Slow Life with Real Food

Sunday is my new favorite day!  We wake up, put on our best clothes (in Santa Cruz this means a pair of jeans with flip-flops and a clean t-shirt with or without sleeves), grab our cloth bags, and walk down the street to our local farmers' market. The coastal fog is usually lifting by the time we get there, and we are welcomed by familiar faces (like Ilya and Ilya, the uncle/nephew team of Russian crepe-makers) and the rhythm of the band (like the folksy C-Monkeys). I buy my 'Shake It Baby' peach iced tea and a spinach and tomato crepe, and settle down for a yummy breakfast. After we sample the fruit harvest and some fresh heirloom tomatoes, we buy the majority of our weekly groceries, all locally grown, baked, or caught by family farms, local bakers, and fishermen. This is our Sunday morning ritual, and a big part of our spiritual life. It's like going to church, but it feels a lot more light-hearted.
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