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Sadly, my local Farmers’ Market over in Mount Pleasant shut down for the season about a month and a half ago.  Only 4 blocks away, it was incredibly convenient way to find fresh and often organic fresh fruits and vegetables.  Since then, I have attempting to scour my local grocery (Giant) for my local and organic fare.

I hasn’t been easy.  Over the past year, all sorts of organic produce has been appearing on the shelves, mostly under the brand “Nature’s Promise”.  Better than conventional, and of course more expensive, it’s still industrial farmed organic, so I have trust issues with it.  Plus, there’s still plenty of items Giant doesn’t carry organic - sweet potatoes, pears, green beans. Very frustrating.

So this weekend I have resolved to brave the cold and head over to one of the take-no-prisoners-open-all-year Farmers’ Markets and find out what the true believers are selling.  My suspicion is that there will be lots of root vegetables and baked goods.  The former is better than buying at Giant, the latter ridiculously over priced.  Will let you know what I harvest.

Tags: farmers market, harvest, local, organic, winter

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