I went to the North Texas Hot Sauce Festival in October with my friend Morgan and we had a good conversation about how hot sauce helps him eat more slowly and mindfully. I want to do more of that as well.
I also appreciated that the majority of the vendors grew and made their own produce and ingredients. One pirate-themed brand from Galveston said it pretty astutely: he heard Mike’s Hot Honey was made in New York and had to do something. He also collected wooden tasting spoons to compost for the garden.
I want to support local food producers more and grow more of my own food and compost more. That’s been in my radar already but I want to get back into it. I’m organizing my gardening supplies and someone from a mutual aid friend group is going to send me some Cayenne pepper seeds after this growing season.
I also liked that some of the goods I got are in reusable packaging, like glass jars and bottles. That’s especially important to me as I work to reduce plastic use in my life.
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