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Best 2 Farmers Markets you have ever been to?
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:52 pm
I enjoy supporting small farmers who work harder than anyone growing our food and depend on what they sell to support their families. Whenever I travel I'm looking for local farmer markets to visit. It's one of the last natural Saturday morning events that is not commercialized with corporate dominance. What is the best farmers market you've visited and your favorite local market where you live?
Local: The Franklin Farmers Market. I'm blessed to live in Tennessee and visit the best group of farmers I've ever been around. They bring tremendous farm produce year round every Saturday morning of the year. They just had their TomatoFest with samplings of over 20 different tomatoes including Heirlooms. I'm now a fan favorite of newly discovered Cherokee Purple and Yellow Breakfast Heirloom Tomatoes. What an education of Heirloom Tomatoes this past Saturday!
National: San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market I visit Berkeley California one or two times a year. Rain or Shine I visit this farmers market at the base of Market Street on the Bay at the Ferry Building. Incredible ready to eat food, I always go hungry and enjoy the best local fresh food there is. If you go, eat the rotisserie pork, its easy to find, the line is 40 plus long.
What experiences have you had visiting Farmers Markets?
Local: The Franklin Farmers Market. I'm blessed to live in Tennessee and visit the best group of farmers I've ever been around. They bring tremendous farm produce year round every Saturday morning of the year. They just had their TomatoFest with samplings of over 20 different tomatoes including Heirlooms. I'm now a fan favorite of newly discovered Cherokee Purple and Yellow Breakfast Heirloom Tomatoes. What an education of Heirloom Tomatoes this past Saturday!
National: San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market I visit Berkeley California one or two times a year. Rain or Shine I visit this farmers market at the base of Market Street on the Bay at the Ferry Building. Incredible ready to eat food, I always go hungry and enjoy the best local fresh food there is. If you go, eat the rotisserie pork, its easy to find, the line is 40 plus long.
What experiences have you had visiting Farmers Markets?
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 9:18 pm
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Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:04 pm to TenTex
Bought this set from a retired iron worker in shreveport. Hand crafted cedar for a good price. Best item at the shreveport farmers market
Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:06 pm to LSURoss
I was going to say shreveport has a great farmers market. Beat me to it
Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:07 pm to TenTex
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National: San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market I visit Berkeley California one or two times a year. Rain or Shine I visit this farmers market at the base of Market Street on the Bay at the Ferry Building. Incredible ready to eat food, I always go hungry and enjoy the best local fresh food there is. If you go, eat the rotisserie pork, its easy to find, the line is 40 plus long.
Absolutely fantastic.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:08 pm to TenTex
Back when I lived in central California I hit up the Salinas and the Monterey farmers markets all the time. This was back in 2006 before it was the hip thing to do. I've noticed prices are more expensive now.. at least at ones like the market in the CBD of Nola.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:12 pm to Rohan2Reed
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This was back in 2006 before it was the hip thing to do
Was it still cool to take pics of food back then too?
Posted on 8/1/13 at 6:54 am to LSURoss
Very nice Chairs!
Posted on 8/1/13 at 7:22 am to TenTex
Cleveland's West Side Market is a treasure
Posted on 8/1/13 at 7:29 am to TenTex
The Aspen Farmers Market had the highest density of MILFs I've ever seen in my life.
But god damn did I feel poor
But god damn did I feel poor
Posted on 8/1/13 at 7:52 am to Salmon
Austin has a nice one. And I've been growing Cherokee purple for about 6 years and they are phenomenal.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 7:53 am to TenTex
Only been to one that was any good. Little neighborhood in north Seattle called Ballard. They have an awesome one. Had to have been at least three city blocks line on both sides of stuff.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 7:56 am to notiger1997
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Little neighborhood in north Seattle called Ballard
freaking love Ballard
They are trying to become their own city.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 7:57 am to TenTex
Napa-great selection of produce, fruit, honey and the best hummus on the planet.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 8:04 am to TenTex
San Francisco and Marin. I've never seen anything that remotely comes close to either.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 8:07 am to TenTex
He didn't miss a detail on them either. He gave me his house number and told me if anything loosens up on them to bring the, out and he'll tighten it up.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 8:09 am to Salmon
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freaking love Ballard
Yeah, I have family there that I have visited 3 times. Love the little dowtown area and the locks, etc.
Also hard to beat taking the boat out and catching huge crabs out in the sound and boiling them that afternoon while sitting outside with views of Mt. Hood, etc.
Posted on 8/1/13 at 8:14 am to TenTex
Buford Hwy Farmers Market is probably the best in GA, Bourdain did a piece on it in one of his shows. It is a more of a giant supercenter tho and more international food.
I will be in San Fran in a few weeks, definitely checking out the Ferry Plaza market.
I will be in San Fran in a few weeks, definitely checking out the Ferry Plaza market.
This post was edited on 8/1/13 at 8:15 am
Posted on 8/1/13 at 8:33 am to TenTex
We went to Tahoe on our honeymoon. One day we went down to Truckee Ca and stumbled upon this massive hippy commune/ farmers market tent thing. You could get your cherries, LSD, maters, reefer, necklaces, squash, Jesus sandals, tofu, free love and subsequent VD all right there in one spot. Damndest thing this Richland parish lad had ever seen.
Not our pic, but one I found on their website.
Not our pic, but one I found on their website.
This post was edited on 8/1/13 at 8:34 am
Posted on 8/1/13 at 8:58 am to notiger1997
I live in Ballard. Our farmers market is legit. I buy all of my meat and produce there every week
Posted on 8/1/13 at 9:04 am to LSUballs
Truckee is a hell of a town! stumbled upon to it when we were in Tahoe as well. some cool stores and restaurants .. and yes, hippie frickin central.
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