Lawrenceville, nj

Reviews for: Powder Springs Farmers Market

(5 reviews)
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(Jun 19, 2018)
Nice people, laid back market and has fresh produce,farm fresh eggs, baked goods as well as hand made items and food to grab and go. Author signings most weeks as it is located next to The Book Worm Bookstore and they host an Meet the Author table.
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Bethany Dreher (Jun 22, 2010)
If the Marietta Farmer's Market has gotten too big for you, check out Powder Springs' Market! They have many of the same vendors and I enjoy going in the evening when it's much cooler out. I loved everything I bought last time and I purchased from 5 different vendors. In regards to the review about vendors selling produce they didn't grow, there was a vendor there who had his produce on one side of the table and produce on the other side of the table that he did not grow. He was very upfront and honest about it. I bought a squash he did grow and it was delicious. I look forward to heading back out there this week and future weeks this summer.
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Adam and Mecca Lowe ( Jun 23, 2010 )

Our comment was about last year's farmers market in powder springs and was about several individual vendors and some of the market leadership. The market is under some new leadership this year and we wish the best for them, but in our opinion, allowing so much re-selling is very difficult to enforce and is counter-productive to supporting local farmers.

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Adam and Mecca Lowe (Aug 26, 2009)
We were previously vendors at this market because their rules and regulations stated that they would limit re-selling of produce and that all re-sold produce must be from Georgia and be labelled. That is not the case with several vendors at this market who pretend to be farmers but are in fact wholesalers. When we approached the market board about this problem, they refused to enforce their own rules!! We can only warn you that some farmers are selling re-sold produce that they DID NOT GROW and pretending that they grew it. The farmers market board just wants a sidewalk grocery store and is not concerned with supporting local farmers. It wouldn't surprise me if some members of this board were in the pockets of these wholesaling vendors. This does not include the market coordinator- she was unable to enforce these rules because the board would not back her up. Buyer beware at this market!!! THe one star on our rating represents the good, honest, hard-working farmers who are being undercut by the lying wholesalers- shame on you market board and lying wholesalers!!!!!!
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Adam and Mecca Lowe ( Jan 18, 2010 )

Non-dramatic? This review is filled with actual, real-life circumstances. We asked a board member to hold the lying wholesalers accountable and they refused. It is our duty as honest, hardworking farmers in this community to hold other farmers and vendors accountable- sorry if this is too "dramatic." Put our money where our mouth is? Where did you get the idea that we had any money? Again, we are Farmers- a food system needs more than one honest, hardworking member to make it work and if market managers and market boards can't enforce the rules of their market, Farmers cannot be expected to pick up all of the slack. Maybe if you care so much that you check up on all of our comments you can go join a market board yourself, although I might question your ability to properly judge real life situations- might be too dramatic.

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S. Hiroto ( Jan 7, 2010 )

Have yet to see a positive, non-dramatic review from this reviewer ("Adam and Mecca Lowe"). You won't improve the Powder Springs Farmer's Market by scaring potential customers away. You will only kill business for the legitimate, hard-working farmers who are trying to make a living there. Why not put your money where your mouth is and either join the board or start your own farmer's market?

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Michelle L. (Jun 21, 2009)
Very close to me, open at a convenient time, great produce and other goods, and friendly faces!
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