I had a lengthy conversation with former fruit stand vendor, and he told me in no uncertain terms, that he blamed NAFTA for the demise of roadside citrus stands. He embarked on selling seashells and beach trinkets, and was barely surviving. I hope he is still in business, but I don’t think so.
Izzat you, Jon Cary?
Euro-weenie alert?
Must be a California thing.
Here in Connecticut there are farmers markets every weekend in most towns and there are seasonal farm stands everywhere.
The farm stands are certainly fresher than the grocery stores, but they are about the same price.
Connecticut grown produce is at its peak right now. Corn, tomatoes, peppers, just great!
You obviously have not been to rural Texas. ;-)
Unless they cracked down on them, Houston had plenty of people selling food out of ice chests, especially homemade tamales.
you must not be from New Jersey or upstate New York (or I imagine from some other U.S. locales) where roadside local farm-to-market stands are many.
Where I live, 30 minutes from Silicon Valley, there are quite a few independent fruit and vegetable stands and they grow one or two particular things, getting the rest from other local farms.
Same in Watsonville, Castroville, Salinas, all over California in fact.
You can do the same in ....I was going to list states but, everywhere I’ve been there are farmers markets.
If the collective has the power to redistribute private property, the weak, the lazy, and the crooked will take it from you.
adding to my previous post
you have also not been to Manhattan in New York City, where Union Square has a daily farmers market & sidewalk fresh produce stands are numerous in residential neighborhoods and there are as many local small stores selling ONLY (primarily) fruits and vegetables as there are supermarkets & quite a number of them selling items or varieties of items NOT in most supermarkets
nor have you seen in New Jersey and in California (two areas I know of) how many more supermarkets have specifically “local” produce in their produce sections
in one supermarket in California I found a number of “vintage” tomatoes among more than seven varieties of tomatoes alone, and more than one locally grown varietiea of corn, lettuce and others
I think your knowledge of the subject is too limited.
Real food too? Isn’t it wonderful. Not chemicalized toxic crap.
Judging by your current pro European posting history, one wonders why you fail to respond to comments made to you.....especially on THIS thread.........
There ya go, ya found yer perfect utopia..........
With that being said, lots of comments to ya but not one response or rebuttal from you.......
Ya like fresh picked sweet corn or tomatos?