this weekend was the first saturday market of the season. it’s bigger than ever--they added a whole new block full of vendors, so it now stretches all the way from front street to bannock--four blocks.the weather was perfect, sunny and warm, unlike last year’s market debut when we had a torrential downpour. i was working a booth with my gender studies service learning group, selling our crafts to raise money for the community center, and we had the damnedest time keeping everything out of the rain.
i took home half a dozen funky carrots. so far the white/yellow ones are the tastiest, which is not what i expected.
the huge purple one is yellow in the center.
i stopped at the library on my way home and checked out a stack of books...i went easy because i was already pretty weighed down. 
isn't this just the happiest little basket of joy? 
my bike couldn't be more pleased with the weather. 
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I'll be excited to hear what you think of One Straw Revolution. I found its simple philosophy and humility quite inspiring.
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Very cool market scene and pics. I've been a little spoiled by our year-round markets, but I long to go to the market in sunshine and warmth!
i'm totally confused, jeff--are you talking fahrenheit or celsius or both? when i first read your comment i was thinking fahrenheit, but sub-zero fahrenheit is reeeally cold...but then, low fifties celsius is impossibly hot. boise had a nice warm stretch but a cold front blew in and we're temporarily back down to chillier temps--low 60s during the day, low 40s at night.
the craft stall was a one-time deal, we just rented a booth for one saturday to do a fundraiser.
i'm only a few chapters into the one straw revolution, but so far it's about a japanese man who developes a new philosophy on life and applies it to his farm, where he practices natural farming with no tilling, no chemicals, little weeding, and absolute minimal disturbance of the land.
andrea--no fair! i think boise might be moving toward a year-round market but right now we have a pretty serious gap in winter. from what i can tell from your blog it seems like seattle is a pretty great place to be vegan...as progressive as boise tries to be i'm still stuck in the middle of conservatism and cattle farming, it's frustrating sometimes.
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