Yay, Royal Oak
Community Farm!! After a shocking
and unanticipated battle with the RO Farmers Market, the ROCF was granted a
spot at the Market to sell its beautiful, fresh, REALLY local produce. The
Community Farm was given a spot on the north-east side of the market – not
exactly a heavy foot traffic area, but a spot none the less. By the time I arrived there on Saturday
they were nearly sold out (except for a few bunches of radishes – they were
beautiful and crisp and crunchy – and looked just as good if not better than
any of the others on display that day!).
As some of you know, the Royal Oak
Schools are seriously lacking funds (as are schools around the country). And
instead of just complaining and ranting and acting as if our school officials
are hiding money in a secret box somewhere that they just don’t want to share,
the folks at Royal Oak Community Farm decided to build a farm to raise money
for the schools. What a great idea.
But then it came
time to sell the produce. Now, I honestly don’t know if someone missed a
deadline or didn’t fill out a necessary form. And I understand it there is
probably protocol and competition for space, especially for well exposed
areas. But for some reason, the
ROCF was initially denied a space at the market.
So after the hugely
successful and well attended “Lettuce Rock” fundraiser this spring, after hours
of cultivation and care, and after clear intent was stated that the ROCF was a
FUNDRAISING apparatus for the schools, the Community Farm was denied a space at
the Market. That meant the lettuce
and afore-mentioned radishes were peeping their little heads out of the soil,
only to discover they had nowhere to go.
Well that’s just not right. And many, many folks agreed with me about
that. Apparently, the outcry from
the community, which has been very supportive of the ROC Farm’s endeavor, was
loud and strong. And so for
whatever new reason, the space was granted and the produce sold, fast and
furious. Phew.
Royal Oak is a
progressive community. I have lived here for many years and am so proud to call
this city my home. So now we need to move forward with this community farming
idea. Such a positive use of vacant land certainly has an uplifting effect on a
community touched deeply by Detroit’s recent devastating challenges. I say
let’s fill it all up with produce!!
As is evidenced by the almost immediate sale of all the CSA (Community
Supported Agriculture) plots the ROCF had available, WE WANT THIS in our
community. Royal Oak is filled with smart people who understand the
environmental, financial, nutritional, and ecological benefits of growing food
in our own back yard. We are on the cutting edge of a Local Food
Revolution! We have the space and
we have the desire and the market for it. The Royal Oak Farmers Market!
Yay Royal Oak
Community Farm, and Yay Royal Oak Farmers Market. Thank you for working
together to supply us with good food, along with reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic.
(ha, I know that’s not how you spell it! My schools had money, back in the
day!)
This week’s
recipe is for Pesto Chicken Pasta. In about 2 weeks you should be able to make
it with all Michigan produce, depending on the weather. You can leave out the
chicken and make it vegetarian, too. And if you stop in the RO Farmers Market,
buy some pasta or gnocchi from Tracina’s.
It’s delicious!
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