tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post6864552153173758573..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: Why Don't More Of Us Shop At Farmers' Markets?Bixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-39433607558516768102011-05-31T10:47:03.937-04:002011-05-31T10:47:03.937-04:00Our CSA starts this week too (first week of June)!...Our CSA starts this week too (first week of June)! Woot indeed!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-46969383436876080502011-05-31T10:46:17.263-04:002011-05-31T10:46:17.263-04:00I'm glad to see Estabrook's article! Re t...I'm glad to see Estabrook's article! Re the Mississippi Delta, having lived in that are for 20 years, I can attest that almost all the farmland there is in industrial cotton, soybeans, and corn, which may explain the dearth of local produce and farmers' markets.<br /><br />However, since I moved back to PA in '03, there now are several farmers' markets in Memphis, selling fresh local produce--and this is downtown, not out in the burbs. There also are several CSAs.<br /><br />More locally (to southeast PA), the city of Chester (generally considered a blighted area) now has both a farmers' market (w/ fresh, local produce) and a whole foods co-op! So things are gradually changing. <br /><br />Finally, for folks who can't get to places like these or are desperately poor, there's Philabundance, a charitable group that gathers fresh produce & other healthy foods from local farmers, gardeners, etc., & gives it out in Philly to those in need.Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-70956972768262096512011-05-26T11:45:21.388-04:002011-05-26T11:45:21.388-04:00Ours starts a week from Friday. Woot!Ours starts a week from Friday. Woot!caulfieldkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220688207706880140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-42671323769826297202011-05-21T22:45:51.175-04:002011-05-21T22:45:51.175-04:00'Cause it doesn't start until June. :-)'Cause it doesn't start until June. :-)Laurie Endicott Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936911733700834592noreply@blogger.com