It has terminated its agreement with the village and will not be returning. The termination letter is on the agenda for the 3/19 board of trustees meeting; you can see the entire agenda here
I went for the pickles and my sister loved the jams and apple sauces from Wright's but if the truth be told, it was only once a month or so. Sundays and originally Wednesdays, just weren't doable for us. But here's where I get annoyed. I attended a meeting where a guy, who doesn't live here any more what a surprise, talked about how the village had a responsibility to provide good wholesome for families with children. He said that the market should come in at any cost to the taxpayer because it was worth it. Long story short, I used to see him buying his 'veggies' at the supermarket all the time. He actually said to me, it's cheaper. He just didn't get why I laughed. My sister did though.
I just couldn’t afford it very often and saved it for special occasions. They couldn’t survive for very long with how so few people went from my block.
It's a shame but the truth is I could no more afford a lot of what was being sold anymore than I can afford the sustainable thirty plus dollar towel that is being hawked on a local Croton site.I went there once, bought a tiny piece of cheese for $14, got a loaf of bread for $12.00, some nice apples, alright those were only four bucks, bgut when all was said and done, I I spent thirty dollars for next to nothing. That's three meals from the supermarket for me and my son. I never went back.
I really wanted to be more supportive of the market and checked it out a couple times a month, but the reality is that the goods are too expensive for me to make them a regular part of my family's meals. I also saw the same vendors over and over, and it seemed like fewer vendors than in previous years. It's a bit ridiculous to me that some people think healthy food can only come from a farmer's market. There are so many local growers and organic choices in our supermarkets now, and frozen fruits and veggies are often fresher than what's been sitting on the produce shelves. Plus, money: If I have the choice to buy four carrots from the farmer's market (that won't even feed my whole family) for the same price as twelve carrots from ShopRite or Foodtown, well... I don't have the discretionary income to buy from the farmer's market for the sake of supporting the farmer's market. And we all know that's why Amazon is killing local retail too. For most people, it's all about getting a good buy, and who can blame them?
I agree that cost is important. What aggravated me was the high-falootin attitude of some folks that we have a moral obligation to subsidize the market and then to find this particular guy in Shoprite was galling. I can't tell you how many times I also saw people who complained about our delis and gas stations, IN OUR DELIS AND GAS STATIONS, and not once in the farmers market they desperately wanted. Funny once you step back from it. N Not so funny when they continue to complain.
DON'T U GET TIRED OF BEING LECTURED BY THE FOOD POLICE? I do. Farmers markets are nice but unless you go way upstate, they are too expensive down here. Plus their rent for the space was very high. I heard $150. I bought basket of so-so blueberries from them, it was tiny, and not filled all the way for NINE DOLLARS. I got better for less at Cookie's an d the Food Town.
I went for the pickles and my sister loved the jams and apple sauces from Wright's but if the truth be told, it was only once a month or so. Sundays and originally Wednesdays, just weren't doable for us. But here's where I get annoyed. I attended a meeting where a guy, who doesn't live here any more what a surprise, talked about how the village had a responsibility to provide good wholesome for families with children. He said that the market should come in at any cost to the taxpayer because it was worth it. Long story short, I used to see him buying his 'veggies' at the supermarket all the time. He actually said to me, it's cheaper. He just didn't get why I laughed. My sister did though.
ReplyDeleteI just couldn’t afford it very often and saved it for special occasions. They couldn’t survive for very long with how so few people went from my block.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame but the truth is I could no more afford a lot of what was being sold anymore than I can afford the sustainable thirty plus dollar towel that is being hawked on a local Croton site.I went there once, bought a tiny piece of cheese for $14, got a loaf of bread for $12.00, some nice apples, alright those were only four bucks, bgut when all was said and done, I I spent thirty dollars for next to nothing. That's three meals from the supermarket for me and my son. I never went back.
ReplyDeleteGee you would think with all the supposed healthy people in the village, that market would have been packed every week.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed. You would have thought so.
DeleteI really wanted to be more supportive of the market and checked it out a couple times a month, but the reality is that the goods are too expensive for me to make them a regular part of my family's meals. I also saw the same vendors over and over, and it seemed like fewer vendors than in previous years. It's a bit ridiculous to me that some people think healthy food can only come from a farmer's market. There are so many local growers and organic choices in our supermarkets now, and frozen fruits and veggies are often fresher than what's been sitting on the produce shelves. Plus, money: If I have the choice to buy four carrots from the farmer's market (that won't even feed my whole family) for the same price as twelve carrots from ShopRite or Foodtown, well... I don't have the discretionary income to buy from the farmer's market for the sake of supporting the farmer's market. And we all know that's why Amazon is killing local retail too. For most people, it's all about getting a good buy, and who can blame them?
ReplyDeleteI get that really I do. I will splurge on honey but need only a jar a month.
DeleteI agree that cost is important. What aggravated me was the high-falootin attitude of some folks that we have a moral obligation to subsidize the market and then to find this particular guy in Shoprite was galling. I can't tell you how many times I also saw people who complained about our delis and gas stations, IN OUR DELIS AND GAS STATIONS, and not once in the farmers market they desperately wanted. Funny once you step back from it. N Not so funny when they continue to complain.
ReplyDeleteDON'T U GET TIRED OF BEING LECTURED BY THE FOOD POLICE? I do. Farmers markets are nice but unless you go way upstate, they are too expensive down here. Plus their rent for the space was very high. I heard $150. I bought basket of so-so blueberries from them, it was tiny, and not filled all the way for NINE DOLLARS. I got better for less at Cookie's an d the Food Town.
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