So one of the stories on the local news tonight concerns a "new" idea — a traveling produce truck. Buy fresh fruit and veggies from a mobile vendor, just like the ice cream man.
Uh, I hate to break the news to our local news readers, but this is nothing new. We had an adorable little Italian man who drove a produce truck around our neighborhood in Detroit up until the late 70's. We would joke about how this half-breed Sicilian was married to a non-Italian, but it was okay. The best part of buying from this lovely man was that I knew that what he sold me was fresh from Eastern Market — brought in that morning. Can't get fresher than that unless you live on the farm.
Yes, I miss the good old days of the street vendors and mom & pop stores. I hate the big box stores and avoid them as much as possible. Support your local people. I do, as much as possible.
