beans, books and veggies...

and off we go...I will quite often tell of the joys of good beans (coffee) ~ served up hot and black (as God intended!), good books (from Hearts and Minds, where else?) and lately the fresh organic veggies of our CSA (community supported agriculture)...........these are three of the best fruits of my everydays. I hope you read widely (and think/discuss)? If you do, no doubt you will find yourself in sparse company, sadly! And I hope (I may even beg a bit) that you are buying your books from a small, family owned and operated bookseller (hummm.........like Hearts and Minds Books). What a crime it would be to wake up one morning to realize that all of the mom and pop bookstores have finally succumbed to the online giants (like the one that starts with an A that is named after a South American river???)..........

on to coffee..........the drink of drinks........who do you buy your coffee from? After hundreds of gallons of various grocery store canned coffees (often grown by underpaid and overworked farmers), I have recently "seen the light". I read of two guys (Chris and John) who began a fair trade, organic coffee business, headquarted in Seattle, WA ~ Pura Vida Coffee! Check out their website, listed herein......buy a bag of beans......give it a try........it may cost a bit more....but remember cost is always more than economics! And please, no cream or sugar.........if you need cream and/or sugar............have a soda and save the coffee for the rest of us.

Finally on to fresh, organic, in season veggies................check out Elaines veggie site............I realize that most of you do not live in south central PA and cannot "shop" at Everblossom Farm.........but I bet there are some CSA's in your city, burb, town or county....we were inspired by friends in Chicago (Bill and Karen) and another set of local friends (Todd and Johanna) to give the CSA a try.............and we are just eating it up (literally)!.....until next time grab a book, a cup and some local veggies!