Donna DeConcini gave us a call today to let us know about her newish farmers’ market that’s held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Friday and Saturday, at 8995 E. Tanque Verde Road, on the northwest corner of Catalina Highway and Tanque Verde Road.
Items sold at the organic market include produce grown on an ultra-small scale in backyard gardens (salad greens, eggplant, spinach, sweet peas, beets and onions), chili rellenos, tamales, meat from San Rafael Valley Natural Grass-Fed Beef, eggs, organic dog biscuits, spice blends from the Doc Kendrick Spice Company, goods made or harvested by the Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting Network and wares crafted by local artisans. Green chilis, garlic and bell peppers are also roasted regularly.
The market holds a rummage sale the last Saturday of every month, where local groups are welcome to sell goods or collectibles. Call 982-2645 for more information.
This article appears in Feb 18-24, 2010.
Very nice- We were there this morning and the overall quality is good. A lot of people coming and going. Seems to be a winner for the community.
Glad to hear it! I love the idea of a market selling small-scale produce. Share the wealth!
Good job, Adam Borowitz!
But will these places (suppliers, actually) be Wal-Marted?
TSTK?
Finally a somewhat intelligent piece from Korby Cummer:
“The Great Grocery Smackdown
Will Walmart, not Whole Foods, save the small farm and make America healthy?”
over at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201003/walm…
It seems like an effective place to put a farmer’s market. If it was on Grant, Speedway or somewhere central, it may be passed over by drivers. The location seems like a good marketing move with a built-in clientele who can both 1) afford and 2) be caring enough to buy organic local food.
The real question is: Is the downtown farmer’s market still visited by the “Asshat” ? (Asshat need not respond.)
As an aside, font-o-philes may recognize the font in the sign as Antique Olive. It appears to be Antique Olive Nord Regular. ( http://www.ascendercorp.com/font/antiqueol… )
Take note that when I say “caring enough”, it is somewhat of a swipe on the other side of the upper class Catalina Foothills, opposite the Sabino Canyon area, which I somehow get the perception leans more Republican. Prove me wrong and I’ll take it back.