50 Shades of Green

My last few posts have alluded to my work life being a little stressful lately. On Friday, when I was at work, I was trying to maintain a positive attitude and was thinking about the part of my job I love the most- bringing fresh, organic produce to the community I live in. A shopper who regularly comes in when I am working told me that she hopes I will keep working in produce until she dies (she's in her 70s). It was a funny conversation; she was kind of joking, but also kind of serious. She expressed gratitude that I put so much care and work into making sure that the produce the Co-op sells looks great and is fresh. It was really a bright spot in my week- realizing that the work I do has a positive impact on her and that she places such a high value on it.

In talking to her, I realized that the part of my work that involves making the produce rack look good is really important to me. I want Co-op shoppers to feel so intoxicated with the beauty of produce that they feel compelled to eat more of it. Call it better nutrition through visual seduction. To me, setting up a produce rack is a lot like working on a painting or making crafts- you want the colors and textures to complement one another and make the eye flow from one part of the "painting" to another. When you are working with produce instead of paint or felt, however, you have to get really good at working with the color green.  So this is me, proudly kicking it with my 50 shades of green (and a few other colors too)!