Affordable Local Produce
3 November 2009 by Jean JohnsonOnce you discover fresh local produce, there’s no going back. But the problem for me has always been the spendy price tags at farmers markets. I solved it by growing my own and here’s a snippet of this year’s harvest.
Kitchen gardens aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, of course. So Bion Bartning, who also thinks farmers markets price many of us out, has come up with a new model. He runs a little store in Manhatten, Basis Market, that carries local produce, dairy, and meat products–all at prices substantially lower than farmers markets and all labeled by the farm from which they came.
This is what he told Food and Wine: “We’re finding producers who are willing to be fair in their pricing, and we’re being fair in what we charge.”
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2 Responses to “Affordable Local Produce”
Wow, I would love to see more of this type of “store” in the local area. I would shop there exclusively. The Farmers Market is always expensive, so I have to budget for items that I don’t grow myself or don’t have room for.
Maybe someone passionate about it could start up the Farmers Co-op and run it in a store similar to the one you wrote about. That could be really cool, and even provide a lovely daily venture rather than sticking to just Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Thanks for writing about this – I love it.
By Michelle M. on Feb 20, 2010
Thanks for cruising by Michelle. Nice thoughts.
By Jean Johnson on Mar 2, 2010