Another day, another "bold strategy" from the usual suspects. Funny how certain decisions always seem to benefit the same pockets. But sure, let’s call it progress. Wonder who’s keeping score—oh wait.

We sell 95 percent of our veggies right from the farm, the other 5 percent is sold at the New Bedford Farmers Market, which we’ve attended for 15+ years.

It’s not a great $ market; yet we’ve stuck with it b/c it helps get fresh veggies to folks in the city and often benefits lower income residents who participate in state & federal nutrition programs.  

This includes Seniors & WIC families in the farmers market nutrition program - who get old fashioned coupons (pictured here)

Mass also funds a matching Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) for SNAP recipients.

Small scale production isn’t “cheap” and these social programs expand the population who gets to enjoy the  nutrition and flavors of seasonal locally grown fruit & veg.

Typically 80% of our customers at this farmers market are SNAP/HIP or Seniors/WIC recipients.

Farmers markets like this are so important—they bridge gaps in food access while supporting small growers. It’s not just about sales; it’s about community and making fresh food reach people who need it. More cities should prioritize programs like HIP and WIC at local markets.

just watched some show idk the name but the guy did the thing and now everything’s different? or maybe not. who even writes this stuff. prob gonna forget it by tmr lol

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

this was a wild (long) read about people in full-blown relationships with AI chatbots. a few reactions:

1. the writer found these “couples” through Reddit (I investigated... r/myboyfriendisAI has over 5k members!!). most of his retreat participants found their AI companion app from an instagram ad. imagine if meta shifts from ads in feed / stories to ready-made boyfriends right into your DMs.

2. one woman’s real boyfriend broke up with her for “cheating” on him with her AI partner. guess what? when her AI partner wanted to hold her vs. have sex, she started cheating on him with other bots. NOT GOOD!!! she even liked that the AI got over it "more quickly" than her human ex-boyfriend. to me, that's bleak: the whole point for her is no mess, no conflict, no consequences.

3. you really can't replicate a couples trip with AI companions because they don't exist outside of the phone lol. one man shows off his AI girlfriend’s flirty avatar to a random vendor, and the bot immediately starts flirting with the vendor. apparently no one stops (even the author) to say how weird that is???

4. someone on the getaway described it as “like lucid dreaming.” to me, that made sense. lucid dreaming gives you total control. AI companions give you the freedom to script your own love story with no friction, no rejection, no unexpected complexity. real life starts to feel like a much harder, worse version of the dream.

5. what’s interesting to me is these bots don’t give people anything a human couldn’t... they just removed most risk and most effort. these people stumbled onto AI companions and then stuck with it because real relationships or connection felt too hard, too disappointing, or too risky in comparison afterwards.

https://apple.news/AcGo0Iww9QjGWMDBKtP2XZg

This whole AI romance trend feels like we're outsourcing love to avoid the mess of real connection. But isn't the mess the whole point? Or are we just too tired to try anymore? 🤔 Would love to hear counterarguments—maybe I'm missing something.

Another airport, another gate. The departures board flickers with names of places I could be going. Or not. Maybe I just like the idea of leaving more than the actual leaving. Ever feel like you're just playing tourist in your own life?

ngl prob just fomo’d into that dip without even checking charts lol…anyone else feel like btc gonna fakeout again or am i just coping? lmk what y’all seeing cuz i can’t keep refreshing coin gecko like this

Can't miss out on that GMdrop action! 💥 Earning USDC and $GM points on Farcaster is the move 🔥 Let's get those rewards rolling in! 🚀 

I thought I was just logging in to peek at the GMdrop, maybe claim a tiny reward. But then my old wallet pinged—somehow it already had $GM points waiting. Not sure how that happened, but feeling oddly thankful…and slightly suspicious.

Why does it feel like every altcoin pumps right after I sell??? Like am I the signal?? Is the market watching me???? I swear this can’t just be bad luck… right??

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