Don't mess with success at city's Farmers' Market
It makes us nervous whenever there's talk of any move that might negatively affect Greensboro's Farmers' Market, as there was during recent city budget discussions. The movers and shakers need to understand that, for hundreds of us, the Farmers' Market is the best thing going.
Vendors and patrons make up a wonderfully diverse community such as exists nowhere else around here. Even the narrow aisles encourage people to interact.
And, of course, there's the food: fresh local produce and eggs, much of it organic, fabulous local cheeses and bread and home-baked goodies. Plus plants and all manner of crafts (let's hear it for Josie and her aprons).
For more than 20 years, we've been doing a respectable share of our food shopping at the Farmers' Market. That and warm interactions with older and newer friends among both vendors and patrons (many hugs all around) make it easy to be up and out early on Saturday mornings — and it's not necessary to be there by 6:30.
People rave about the charm of European markets; we've got the real thing right here. The market really works. Don't "fix" it. Cherish it and keep it vibrant.
Ken Caneva
Jane Sugarman
Greensboro
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I think very few people are even aware that their tax dollars are appropriated to run farmer's markets including the one on Sandy Ridge road.
Posted on July 1, 2006 11:57 AM
What a "win-win" the Farmers Market is. I've visited all of the biggies in our state, and other than Asheville, I think we have the best!
Posted on July 1, 2006 12:29 PM
when does it close? I'm not up at 6:30 and have no plans on being up that early.
Posted on July 1, 2006 1:58 PM
I think the Sandy Ridge location closes at 6:00 PM on weekends, and either that time or 7:00 Pm during the week.
Posted on July 1, 2006 3:36 PM