How much 30 bucks can get you in organic vegetables?

I'm finally back, it's been a crazy summer and my new semester started even crazier! But I'm back, and I just made an inspirational deal to keep me posting on here (which I'll tell you about later) but long story short, you can expect some more veggie goodness flowing from this site every week now...

But like I said this summer was kind of unexpected I did a lot of traveling and ended up in places where I couldn't do a lot of cooking... which really bugged me, so by the time school started I was so upset with all the junk (and less healthy) food I had been eating. So I did the best thing possible I went for a sunny, friday morning trip down to the local Farmer's Market and loaded up on enough good veggies and fruit to get my diet back on track!



Look at the colors, Duke!



And don't you know? There's nothing like good wholesome food to get you back on your feet and feeling super again!





For the first week I think I blended smoothies every day!





It may not look super appealing in its final form, but on a hot day your body, your tongue, and your stomach will thank you later!



All this for 29 bucks! and it lasted me two weeks easily. Can not beat the Farmer's Market! So next time you think you've been eating out too much, or haven't had time to eat the way you want to go back to the basics! Eat fresh, eat local!

Stay Hungry guys!

2 - 'Cause it's a Winding Road~

I have a pretty hellishly hectic work schedule during the week, but I've learned to take comfort in the little things and appreciate the breaks when you can get them...
Friday mornings are that break for me every week. I sleep in for an hour and then casually wake up, take a shower, get dressed and get my morning tea (opposed to the usual rush I'm in) and then I take take a nice stroll down to my local Farmer's Market!

Got Veggies? I DO!!





San Jose (where I live) has a very nice sized farmer's market right downtown every week!
http://www.sjdowntown.com/FarmerMarket.html
I have a few actually (being so close to the Central California) The neighboring city of Santa Clara has one Every Saturday I believe and even the local "high-end" dining/shopping out door mall of the area, Santana Row has one every Sunday! I have a 3 chances to go to the farmer's market in a week? Amazing!
But chances are there's one in your area, that not more than a short drive at most!

And it's not just food either, there's tea, spices, bread, meat (if your into that), hand crafted and made gifts and clothes, there's a bunch of free things like today a lady just handed me a very nice little 'healthy eating' cook book! And my local one even rotates different events usually with live music, cooking demos and give aways a totally fun experience!






















Today's Impulse buy? TANGERINES!


For me it's all about the experience and the adventure. I mean what is shopping to you? You get in the car go to Walmart and load up then drive home? I wake up walk downtown listening to an acoustic music playlist then head to the farmer's market and pick a couple of weeks worth of fruits and veggies with my own hands directly from the farmers who grew them and then walk home with a huge smile on my face! I do pay a little more than if I bought everything at the local grocery store but for me I'm paying for the experience... I go for the colors, smells, the food (obviously!), the exercise, the fun, and the smiles! :)

If you've got cold feet about it or afraid to try it on your own, ask your friends I've gone with or met numerous of my friends at the farmer's market and I can't think of one who didn't enjoy themselves, after all adventures are often more fun with more people right? So ask around, maybe find yourself a farmer's market buddy!

The day's spoils... $12.75 and this will do me well for two weeks easily!


So what are you waiting for? Go have yourself an adventure this week!!