Visiting The Farmer's Market March 9th 2008

We like visiting the various farmer's markets.. please join us!

Farmers Market's

Farmers' markets, sometimes called greenmarkets, are markets, usually held out-of-doors, in public spaces, where farmers can sell their produce to the public. Products at farmers' markets are renowned for being locally-grown and very fresh. Proponents of farmers' markets reason that since locally-grown produce does not travel as far to get to your table, the difference in mileage saves fossil fuels, allows farmers to pick produce at the peak of flavor, and preserves the nutritional content of fresh produce.

Farmers' markets often feature produce that is grown naturally or organically, meats that are raised humanely on pasture, handmade farmstead cheeses, eggs and poultry from free-range fowl, as well as heirloom produce and heritage breeds of meat and fowl.

Farmers' markets advocates believe the markets help farmers stay in business as well as preserve natural resources. Wholesale prices farmers get for their produce are very low, often near the cost of production. Farmers who sell direct to the public without going through a middle man get a better price for their produce. It can be shown that the preservation of farmland is important for the health of the environment and water supply. Sustainably-managed farms conserve soil and clean water in our communities and provide a habitat for wildlife, according to the American Farmland Trust.

Los Angeles Farmers Market 2008

Yes, that is a 1953 Cadillac by the flag pole and this is how I remember the Farmer's Market... But like everything else, it has grown up and become big!

In July 1934 a contingent of farmers pulled their trucks onto an expanse of empty land at the property known as Gilmore Islandat the corner of Third and Fairfax in Los Angeles. They displayed their produce on the tailgates of their vehicles, to their delight, customers quickly arrived and parked their cars on a hastily created dirt parking lot in spaces designated with chalk. They strolled among the trucks purchasing fruit, vegetables and flowers. The atmosphere was casual, the open air commerce enticing, the goods fresh, and the result remarkable. Farmers Market became an instant institution.


Our favorite restaurant (even though it s French!)

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Decisions decisions!  We did fondue and it was superbe!

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We had our orders from team Chihuahua!


Photograph of an exterior view of the Gilmore Gasoline station, located at the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea, ca.1920. An attendant stands at center, next to the one visible pump of the small Gilmore Gasoline Station. The station's office is covered by clapboard veneers, and signs on the edges of its roof's overhang read "Wilshire-La Brea Service Station. Quick Courteous Service". A sign on the top of the building reads "Gilmore Gasoline". A parked automobile is visible in the right background.

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The inside of an original Gillmore Filling Station was available for view.

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Paul & Theo had a great game of hide-and-seek!  We do not know who was the silliest!

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Theo visits the farmers market