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Do you have a Farmer's Market in your town?

jeanlake — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:12:04 GMT

Tell me about your Farmer's Market. Do you love it as much as I love mine? Just returned from our town's Farmer's Market. We take our dog. Ran into three people I haven't seen for a while. Brought home some lovely plants for the patio. We're a town of 110K, suburb to a 2 mil metro population. Farmer's Market is open Wednesday and Saturday mornings in the heart of our quaint downtown area. There's usually local live musicians and a variety of vendors. Well attended. What's your experience?

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blackhole99 — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:11:12 GMT

No, not in our town because everyone grows and we have farm stands. If you don't mind driving up and down country roads you can find wonderful fruits, veggies,herbs, baked goods, honey, maple syrup and dairy products and handi crafts. at these roadside stands.

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viva923 — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:13:39 GMT

we have a farmers market here in my town. it is amish owned. only open thursday, friday,saturday.

has meat markets, home made cakes,pies,donuts, has a little eat lunch counter, also has little areas where people who want to sell thier wares have little spaces.

the market is in an old huge supermarket store. the building was gutted out and divided up for all little kioskes and markets.

i use to go to my hair salon in the market but she wanted to be open 6 days a week, she moved out of the market place and into a full retail space, she failed miserably, she went out of business. didn't have enough clients to open a full service salon. she passed away shortly after closing her salon. not sure if this was to much to bear,

i like going into the market place every now then.

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jeanlake — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:14:51 GMT

@blackhole99 I can see myself driving up and down your country roads. Sounds delightful! And finally -- it's spring, almost summer!

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qualitygal — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:15:01 GMT

We have one, not that far away. Last time we went, I got stung in the back by a bee. Those things hurt! Thank goodness I' not allergic.

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FrostyBabe1 — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:15:42 GMT

Yes, ours just opened for the season this morning and it was PACKED! Unfortunately, there's not a lot of locally grown veggies available yet, but I did get a few things. Ours is open just on Saturdays until June 1st, and then it's open Thursday and Saturday until the end of October.

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Nightowlz — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:16:28 GMT

Only during the summers. It's small but better then nothing. Wish we lived some place that has all those outdoor markets.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:20:56 GMT

@blackhole99 wrote:
No, not in our town because everyone grows and we have farm stands. If you don't mind driving up and down country roads you can find wonderful fruits, veggies,herbs, baked goods, honey, maple syrup and dairy products and handi crafts. at these roadside stands.

I live rural so this is my experience, too. While there is a farmer's market near where I work, nothing quite as fancy as when I lived in the city.

Fresh fruits and local veggies. You can find local honey and maple syrup. Far better quality and prices than the stores.

There is a small community about 20 miles from me that has actually banned roadside stands. Guess WM and Meijer thought these were cutting into their corporate profits.

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jeanlake — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:23:45 GMT

@Snowpuppy The thought of roadside stands being banned isn't a pleasant thought. I've met the kindest people, of all ages, during these encounters.

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Fiero Woman — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:33:47 GMT

We have three that are close by. All on seperate days. I prefer one that has everything imaginable I am able to get raw goats milk for my Doxie who has a liver shunt and it is one of the few things she can digest. Everything about the Farmer's Market is awesome and we have a few food trucks. My fave is the German one. It is by an enormous garden center. Love the free roam eggs and duck eggs, the market has. Amazing.

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chrystaltree — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:35:04 GMT

Yes, our town has one on Saturday mornings May through October. I didn't remember until it was too late today. Our town is small, it's held in the town common and it's nice. There's some of everything. Fruit/veggies, baked goods, crafts. There's music. I enjoy it.

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jeanlake — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:37:36 GMT

Gotta run to Hobby Lobby, then I'll be back to watch the Royals win another game this afternoon. (hoping - sorry, Tigers fans) Enjoy reading your comments about this topic. Five years ago I was lost in traffic and turned on a side street, stumbling onto a delightful, large, Farmer's Market in Maui. I seriously could have stayed there all day. When I walked away I thought... If I ever visit again, I hope I can find it. It was around Kaanapali (sp?)

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jeanlake — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:39:20 GMT

@Fiero Woman You described your FM beautifully. Sounds delightful!

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Bridgegal — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:43:32 GMT

@chrystaltree

That sounds like ours. I went 2 summers ago and found the prices to be very high and I bought quite a bit of fruit and vegetables from stand and threw away most of it. It had no taste at all. Later, it occurred to me that most of the fruit couldn't have been grown here as the season was wrong. So, he probably bulk bought it and re sold it which I don't think should be allowed.

I haven't been back.

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OKPrincess — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:56:37 GMT

We have two - one on Wednesday and one on Saturday. I’ve been to the Saturday and it’s fun to walk around even if you don’t buy anything.

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RetRN — Sat, 05 May 2018 18:57:04 GMT

Many towns around me have farmer's markets and I really enjoy going to them. It is one of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday morning.

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deeva — Sat, 05 May 2018 19:02:33 GMT

We have several around here, some on the weekends others during the week. Most are open from October thru May and close for the summer.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 05 May 2018 19:03:31 GMT

@jeanlake wrote:
@Snowpuppy The thought of roadside stands being banned isn't a pleasant thought. I've met the kindest people, of all ages, during these encounters.

I have to agree that if you're shopping the small rural stands or I head down to Eastern Market in Detroit it's a great experience.

No ginormous plastic shopping carts, no one in a cookie cutter vest welcoming you. You are meeting people who farm and produce the food. They freely give tips on how to store and prepare. They're proud of their products.

Banning roadside stands in a rural farming community just riles me. It's removing freedom of choice. Big Box store or nothing.

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DiAnne — Sat, 05 May 2018 19:09:25 GMT

We have two - one on Wednesdays at the marina and another on Friday afternoons at a local beach on the lake. The next city over from has a wonderful one on Saturdays. Right now not much is growing up here - too early for most of our local vegetables and fruits.

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Eileen in Virginia — Sat, 05 May 2018 19:21:23 GMT

We have several within a 15 minute drive from our house. Our favorite’s a smaller one in South Arlington with about a dozen vendors. In addition to fresh fruits and veggies, they’ve got baked goods, dairy, meats, homemade pickles & kimchi, and fresh salsas. It’s my favorite place to get fresh corn, tomatoes and peaches. Then we stroll around to see what else looks good and munch on samples. They’re only open from Spring through early Fall.