MyMarket

Scams, hucksters, produce jockeys, box stores under a tent …” Bob Chorney doesn’t mince words when lamenting what he sees as a plague on traditional farmers’ markets these days. The public, says Chorney, are often duped into thinking they are buying directly from local producers at these rustic affairs when, in fact, many vendors are just resellers. They buy imported produce at wholesale warehouses and their closest farm connection might be mowing a suburban back lawn. ...