Inspired to go to the farmer's market

I have been meaning to pick up Barbara Kingsolver's most recent book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and this Speaking of Faith radio interview with her makes me want to read it now.

She seems to have a hopeful, light-hearted approach to her family's quest to grow her own food and eat locally. I like her line about wanting her birds to have "poultry happiness," but at the same time she says, "turkeys don't want to live to 100 years old."

I'm not sure I could personally "harvest a turkey," but hearing her makes me want to pick up my two patio tomato plants, leave the big city, and start a garden. Anybody have experience with growing there own food?

At the very least, maybe I'll head over to the farmer's market today.