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Article: Foodie, Beware
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- Mother Jones
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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Is your farmers market just a grocery store with a taco stand and a didgeridoo?
EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, I get up early to beat the crowds at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco. The nearby Bay Bridge soars above the shimmering blue water, and the rising sun breaks warm and bright over the Oakland hills. By 7:30 a.m., most of the vendors are ready for action and we early shoppers are practically stalking them, standing in wait near our favorite farmers, looking for the goahead nod. Dirty Girl Produce, Star Route Farms, Frog Hollow Farm Legendary Fruits, Swjjmfon Berry Farm-some of the most famous purveyors in California sell direct here, a foodie's fantasy come true. And by 8:30, ...