SARASOTA
- Everyone has stocked up for Thanksgiving, trying to create a
feast for family and friends. And some will do it with locally
grown, organic foods.
Those who love organic produce know
all about Jessica's stand in North Sarasota. They are firm
believers that organic food grown here at home is a win-win.
Bill
Pischer is harvesting some of his organic spinach. It will go on
sale soon about a hundred yards from where it's grown at
Jessica's Organic Farm. You can get an appetite walking down the
aisles of produce - all ripe and ready to eat.
Loyal
customers say it's a gold mine for those who love fresh, organic fruits
and vegetables. "I'm a gercen therapist and I teach
people how to become well by eating fresh, organic veggies...This is
the place to come."
Owner Bill Pischer is a man of few
words, but he does have an idea why people love what he
grows. "The freshness. Something that isn't
transported thousands of miles, something indigenous to the
community...sure."
And this story gets even greener.
Andrew Noune will deliver your fresh organic produce on his
bicycle. "Bill Pischer has been doing a great job with this
farm for the last 30 years, growing some of the healthiest,
freshest food available. And what better way to get it than
by a bicycle. There's no emissions, no money spent on gas, the
environment is sustained and it just goes to prove these environmental
solutions may be right under our nose all along and we just have to
enact them."
Andrew says his longest delivery is about 7
miles one way. But he and his sister do have a car they
can use for longer deliveries. 25% of their profits will go to
the Alliance for Responsible Transportation, or ART, which
promotes biking, walking and public transit in Sarasota.
Jessica's stand is on 47th Street in Sarasota. You can visit their website at www.jessicasorganicfarm.com/, or visit Andrews website at www.harvestcycle.com/.