We try to buy as "close" as possible to the farmer, yes we cycle the market every week...and have been ever since I started biking.
My partner was a weekend cattle farmer for 10 years. When I first knew him, we did several cycling trips 100kms. each, 1 way to his farm from city (Toronto).
And it's interesting to make an effort to visit local farmer's markets if you are a tourist in another country/another state or province. Get a better sense of unique local products and produce.
My first exposure to farmer's markets (since I've always been a city gal) was growing up as a child and teen we went regularily to the farmers' markets in a predominantly Mennonite and German area: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. This is where my first sense from local history came from...
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02-20-2008, 11:44 AM #10
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