Saturday, October 18, 2008

Sunday morning market

There is one thing that I look forward to every week. That is getting up early on Sunday morning and going down to the market. I have tried a few markets in the area and settled on going to the Square One parking lot market every Sunday. I chose this one because of its and wide array of fresh, usually local (which I will get into more below,) produce, bread and eggs. Although this is my first year going regularly to a market the friendliness of the sellers, and them always making you feel welcome, is what will definitely keep me coming back.

My only problem with the market are the three or four stand put up by people who I don't think grow what they sell, and are just picking up cases from the food terminal. As far as I know, and correct me if I am wrong, but pineapples don't grow in Ontario. Produce at a farmers market shouldn't have stickers on them with product numbers. Signs shouldn't have to be put up that say where the produce was grown, it should be that since it is a local farmers market the produce is from Ontario, most likely from Niagara, Beamsville, Caledon area. So I think that people who set up stalls should be forced to only sell locally farmed produce, since it is the reason most people go to a farmers market, to get fresh and locally farmed produce.





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