Fair Part II

so I finished this pitcher and went with it...the wood slices are from a wisteria vine pruned from our back yard and I strung stone chips in between and around the base

I also found out today that Popcorn (see previous post) was juried IN for it's division which means it WILL be on display in the fine arts division this year

I love fair season

one of the things I've been up to lately

about 6 weeks ago, we started a produce co-op at work....anywhere from 20 - 35 folks pay $10 each and a couple of us go to the state farmer's market on Friday mornings to buy fresh fruit and vegetables in bulk....

we split it up into baskets and everyone gets a ton of stuff for a fraction of the cost it would be at the grocery store....

we buy local whenever possible, we've gotten to meet some great characters along the way and it's a great nostalgic trip for me, having spent a lot of time there with my grandfather as a kid...

I have pictures in a book somewhere of the original farmer's market in downtown Columbia, it's moving again soon I think, I'll follow it anywhere I think.

But back to the farmer's market...the co-op thing works out great for everyone....easy to organize and execute, great way to support the local guys.