too many tomatoes? Up to your chin in cherries? Are you and your zuchinni being avoided by friends and family? Now you can
SWAP THAT SURPLUS every Wednesday through October 8th! Sponsored by the
Chico Food Network, the Veggie Swap Meet takes place every Wed. evening at various locations (see
schedule for time/place).
Nothing to swap but still want to put fresh, wholesome food on the table? We're so lucky here in
Chico to have not one, not two, but THREE DAYS of wonderful local
Farmer's Market! Saturday morning downtown (parking lot at 2nd St. and Wall St.), Wednesday morning (North Valley Plaza--Mervyn's parking lot) and Thursday evening (downtown on Broadway). With all of this access to enchanting edibles (much of it organic), you have NO excuse for not eating healthful, nutritious and tasty meals. (As my friend
Marcia Zimmerman--another Chico treasure--says, "
Eat your Colors!) So get that big salad bowl, grill and wok out and
eat your veggies!
Mmmmm...fresh, juicy Chico State Farm peaches cut up and smothered with blueberry yogurt; what could be better than that? Mom and I got up early this morning and were at the farm (off Hegan Lane, South Chico; click here for directions) just after they opened (i.e. a little table with tent staffed by two sweet young CSUC coeds) at 7 a.m. Take your own bags or buckets, and pick to your heart's content (or your vehicle's capacity). At 75 cents a pound, such a bargain! So here I sit, savoring peach perfection (the Fay Elbertas taste better than the reds this year), watching the stiff competition between Team USA and China in Olympic men's gymnastics, and giving the whole house fan a workout (100+ temps slated for the entire week). Heck, I'll just set my peach cobbler out on the patio and let it bake!
