Nearly Green at the Farmers’ Market
A visit to the Dane County Farmers’ Market in Madison, Wisconsin - check.
Recycling the kids’ old wooden wagon - check.
Re-usable bag for gathering purchases - check.
Buying locally grown flowers to hang on the porch - check.
Bottled water in a disposable plastic bottle - oops!
Well, three our of four’s not too bad. I’m amazed at how much bottled water I see even up here. None of it compares to the sweet, ice cold water we get from our well and you can’t beat the price either!
Hi Bo,
Thanks for the comment on my love-in-a-mist photos. I love your market shots…especially love the onion still-life!
Three out of four is pretty good I agree. The bottled water industry certainly has carved a not so green niche for us from a recycling perspective. I’ve heard of one study that links some bad health consequences to the plastic used for the water. I don’t know if it’s true, but…