Rambling on and on and on about farming, food and astronomy. Astronomy? Yep. Farming and astronomy go together like garlic and basil, tomatoes and peppers, ice cream and bacon.

17th February 2012

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Market Watch: Some farmers pulling up stakes
By David Karp, Special to the Los Angeles Times, latimes.com
Many ven­dors find the work and dri­ving heavy, the prof­its thin.As cer­ti­fied farm­ers mar­kets have pro­lif­er­at­ed in recent years, it may appear as if every­one and his uncle is get­ting into the game. Some ven­dors indeed are…

Interesting article in the LA Times about why farmers are pulling out of farmers’ markets

Market Watch: Some farmers pulling up stakes
By David Karp, Special to the Los Angeles Times, latimes.com

Many ven­dors find the work and dri­ving heavy, the prof­its thin.

As cer­ti­fied farm­ers mar­kets have pro­lif­er­at­ed in recent years, it may appear as if every­one and his uncle is get­ting into the game. Some ven­dors indeed are…

Interesting article in the LA Times about why farmers are pulling out of farmers’ markets

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