Eating In, Dining Out
For Locavores, May Signals a Brand New Season
May brings the opening of farm markets. This year Arnold's Farmer's Market joins the growing list Missouri farm markets, which now number more than 200 across the state.
Locavores rejoice. May marks the opening of area farm markets. Counted among this year’s market crop is the Arnold Farmer’s Market, located on the grounds of Fox Middle School, that opens May 5, the official opening date of most Missouri farm markets. Arnold’s Farmers' Market joins the growing list of urban farm markets that now number more than 140 statewide. This rise in popularity is a result of the “farm to fork” moment, encouraging one to eat greener and better by filling one's plate with foods grown locally - thus the term locavore. Yet, while farm markets may seem trendy, they’re nothing new. Until grocery and mega-markets changed how we shopped over the last 75 years, farm markets were the gathering place for farmers and the …
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