On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 11:31:23AM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten
wrote:
> Just a quick question. Over here we have farmers that sell directly to
> customers. And customers think they get a really good deal. But I've
> been wondering about that a lot lately. As far as I know the products
> you buy directly from a farmer haven't gone through the stern health
> and sanitary checks that the products in supermarkets have to pass. Do
> you have a similar situation in the US? Or is it not that common for
> people to buy directly from the farmer?
I've wondered the same thing myself. I can't answer the question about
the safety of the food, but we definitely have people who buy directly
from the farmers. They usually call them "Farmer's Markets". There will
be a place where several farmers will bring their goods and people
come to buy them directly. In Evanston, Illinois, where I live, during
the summer and fall there is a big farmers market that is held every
Saturday in a parking lot downtown where 20-50 farmers have booths
selling all sorts of fruits, vegetables, legumes, plants, and some
crafts.
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