You are welcome, wish I'd known....you aren't too far from St. Louis are you? Say how did the election go.
On another note....all markets are different...each is set up with a mission statement I hope....ours is a chef run market with the specific goals of
1)intorducing chefs to farmers
2) teaching the chefs and public how to cook local seasonal foods
3) providing a Farmers only market..."you sell it, you raise it" <this is usually where the real differences come into play>
4) our goal is organic and sustainable farmers, educating the chefs and public what that entales.
5)Basically this is an educational market.
So when you visit your local markets see it with a scrutinizing eye....are these farmers, are they selling only their products, what are their growing practices, are there chefs involved (at least buying from the market)
Farmers love talking about their farms just ask.....
I can tell you most markets would love to have chefs interact....it is not a huge time commitment to do a cooking demo.... |