Fulton Street Farmers Market
By: Laurie Larson-Doornbos
(Apr 28, 2009)
I think this market was judged too hastily. I've gone to Fulton St. for over 40 years--first as a child with my mother, with my own children,and now as an empty-nest-er. Fulton St. is an URBAN market--it makes so attempts to be gentrified or cutesy. It's been an institution for generations of families. As for the four vendors criticized in the "Horrible" review, that's where history helps--of course there's always those who will come in with produce purchased at the wholesale market. That will happen in any market--and quite frankly, let the buyer be savvy! But if you look closely, you'll see the Ham's of Allendale, and the raspberry ladies from Comstock Park, and potato man, Turtle Creek Farms, and the man who hand grinds his grains and flours, and the grass fed lamb vendors, and ... I could go on and on--all of whom have provided GR with local produce for many years.
Comment on this Review