to the previous poster, that's a bit unfair, given that there's nothing really "in season" for local growers to sell yet.
if you're going to a farmers' market on June 6 and they are selling tomatos, where do you think they came from? certainly not grown outside, in the Park Forest area. they're coming from greenhouses or from hundreds of miles away.
as a local grower, i get put-off by peoples' attitudes about what should be available out of season.
given the current economy, vendors aren't going to spend the time and money to appear at a market if they have little to sell.
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to the previous poster, that's a bit unfair, given that there's nothing really "in season" for local growers to sell yet. if you're going to a farmers' market on June 6 and they are selling tomatos, where do you think they came from? certainly not grown outside, in the Park Forest area. they're coming from greenhouses or from hundreds of miles away. as a local grower, i get put-off by peoples' attitudes about what should be available out of season. given the current economy, vendors aren't going to spend the time and money to appear at a market if they have little to sell.