Your local farmers market

Subject: Your local farmers market Tue 01 Jul 2008, 2:35 pm

Anyone shop at your local farmers markets,,I used to have a list to find our local markets but have changed computers since then and have lost that list.
The local newspaper had a article about how many are now going to farmers markets,,because of the tomato scare of salmonella.

I want to shop at ours but has anyone shopped before at places like these and if you did ,,did it cost more or less to buy veggies and fruits.What do you think of them,,would you go back?

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Tue 01 Jul 2008, 3:08 pm

Donna, we are a local farm , right now we have eggs , tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers . squash 2 kind and honey for sale .
we dont over charge but we are fair .. all little store
oh I forgot watermelon ,cantalope , and corn .
since my niece and her husband came we farm alot more ( Frank and the boys work at the surveying business. )
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Gayla

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Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Tue 01 Jul 2008, 3:40 pm

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my local farmer's market. I'm so glad summer is here so we can start going, again. In fact, I want to go on Saturday morning.

Some things are more costly - like blueberries and strawberries. Corn on the cob, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, squash, califlower, peppers and tomatoes are cheaper and better looking than in the supermarket.

It's not just the prices that make me go to the market - it's the smell of fresh grapes and apples and the whole atmosphere. The cut flowers are beautiful. There's just something comforting for me to be around people who work the earth and grow food. Sounds kind of crazy doesn't it?

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Tue 01 Jul 2008, 6:23 pm

No sissy,,dosent sound crazy at all!I can relate to what you are saying!!

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Tue 01 Jul 2008, 10:27 pm

They get fairly regular segments on current affair t.v. programs here and are becoming increasingly popular with families trying to save money, maybe setting up a co-op with some neighbours and bulk buying.
Latest advice on saving money was to buy whatever's in season.
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Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Wed 02 Jul 2008, 6:24 am

My local farmers market is now over an hour away. We had one here in our county but they closed it last year!! There are a few fruit and vegetable stand people set up around the county in their yards that I will occasionally pass and pick stuff up. Our church has alot of people who garden so sometimes I can just get stuff from them.
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Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Wed 02 Jul 2008, 8:38 am

We have a farmer's market that sets up in town, but we have not been able to shop there in two years. They mostly sell organic, heirloom (delicious) vegetables and fruit, but the prices are not affordable at all for us anymore.
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MARY

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Wed 02 Jul 2008, 9:48 am

Thats kinda why I wanted to check on Mary,,I know organics cost more in the grocery store,,thought maybe the market places would either be higher or hopefully lower..I am gonna see about making a trip to ours to compare prices.

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Wed 02 Jul 2008, 10:55 am

I sure do hope that you find your farmer's market a good source Donna. You would love it and everything tastes so much better when it is locally grown and freshly picked. I think that some farmer's markets would have better bargains then the grocery stores, because you are not paying for the fuel to have them shipped from miles away. I have also heard that local veggies tend to be safer and that is great with all the produce recalls going on the last few years. I really long to shop at ours again, but things tend to be expensive in this town.
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MARY

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Wed 02 Jul 2008, 12:30 pm

We went to ours a week or so ago and I was disappointed. There were only 2 farmers set up...one had tomatoes and one had sour cherries. That was it. It wasn't cheap either. In downtown Cincinnati there is a place called Findley Market that is like a large farmers market. You can find many fruits and veggies locally grown and also homemade cheeses and jellies. Also lots of unique meats. They can be cheaper than the grocery but it is in a bad part of town so we don't go often.
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Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Wed 02 Jul 2008, 9:21 pm

I heard of one in Dayton called 2nd street market...its the only one I know of now but Im searching for more.Theres a few flea markets also that sell fuits and veggies too,,might give them a try.

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Fri 04 Jul 2008, 12:53 pm

around here you see trucks set up usually under a tree the farmer will sell out of his truck .. my DH went to pick up some friends he stopped and got peaches from

This week should be be good one for the market .
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Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Subject: Re: Your local farmers market Mon 07 Jul 2008, 8:39 am

We went to ours on Saturday. I was very disappointed. The veggies didn't look very good. Not up to the quality I'm used to. Prices are up, naturally, as well. I'm hoping in a couple of weeks things will improve.