7 chapters across the catalog
A discussion on travel safety includes tips to avoid eating seafood or warm fruit before flights to prevent illness. The hosts also praise the quality of ripe peaches currently available at the Austin farmers market and provide advice on storing them in paper bags.
No Agenda Meetup, Austin Farmers Market and Peerage
Adam Curry describes an impromptu meetup at the Austin farmers market with several show producers. The conversation transitions into a discussion about the No Agenda peerage system and the roles of sheriffs and constables. Dvorak shares an anecdote from Las Vegas about the specific duties of a constable, such as serving eviction notices and restraining orders.
An account of a biking trip to a farmers market in Austin, Texas, during the South by Southwest festival. The trip resulted in a severe sunburn after falling asleep in a hammock while listening to a previous podcast episode using No Agenda branded headphones.
Bitcoin's market price surpassing $33 triggers a discussion on the viability of cryptocurrency. The hosts decide to officially accept Bitcoin donations for the show, providing a specific wallet address. They compare digital currency to the wooden coins used at the Austin Sustainable Center's farmers market and debate whether Bitcoin will eventually crash or gain mainstream acceptance.
Farmer's Market Regulations and Honey Sampling Laws
New regulations at Austin sustainable living markets have made it illegal for vendors to provide free samples of products like honey. Vendors claim they face arrest if they allow customers to taste products before purchase, though selling the same product remains legal. The hosts suggest these "health and safety" rules are pushed by large agricultural lobbyists to disadvantage small, independent producers.
Sustainable Food and Austin Farmers Markets
Adam Curry shares his experiences with the local food scene in Austin, Texas, highlighting bread and butter pickles from the Otmer family farm. He discusses the "sustainable food community" where eggs are sold with the names of the chickens and produce is significantly cheaper than at Whole Foods.
Austin Farmers Market, Sorrel Sauce, and San Francisco Elitism
Adam Curry describes a positive experience at a downtown Austin farmers market, praising the local farmers and a "chicken lady" who gave a discount to a father to avoid embarrassing him. He compares this to the "joke" farmers markets in San Francisco, which he describes as overpriced and populated by elites with Chanel bags who don't understand real agriculture.
