5 Questions You Didn’t Know You Should Ask at the Farmers’ Market
“Shopping at the local farmers’ market is one of the great joys of the summer season — local foods, grown (mostly) in season, fresh and delicious. The markets’ increased popularity around the country — there are almost 5,000 of them, now — has helped teach many of us a greener way of eating, as well as helped connect us with our communities and the folks growing our food. As we learn more about where our food comes from, many seasoned farmers’ markets enthusiasts are now used to asking questions about the goodies to be found at the market each week. But that may not cover all the bases.
You may know the answers to questions like, “So, where is your farm?” or “Will this be the last of the basil?” That’s all good to know, but here are five questions you may not have been asking that you should.”
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/farmers-market-questions.html
By Collin Dunn