farm markets - things you should know

Do you stop by the farm market to get local produce and support a local farmer? Yes you should, it's better for you food!!! BUT you should also know a couple of things.

Number one - buy from someone that grows local!! From the 3 years I've been doing farm markets - I'd say 1/2 to 2/3 of what's sold at farm markets...is bought at food auctions. Isn't grown local.

How do you tell? Here's how, #1 do they have stuff on their table you couldn't possibly have ready in your garden yet? Ripe tomatoes in June? Big peppers? Melons? They were grown down south and shipped up. Look for cardboard boxes under the table. #2 Are all the tomatoes and peppers and squash the same size? When's the last time you went out to the garden and had 25 peppers the same size and shape? Or zucchini? That would be....never. They were bought and set out to resell.
SOME venders will tell you they bought it, some will not.

We grow and make what we sell. In our garden. At our house. You won't find things out of season here. Just some FYI this Monday morning as I sit at my office desk trying to figure out a way to pay off farm...get the money to.. so we can focus on growing GOOD food...and making art