Comments on: Recent Drop Off in Decatur Farmer’s Market Shoppers http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/12/recent-drop-off-in-decatur-farmers-market-shoppers/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Nick http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/12/recent-drop-off-in-decatur-farmers-market-shoppers/#comment-66389 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:00:32 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-66389 The prices are waaaay too high!

]]> By: Greg Coleson http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/12/recent-drop-off-in-decatur-farmers-market-shoppers/#comment-65040 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:40:39 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-65040 All the farmers markets seem to have a similar issue this time of year:

see Deborah Geering’s post this week:
http://www.atlantamagazine.com/blogs/covereddish/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10149777

]]> By: Greg Coleson http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/12/recent-drop-off-in-decatur-farmers-market-shoppers/#comment-65011 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:09:12 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-65011 Aimee,
We appreciate your support of the sustainable agriculture movement because at the end of the day that is the point be it with a CSA or farmers market.

We are starting up chef demos and the first one will be with Terry Koval from Farm Burger on November 13th. Please come out.

We will be starting a series of demos with the following chefs:

Leon’s Full Service
Eric Ottensmeyer

Badda Bing
Michael

Farm Burger
Terry Koval

Cakes and Ale
Billy Allin

Watershed
Joe Truex

Sawicki’s
Lynne Sawicki

with a few more not confirmed yet. Thanks to Heather from Leon’s Full Service for setting them up.

As always, if anyone would like to volunteer to help out with the market or if you have any good ideas or suggestions please email info@decaturfarmersmarket.com.

Thanks,
Greg

P.S. if anyone interested in sustainable agriculture is looking for good reading for a starting place check out In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan http://tinyurl.com/35tobej

]]> By: Aimee http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/12/recent-drop-off-in-decatur-farmers-market-shoppers/#comment-64999 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:17:28 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-64999 My attendance has slaked a bit because I am in two CSA’s right now and don’t have much of a need. I do try to stop by an d grab a couple of items a few times a week just to support the local farmers.

Many of the other markets have chef demos. I think Decatur should reach out to some of the local chefs to participate in the market. It would help if folks saw some of the chefs shopping at the market too. Chef sitings at Morningside & Peachtree Rd markets are common place.

I will say that the pricing at Decatur is much higher than at East Atlanta & East Lake. Heck, some of the booths at Peachtree & Morningside are cheaper than at Decatur and those two are pretty much all certified organic whereas Decatur is “naturally grown”.

I am hoping next year to see some of the Saturday only farmers merge into the Wens market to make it a bigger & better market for the mid-week fix.

]]> By: decatur mom http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/12/recent-drop-off-in-decatur-farmers-market-shoppers/#comment-64846 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:50:57 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-64846 I totally get the sustainable growing practices advantages, I really do. However, when I can buy a pound of organic green beans at the DeKalb Farmer’s Market for a fraction of the price that I can at the Decatur Farmer’s Market, then I will. DFM’s green beans may have been grown in Mexico. But I have to stretch my grocery dollars where I can and when I’m feeding them to my kids, organic is my priority, with locally grown being a lesser priority. I really do love the idea of the Decatur Farmer’s Market and I hope it is ultimately successful. But it is a luxury that our family can’t afford right now.

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