From the Magazine: Issue 23


Food: Market Economy


Thanks to engaged vendors, enterprising organizers, and hyper-local efforts to serve their communities, today's best farmer' markets are changing more than just our diets


By Christine Cyr




A lot bustling with shoppers perusing booths laden with produce, local honey and cheeses, maybe even bouquets of peonies and sunflowers—20 years ago, this would have been a rare sight in most American cities. Today, farmers’ markets are the lifeblood of a thriving movement to eat locally and sustainably. Americans are relearning what their great-grandparents knew—food fresh from the farm just tastes better.
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