Farm to Fork Capital

Cattle drive down Capitol Ave in SacramentoAfter decades fighting against its reputation as a ”cow town,” today Sacramento secured that nickname forever by staging a cattle drive over Tower Bridge and straight down to the capitol building to kick off Farm to Fork week.

Sacramento is the Farm to Fork capital of America… according to Mayor Kevin Johnson. I guess this title will stand until the day some other city claims rights to it, at which point there may be a fight. Perhaps with forks.

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Praying mantis perched on escallonia bushI think this is the same little guy I discovered on one of my tomato plants earlier this month – he has unusual markings. Today I noticed him when he lunged at a skipper butterfly that was feeding on an escallonia blossom. He didn’t catch it, and I was glad I didn’t have to witness a skipper death. I wouldn’t mind so much if he’d catch a cabbage butterfly though – I’m tired of dealing with their voracious offspring. =)

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