permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

lbsaltzman@aol.com wrote:

> I think this is on the whole good news, but where I live I have seen a negative side of 
> farmers markets in California. The control of the market in my town has been taken over 
> by out of town farmers who literally staged a coup.  The rules allow in one case have 
> prevented a local organic farmer of Asian greens from selling at the market to protect 
> a non-local, non-organic farmer who travels about 400 miles every week to sell their 
> produce.  This is becoming the norm at bigger California Markets as more and more 
> farmers truck produce up and down are large state to sell at "local markets." 
>  I don't think this is a sustainable trend, and at least in some locations is 
> perverting the intent of the makets as large farms with bigger staffs are gobbling up 
> space at more and more markets.  Small family farms don't have a chance against this.

LB:

Thanks a million for posting this news about farmers markets in California, depressing in the extreme but a heads-up for 
us at the HFM.

Thanks again.

LL

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