Many of your favorite farmers are likely on Instagram. Give them a follow.
Prosperity Market is a mobile market that is providing a platform for Black farmers and food producers.
Farmer’s markets are such happy places. Many take place on the weekends, when nobody seems to be in a rush, everyone is happy to stop and listen to the street music, and shoppers have all the time in the world to chat with the farmers about recipe ideas
(Chicago Tribune) — You can’t buy those on the street, Tim Ngabtak tells John Thill as he eyes mustard seed plants at the Tibet Farms stand. Intrigued, Thill, a Morton Grove village trustee, picks up the plant, smells it and takes a bite. “Boy, is that stuff tart. That snuck up on me,” he said. […]
(Afro) — While nutritionists have long urged Americans to eat more organic foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, some African-American communities face economic disparities that make quality grocery stores scarce. In place of stores that sell healthful foods are fast food chains and corners stores where high-calorie, sugar-laden snacks are standard. To combat the imbalance, Howard […]
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) — Five not-for-profit farmers markets in Atlanta are embroiled in a battle to stay open, fighting permit fees and complying willingly with safety regulations they never knew existed. After two formal complaints were filed to Mayor Kasim Reed’s office, a representative from Atlanta Fire & Rescue showed up at the Morningside Farmers Market […]