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“ FOREST GARDEN FARM’S BUNDLES OF FRESH slices. Forest Garden Farm’s bundles

GREENS AND EDIBLE FLOWERS HAD US WISHING of fresh greens and edible flowers had
WE’D BROUGHT A COOLER WITH US, AS DID us wishing we’d brought a cooler with
us, as did Burton Hill Farm, which fed
BURTON HILL FARM, WHICH FED US SAMPLES OF us samples of feta goat cheese. We did
FETA GOAT CHEESE. grab a bag of Sun Island Farm’s snap
peas to munch on as we explored the
island. And David bought us a carton of
It’s a little under five miles to get to tumbled over and in between the seats strawberries from the same stand. Oh,
downtown Vashon from the ferry as I watched in delight. The kittens’ yes, curly-haired David. You didn’t think
terminal, which means you really need owner came over with a bag of produce I forgot, did you? It turns out David
some sort of wheels. If you don’t take from the market and accidentally let sells his wooden bowls and spinning
your own car on the ferry, it’s best to one of the fur balls out. We all crouched tops at the farmers’ market. He invited
have a friend on the other side to pick around, pursing our lips and making us to swing by his property later that
you up. There is a bus, but it’s quite kissy noises to coax the kitten out from afternoon after we’d explored the island.
infrequent, and you could get stranded beneath the car. She took a few curious
at the terminal for over an hour if you steps toward me, and I scooped her With our snap peas and strawberries
time it wrong. The other option is to up, delivering her back into the safe to tide us over until lunch, we drove
befriend locals on the ferry and hope hands of her owner. Ten minutes on the to KVI Beach on the recommendation
they ask if you need a ride! island and I was already making friends of a friend. True to Vashon’s seemingly
with animals and people. Vashon, what dissolved barriers, a friendly dog owner
The Saturday farmers’ market was our voodoo powers do you hold? struck up a conversation with us as
first destination, and we were able to we knelt down to pet his two rescue
snag a spot in a nearby shopping center The farmers’ market is fairly compact, dogs. He was a cellist from Los Angeles
parking lot. I looked over at the car but there is delicious food and fresh who had moved to Vashon to retire.
beside us, and two furry faces greeted produce to be had, and even some As we chatted, the two dogs suddenly
me: a pair of ginger kittens jumped and handmade soaps in the shape of pie took off chasing a squirrel, and, in a

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