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For the Best in Local Fruits and Vegetables, Patronize Your Local Farmers Market

From Barbara Rolek, About.com

Local producers flock to farmers markets with some of the finest specimens of fruit and produce to be found in your area. Often, they are organically grown.

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Late summer corn, cantaloupes, peppers and tomatoes.

Late summer corn, cantaloupes, peppers and tomatoes spill out of a farmer's baskets.

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In Eastern Europe and other parts of the world, shopping for dinner is done on a daily basis at farmers markets. They are colorful affairs with price haggling sometimes reaching deafening levels. Aromas from food vendors punctuate the air. Eager shoppers elbow each other for first dibs on the fresh fish or just-picked figs. It's a carnival atmosphere, an event, and the sheer volume of offerings is mind boggling.

Don't miss this experience in the United States as local producers flock to farmers markets with some of the finest specimens of fruit, produce, plants, flowers, and baked goods to be found in your area.

Often, they are organically grown, so in addition to enjoying the best of the best, it's an opportunity to support sustainable agriculture.
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