A Brief Update on the Calendars, Tasty Bunny, and Edible San Francisco

I apologize for the paucity of posts lately: real life circumstances are walloping our family, and my spare energy and time are low right now. (It's the usual mixed bag of some really good stuff, and improvements of previously horrible situations, with some other developments less pleasant.)

The 2008 Certified Farmers Market Calendars have FINALLY arrived, and I've sold my first boxful! Tomorrow I will ship one to Guam, of all places: I'd never expected to do that!

But I had the disappointing news that the Santa Cruz farmers market drew a line in the sand, and that nothing that is not edible, e.g., anything they consider "arts & crafts," is to be sold at any of the markets. I was crushed with disappointment, and so were a lot of my friends, including one who sits on that board of directors, but who missed the meeting. Since they consider the calendar not a promotional item, but arts and crafts, I cannot sell them there. Ouch.

You can still buy them at LocalHarvest...and if you're referring a friend, tell them to go to www.farmcalendars.com—that automatically goes to my LocalHarvest store, and it's easier to remember. Note that I raised the price $1 at LocalHarvest, to compensate for the service charge, and to cover the $1 donation per calendar that I will make to the UCSC Farm & Garden program.

And if you're local, you can buy them on October 13 at the Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Market at Cabrillo College in Aptos—someone will be selling them at a booth there, probably on the top of the parking garage. Following that Sunday, they will be available at the Thursday market in Monterey. That's October 18 in Monterey. (Thanks to Catherine Barr, market manager, for going to bat for me with her board of directors!)

You can also get them at the Capitola Book Cafe on 41st Avenue, which is  a WONDERFUL place to go, regardless.

Feedback on the calendars is really good: they're beautiful, I promise.

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From our "Thing of Beauty and Joy Forever" files:

Finally, the autumn issue of Edible San Francisco landed in my mailbox, and I was delighted to see my photograph of Dee Harley inside the back cover. If you're in the city (yes, New Yorkers, we call it "the city," neener, neener, neener), you can grab one at any of these places.

The writing is just wonderful, and I'm in good company with fellow bloggers Shuna Fish Lydon, Andy Griffin, Bonnie Azab "Dairy Queen" Powell, and Catherine Nash. (I confess, Catherine's piece on Blue Chair Fruit Company's jam is the only one I've read completely, but I grazed. See above re: spare time and energy.) But I'm taking it to the Board of Directors meeting this week up at the UCSC Farm, and spreading the love around.

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Anyway, I hope circumstances permit me coming up for air soon.

NOTE TO ALL YOU SUVIR SARAN FANS: his new cookbook comes out tomorrow, and he will start his book tour soon, which will even include some cooking classes. You can see his schedule here.

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That's all for today.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “"Whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that came from dirt.” —Barbara Kingsolver

Thanks for visiting.

Comments

[Lydia]

Tana, my calendar arrived a few days ago and it is absolutely beautiful! I'm looking forward to spending 2008 with it.

[Derrick Schneider]

And for more on rabbit, the Art of Eating will have a big article on them soon. Mark Pasternak gets a big mention.

[Cynthia]

I think the SC farmer's market is shooting themselves in the foot with the rule of "no calendars." It's marketing for them! Who can we complain to, Tana?

[annette in boulder creek]

you may be able to sell calendars at the felton farmers market.....they allow a soap vender.

[Susan]

Hi:
I just happened across your blog when I was searching for information about winter squash. Well, that's how the web works, I guess!
I'm going to be moving to the Bay area and I'm really curious to learn more about how to take good food/farm/garden photography. do you have any suggestions for classes or instructors in the area? Your photos are lovely!
(And what kind of camera do you use?)
Thanks!
Susan