Mobile Farmers' Markets Bring Produce To The People

Planet Green:

In the past couple of years, food trucks have become popular across the United States, in cities like Los Angeles, New York City, Portland, and San Francisco. You can find nearly every kind of food on them, from typical fare like tacos, to the more exotic like fusion Asian-Mexican cuisine, and even sweet treats like ice cream and cupcakes.

As I have written about on Care2, the local food and sustainable food movements have also been growing.

So, it isn't surprising that some clever entrepreneurs are capitalizing on both trends by bringing farm fresh produce to those in both urban and rural areas.

Read the whole story: Planet Green

Comments

[lilpeg]

08:46 AM on 08/30/2010

I might question the quality and price and points of origin. Most "farmers market produce" is much more expensive than at the fruit and veggie store or the supermarket. Too high for the folks that live in the neighborhoods that they claim to serve. Quality and freshness may not be top notched, the produce may be stuff that a wholesaler would just not buy.

[JennaS]

07:00 PM on 08/26/2010

Maybe not a new concept, but it is nice to hear that their is more outreach from farmers!

[LittleGirl]

05:11 PM on 08/26/2010

I just got home from attending one such market. A local church has farmers (even Amish from northern Indiana) to their parking lot in a busy intersection for them to sell their produce. It's great. Some of the best corn on the cob and watermelon I've had in years. I think if they don't sell out, they head to Kroger's and sell the rest there.
Tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, squash, green beans, cantaloupe and meat is sold under pop up canopies. I know the farmers appreciate it and we do too.

[JScott]

04:59 PM on 08/26/2010

How is this different than regular farmers market I mean they bring their food in in trucks and vans too? And there's been produce trucks roaming neighborhoods in LA in the hispanic communities for years selling some of the hispanic foods like mangoes, limes and such, usually know there there with a bell sounding.....nothing new here.

[timetomoveon]

05:13 PM on 08/26/2010

Whether or not this is a new idea, it's a wonderful one. The more PR these trucks get the better....any time good healthy food is made accessible to more people, it's a good thing. I hope this will be a growing business. And, by the way, I didn't know about it!

[janie@atthelake]

06:37 PM on 08/26/2010

Well JScott, the article reads "appropriate permits". I've never, seen in my state, people driving up and down the streets with produce.
I really don't know about this...but it sounds bad. We have had a problem with "Mobile Foods" coming up, but those are little trailers. Most are gone.
I think this column centers around making a healthy community. And you do that by developing a SFC. Strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food..
Question one of those guys in the truck. Where did this come from? Prove it? Then call the Health Department.