Yet another Article About Sappington Farmers’ Market
Feb 7, 2008 groceries, sustainable agriculture
There’s yet another article about Sappington Farmer’s Market in the Suburban Journals today. Nothing new particularly, but this one does crack me up thanks to the quote the Suburban Journals decided to put in the article.
Frequent Sappington farmer’s market shopper Mary Toler, of Webster Groves, thinks the change is just great.
“I’m glad and I always think it’s better to keep buy local, so I think this will be an even better change.”
“I get mostly produce here because it’s cheaper than going to another and paying a whole, whole lot” she said. “It’s amazing. A whole bag of grapefruits are like $3.99 and at another store you buy a grapefruit and it’s a dollar. It’s a good deal.”
Nothing says local like grapefruit!
Tags: farmers market, grapefruit, sappington farmers market, suburban journals
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February 7th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
There is a “whole, whole” heck of a lot wrong with that quote.
February 7th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I thought you might tag this one “bull####”.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Whaddya mean I can’t buy local bananas?
Great irony here, indeed.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
yeah…I didn’t even notice the poor grammar of the quote till you mentioned it Annie. I’ve been on a roller-coaster of sickness and fever for three days. 102, 98, 101,8, 96, 100.8…..
February 7th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
OK.. that’s hilarious! Re the banana comment: My husband is convinced he can grow bananas. He has also talked to Local Harvest about selling them there if he ever gets any. So.. someday, there could be some local bananas to be bought. However, I wouldn’t count on it.
February 8th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
As someone who edits for a living, that quote made me cringe … but not as much as the thought that someone may think grapefruits are local! Ack! And I know there will someday be local bananas … because I know Stef’s husband, and he will make it happen!
February 8th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Ellie and I don’t have any plants, and I was thinking of growing a coffee plant for grins.
I’m sure I’d kill it like all our other plants though…which is why we have no plants.
February 8th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I just got back from the farmer’s market in Phx. I was amazed at all the produce! It’s FEBRUARY for pete’s sake…then I remembered that this is their prime growing season. Lot of great tender greens and herbs.
I stole a lemon off a tree. And an orange. The orange tasted like the lemon. Maybe Jesus punished me for stealing during lent by giving me a sour orange. or it just wasn’t ripe…or maybe it was the hamburger I ate today. it is Friday. anyway…i plan on eating my way through Phx this week. i’ll post if i come across anything amazing.