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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
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Laurie
Montrose
CO
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 Posted - Dec 04 2010 : 04:49:05 AM
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Hi ladies. I just returned from a trip to Germany with the BF. My sister is over there so we went for a visit. Wow! It was the trip of a life time as I had never been overseas.
I expected difference when we went --culture, language, but I was mostly surprised at how sustainable the Germans live and of course that made me think of all of you. I admit that I ate way too much, but since we walked a lot I have no regrets. The food is amazing and fresh. The market in Stuttgart...well here are a few photos...
The day we went here, we just bought some cheese, meat, bread, olives and a few other items for lunch and proceeded to eat it right there. It was tasty.
There is so much to describe as we hit three countries, but what really stuck with me was the trash system. Yup, I'm absolutely nuts. They have about 6 bins of trash and they recycle everything and I do mean everything. Trash service even picks up food scraps. Here we have to sort out number 1 & 2 plastics, nope not there. If it is plastic it gets recycled. Boxboard too. And if you don't, well your neighbors remind you. Everywhere we went there were recycle boxes. It was a bit of a shock getting back and not having a place to put a plastic bottle.
The best part were the gardens. Everyone has one and as my sister said, like clockwork they plow them up for the winter, so by the time we went most were empty. Cabbage and onions still abound. I was more surprised that they had had a frost and a freeze and things still looked green. I would love to have seen it in the summer.
I am still adjusting to jet lag and have been up for hours (not quite 6 am here), so I think I'll go find a project to work on.
Laurie
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Dec 04 2010 : 12:50:04 PM
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Laurie, how wonderful. What a great trip. I have no desire to go to Europe except Germany. And what a great Farmers market! I LOVE farmers markets. They are usually the highlight of most of our trips. I watched a show on PBS the other night, To Market, To Market, to Buy a Fat Pig. They visited several of the larger Markets here in the US. I was surprised that I had been to several of them.
Thanks for posting the pics.
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Dec 05 2010 : 8:00:23 PM
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Laurie, that sounds like such a fun trip. It also sounds like they have it better figured out then we do over here!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal.
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Dec 05 2010 : 9:42:15 PM
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Laurie, how interesting and how exciting for you. I would love to go to Germany and see what it is like. That is where my parents met (Heidleburg) and it would just be cool to see their old stomping grounds. Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Rest up!!
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 06:07:05 AM
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My DH was stationed in Germany for six years (before we met) and he loved it! I love how they eat, stop at the market daily for bread, cheese, produce and meats. No chemical preservatives!
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Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 06:20:21 AM
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It was amazing. There was so much we did. I didn't have the same trouble eating baked good there that I do here so that was nice. I got to splurge and have apple strudel!! (mild intolerance to gluten).
I found some really great cheeses and some really strong ones, whew and they have pretzels that are nothing like ours. So fresh, so wonderful. Oh the food, I could go on forever.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Posted - Dec 06 2010 : 08:11:38 AM
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I live in Germany with my Great Grandma for a while when I was only small. I don't really remember much and would love to go back! Looks like you had a lovely time! =)
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Dec 07 2010 : 09:24:01 AM
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Laurie, I would love to got to Germany. That's where my family is from. That market id huge. When I went to visit Ruth in N. Ga. she took me to a German bakery. They get all their supplies from Germany. The bread was SO good. I am so glad you had such a good time. And that you are back home safe again. Maybe you can go back in the spring.
Kris
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Twinsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
116 Posts
Debbie
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 10:36:41 AM
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Wow, sounds like you had a lot of fun. I wish we would recycle more over here. Our diets in the USA are well?? I could go on forever on this one! I am so glad for you gals n here, who love fresh food, taking care of the earth. My little 7 year old daughter recycles papers, popcans and I am so proud of her. She starte this on her own!
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