This post is part of Fight Back Friday, hosted by Food Renegade.

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I love this idea:

Bainbridge Island mural by mokolabs, on Flickr

Bainbridge Island mural by mokolabs, on Flickr

Beginning June 25, the Ferry Farm Stand will open every Wednesday evening at the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal, offering Seattle commuters a variety of locally grown produce in convenient USD 5 bags. Commuters arriving on the island via the busy 4:40 pm and 5:30 pm ferries will then be able to grab a bag of fresh local lettuce, some crisp sugar snap peas or a box of sweet, island-grown strawberries before they get in their car or board their bus or bike.

Here are some entrepreneurs that have the right idea. To get healthy food into the hands of city dwellers, we need to get the food to the city and put it into people’s hands. Farmer’s markets are wonderful and I love browsing them, but there are some people who just aren’t going to take an hour to go. All those strange fruits and veggies they are unfamiliar with make a lot of people uncomfortable. But grabbing a $5 bag and opening it in the privacy of your own home is a great idea. If you have no idea what to do with a sugar snap pea, you can look it up on your computer and not feel foolish by asking. The bags are a simple, flat $5. One bill, no change. Grab the bag, head home.

These people are Food Renegades, and deserve a Fight Back Friday salute!

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