A Healthy Obsession
13 September 2008
I am obsessed with produce. And I am not so sure this is a good thing.
Although I’ve inherited my parent’s frugality and want to keep up my credibility as a normal (and thus poor) grad student, I spend shameful amounts of cash on novelties like tie-dyed peppers and albino carrots. All members of my family know that to accompany me to a farmer’s market or Whole Foods is to sacrifice the better portion of a weekend day, and thus politely (or not so politely) refuse my entreaties. I finally realized that my love of fruits, veggies, and fungi had gone too far when I calculated that nearly half of my conversations revolved around the superiority of organic strawberries or crisp mixed greens.
I am still unsure of how I should deal with this addiction (realization is the first step?), but I will leave you with some photos from the Fremont Farmer’s Market as evidence. No doubt, you will see me there again this Sunday morning.
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- Gorgeous and delicious heirlooms
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- Charming Sign for Organic Veggies
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- Rainbow Greens
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- Above Mentioned Carrots
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- Psychedelic Peppers
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- Hot Chilies
Oh, gosh, produce is always the death of me. I spent like 2 hours yesterday in the produce section of Super H Mart (I’ve told you about it before, of course, but this is another story! Even though they’re all the same). I was looking at all these Vietnamese herbs and brought my dad’s iPhone so I could look them up on Wikipedia. I’m sure I looked absolutely ridiculous to anyone there.
Love the title, btw.