Hi all,

I am now in California for the summer. I am still doing graduate school research, but just taking a break from Pennsylvania. Today is a glorious day! This glorious afternoon I went to the Berkeley Farmer’s Market. This was the first time I have been able to visit the market since I have been in California, so I am extremely happy to write this posting. I want to share with the world all the wonderful foods I bought.

First of all, I bought strawberries, strawberries, strawberries! These are really my first strawberries of the year, so I am very excited. They taste amazing!

And I brought one of my most favorite fruits…loquats! Loquat trees are a local tree in Oakland…it is crazy that a lot of people don’t eat this fruit. I also picked up some delectable peaches, cheerful spring onions, awesome red leaf lettuce (my favorite), fragrant cilantro, and beautiful arugula. I am in love…so in love. And finally, on the way home, I stopped at Berkeley Bowl and brought mangoes, blueberries, tomatoes, and a cherimoya. What a blessing!

And when I got home I made this awesome salad. And I topped it with pistachios, pumpkin seeds, and hemp seeds! Yum!!! What a blessed day!



-Brandi

Oh, and here is a picture of me!!!