New trend alert, courtesy of the New York Times: the "lazy locavore."
In some cities, freelance farmers will plant and tend organic vegetable gardens in your yard, so you can have nice heirloom tomatoes and sun-warmed lettuce without getting your fingernails dirty. San Francisco resident Trevor Paque will plant an organic garden in your backyard, weed it weekly and even harvest the veggies for you and put them in a box by the door. Don't have space for a garden? Other services will deliver organic, sustainably-grown local fruits and veggies directly to your office cubicle. But what if preparing and cooking these organic delights is too much work? Other services will cook stews of organic local vegetables and pork, ladle them into glass jars (recycled, I hope) and deliver them to your house.
Up next: A service that sends someone to your home to wipe your mouth with an organic, locally-harvested hemp fiber napkin?
7-22-2008 @11:01AM deanna said... I know it seems "lazy" ....but to some of us with a horrible non-green thumb it sounds like a great option...doesn't mean we aren't working at other stuff, just not good at gardening.
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7-22-2008 @8:51PM Adriane said... I think any way for people to become interested in NOT going out and grabbing a tomato from mexico or aspergus from Peru is definitely a move in the right direction!
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7-22-2008 @11:48AM Scott said... I understand how some of that is "lazy," but having a box of local produce delivered to your office is no more lazy than grocery delivery services that all kinds of people use. And having someone deliver stews made from local products is no lazier than ordering takeout. Only, in this case, the takeout or delivery service is supporting your local economy, saving fossil fuels used for shipping ingredients around the country, and encouraging good eating habits.
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7-22-2008 @10:46PM Big John said... Bit of a big jump there, Emily. How about instead of chastising these folks, you should thank them for helping expand the cause?
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7-23-2008 @9:58AM Baron said... Hmm... This has been going on a lot longer than the locavore (that word makes me LOL and then throw up a little each time I read it, really, what a silly word) has been in vogue. In fact, I'd say that those with means have been having people tend to their yards and gardens, well, since the beginning of having means. Many of those folks also have house keepers/chefs/cooks that do the cooking too. I know quite a few people that have hired gardeners/grounds keepers for, well, as long as I've known them. Many of them also have someone that prepares, at least some time during the week, meals with their gardens as well.
I'm with you though, if you can do it yourself you should do it! Now, I understand what the first poster says in that some people just aren't good with gardens and some people are truly too busy, but otherwise, it's good to work on things yourself.
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