"Hey, Mom...Hey, Dad...do you think Luis will like my shirt?" Jet asks as we're packing into the car on a Sunday. We head out to an open air market at the intersection of Doniphan and Transmountain Rd where Luis and his family feed many other families healthy produce. We drive up, and he greets us with a huge smile. Jet runs us to him to show him his T-shirt. He's already got a box in his hands as we pile out of the car and he begins tossing in veggies for us. "Limes...you need limes? How about avocados...how many? Garlic...no...here's some anyway.."
We leave with an enormous box full of beautiful, healthy fruits and veggies having only shelled out somewhere between $13 and $16. We come home and make vegan soup. We eat guacamole. I've got apples for the kids lunches and mangoes for snacks. I google a recipe for Sunday dinner.
When we know the people that feed our family, we commune with them. We trust Luis. We trust his family. We hope that we are part of their success just as much as they are a part of ours.
I challenge you to meet the people who feed your family.
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