Tip on Who Else Eats Hot Peppers

I grew up listening to stories from customers who bought vegetables from my parents. I had totally forgotten what an education it is to work with the public, especially when it’s in that special relationship that farmers can develop with regular customers.
Last week my Mom came to my hood to sell at my local farmer’s market. It was something like 100 degrees outside. I’m not kidding. However, I took her some lunch and hung around for a bit anyway.
Sure enough, a guy came to buy some hot peppers for his birds. “For your birds?” I had to ask.
He said that …read more