Comments on: Evansville Farmers Market FAIL http://greenpreferred.com/green-living/politics/evansville-farmers-market-fail/ A hot spot to discuss living life while going green Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:02:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nate http://greenpreferred.com/green-living/politics/evansville-farmers-market-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Nate Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:46:30 +0000 http://greenpreferred.com/?p=607#comment-865 I would totally agree. I know local growers who have grown frustrated over the fact that non-local food is allowed to be sold at the market. How can those local growers possibly compete price-wise with people who are simply selling "distributed" produce grown in neighboring states? They can't. I haven't been back to the Evansville Farmers Market since they made their bad decision but will go this Friday morning and check it out. On the surface I wouldn't mind a few vendors offering locally made art or other products but you're right, it again defeats the purpose of having a farmer's market. I hope to check out the All Local Farmer's Market that Penny Lane Coffee House just started up on Saturdays. I've heard it's pretty amazing and hopefully it will get much bigger! I would totally agree. I know local growers who have grown frustrated over the fact that non-local food is allowed to be sold at the market. How can those local growers possibly compete price-wise with people who are simply selling “distributed” produce grown in neighboring states? They can’t. I haven’t been back to the Evansville Farmers Market since they made their bad decision but will go this Friday morning and check it out. On the surface I wouldn’t mind a few vendors offering locally made art or other products but you’re right, it again defeats the purpose of having a farmer’s market.

I hope to check out the All Local Farmer’s Market that Penny Lane Coffee House just started up on Saturdays. I’ve heard it’s pretty amazing and hopefully it will get much bigger!

]]> By: Heather http://greenpreferred.com/green-living/politics/evansville-farmers-market-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Heather Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:50:58 +0000 http://greenpreferred.com/?p=607#comment-858 This is fascinating. We have found the EVV farmer's market to be less than desirable, and in recent weeks, it has come to resemble a flea market more and more. The bananas were bad enough - now they are allowing non-food vendors as well. We would wholeheartedly support an all-local farmer's market! This is fascinating. We have found the EVV farmer’s market to be less than desirable, and in recent weeks, it has come to resemble a flea market more and more. The bananas were bad enough – now they are allowing non-food vendors as well. We would wholeheartedly support an all-local farmer’s market!

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