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Remember These?

ECBG — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 13:51:43 GMT

I grew up on a large farm looking up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. As a child, I'd eat tomatoes in the garden until I had to drink buttermilk to neutralize the acid in my mouth! We always had fresh green beans.

These days I go to the Farmer's Market. All of these people come from the same surroundings I grew up in and at times I still want that.

What do you like to get?

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dex — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:14:26 GMT

@ECBG@That looks wonderful.We don’t have anything like that in our area but I would be shopping if we did.I like local farm fresh produce....don’t like the stuff in the grocery store that has been mass produced and chemically treated for quantity over quality.

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Meowingkitty — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:39:43 GMT

We don’t have farmers markets here in the summer. The veggies and fruit would shrivel and wilt after about an hour. We do have some in the winter months.

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Danky — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:40:25 GMT

@ECBG-------where I grew up (New England) individual households would grow different things. Whether it was tomatoes, corn, flowers, squash , etc.

there always seemed to be an excess. Wooden box stands would sit at the end of most driveways and they would be stocked with whatever the home grower had extra of when they picked that morning.

No haggling about cost.....the prices , for each item, would be written on little pieces of cardboard and an empty jar was left on the table in which you would leave your payment and take change. Hardly ever saw a person.

To this day, even though I live in NJ, that's still how we buy hay and feed for our animals....go to a barn 24/7, take what we need and leave cash in a box left by the owner whom I have never met !

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:45:41 GMT

I shop them all the time. Here they never went out of style but not nearly as trendy as the photos.

Tended by members of family farmers they can explain their offerings as well as how to cook, prepare and store.

I get my milk there, too. In a glass 1/2 gallon bottle. Non hemogenized with cream at the top. Organic from a local family dairy. Tastes like milk should taste.

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Imaoldhippie — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:48:30 GMT

I love buying all the fresh veggies and fruits I can get at the farmers market or from roadside stands. Especially tomatoes.

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Eileen in Virginia — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:01:16 GMT

We have a lot of farmers markets in our area. Most of the farmers come from Virginia and Maryland, but one comes from Pennsylvania. They stagger the locations and times, so everyone has a chance to buy their goods. They’re the only place I buy my fresh corn and peaches. They’re also great for melons, tomatoes and other fresh produce. There are also vendors who sell homemade pickles, salsas, cheeses and chocolates. Almost everyone puts out samples for tasting. Yummy!

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ECBG — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:14:20 GMT

@Danky wrote:
@ECBG-------where I grew up (New England) individual households would grow different things. Whether it was tomatoes, corn, flowers, squash , etc.
there always seemed to be an excess. Wooden box stands would sit at the end of most driveways and they would be stocked with whatever the home grower had extra of when they picked that morning.
No haggling about cost.....the prices , for each item, would be written on little pieces of cardboard and an empty jar was left on the table in which you would leave your payment and take change. Hardly ever saw a person.
To this day, even though I live in NJ, that's still how we buy hay and feed for our animals....go to a barn 24/7, take what we need and leave cash in a box left by the owner whom I have never met !

@DankyLove that!

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Kitlynn — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:23:36 GMT

I grew up in the country and we always had a big garden. I sure do miss that! I buy my fresh veggies from the Farmers' Market all Summer long now. Cucumbers, tomatoes, green onions, sweet corn, peppers, watermelon and yellow squash. They are delicious!

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Zhills — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:49:24 GMT

We have several Farmer's Markets in this area. Some of the local farms have small stands where they sell their own produce, fresh, picked this morning!

A State Farmer's Market for shipping is near here. They ship what you get!

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Spurt — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:27:43 GMT

@ECBG

We have quite a few Farmer Markets. I like to buy tomatoes (nothing better than those that are freshly grown), the cucumbers actually have flavor compared to those found in the grocery store which have no flavor at all, I also like to buy yellow squash, russet potatoes, onions, jalepenos.....
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I dont like a well known Farmers Market that is mostly prepared food that is offered rather than produce....I want the fresh produce....

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dex — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:36:28 GMT

@ECBG@What state do you live in.....love that little produce stand.

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jeanlake — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 00:04:49 GMT

ECBG - my dad grew up in Smokey Mountains. Our Midwest friends could count on buttermilk being in our fridge. He would crumble cornbread, slice onions and cukes and pour buttermilk in the bowl. Better than dessert for him. Yes, our downtown has a lovely farmer's market, open twice a week.

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giddy up — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 01:17:24 GMT

I went to my local farmers market this morning and bought half of a jewish apple cake. The same lady is always there who makes homemade cakes and they are all delicious.

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ECBG — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 04:01:52 GMT

@giddy up wrote:
I went to my local farmers market this morning and bought half of a jewish apple cake. The same lady is always there who makes homemade cakes and they are all delicious.

@giddy upI've never heard of a Jewish apple cake. What's in it please?

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ECBG — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 04:06:50 GMT

@jeanlake wrote:
ECBG - my dad grew up in Smokey Mountains. Our Midwest friends could count on buttermilk being in our fridge. He would crumble cornbread, slice onions and cukes and pour buttermilk in the bowl. Better than dessert for him. Yes, our downtown has a lovely farmer's market, open twice a week.

@jeanlakeLooks yummy! What state did he grow up in?

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ID2 — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:57:45 GMT

This is the way I shop all the time! Farmer's markets are abundant here. I haven't bought produce in a supermarket since I moved here 3 years ago.

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151949 — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 14:46:18 GMT

The vegetables in this picture would not be available in Pa til much later in the summer.

Here in Florida we currently have fruits like berries, peaches, plums arriving at the farm markets, plus I noticed brussel sprouts, asparagus , videlia onions and various varieties of beans, cantelope and pineapples.

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giddy up — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 15:36:55 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@giddy up wrote:
I went to my local farmers market this morning and bought half of a jewish apple cake. The same lady is always there who makes homemade cakes and they are all delicious.
@giddy upI've never heard of a Jewish apple cake. What's in it please?

All I can tell you is apples, cinnamon and cake matter.

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ECBG — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 16:03:10 GMT

@dexThat one is in the small little town of Hendersonville, N. C.