layla | For the Fairbanksans

I discovered a new store today: Home Grown Market. It's in that little strip-mall district on the corner of Airport and University, behind the strip mall with Quizno's and Subway. They carry locally grown meat and produce, sort of like the farmer's market but year-round. I picked up a fresh head of locally greenhouse-grown lettuce (FRESH PRODUCE, oh my gawd *noms*), some hamburger and a pint of Mat Maid ice cream. The meat prices are - understandably - more expensive than the cheap meat at Fred Meyer, but about comparable to their better-quality meat, it looks like.

Also, the trees on the drive into Fairbanks are starting to noticeably green up on the south-facing exposure above Chena Hot Springs Road. Isn't this really early for that? It's also raining right now, our first rain of the year (mmm, rain-smell), and that ought to bring out the green even more. Whee, spring!