What should I bring to the farmers’ market?

Here’s a handy checklist:

• cash (A check or credit card may not be accepted.)

• comfortable shoes--and an umbrella, too if the clouds look threatening

• something to carry your purchases home in (a mesh bag or, better yet, a large straw basket so produce doesn’t get piled up on top of  other produce)

• your self-restraint (so that you don’t buy more than you can use soon)

• your observational skills (to be on the lookout for unsanitary conditions)

DON'T  bring your companion animal. It will probably not be allowed in.

Source(s):

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture  “Frequently Asked Questions on Food Regulations for Small Market Food Producers”
http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/resources/foodregs.html

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL Extension in Lancaster County  “The Garden Grocery: Food Safety and Selection at the Farmers’ Market”
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/farmar.shtml

Link(s):

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL Extension in Lancaster County  “The Garden Grocery: Food Safety and Selection at the Farmers’ Market”
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/farmar.shtml