Celebrating Kids at the Farmers Market

From FoodieTots — Blog by Colleen Levine

August 5, 2009

The Farmers Market Coalition, who notes that the number of farmers markets in the U.S. has increased by 170% in the past 10 years, recently asked, “Why do you love your farmers market?” My response: “Because my son knows his cheesemaker, his apple growers, and his meat producers by name.”

There are two farmers markets here in Alexandria, Va., that are between our house and the nearest grocery stores, so it would be hard to justify passing up the market in favor of flavorless supermarket produce. We love Bigg Riggs’ array of apples and peaches, Kuhn’s sweet berries and plums, Three Way Farm’s luscious melons, Smith Meadows’ grass-fed beef and handmade pastas, Tom’s cave-aged cheddar, Grace’s pumpkin loaf, and many more products and producers from across the Chesapeake Bay foodshed.

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