[RP TownTalk] Market

[Dwight Holmes]

Alice, are there any other markets in the area that are producer-only,
or is ours unique?

On 5/10/07, Alice Ewen Walker <alice at ewenwalker.com> wrote:
>
> While other markets may open earlier, they have different farmers,
> different customer volume, and in some cases are actually buying
> produce from outside of the region and reselling it.
>
> If you've seen bananas or oranges at the College Park market, this is
> an obvious example of non-local produce. If you can't tell, talk to
> the vendor to find out if the vendor is the farmer and where the farm
> is located. The farmer will often have photos, a sign w/ their farm
> address, and will be clearly knowledgeable about his product.
> Riverdale Park is a "producers-only" market -- we require our produce
> sellers to be local farmers. We do not allow resellers or non-local
> produce.
>