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July 22, 2006
Clash of Culture or Amish in the Inner City
The hospital that Tim works at is in a rather poverty stricken section of Pittsburgh.
Someone had the bright idea of starting a farmer's market in the park right in front of the hospital, meeting every Friday afternoon. At first, I just thought it was really fun--I love farmer's markets and street markets!
Then I realized the genius of the idea economically.
I don't think Western PA farmers tend to be that prosperous, so it probably helps them to sell without a middleman.
And the people living in the area can get fresh produce and other nutritious foods for an extraordinarily reasonable price.
Score on both sides!
And on the fun side, Tim and I have been hanging out there after work on Fridays, picking up produce (fresh basil, lettuce, and corn), Amish cheese, Greek foods, and the best kalamata olive bread we've ever had.
Pittsburgh | By Tim and Jo | 9:31 AM
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Em was just saying that the Mennonites have a produce market just down the street from her. (They live in a "developing" neighborhood. HUD house and all that.)
She said that apparently there's some gov't (state? federal?) program that brings farmers to the inner city to sell their produce, to encourage the consumption of fresh produce from their prospective clientele and to encourage buying from local vendors. Or something like that...
Posted by: Jeannette at July 22, 2006 9:47 AM