I miss farmer's markets

[Mikey]

It's summer Sunday's like this that remind me of how many farmer's markets we used to have around here back in the day.

As of this year, we now basically have none.

It's a shame too.

Now, if you want fresh veggies, fruit, ethnic meats and homemade baked items you're up poop creek.

[Nostalgiabuff]

too bad. we actually have them in just about every town around here...although in all honesty I don't think i have ever gone to one

[AJ Collector]

I vist the Amish market almost every weekend when in PA without fail, I usually bring a cooler and stock up on whatever is in season, bring it back home and freeze any excess...

[SeattleEd]

Here in seattle almost every satellite neighborhood has one every summer and some have them year around. Then we have Pike Place market.
What also has gotten big are neighborhood P-Patches.

[Duncan]

Yeah, we're getting more & more of them in central Ohio. Unfortunately, they've become 'trendy,' so it's harder to find traditional farmers selling cheap veggies. Still, I picked up a Cherokee Purple tomato yesterday that was so good I wanted to cry.

[The Toyroom]

We have a farmer's market downtown every Friday...but from what I hear their stuff is often higher priced than what you'd find in the grocery store.

Ace Hardware holds a farmer's market in it's parking lot every Sunday...

[raider5gt]

Over here we have a farmers market every Wednesday and Saturday in the town centre,some stuff is more expensive than the supermarket but it tastes loads better.

[wayne foundation 07]

Hey bud glad your back and food is on your mind,we have one here in town every Saturday from 9 to 1,the close off a part of downtown and people just show uo to sell.You can find just about any kind of local veggy and flower along with soaps candles and some really great hunny.

[toys2cool]

we have a few down here

[HardyGirl]

There's one within walking distance of my house every Saturday. I go once in awhile. There's all kinds of veggies, fruits, nuts, chicken, kettle corn, sausages, bounce houses for the kids, and I think there's even a balloon artist, (y'know, the guy who makes balloons into animals). It's ALWAYS packed.

[batty]

We still have one here in Augusta, GA.

[thunderbolt]

tons of them in Polk County.

[ScottA]

We have three that I know of.

[jwyblejr]

There's suppose to be a big one in Birmingham. Never been though. I usually go to the one in Decatur.

[Bizarro Amy]

I don't really think of the one down the road as a farmer's market, but some of the same vendors set up shop at "Saturday's Market" every week. There's another market in downtown Harrisburg, but I haven't been there. I know they have fresh sandwiches and stuff, but I don't know if they have the traditional fruit stands. There's another really good one, about an hour away in Ephrata, called the Green Dragon. Except around holidays when the traffic is insane, there's nothing better than getting out of work early on a Friday and heading over there for dinner and looking around.