Seven Tips for Fielding a Farmers Market

It’s true, sometimes you get weird looks bringing a reusable bag into a Wal-Mart or an Albertsons. One shopping venue where you’ll never feel out of place, however, is a farmers market. Locally grown and heavy on the organics, they are a haven for the environmentally-conscious and a welcome relief from the wilted drudgery of the usual chain store. If you’ve never been to one, however, the endless rows of loud, bustling stands might seem a little intimidating, so the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Big Blog compiled a list of seven ways to ease into the parallel grocery world that is the farmers market.

1. Start slow. “When people come for the first time, it’s a sensory overload,” said Farhad Tyabji of Tall Grass Bakery. “They’re in a daze, walking around, and they don’t know what to do.” Taya Brown of Alm Hill Gardens has some advice: Before you pull out the wallet, “walk around a few times.” Get a feel, get acquainted, then get busy.

It’s all up and up from there. Check it out, and soon enough you too will be talking local-grown produce like a pro.

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