We did make it to the Farmer’s market on Saturday. Fruits and vegetables were very fresh indeed – don’t the pictures speak for themselves! I bought Jersey fresh basil and the very last of this season’s blueberries. The farmers market for Jersey Fresh produce is to encourage residents to “buy local”. In doing so – they would help in encouraging local business, and save fuel on transportation of goods.
It was a Green day at the market. One of the stalls was distributing CFL bulbs free of charge to residents – under the project Porchlight.
Project porchlight is about “how changing just one light bulb is a gateway to larger public participation in Climate change action and responsible energy use.”
Another green stall showcased the green products of Shaklee Corporation. Shaklee is not a new firm – their website says “We were doing it back when green was just a color and biodegradable was barely a word. In fact, as early as 1960, we made one of the first biodegradable household cleaners ever. And we were the first company in the world to obtain Climate Neutral™ certification and totally offset our CO2 emissions, resulting in a net zero impact on the environment.”
Shaklee was represented by Debra who shared her extensive knowledge on the products with us. I loved the all-in-one cleaning agent and my hubby particularly liked the laundry cleaner :-)
Apart from the above there were local vendors selling bread, pickles, cheese. Mr. Jaker’s with his pickles stall.
The veggies market.
One interesting day and colorful day it was!
CIAO – till the next post!
PS: All photographs are copyright of Purushottam Rao
You can view these photos on http://puruphotos.blogspot.com
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