I just got back from our local Stop N’ Shop (yeah, just like on Family Guy for you non-New Englanders) where I stopped in to pick up some little preserve jars. I haven’t bought grocery store produce in a few months now, but I usually like to walk through to check to see if they have any local produce for sale. I’m generally disappointed, but this time I found lots of local squash from a farm in the middle of the state. Not bad. They had lots- Buttercup, Butternut, Delicata, Carnival (which I had never heard of- it looks like Delicata but round), and sugar pumpkins. I was so pleased to see it for sale that I bought 3 big Butternuts. I’m pretty proud that my first mass-market produce purchase in months was supporting local agriculture. I didn’t particularly need any squash, especially since my local farm-stand has it coming out of the eaves, but I wanted to support Stop N Shop for stocking it.
I also found some apples from New York state. Not bad, considering we usually have apples from Oregon and New Zealand and such. Especially ridiculous considering I live in MASSACHUSETTS and there are literally apple trees on every corner, but I won’t fault New York.
It was heartening, you know?
