We found pretty peaches, blueberries, corn, heirloom tomatoes, green beans
and beets at ‘The Little Farmstand’ at Spring Close Farms in East Hampton.
I guess a farmer’s patience runs out once the crop is harvested. A sign behind the counter read
“Unattended children will be given espresso and a puppy”.
Close by is the EECO stand (renting garden patches to the community) selling avocados for $4.50 a piece (WHAT?).
Sag Harbor is a tiny town with some cute antique shops and pretty boats. The community is fighting to keep big chain stores out with a mayoral candidate who is also promising to develop parks and bring all municipal buildings to a carbon-neutral state.
Here are pictures from a lazy Saturday stroll on the way to Schiavoni’s market.
The weekend was relaxing (aside from sick JBA’s incessant coughing and grumpy snark) and was largely spent cooking up 3-4 star meals and reading Christopher Hitchens.
The new challenge was homemade ice cream. Mint chocolate chip. With four bowls and sauce pan plus waiting on the ice cream machine and additional time in freezer, I wished I had just picked up a pint at the store. But . . . success! I will never buy ice cream again. Maybe.
I’m almost done with my Interior Design certificate program at Parsons. This semester I’m taking “Materialogy” where we’re learning about materials like ceramics, glass, etc and how they are applied to build the things we see today.
Students are expected to create a ‘Limited Edition’ stool made out of materials of our choosing. I have a few ideas in mind but don’t know if I can make them a reality given that I don’t own the tools or have a workshop. I’ll post some ideas soon . . .
We’ve already taken a trip to Material ConneXion to see some of the newest materials around. Check out their current issue of MATTER. In this ‘packaging issue’ I learned about the Closed Loop Recycling plant that sorts and recycles bottles used by companies like Marks and Spencer.
(image via Closed Loop Recycling)
