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In my area, I see some chefs at the weekly farmer's market buying meat, fish, and produce directly from local farmers. To me, that is 'farm to table'. Anythin
by jly 11y ago
In my area, I see some chefs at the weekly farmer's market buying meat, fish, and produce directly from local farmers. To me, that is 'farm to table'. Anything else is questionable, but could be.
I believe buying from wholesale distributors would be the opposite of farm to table.
- nkurz 11y agoPart 2 of the article suggests that buying at the farmers' market is no guarantee: http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2016/food/farm-to-fable/farmers-markets/ http://www.tampabay.com/projects/2016/food/farm-to-fable/far...
- StillBored 11y agoI don't buy pretty produce at the farmers market because I've suspected that a lot of it is just distributors for a long time. The out of season produce that looks picture perfect that isn't quite ripe, just screams large scale commercial grower. Its the stalls with the ugly produce that I look at, as my own gardening experience, and that of an actual farmer attests. The best produce is the stuff the bugs want to eat. Cut the ugly part off, and what remains is the good stuff. I also don't buy stuff that doesn't smell like actual food. Its pretty amazing how we have grown accustomed to produce that doesn't smell.
- uremog 11y agoOne time I saw a farmer's market stall being set up. The people were taking produce out of bags that looked a lot like what they sell at Costco, and repackaging it into cute little bundles and crates. (NOT trying to say that they all do this)