Where Do We Go From Here?
Farmers markets aren't for everybody but I encourage everyone to go an experience one for themselves, whether or not it's the West Side Market, it's important to expose yourself to a different way to buy your food. Not only are the majority of people that attend farmers markets there for a more wholesome approach to grocery shopping but they're there for the people and the atmosphere. One that spreads positivity and hope. A glimpse as to what a market might have looked like throughout different points in history. A tradition that's lived on since the creation of the first market.
It's important to have an understanding of where food comes from, even if it's just a peek behind the curtain. It's important to meet the people that provide your food, it's even better to form connections with them. It's just what Tony Nasa calls "living". We're all born into this world, and we all leave it. Yet somehow, markets have lived through it all. Let's start trying to figure out why.
This is my plea to support your local markets. Come join me.