Living Green - Locally grown organic food - WWSB Article & Video

Everyone has stocked up for Thanksgiving, trying to create a feast for family and friends. And some will do it with locally grown, organic foods.

Those who love organic produce know all about Jessica's stand in North Sarasota. They are firm believers that organic food grown here at home is a win-win.

Bill Pischer is harvesting some of his organic spinach. It will go on sale soon about a hundred yards from where it's grown at Jessica's Organic Farm. You can get an appetite walking down the aisles of produce - all ripe and ready to eat.

Loyal customers say it's a gold mine for those who love fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. "I'm a gercen therapist and I teach people how to become well by eating fresh, organic veggies...This is the place to come."

Owner Bill Pischer is a man of few words, but he does have an idea why people love what he grows. "The freshness. Something that isn't transported thousands of miles, something indigenous to the community...sure."

And this story gets even greener. Andrew Noune will deliver your fresh organic produce on his bicycle. "Bill Pischer has been doing a great job with this farm for the last 30 years, growing some of the healthiest, freshest food available. And what better way to get it than by a bicycle. There's no emissions, no money spent on gas, the environment is sustained and it just goes to prove these environmental solutions may be right under our nose all along and we just have to enact them."

Andrew says his longest delivery is about 7 miles one way. But he and his sister do have a car they can use for longer deliveries. 25% of their profits will go to the Alliance for Responsible Transportation, or ART, which promotes biking, walking and public transit in Sarasota.

Jessica's stand is on 47th Street in Sarasota. You can visit their website at www.jessicasorganicfarm.com/, or visit Andrews website at www.harvestcycle.com/.