BROWN JASMINE RICE !!! It's my favorite rice in the whole world, but I have really cut back on it, due to the " White" Factor. I have some baking in the oven right now for use in a beans rice and peppers dish later on. I am totally happy! Trader Joe's seems to have the Coolest stuff when you least expect it.... and the cheapest organic stuff anywhere....

Brown Jasmine Rice eliminates the purpose of having jasmine rice and, therefore, is really no different than any other ling grained brown rice.

I say that because we don't have a Trader Joe's in Nashville. Yet.

Yes to Fresh Market. Fresh Market is overpriced and the produce is not all that good. They DO have a great chocolate and drinks selection. We have a Whole Foods which is not bad. We have loads of farmers' markets all over town, all of which are fab! Trader Joes will be here later this year. I find that a lot of the big chain-like organic places like Whole Foods and Wild Oats and Fresh market have big beautiful organic produce and meats/fish but that they are absolutely without flavor. I prefer locally grown foods which is why I tend to use the local produce shops and Farmers' Markets. We have a tiny produce store that sells local organics, and it is fab. All those peaches I got? That is where they came from. BTW, I got another 15 lbs of peaches from there today, along with some purple scuppernogs, some heirloom tomatoes and some local unhomogenized milk.

This is the place, not far from where I work - http://www.produceplace.com/v3/

This place is in town from the Hampton Inn and the monkey, but not terribly far. You really ought to go Saturday morning to the Farmers' market downtown on eighth avenue north, just north of the State Capitol, then go to the Produce Place. Produce Place is not open on Sunday.

Perhaps in all your free time, ( ) you can map me out an itinerary of all the must see's while there.... Not really into the trendy Country Music scene too much, but cool places to check out... That is provided I am not tied up doing some volunteer cooking for the potluck! I guess it will all depend on what race duties I get assigned to. Looking so forward to seeing all ya'll in person. Hopefully it will become a new Tradition for us in November.

I got it a couple years ago. It lasts forever...a tiny bit goes a loooooong way!