Village Park Market

I'd hoped previous visits to this farmer's market were exceptions, and not the rule, so I gave it a third shot. What a disappointment. The small selection of booths included several selling jewelry and clothing, a hot dog cart, one soapmaker, one honey guy, a large tent full of conventional grocery-stickered and/or bagged produce (some of which was clearly rotten), and only two actual "farmer" booths -- one selling gulf shrimp, the other selling potted herbs and veggie plants.

The produce was the biggest let-down; since this is Florida, the only fresh and local-appearing item, Plant City strawberries, was still something you can get at every grocery store. And the grocery store berries look much better.

I had hopes for local grass-fed meats and dairy, or perhaps some pastured fowl and eggs. Sadly, the entire category of fresh meats and animal products (aside from the one shrimp seller) was lacking.