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[Cathy <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com>]

I noticed on the web site that produce brought in from more than 100 miles
away or grown by someone other than the seller could be auctioned, but must
be labelled non-local.

Is it the experience of standing outside to shop for produce that intices
folks to buy non-local at a farmer's market/auction rather than just buying
from the supermarket? Or is it that prices are lower or are assumed to be
lower?

A few blocks from here a gentleman spends 6 days a week sitting in front of
his garage selling produce, nuts, honey, etc.  Because of the out-of-season
offerings, it's clear the stuff is not being grown locally (certainly not in
his backyard).  I applaud his entreprenurial spirit and wish him well, but I
wonder what makes people stop in for strawberries.

Cathy

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Lynn Wigglesworth 
<lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>wrote:

> The difference between a produce auction and a Farmers' Market is that
> produce auctions usually allow produce from other areas or countries. Many
> Farmers' Markets today require the produce to be locally grown.
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