Hi Ruth,

 RH> >  RH> Unless you have a greenhouse, you have to wait until Memorial
 RH> Day >  RH> where I live to be frost-free.

 RH> > Dad would start some plants inside, would buy others as pre started.
 RH> We > were usually eating the first produce in early July.

 RH> We used to do that too; it was the only way to grow tomatoes around
 RH> here.

We saw some plants over at Publix today with tomatoes on them, including
one plant with a ripe tomato. Figure those were started probably in
February and will be "tomatoed out" in a couple more months.

 RH> >  RH> No lack of work either - just got another begging email for
 RH> more >  RH> masks.(LOL)

 RH> > I'll pick up some veggies later this week--some from the farmer's
 RH> > market, some otherwise. Steve brought home a box of local
 RH> strawberries > the other day so I made a strawberry pound cake
 RH> yesterday. He wants a > spinach/strawberry salad so I need to get some
 RH> spinach, more berries, > and some feta cheese.

 RH> There's what amounts to a greengrocer in town (started as a farm stand
 RH> that's enclosed and operates year round) and I'm thinking hmmmm....
 RH> All they sell is veggies and some local dairy and eggs. Maybe a few
 RH> baked goods too. I"ll have to look them up and see

We have a produce stand just up the street from us but they "import" a
lot of their stuff. The farmer's market is all grown withing a 25 mile
radius. We know the growers too. Got some strawberries, sweet potatoes,
cabbage, broccoli and spinach today. I miss having the bakers at the
market but understand why they're not participating at the moment.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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