How's the Union Square Farmers Market a Representation of Green Eating?

While I normally advocate a vegetarian/vegan diet as one of the biggest things any individual can do to make their life a little bit greener, I recognize that not everyone wants to make that sort of change -- at least not all at once. Planet Green has advocated becoming a weekday vegetarian in the past as a compromise, and I want to put a spin on that. But I need a quick personal story to do so:

I hadn't been to the absolutely amazing, extensive, and often overwhelmingly crowded Union Square Farmers Market in New York City in a while. Though it's not particularly far from my apartment, on Sundays there happens to be a much, much smaller one (think five vendors versus forty-plus) only a five minute walk from me. And in this case convenience wins out.

But last weekend I made the effort to wade into the sea of humanity -- considering the heat, humidity and rain on Saturday that's almost a literal description -- and headed out to Union Square.

After a couple hours perusing produce and photographing I started home with my purchases of green heirloom tomatoes, multicolored carrots, blueberries, asian eggplant, small red onions, and some of the most fragrant cilantro and mint I had every come across.