Garden Walk: Day 2 Of Fringe
By the end of the Garden Walk weekend plenty of urban explorers got to experience many of the sights and sounds of city living. The Lexington Co-op certainly made the best of The Walk - on Saturday the sidewalk was converted into a mini food fair. Visitors were able to talk to some of the staple culinary vendors who talked about their different types of edible offerings. One of the biggest hits of the day was the grilling station provided by Standfast Farms. There was a line of people waiting to get a taste of the grass-fed, naturally raised burgers being flame cooked on the grill. It's cool that The Co-op not only provides these types of thoughtful offerings to their customers, they also share all of the health, environmental and anti-cruelty information that goes along with the purchase. I'd like to see more of these outdoor cooking demonstrations on a regular basis.
It wouldn't be the Garden Walk if we didn't hit up a lemonade stand at some point along the way. As a matter of fact, we hit up the same stand two days in a row. The one that we opted for was being managed by Jack and Stephen in Days Park. Half the reason that we went there was for the beautiful surroundings... the other half was part quality and part quantity. Jack and Stephen were perfect for the job at hand - they were excellent at the sales angle, while being very entertaining at the same time. It's amazing what you can learn from a couple of amateur lemonade purveyors in Allentown... today the topic of discussion morphed into modern day pirates. We also noticed that another hi-profile stand had set up in front of the Jersey Livery - a good move considering the amount of foot traffic at the end of the barricaded street. Supporting a lemonade stand is not only good for the young entrepreneurs behind the table, it's good for your soul when you make the purchase - don't forget to tip!
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WholeLottaJibbaJabbah
Garden Walk = Awesome. Suburban people who attend garden walk = OBLIVIOUS! CROSS THE STREET AT THE DAMN CORNER ALREADY! Next Time I will ride my bike right over your safari hat, kaki short wearing face!
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