I had an amazing morning this past Saturday at the Charlottesville City Market. There was something for everyone:

• Vegetarians: from fresh young bamboo shoots to local strawberries and purple spring onions, the potential for a ridiculous vegetarian meal was easily within one’s reach
• Jewelry: from conservative to on-the-edge, designed young and old were out strutting their stuff
• Meats: there was some serious sausage grilling giving the market a nice smoky aroma
• Politics: Obama 08′, Amnesty International, and a group petitioning against the proposed dam made sure you knew what their deal was
• Eggs: probably every farm except Polyface (why?) sold farm fresh eggs

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I had the pleasure of attending yesterday’s UVa student presentation on the Charlottesville Glocal Food System. I know, Vanillavy is handling all of the “green” stuff this week, but a flyer for the event caught my eye and I thought it would be a great break from the office. This is (what appears to be) a yearly event for a class at UVA focused on the local food economy/eco system. The class, consisting of both graduate and undergraduate sutdents, is titled “Healthy Communities, Healthy Food Systems (Part III): Global-Local Connections”. Now that is a mouthful. The following presentations were made:

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