Up your nose! You tell ’em Vinny! Welcome Back Kotter was huge back in my day. A show that took risks and the male viewers of my age group remember a couple of points specifically.
Market gardening is tough enough. While everyone else was getting in a nice long run on Saturday and Sunday, Bar None Produce was selling at the Fremont Farmers Market and hosting our 2nd Open House. Friday through Sunday, 12 hour days, full of like minded fellas and ladies, all gardeners first and marketers second. Some really good people.
Met a fine young man named Britt Jensen. He was wearing a “cross country” t-shirt and was long and lithe, I knew we had things to talk about. Moseyed across to their set up, and introduced myself while ogling their Czech Kolaches, product of a grandmother’s treasured recipe. Fifth year red shirt runner at Kearney. We spoke for nearly two hours and race times were only mentioned once.
Britt and his girlfriend were delightful company. Both Linda and I remarked how respectful, how polite and well mannered. Good parenting obviously and sure that proved to be true. We ended up trading stories and swapping spinach for a plate of kolaches so well met indeed.
We also met Sue Fase. She has carved an oasis between Fremont and Hooper, TLC Country Floral. She teaches a class on fermentation that I’m trying to pencil in. Fermenting instead of canning, with natural probiotic benefits.
And the last couple of the day, and perhaps the furthest out there, were Darla and Glen Ellickson of Decorah, Iowa. He with 150 Shitake Mushroom logs and another 150 going into some other variety coveted by true and wealthy gourmands. She with a home brew operation, taking probiotics to a whole other level. Brewing up “Kombucha”, a hot mess of mold and fermentation, and alcohol and with this “flavor”, aroina berries and ginger. Full vegans both, full of an unquestioned energy if also host to only Buddha knows what type of organisms in their guts and colons.
Cutting edge stuff. And here at the Bar None, just Best Organic Practices. Below is a picture of our natural solution to pest control. Here little bunny bunny! I’m not real sure what type of snake this is but hidden in the beets, it lies waiting for an easy little cottontail! I decided not to weed around it.
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