Farmers Market

[MrsMo]

D and I went to a farmers market we haven't been to before. This one had a real difference - it had a real farmer selling at one of the tables (that is "a real farmer" as in ONE). The rest of the tables had yuppies selling things from poorly made jewelry (I have the right to compare since I also create poorly made jewelry) to expensive designer teas (did they have ANY plain black or green tea? No). There was a table selling "organic produce" which, from looking at the quality and size of the produce, meant overpriced, undersized, bug chewed produce - not very appetizing.

But I digress. The one actual farmer wasn't selling produce, she was selling meat - rabbit and chicken meat to be exact. She (yes, women can be farmers too) was defensive at first because she'd recently had to deal with a person from a rabbit rescue organization complaining to the farmers market organizer about including her in the market. Once she understood that I love bunny ON THE GRILL she calmed down and we had a good laugh. She especially liked my story about giving a yuppie fits when I commented that an endangered animal in the zoo would make great slippers.

Inquiring minds want to know...
Do you have farmers markets where you live? Do you go to them? Would you buy meat directly from a farmer at one of these or would you be nervous because it doesn't carry a meat inspector's stamp? Do you like bunny live and kicking, on the grill or both?

[pukn]

Hahahhahaha, Pixie and I still frequent the farmer's market here in Camarillo, however, alas, no meat vendors... As far as bunnies go, they are delicious, however, if you get one that hasn't been skinned already, I feel that the amount of work is not worth the amount of meat you get. That is of course you're not somewhere out in the sticks and you need to eat the damn thing for survival, but then, bugs have been a tasty staple as well... Especially grubs...

[Kitz E Kat]

did they have ANY plain black or green tea? No
But you can't be a tea seller and not have green tea! That's like a pub with no beer. I like the Special Gunpowder I get in the local Chinese store..


Inquiring minds want to know...
Do you have farmers markets where you live? Do you go to them? Would you buy meat directly from a farmer at one of these or would you be nervous because it doesn't carry a meat inspector's stamp? Do you like bunny live and kicking, on the grill or both?
I don't eat meat so it's not an issue with me, however after the BSE and all that stuff over here all meat is traceable so don't matter where you get it.
I do go to the odd farmers market and there is a lot of exactly what you say going on: yuppie stuff that has no place in such a market. I do know there is a movement to actually have a farmers market where you have farmers !
it's the kinda crazy idea that will never work!
On the last D.org Irish meetup , the frog, Mr and Mrs rikku and myself did pay a visit to a city centre farmers market, which was closed by the time we got there!!! That's the crazy kinda stuff we get up to on D.org meetups :-)